G'day sports fans,

🎉 It's #300 of Sport Journal.

Quote: "I've never actually seen the shape of my head. When I was eight years old, I had the red hair, went in the pool and it went pink. I cried till Mum shaved it off."  - Adam Zampa on the last time he rocked the bald look after inspiration from Colin "Funky" Miller's hair colour didn't turn out too well

🗞 In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🏏 T20 draw could have been kinder

🏀 Simmons' future up in the air

🥇 Olympians re-united with families

🌍 World Sport

Wallabies legend Toutai Kefu and his family are "doing well" in hospital after an alleged violent home invasion. (nine)

Manchester City have reportedly been offered the chance to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus for a reported £25million by his agent Jorge Mendes.

Over 100 Australian Olympic team members reunited with their loved ones in beautiful scenes, having completed their two-week quarantine period.

Naomi Osaka broke down in tears following a question from a reporter during her first WTA press conference since withdrawing from the French Open to focus on her mental health. (Fox)

The future of Ben Simmons remains up in the air as the Philadelphia 76ers threw more of their money behind Joel Embiid on Tuesday by handing him a big-money extension. (Fox)

Ben Simmons is lucky he's 6' 10".

🇦🇺 AFL

The best goals of Eddie Betts' remarkable career — www.afl.com.au

The Carlton and Adelaide small forward provides arguably the most exciting highlights reel going around

Six years on from the unfortunate end to Adam Goodes' career, Eddie Betts says the AFL is still not a safe place for his people. (nine)

Port Adelaide's 19 consecutive goals against Carlton on Saturday was remarkable, but it's not even the longest streak we've seen from a team in the past four seasons.

Incredibly, both Geelong and the Western Bulldogs have strung together more consecutive goals in recent years.

The record, courtesy of statistics provided by Champion Data, belongs to the Cats and their round 22 demolition of Fremantle at GMHBA Stadium in 2018.

🏏 Cricket

Australia will most likely have to overcome the reigning men's Twenty20 world champion West Indies side to have any hope of reaching the knockout stages in this year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

The ICC officially unveiled its draw for the tournament on Tuesday, with Australia to get its T20 World Cup campaign underway with a clash against South Africa on October 23. (cricket)

🏉 NRL

NRL team lists Round 23: Broncos bring back Milford, Nicoll-Klokstad returns from neck surgery, Manly shuts down Trbojevic injury (nine)

Injured Paramatta hooker Reed Mahoney has emphatically shut down rumours of a rift between Eels players. (nine)

Moses Mbye says his days of being a marquee player are over but wants to prove his utility value at the Dragons after confirmation his three-and-a-half-year stint at the Wests Tigers will end this season. 

The NRL has cleared Newcastle players of any wrongdoing in the on-field accident that left Cronulla prop Andrew Fifita in an induced coma with a serious throat injury. As details of the injury are revealed. (Fox)

🐴 Racing

Richard Callander writes about Thorughbred Horse Racing in Australia — www.racenet.com.au

Racing commentator Richard Callander talks about the week that was in Australian Thorughbred Horse Racing.

Dual Group 1 winner Mr Quickie will not have a chance to add to that tally in the spring.

The Phillip Stokes-trained galloper will spend the next few months recovering from an injury sustained in a stable accident in NSW.

Apprentice jockey Teagan Voorham has been cleared to return to race riding this Saturday at Morphettville after being sidelined for more than 8 months with a broken leg.

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