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Cowboys centre Valentine Holmes and Dragons forward Jack de Belin after both were unsuccessful in seeking downgrades stemming from Round 22.
Sport Journal
August 01, 2023
G'day sports fans,
“I got a taste of Carlton Draught in my mouth” - Now retired, Buddy Franklin was mobbed and beer showered in the middle of the SCG, after becoming just the sixth player in VFL/AFL history to kick 1000 career goals.
🇦🇺 Aussie Sport
🏉 NRL Judiciary: Cowboys centre Valentine Holmes and Dragons forward Jack de Belin after both were unsuccessful in seeking downgrades stemming from Round 22.
🇦🇺 AFL Tribunal: Anthony Caminiti is free to play in Sunday's crucial clash against Carlton after successfully having his one-match ban for striking downgraded to a fine.
"My intention was to never hit him high, it was just to ... push him away in the shoulder region." - Caminiti told the hearing.
☕️ Coffee-Break Stats: Cricket Tests decided by margins <=3 wickets or <=49 runs:
Outside Ashes 2023: 142/1720 (8.2%). Including draws and ties: 142/2510 (5.7%)
In Ashes 2023: 4/4 (100%). Including draws: 4/5 (80%) 🤯
One of the great series!
🇦🇺 Who's struggling, who's a test, check out the players from your list who are a little sore. (AFL)
🏉 Official team lists, updates and injury news for Round 23 (NRL)
Ryan Papenhuyzen, who has been sidelined since round 18 last year, will make his return through the Q Cup on Saturday when he lines up for the Sunshine Coast Falcons.
Titans: Fullback AJ Brimson (ribs) is good to go.
Storm: Nelson Asofa-Solomona's returns from a finger injury.
Broncos: Winger Jesse Arthars returns from suspension.
Eels: Dylan Brown returns for his first game since Round 13
Worst Leave of all time? Johnson to Stanlake.
🏃🏾♂️ Australian 800-metre runner Peter Bol has been cleared of doping by Sport Integrity Australia in what he described as "a dream come true".
"I have been exonerated. It was a false positive like I have said all along," Mr Bol said, calling the news that Sports Integrity Australia (SIA) would no longer pursue his case "a dream come true". (abc)
🥇 The World Dwarf Games is underway, it is the largest international sporting event exclusively for athletes with dwarfism, and like the Olympics and Paralympics, it is held every four years.
There are 40 Australian competitors taking part in the games, along with more than 500 athletes from 20 countries.
Events include archery and crossbow, badminton, boccia, powerlifting, swimming, track and field, table tennis and volleyball, with some sports modified to accommodate impairments.
The Australian Men's Football Team at the World Dwarf Games in Germany.(Facebook: Australian World Dwarf Games Team)
🇦🇺 Hawthorn ruckman Max Lynch is retiring from the AFL, aged 24, due to ongoing concussion issues.
An independent medical panel has ruled Lynch should stop playing contact sport permanently.
The former Collingwood big man was added to the club's long-term injury list in May after he was subbed out of a game against Adelaide with concussion.
🏉 The Wests Tigers could be on the cusp of yet another rejection from a playmaker as a rival club makes an 11th hour play for Jayden Sullivan.
The Tigers - who have recently missed out on halves Cameron Munster, Mitchell Moses, Mitchell Pearce and Brodie Croft to name a few - gave Dragons young gun Sullivan a tour of their facilities last week, but they now face a nervous wait.
But Sullivan will meet with the Knights on Thursday before making a final decision on where he’ll play in 2024.
WOMEN’S SPORT
⚽️ The Matildas have locked in a clash with Denmark in the Round of 16, after the Danes sealed second place in Group D with a 2-0 win over Haiti on Tuesday night.
⛹🏻♀️The Australian Diamonds overcame a massive scare to register their fifth win of the Netball World Cup with a 70-46 victory over Malawi.
Lauren James with a scorcher
⚽️ England fired a warning shot to the rest of the competition with a stunning 6-1 win over China to seal top spot in the same group with their equal-best score in World Cup history.
⚽️ The USWNT had to settle for second place in Group E after drawing 0-0 with Portugal in their final group game.
Netherlands’ 7-0 victory over Vietnam in the group’s other fixture ensured Andries Jonker’s side topped the group at the U.S.’s expense.
🌎 World Sport
⚽️ Bayern Munich are prepared to break their club-record 80m euro fee to sign 30-year-old England striker Harry Kane from Tottenham.
🐴 Tom Marquand and Quickthorn powered to victory in the Goodwood Cup.
Quickthorn cruised to the front of the pack and had too much for the rest of the field, which included Frankie Dettori on pre-race favourite Courage Mon Ami.
⚽️ Brazil midfielder Fabinho & Newcastle’s Allan Saint-Maximin both signed three-year deals with Saudi Arabian sides.
⛳️ Tiger Woods has admitted he is 'honoured' to join the PGA Tour Policy Board as a sixth player director and admits it is a 'critical point' for golf's governing body; the 15-time major champion is currently recovering from ankle surgery.
🏀 Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves) is changing jersey numbers, from the No. 1 he has worn for his first three seasons in the NBA to the No. 5 he wore at all levels of basketball before that. It is a significant move for Edwards, who says he has been trying to get the change ever since his rookie year came to a close.
🏈 Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin took another major step in his return to football by joining his teammates on their first day wearing full pads (since 2nd Jan, when he suffered a suffered cardiac arrest mid-game) at training camp.
📺 Live Sport TV Guide
TODAY
08:40 - MLB - Miami Marlins v Philadelphia Phillies (ESPN 2)
20:00 - Women's World Cup - Jamaica v Brazil (Optus Sport 1)
21:30 - Friendly Match - Liverpool v Bayern Munich (Paramount+)
00:00 - The Hundred - Welsh Fire v Manchester Originals (Fox Cricket)
THURSDAY
03:30 - The Hundred - London Spirit v Oval Invincibles (Fox Cricket)
09:00 - The Basketball Tournament Semi-Final (ESPN 2)
11:00 - The Basketball Tournament Semi-Final (ESPN 2)
12:10 - MLB - Los Angeles Dodgers v Oakland Athletics (ESPN)
17:00 - World Cup Preliminary Stage Two - Australia v England (Fox Sports)
19:50 - NRL - Sydney Roosters v Manly Sea Eagles(Fox League)
20:00 - Women's World Cup - Korea Republic v Germany(Optus Sport 1)