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Richmond’s Tyler Sonsie is in hot water for an ugly off the ball strike while playing in the VFL on Sunday.
Sport Journal
August 20, 2023
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🇦🇺 Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has explained his club’s decision to send defender Tom Jonas for a concussion assessment more than 30 minutes after his head clash, and after he had returned to the game.
“With the information and feedback we got and in the position we’ve been in (the recent $100k fine for the concussion controversy surrounding star defender Aliir Aliir), we made the really cautious decision to make sure we actually did everything we should have,” he said in his post-match press conference.
🏀 The Boomers stormed back to produce an impressive FIBA World Cup warm-up win over medal contenders France, 78-74.
There is an injury concern for Josh Green after the Dallas Mavericks star hobbled off.
🇦🇺 Richmond’s Tyler Sonsie is in hot water for an ugly off the ball strike while playing in the VFL on Sunday.
⚽️ Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson said he believes his stars had "overachieved" in securing a fourth place at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Nearly 2 million fans packed into stadiums, smashing the previous record by over 600,000. Australia & New Zealand, take a bow.
The Australian Government has pledged $200m in facilities for women’s sport.
Joint hosts Australia and New Zealand are now eyeing up the FIFA men’s tournament.
SUNDAY WRAP
🏉 The Raiders moved four points clear of the chasing pack in the battle for the remaining top-eight spots, following a 36-24 win over a stubborn Bulldogs outfit.
🏉 The Knights have made it seven wins on the trot with a 29-10 victory over the Rabbitohs in front of a sell-out home crowd.
Latrell Mitchell was sent to the sin bin in the 79th minute, the Knights controlled proceedings in clinical fashion while putting the Rabbitohs finals hopes in serious jeopardy. (NRL)
🇦🇺 The Western Bulldogs' finals destiny is out of their hands after falling to besieged West Coast by seven points in a monumental upset. (AFL)
🇦🇺 Melbourne has locked in a spot in the top four after a gritty 27-point win over Hawthorn (AFL)
🇦🇺 Port Adelaide kept their chances of a top-two finish and home qualifying final alive, overpowering Fremantle on Sunday to win by 16 points in the club's first ever win against the Dockers
⚽️ EPL: Aston Villa recovered from their opening Premier League thrashing at Newcastle by thumping woeful Everton 4-0 at Villa Park.
West Ham United claimed a rousing 3-1 London derby win against big-spending Chelsea despite playing almost 30 minutes with 10 men.
Powerful finish from Antonio
đź—ž The word is Rupert Murdoch, 92, is dating Elena Zhukova, 66, whose daughter Darya was married to the Russian oligarch, and former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich until 2018.
🥇 Noah Lyles (USA) won the 100m at the world championships, taking the first step toward becoming the first man since Usain Bolt to sweep the 100m and 200m at a worlds.
Lyles, the two-time world 200m champion racing the 100m at worlds for the first time, clocked a personal-best 9.83 seconds, prevailing by five hundredths over 20-year-old Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, the first African man to win a world 100m medal. Brit Zharnel Hughes took bronze.
⚽️ Two goals and a first trophy for Al Nassr, wasn’t enough for Cristiano Ronaldo who stamped his feet when he didn’t get man of the match.
⚽️ England's Billy Vunipola could miss the start of the World Cup after being sent off against Ireland - a week after Owen Farrell's red card against Wales.
World Cup warm ups:
Ireland 29-10 England
Wales 16-52 South Africa (Siya Kolisi made a successful return)
France 34-17 Fiji
🎾 Novak Djokovic will have a chance to avenge his Wimbledon final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz when the pair meet in the Cincinnati Open final.
"It's the ultimate challenge at the moment for me," Djokovic said.
The match is due to start this morning at 6:30am (AEST)
🏏 Sherfane Rutherford was awarded half an acre of land in the USA after winning “man of the series” at the GT20 in Canada. win.
🏆 England's wait to win a first Women's World Cup title goes on after Spain deservedly triumphed 1-0 in the final in Sydney.
TODAY
09:00 - CPLT20 Group Game - St. Lucia Kings v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (Fox Cricket)
09:10 - MLB - Washington Nationals v Philadelphia Phillies (ESPN)
TUESDAY
03:30 - The Hundred - Oval Invincibles v Trent Rockets (Fox Cricket)
05:00 - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Arsenal (Optus Sport 1)
10:00 - NFL Pre-Season - Washington Commanders v Baltimore Ravens (ESPN)
11:40 - MLB - Arizona Diamondbacks v Texas Rangers (ESPN 2)
18:00 - ODI Series - Afghanistan v Pakistan (Fox Cricket)