🗞 A crazily compelling day

G'day sports fans,

Ashes sledge: “Would you like me to bowl a piano and see if you can play that?” - Merv Huges to Graham Gooch.

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🏏 A potentially series-ending injury to Nathan Lyon triggered an hour of mayhem in the final session of the second Ashes Test at Lord's, as a hobbled Australia attack fought an unrelenting short-pitched battle to rein in England's marauding batters.

By stumps on another crazily compelling day, England are 4-278 and 138 runs behind Australia's first innings with Harry Brook 45no and skipper Ben Stokes unbeaten on 17, although they might have been in a position of greater strength had they kept their heads after Australia lost their spinner to a calf problem.

Instead of seizing their tactical advantage with Australia suddenly missing a vital component of their bowling attack, England went full kamikaze and lost 3-34 from seven overs in near-identical manner – caught behind square leg, slogging at short-pitched bowling.

Second LV= Insurance Ashes Test, Lord's (day two of five)

• Australia 416 (Smith 110, Head 77; Tongue 3-98, Robinson 3-100)

• England 278-4 (Duckett 98, Crawley 48, Brook 45*)

• England are 138 runs behind

🇦🇺 A ruthless Brisbane outfit has dismantled a hapless Richmond in its latest Gabba demolition, producing its biggest win of the season and handing the Tigers their greatest loss since their premiership era.

Joe Daniher kicked five goals, while Lachie Neale starred with two goals from 34 touches in the 20.14 (134) to 7.11 (53) win. It was the Tigers’ biggest loss since Round 23, 2016. (match report)

🏉 The Sharks unleashed their full array of attacking weapons in a 52-16 win over arch-rivals. Defeated Dragons skipper Ben Hunt admitted “it seems like we’re getting worse”(match report)

🏉 The Wallaroos were no match for world champions New Zealand, crashing to a 50-0 loss to open their Pacific Four women's rugby series campaign.

Any hopes that the Australians were bridging the gap on their trans-Tasman rivals was erased early at Brisbane's Kayo Stadium on Thursday night with the visitors dominating every aspect of play.

🗣️ Brisbane Broncos legend Darren Lockyer says Reece Walsh will need to change his attitude after he was found guilty by the NRL judiciary for referee abuse and received a three-match ban.

"He has to change his approach towards the officials after that because he's on notice now with the referees," Lockyer said on Wide World of Sports' QLDER.

🌎 World Sport

🚴🏾‍♂️ The Tour de France 2023 has all the makings of another road cycling thriller.

Will the world’s most prestigious race be the third act in the epic battle between defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and 2021 champion Tadej Pogacar?

Soon we will have all the answers with the 110th edition of the French Grand Tour starting on Saturday (1 July) in Bilbao, the largest city in the Basque Country, Spain.

Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) is hoping to be crowned champion again, after he won last year’s race as just the second Dane in history ahead of Slovenia’s two-time Tour de France winner, Tadej Pogacar

It is the 110th edition of the French Grand Tour that will feature Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Richard Carapaz,silver medallist Wout van Aert and bronze medallist Pogacar.

La Grande Boucle will cover 3,404 km over the 21 stages, with the final stage taking place at the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 23 July.

⚽️ Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign England midfielder Mason Mount from Chelsea on a five-year contract for £55m, plus £5m in add-ons.

Mount, 24, will be Erik ten Hag's first signing of the summer as he looks to strengthen his side following United's qualification for next season's Champions League.

🎾 Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki is returning to tennis, three years after retiring - and believes she can claim glory at the 2023 US Open.

The Dane won the 2018 Australian Open among 30 WTA Tour-level titles and spent 71 weeks on top of the rankings.

The 32-year-old retired in January 2020 but now plans to return after giving birth to her two children.

🏎 Lewis Hamilton [who won just the six titles between 2014-202] says Formula 1 should consider further restrictions on car development to stop teams building long periods of domination.

He said teams with superior cars can start work on their next design earlier than rivals as they need to spend less resources on the current season.

"If everyone had a time [to start on the next car], no-one has a head start and then it's a real race," he said.

⚽️ Bayern Munich are ready to offer £80m to try and sign striker Harry Kane, 29, from Tottenham after an initial bid of £60.2m for the England captain was rejected.

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📺 Live Sport TV Guide

TODAY

05:00 - PGA TOUR - Rocket Mortgage Classic, Round 1 (Fox Sports)

05:00 - Super League - Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos (Fox League)

10:05 - MLB - Chicago Cubs v Philadelphia Phillies (ESPN)

17:00 - World Cup Qualifier Super Sixes - Sri Lanka v Netherlands (Fox Cricket)

18:00 - NRL - Warriors v South Sydney Rabbitohs (Fox League)

19:50 - AFL - Sydney Swans v Geelong Cats (Fox Footy or 7mate)

20:00 - Test Match - England v Australia (GEM)

20:00 - NRL - Melbourne Storm v Penrith Panthers (Fox League or Channel 9)

SATURDAY

04:00 - T20 Blast - Lancashire Lightning v Yorkshire Vikings (Fox Cricket)

05:00 - PGA TOUR - Rocket Mortgage Classic, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

05:00 - Super League - Leigh Leopards v Hull Kingston Rovers (Fox League)

09:00 - Major League Baseball - MLB Strike Zone (ESPN)

09:07 - MLB - Toronto Blue Jays v Boston Red Sox (ESPN 2)

12:40 - NSW Cup - Canberra Raiders NSW Cup v Penrith Panthers NSW Cup (Fox League)

13:45 - AFL - Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Dockers (Fox Footy)

13:45 - AFL - Adelaide Crows v North Melb. Kangaroos (Fox Sports)

15:00 - NRL - Canberra Raiders v Gold Coast Titans (Fox League)

15:05 - Shute Shield (Stan Sport)

16:35 - AFL - Gold Coast Suns v Collingwood Magpies (Fox Footy)

17:00 - World Cup Qualifier Super Sixes - Scotland v West Indies (Fox Cricket)

17:30 - NRL - North Queensland Cowboys v Wests Tigers (Fox League)

18:05 - Shute Shield - Newcastle Wildfires v Warringah Rugby (Stan Sport)

19:25 - AFL - Essendon Bombers v Port Adelaide Power (Fox Footy)

19:35 - NRL - Brisbane Broncos v Dolphins (Fox League)

20:00 - Test Match - England v Australia (Channel 9)

20:30 - UCI Men's World Tour - Tour de France, Stage 1, 182km (SBS)

SUNDAY

03:00 - PGA TOUR - Rocket Mortgage Classic, Round 3 (Fox Sports)

03:35 - Women's T20 Series - England v Australia (GEM)

11:30 - NSW Cup - Canterbury Bulldogs NSW Cup v Newcastle Knights NSW Cup (Fox League)

13:10 - AFL - Hawthorn v Carlton Blues (Fox Footy)

14:00 - NRL - Canterbury Bulldogs v Newcastle Knights (Fox League)

15:20 - AFL - Melbourne Demons v GWS Giants (Fox Sports)

16:05 - NRL - Manly Sea Eagles v Sydney Roosters (Fox League or Channel 9)

16:40 - AFL - West Coast Eagles v St. Kilda Saints (Fox Footy)

17:00 - World Cup Qualifier Super Sixes - Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka (Fox Cricket)

20:00 - Test Match - England v Australia (GEM)

20:20 - Tour de France, Stage 2, 209km (SBS)

23:00 - Formula 1 Austria Race, Round 10 (Fox Sports)