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Classic quote: "Leaving out Dennis Lillee against England would be as unthinkable as the Huns dropping Attila" - Australian TV commentator

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🏏 Aussies fall short as England edge Perth thriller after David Warner and Marcus Stoinis appeared on track for victory.

Western Australia's reintroduction to international cricket was a rip-snorting affair between two of the forthcoming T20 World Cup's heavy-hitters, with 25,755 fans enjoying a run-fest that finished with the Aussies falling just short of a record chase of 209.

David Warner (73 off 44 balls) and Marcus Stoinis (35 off 15) had kept the hosts in the hunt, but Mark Wood (3-34 from four overs) sparked a late collapse.

Curran then held his nerve with 16 to defend off the final over, dismissing Matthew Wade (21 off 15) to seal the eight-run win.

side note: England’s Jos Buttler explained he chose not to appeal against Matthew Wade obstructing the field, saying he did not want to put the Australian crowd off ahead of the World Cup.

🚘 Madness reigned as Holden scores final Bathurst win: Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tander have made history, becoming the last pairing to win the Bathurst 1000 in a Holden, after surviving a frantic sprint finish.

⚽️ The Matildas returned to the winner's circle after six months, cruising to a 4-1 win over South Africa in London.

🏉 Wallaroos captain Shannon Parry says ill-discipline cost them a chance to defeat the Rugby World Cup-hosting Black Ferns.

Parry and her side streaked out to a 17-nil lead only to concede 41 unanswered points at Eden Park.

🏀 The NBA has expanded into Australia - virtually, anyway.

A historic esports partnership has been unveiled which will see an Aussie team, NBL Oz Gaming, join the NBA 2K League.

Match Highlights: Australia v Great Britain, Second Test, 1988 | NRL.com — www.nrl.com

Highlights from the second Test between Australia and Great Britain from Lang Park.

⚽️ Bosnian recruit Sulejman Krpic quickly endeared himself to Western Sydney Wanderers fans after scoring the only goal in their narrow 1-0 A League Men home win over Perth Glory.

🏃🏻 Australian triathlete Max Neumann pulled off a breakthrough fourth place at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii as Norwegian Gustav Iden wins on debut.

🏀 Although Josh Giddey has become one of the hottest young talents in the basketball world, he hasn’t forgotten his roots.

Now turning out for the Oklahoma City Thunder, it was a bittersweet experience for the 19-year-old to come up against his former Adelaide 36ers side, who unfortunately couldn’t repeat their heroics from the clash against Phoenix.

'We became a really big family': How the Kingsley Football Club remains forever shaped by the Bali bombings — www.abc.net.au

In October 2002, 20 young men from the Kingsley Football Club, in Perth's north, flew to Bali to celebrate the team's first premiership. But only 13 of the teammates made it home.

🐴 Racing

🐴 icymi: Jarrod Fry can now call himself a Group 1 jockey after teaming with Tuvalu to win Saturday's $1 million Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield.

It was the first success at the highest level for the 33-year-old, who had his first ride in a race at Avoca on Anzac Day 2007 and had ridden 933 winners.

🐴 Trainer John O'Shea concedes defending champion Nature Strip probably needs to have an off day if he is to be toppled in the $15 million The Everest. 

While rapt with the form and progress of his last-start Premiere Stakes winner Lost And Running, O'Shea is a realist and says Nature Strip is ranked as the world's benchmark sprinter for good reason. We certainly hope so, as we're waiting on Nature Strip to land a $130.0+ multi on Dabble.

If Nature Strip retains his Everest title, it will take his prizemoney to just over $25m and within reach of Winx's record $26.45m.

🐴 Owners of Caulfield Guineas runner-up Elliptical will be guided by trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman on whether to stump up a hefty $200,000 late fee into the Cox Plate.

Discussions will progress today, based on how well the prized three-year-old son of Dundeel comes through his slashing Group 1 second.

The final late nomination fee must be paid before noon on October 17. (Racenet)

🐴 Winx is a mum! Early on Saturday morning, she gave birth to a baby Pierro filly.

🌍 World Sport

⚽️ Cristiano Ronaldo has reached 700 club career goals after scoring in Manchester United's Premier League match against Everton on Sunday.

Ronaldo's 700 goals have come in 944 games for Sporting Lisbon, United, Real Madrid, and Juventus.

Latest: EVERTON 1-2 MAN UNITED (70mins)

⚽️ Bukayo Saka's penalty settled a thrilling encounter and put Arsenal back on top of the Premier League with a victory over Liverpool at Emirates Stadium. (3-2)

• FT: West Ham 3-1 Fulham - Pereira opener, Bowen, Scamacca & Antonio respond

• FT: Crystal Palace 2-1 Leeds United - Eze & Edouard after Struijk opener

🏎 Max Verstappen clinched a second title in extraordinary circumstances after dominating a Japanese Grand Prix truncated by heavy rain. 

Verstappen headed Sergio Perez in a Red Bull one-two after Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who crossed the line second, was penalised for cutting the track and gaining an advantage on the last lap.

There was confusion after the race as to whether Verstappen had done enough to tie up the championship because it was not immediately clear whether full points would be awarded for a race that ran just over half the distance.

But the governing body, the FIA said that reduced points only applied if a suspended race could not be resumed. 

Even Verstappen asked: "Are you sure?" when he was told he was champion, reflecting the historical precedent that reduced points are awarded in such circumstances.

There can, however, be no question marks about the validity of Verstappen's championship after he secured his 12th victory of the season in the same manner. He has taken control of the championship by being a class apart from everyone else in his Red Bull car.

⚾️ New York Mets’ Luis Guillorme catching a dangerously flying Baseball bat as cool as the proverbial cucumber.⬇️

⚽️ Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, is being offered an escape route out of Manchester United in the shape of a potential move to Inter Miami, the club co-owned by his former team-mate David Beckham. (Star)

⚽️ Erling Haaland was called "ridiculous" and "sublime" as he obliterated the record for fastest player to score 15 Premier League goals in Saturday's 4-0 win over Southampton.

He became just the second City player after Sergio Aguero in 2019 to score in seven consecutive Premier League appearances.

🎾 Novak Djokovic claimed his 90th ATP title after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Astana Open in Kazakhstan.

Djokovic, a 21-time Grand Slam champion, beat his Greek opponent 6-3 6-4.

Tsitsipas lost his serve in the eighth game of the first set before his rival went on to take the opener.

Djokovic later broke Tsitsipas in the fifth game of the second set and took the match on his third match point.

The victory guarantees the 35-year-old a spot at the 2022 ATP Finals.

🚴🏼‍♀️ Italy's Filippo Ganna has smashed cycling's hour world record - registering 56.792km in 60 minutes on a track in Switzerland.

🥊 Unbeaten Fernando Martinez made a successful first defence of his IBF super-flyweight world title with a unanimous decision over former champion Jerwin Ancajas.

Argentina's Martinez had taken the Filipino's crown in February and underlined his dominance in their rematch in Carson, California.

🏉 The Knights' Dom Young made a stunning international debut in England’s 50-0 pre-World Cup demolition of Fiji; scoring a try, laying on two others and running a game high 204 metres with the ball.

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