G'day sports fans,

Classic Quote: “I start early and I stay late, day after day, year after year. It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.” - Lionel Messi

🗞 In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🗼 Messi arrives at PSG

🥇 Cricket in the Olympics

🐶 Bulldogs get emergency loanee's

🍔 Not sports

🤷🏻‍♂️ Donald Gorske (USA) has eaten at least one Big Mac every day since 1972. He's in great health and continues to collect his favourite sandwich in bulk twice a week now that he's in retirement! He's saved every carton. (📺 YouTube)

🌍 World Sport

🏏 The @ICC has confirmed that it will push for the inclusion of cricket at the 2028 Olympics, in Los Angeles.

❤️ Former Black Caps all-rounder Chris Cairns is reportedly on life support in Australia. The 51-year-old cricketer has undergone several operations after suffering a major medical emergency but has not responded to treatment as hoped, Newshub reported. Cairns suffered an aortic dissection in his heart in Canberra last week and will be transferred to a specialist hospital in Sydney. (nine)

• Messi agrees two-year contract with Paris St-Germain. Option to extend until June 2024. Salary around €35m net per season add ons included.

• Lukaku close to completing £97.5m move to Chelsea

• Manchester United are set to confirm the signing of Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, 28, today - in time for the Frenchman to play in their Premier League game against Leeds. (Daily Star)

🥊 Cronulla Sharks great turned boxer Paul Gallen has revealed he's signed a new contract for three more fights set to take place over the next 18 months.

Despite being urged by a host of boxing legends to retire following his gutsy TKO loss to Australian heavyweight champion Justis Huni in June, Gallen revealed he's set to go around at least one more time.

However, the 39-year-old has at least in part heeded the warnings of combat sports pundits, agreeing to only fight NRL stars eager to test their mettle in the ring.

"I've just locked in three (fights)," Gallen revealed on WWOS radio on 2GB.

🏉 All is seemingly forgiven with the Wallabies set to welcome back sinning superstar Marika Koroibete for Saturday's do-or-die Bledisloe Cup clash with the All Blacks in Auckland.

Dropped alongside forwards Isi Naisarani and Pone Fa'amausili for a late-night drinking session, Koroibete is likely to be rushed straight back into Australia's starting line-up with trans-Tasman bragging rights for another year on the line. (Rugby)

🏀 Dallas officially signed Luka Doncic to a five-year, US$207 million supermax contract extension Tuesday — the largest rookie extension in NBA history.

🇦🇺 AFL

❌ For the second consecutive year, there will be no Grand Final Parade after the AFL scrapped plans for a modified version of the event on the Victorian public holiday. (Fox)

✍🏼 Star midfielder Josh Kelly will remain a Giant for life after triggering a monster eight-year extension to stay with GWS. (nine)

❌ Greater Western Sydney superstar Toby Greene is set to miss the round 22 clash against Richmond after failing to overturn his striking charge at a high stakes Tribunal hearing on Tuesday night. However, it was downgraded from 2 to one game.

🗣 Fremantle star Andrew Brayshaw and Essendon defender Mason Redman also fronted the Tribunal on Tuesday night with mixed results.

Brayshaw failed to overturn his charge of intentionally making unreasonable or unnecessary contact to the eye region of Brisbane midfielder Jarrod Berry and will miss Sunday's Western Derby.

Redman was successful in downgrading his dangerous tackle charge on Western Bulldogs superstar Marcus Bontempelli to low impact. (AFL)

🏉 NRL

📮 A letter from Junior Paulo to Eels' supporters (NRL)

❌ Panthers hooker Api Koroisau failed in his bid to have a one-match ban overturned at the NRL judiciary.

🗣 "Sincere thanks to Raiders coach Ricky Stuart for kind gesture in loaning Bulldogs 2 players for next fortnight to cover extraordinary circumstances. Thanks also to Peter V’Landys & fellow Commissioners, NRL CEO Andrew Abdo & his salary cap team for support. Greatly appreciated." - Phil Gould

🐴 Racing

🐴 The Racing League Update: Queensland Rogues: The Big Goodbye had a gallop with jockey Ben Thompson on board this morning and went really well.

Your I Am Invincible X Unequivocal filly did some pace work in company and was quite forward in her work which was great to see.

We will ask her to do a little sprint out at the end of the week and some barrier work but we are very happy with how she is going so far.

We will keep you updated on her progress.

🙋🏻‍♂️ Bizarre outcome in jockey’s head butt appeal: Queensland jockey Luke Tarrant had his disqualification for head butting a rival jockey quashed – but integrity officials say it will not change a thing.

Tarrant appealed his six-month disqualification for headbutting and verbally abusing Larry Cassidy at Doomben in April last year, and the matter has now been heard by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

QCAT quashed Tarrant’s disqualification and amended the decision to a six-month suspension.

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📺 Live sport 👇🏼

🏀 09:00 - NBA Summer League - Denver Nuggets v Boston Celtics (ESPN)

⚾️ 09:10 - MLB - Cleveland Indians v Oakland Athletics (ESPN 2)

⚾️ 09:10 - MLB - Boston Red Sox v Tampa Bay Rays (Sky Sports 3)

⚽️ 10:30 - Copa Libertadores Quarter-Final - Sao Paulo v Palmeiras (BeIN Sports 3)

⚾️ 12:10 - MLB - Seattle Mariners v Texas Rangers (Sky Sports 3)

🎱 21:00 - Snooker Championship League Group Games, Day 3, Stage 2 (Fox Sports)

🏄🏻‍♂️ 22:30 - Men's Corona Open Mexico, Day 2 (7Plus, Fox Sports More)

🏄🏻‍♀️ 22:30 - Women's Corona Open Mexico, Day 2 (7Plus, Fox Sports More)

🏉 22:30 - Currie Cup - Pumas v Sharks (Stan Sport)

🏏 00:00 - The Hundred Women's - Southern Brave v Welsh Fire (Fox Cricket)

THURSDAY

⚽️ 10:30 - Copa Libertadores Quarter-Final - River Plate v Atletico Mineiro (BeIN Sports 3)

⚾️ 11:45 - MLB - San Francisco Giants v Arizona Diamondbacks (Sky Sports 3)

🏀 12:00 - NBA Summer League - Los Angeles Lakers v New York Knicks (ESPN 2)

🏉 19:50 - NRL - Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders (Fox League or Channel 9)

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

⚽️ 20:00 - J1 League - Yokohama F. Marinos v Nagoya Grampus (Optus Sport 2)

🎱 21:00 - Championship League Group Games, Day 4, Stage 2 (Fox Sports)

⛳️ 21:30 - European Tour, Cazoo Classic, Round 1 (Fox Sports)

🏄🏻‍♂️ 22:30 - Men's Corona Open Mexico, Day 3 (7Plus, Fox Sports More)

🏄🏻‍♀️ 22:30 - Women's Corona Open Mexico, Day 3 (7Plus, Fox Sports More)