🗞 Decider Set

June 26, 2022

G'day sports fans,

Quote: "I'm very lucky and blessed to wear this jersey and now we have one more to go." - Nathan Cleary.

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🏉 New South Wales has sent this year's State of Origin series to a decider, recording a resounding 44-12 victory over Queensland at Perth Stadium.

The Blues led by just two points at half-time, but cut loose after the break, running in five unanswered tries in the second period.

Nathan Cleary scored two tries and 24 points for New South Wales as he relegated his subdued Game I performance to the history books and vindicated coach Brad Fittler's decision to make wholesale changes to his squad after the series-opening defeat.

It's emerged Queensland five-eighth Cameron Munster will have scans on a shoulder injury that could rule him out of Brisbane's State of Origin decider.

🇦🇺 St Kilda's mid-season drop-off is proving the club's skeptics were spot on, a gun Dog is back to his best, plus more lessons from round 15 (AFL)

🇦🇺 Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew is confident livewire forward Izak Rankine will soon sign a contract extension with the AFL club. (7News)

🇦🇺 Collingwood are hopeful Jordan De Goey is ready to return amid reports the AFL star is unhappy with the way his latest off-field drama has been handled.

Watch the best highlights from a thrilling round of football.

🇦🇺 Geelong’s Tom Stewart could be set to miss up to a month for the Cats after his hit on Richmond’s Dion Prestia resulted in him being sent directly to the AFL Tribunal.

The incident with Prestia in the opening quarter was assessed as careless conduct, severe impact and high contact.

⚽️ Australia coach Tony Gustavsson stood by his decision to experiment in the second half of Saturday's friendly loss to Spain in Huelva despite the hosts scoring six goals to seal a 7-0 victory.

🏉 Wallabies hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa came off the bench to help Montpellier win the Top 14 title as they outplayed Castres to win the final 29-10.

🎾 Nick Kyrgios has claimed he can beat anyone at Wimbledon as the Aussie prepares to play the “villain-type role” against Brit Paul Jubb on Tuesday.

🏀 ICYMI - NBA Draft: Bendigo wonderkid earns $4M pay-day as NBA dream comes true.

Aussie 19-year-old Dyson Daniels will join Zion Williamson to form one of the most exciting young duos in the league.

🌍 World Sport

⚽️ Wales captain Gareth Bale has agreed to join MLS side Los Angeles FC on a free transfer.

Forward Bale, 32, is currently a free agent having left Real Madrid after nine years in Spain.

🎾 Serena Williams says a big motivating factor behind her Wimbledon return was not wanting last year's tearful injury retirement to be her final SW19 memory.

Seven-time champion Williams is set to make her singles comeback at the Grand Slam event, which starts on Monday.

🏃🏾‍♀️ Olympic gold medallist Sydney McLaughlin broke her own 400m hurdles world record at the US championships in Eugene, Oregon, winning the final in 51.41.

⚽️ Manchester United expect Cristiano Ronaldo to be part of their squad next season despite reports linking him with Chelsea.

The Portuguese forward's agent Jorge Mendes met new Blues chairman Todd Boehly last week and Ronaldo was said to have been part of the discussions.

🥊 Former heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder is 'considering' a return to boxing.

Wilder, 36, has not fought since his knockout defeat by Briton Tyson Fury in October last year. Joshua v Wilder anyone?

🏏 England need 113 runs with eight wickets in hand to complete another superb final-day victory against New Zealand in the third Test at Headingley.

Set 296 to win, England hurried along once again to reach 183-2 on day four.

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