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In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🏉 NRL previews and Roosters rout the Cowboys

🇦🇺 AFL round previews

🐴 Annabel Neasham to go it alone

⚽️ Live Scores

(FT) Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

• Late King strike ruled out for handball

(FT) Everton 1-1 Southampton

• Ings scores 19th PL goal of season, Richarlison equalises

(HT) Aston Villa 0-2 Man United

• Fernandes wins and converts penalty to give Man Utd lead

• Greenwood smashes in 16th of season from 20 yards

⛳️ Hadwin & Morikawa (-6) currently lead the Workday Charity Open. Noteable: J. Thomas (-4), P. Mickelson (-4) J. Day (-3), M. Leishman (-3 thru 13).

🏉 Ikuvalu scores five as Roosters rout Cowboys

Matt Ikuvalu became the first Roosters player to score five tries in a match since 1955 in last night's 42-16 win over the Cowboys.

All this with Roosters missing: Cronk, Latrell, Cordner, Radley, Friend, B Morris from Grand Final - unbelievable.

🏉 32 missed tackles and errors galore: Cowboys’ defence exposed as ‘disaster’ form continues

League legends including club great Johnathan Thurston have lashed the Cowboys’ form under besieged coach Paul Green since the season restart, with one labelling it a “disaster” and another saying their defence is “not up to NRL standard”. (Fox)

🏉 Round 9 Previews

Titans (2.00) v Warriors (1.80): (preview) Rein out; Tevaga to return. Warriors have won 16 of their last 18 against Titans.

Rabbitohs (1.55) v Tigers (2.55): (preview) Bunnies' Burns blow; Marshall recalled. Each of South's last last 4 home matches have gone OVER total match points (36.5pts).

Sharks (2.65) v Panthers (1.53): (preview) Moylan hamstrung again; To'o sidelined. Each of the last 3 matches between the two have been won by between 1-6pts.

Broncos (1.63) v Bulldogs (2.40): (preview) Staggs set to return; Thompson's debut. The home side has won the last 8 matches between the two sides.

Raiders (2.10) v Storm (1.80): (preview) Canberra hit by injuries; Vunivalu out. 10 of the last 11 matches between the two have finished UNDER the total its line (34.5pts).

Knights (2.40) v Eels (1.63): (preview) Hoy starts; Brown back from ban. Parramatta have won 15 of their last 16 as favourite.

Dragons (2.0) v Sea Eagles (1.85): (preview) Hunt starts; Paseka replaces Fonua-Blake. 7 of Manly's last 8 matches have gone UNDER the total match its (37.5pts).

🇦🇺 Third-quarter demolition blows Lions away.

Geelong Cats 73 (11.7) Brisbane Lions 46 (6.10) - Geelong by 27. A seven-goal term inspired an injury-hit Geelong to a big win over Brisbane. (match report)

🇦🇺 Round 6 Previews

Collingwood v Hawthorn: Collingwood are set to carry on without Jordan de Goey, while it’s worth noting the Hawks have won 12 of their last 13 games against the Pies.

Fremantle v St Kilda: The Saints can make it three in a row on Saturday afternoon as they look to further cement themselves in the top four picture with a win over the Dockers. The Total has also gone Under in Fremantle’s last three games at Metricon.

West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Crows: West Coast hasn’t won in Brisbane since 2018, while the last three games between these two clubs have all been decided by 12-points or less.

Melbourne Demons v Gold Coast Suns: A win here for the Gold Coast could be enough to vault them back inside the top four if results go their way, while the Dees are simply looking to distance themselves from the Crows after another disappointing loss last week against Richmond.

Essendon v North Melbourne: The Dons won an absolute thriller against North Melbourne this time last year, but they’ll be looking to make more of a statement this time around with a top-four spot up for grabs.

Port Adelaide v GWS Giants: After an unbeaten start to the season, Port Adelaide went down without so much as a whimper last week against the Lions at the Gabba.

GWS, meanwhile, made their winless start feel like a distant memory thanks to a convincing 34-point win over Hawthorn at home.

Richmond v Sydney Swans: Richmond travel north to Brisbane with a very understrength list following a range of injuries to several key players.

Carlton v Western Bulldog: The Bulldogs are easily one of the hottest teams in the competition right now as they shoot for four wins in a row on Sunday against the Blues.

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🐴 Neasham garners high-powered support for move into solo training

Powerful racing and breeding operation Aquis has pledged to strongly support Annabel Neasham as she splits with the Ciaron Maher operation and goes out on her own.

Neasham had been leading Maher and Dave Eustace’s Sydney operation in recent times after she originally linked with them after coming to Australia from the UK on a working holiday under Gai Waterhouse for six months.

There will now be a transition period where Neasham will continue working under the Maher-Eustace banner for six weeks before realising a dream and going out on her own next season. (racenet)

⚽️ NSW grants Vic A-League teams exemption

FFA confirmed to the Sydney Morning Herald that the exemption had been granted, allowing Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City and Western United to cross the state border.

The teams have the all-clear to fly to Sydney assuming all players and staff return negative COVID19 tests.

Before the A-League season can resume all players and staff will have to undergo the mandatory 14 days of self-isolation. However, the exemption does allow the teams to train during that time.

This brings one stage of a very embarrassing saga for the A-League to an end, which saw the three Melbourne clubs attempt a last-minute dash across the border only to be prevented, while AFL clubs had reportedly flown out days prior.

⚽️ Transfer Talk

Chelsea hope to take advantage of Havertz's desire to join forward Timo Werner, 24, and another fellow Germany international, 27-year-old centre-back Antonio Rudiger, at Stamford Bridge. (Telegraph)

Kevin de Bruyne's agent has rubbished talk that the 29-year-old Belgium midfielder is set for a move away from Manchester City to join Real Madridor Paris St-Germain. (Sporza, via Star)

❤️ RIP, Alex: Tributes pour in for two-time world snowboard champion Alex Pullin, who died on Wednesday while spearfishing on the Gold Coast.

🏉 An all-Aussie Heineken Cup memorable moment.

Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell combined perfectly to help RC Toulon to a consecutive Heineken Champions Cup in 2014.

🏉 Super Rugby AU

Super Rugby AU moves into its second week after round one produced intriguing encounters with the Reds pipping the Waratahs and the Brumbies putting away the Rebels.

This weekend sees the return of the Western Force franchise who get their campaign underway against the Waratahs in Canberra on Saturday.

Rebels v Reds: The Reds are fresh off their first victory over the Tahs in seven years – ending an 11-match losing streak. Wessels’ men fought hard versus the Brumbies, albeit in a match that was low on quality, and they have the ability to cause significant problems for this weekend’s

Waratahs v Western Force: Australian rugby fans being glad to see the Force back out there again, regardless of the result.

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📺 Live sport

Friday

⛳️ 05:00 - PGA Tour - Workday Charity Open, Round 1 (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 05:15 - Premier League - Aston Villa v Manchester United (Optus Sport 1)

⚽️ 05:45 - Serie A - Hellas Verona v Inter Milan (BeIN Sports 1)

⚽️ 06:00 - La Liga - Athletic Club Bilbao v Sevilla (BeIN Sports 3)

🏉 18:00 - NRL - Gold Coast Titans v Warriors (Fox League)

🏎 19:00 - F1 Austrian Grand Prix Practice 1, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

🏉 19:05 - Super Rugby AU - Rebels v Reds (Fox Sports)

🇦🇺 19:50 - AFL - Collingwood Magpies v Hawthorn Hawks (Fox Footy or 7mate)

🏉 19:55 - NRL - South Sydney Rabbitohs v Wests Tigers (Fox League or Nine)

🏏 20:00 - Test Match - England v West Indies (Fox Cricket)

⚽️ 20:00 - UEFA Champions League Draw, Quarter-Finals (Optus Sport 2)

⚽️ 20:30 - K League 1- Busan IPark v FC Seoul (Optus Sport 1)

⚽️ 21:00 - UEFA Europa League Draw, Quarter-Finals (Optus Sport 2)

🏇🏻21:50 - Harness Racing - 2YO Pacers G12YO Golden Slipper, 2,130m (Sky Racing 1)

🏎 23:00 - F1 Austrian Grand Prix Practice 2, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

Saturday

⛳️ 05:00 - PGA Tour, Workday Charity Open, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 05:15 - English Championship - Fulham v Cardiff City (BeIN Sports 2)

⚽️ 06:00 - La Liga - Real Madrid v Deportivo Alaves (BeIN Sports 1)

⚽️ 11:00 - MLS Tournament - Seattle Sounders v San Jose Earthquakes (ESPN 1)

🇦🇺 12:35 - AFL - Fremantle Dockers v St Kilda Saints (Fox Footy)

🏉 15:00Rugby LeagueNRL Regular SeasonCronulla Sharks v Penrith PanthersFox League

🇦🇺15:05 - AFL - West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Crows (Fox Footy)

🏉 17:05Rugby UnionSuper Rugby AotearoaCrusaders v BluesFox Sports

🏉 17:30 - NRL - Brisbane Broncos v Canterbury Bulldogs (Fox League)

🇦🇺 18:05 - AFL - Melbourne Demons v Gold Coast Suns (Fox Footy)

🏎 18:25 - Formula 3 Austria Race 1, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

🏉 19:15 - Super Rugby AU - Waratahs v Western Force (Fox Sports)

🏇🏻 19:20 - Harness Racing - Group 3 Pacers, Farmer Joes Outlet Final, 1,609m (Sky Racing 1)

🏉 19:35Rugby LeagueNRL Regular SeasonCanberra Raiders v Melbourne StormFox League

🇦🇺 19:40 - AFL - Essendon Bombers v North Melb. Kangaroos (Fox Sports or 7mate)

⚽️ 20:00 - J1 League - Oita Trinita v Vissel Kobe (Optus Sport 5)

⚽️ 20:00 - K League 1 - Pohang Steelers v Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Optus Sport 3)

🏏 20:00 - Test Match - England v West Indies (Fox Cricket)

🏎 20:00 - F1 Austrian Grand Prix Practice 3, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 21:30 - Premier League - Norwich City v West Ham United (Optus Sport 2)

⚽️ 21:30 - Premier League - Watford v Newcastle United (Optus Sport 3)

⚽️ 21:30 - English Championship - Derby County v Brentford (BeIN Sports 2)

🏎 23:00 - F1 Austrian Grand Prix Qualifying, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

Sunday

⚽️ 05:00 - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City (Optus Sport 1)

⚽️ 05:45 - Serie A - Juventus v Atalanta (BeIN Sports 1)

⚽️ 06:00 - La Liga - Atletico Madrid v Real Betis (BeIN Sports 2)

🚘 07:00 - IndyCar Road America Grand Prix Race, Round 3 (Fox Sports)

👊🏻 08:00 - UFC / MMAUFC 251, UFC 251 Prelims (ESPN 1)

⚽️ 10:00 - MLS Tournament - Atlanta United v New York Red Bulls (BeIN Sports 1)

👊🏻 12:00 - UFC / MMAUFC 251 - Kamaru Usman v Jorge Masvidal (Main Event)

⚽️ 12:30 - MLS Tournament - FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew (BeIN Sports 1)

🇦🇺 13:05 - AFL - Port Adelaide Power v GWS Giants (Fox Footy or 7)

🏉 13:35 - Super Rugby Aotearoa - Hurricanes v Highlanders (Fox Sports)

🇦🇺 15:35 - AFL - Richmond Tigers v Sydney Swans (Fox Footy or 7mate)

🏉 16:05 - NRL - Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels (Fox League or Nine)

🏎 17:45 - Formula 3 Austria Race 2, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

🏉 18:30 - NRL - St George Illawarra Dragons v Manly Sea Eagles (Fox League)

🇦🇺 18:45 - AFL - Carlton Blues v Western Bulldogs (Fox Footy or 7mate)

⚽️ 19:00 - J1 League - Shimizu S-Pulse v Gamba Osaka (Optus Sport 2)

🏎 19:10 - Formula 2 Austria Race 2, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 20:00 - J1 League - Shonan Bellmare v Consadole Sapporo (Optus Sport)

🏏 20:00 - Test Match - England v West Indies (Fox Cricket)

⚽️ 20:30 - J1 League - Yokohama F. Marinos v FC Tokyo (Optus Sport 3)

⚽️ 21:00 - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton (Optus Sport 1)

⚽️ 22:00 - La Liga - Espanyol v Eibar (BeIN Sports 1)

⚽️ 22:30 - English Championship - Swansea City v Leeds United (BeIN Sports 2)

🏎 23:10 - F1 Austrian Grand Prix Race, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 23:15 - Premier League - Aston Villa v Crystal Palace (Optus Sport 1)