G'day sports fans,

Classic quote: “Bloody Jackson — he can land it on a 20 cent piece. Trouble is, it’s usually in a bloke’s pocket in the grandstand.” - Souths halfback Craig Coleman after the late Peter Jackson had kicked out on the full.

In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🇦🇺 Healy's proposal

⛳️ PGA Tour preview

🏎 F1 returns

⚽️ Live scores

Brighton 0-3 Man United (50')

• Greenwood puts Man Utd ahead with fine individual goal

• Fernandes with second from edge of area, & a lovely volley for the 3rd just after halftime.

• Man Utd three points off fifth place - and potential CL spot

Barcelona 1-0 Atletico Madrid (25') - Diego Costa og (11'), Saúl (19' pen)

Genoa 0-0 Juventus (30') 😴

🇦🇺 Gerard Healy reveals three-year plan

Brownlow Medallist Gerard Healy has revealed his three-year plan to ‘set the Sherrin free’ and improve the aesthetics of footy – and it includes a radical interchange cap.

“I think the ball movement and the speed of ball movement is one of the things that people really miss,” he told On The Couch.

Some of the potential changes;

• Reduce rotations to 32 per game

• Increase the kick length required to pay a mark from 15m to 25/30m

• Reduce rotations to zero

Healy said: “Get fatigue back in … No rotations. The ball is still going to go quicker.” (Fox)

🏉 Six-again rule amended

Referees will immediately re-start the tackle count when markers are not square or break early at the play-the-ball after changes were made to the new six-again rule established this season.

The ARLC approved the amendment to the rule on Tuesday in a bid to prevent teams from using markers to gain an unfair advantage.

Referees retain the right to issue a penalty and put players in the sin bin for persistent ruck infringements and professional fouls. (nrl.com)

🏉 Sivo told to lay off the weights

Legend has it, on a full moon at Bankwest Stadium, you can still hear the air coming out of Tedesco. 

Sivo made headlines in pre-season when reports claimed he had maxed out at squatting 285 kilograms in the Eels gym...only because they couldn’t fit anymore plates on the bar.

And now his coach Brad Arthur has corroborated those stories, revealing just how frightening Sivo is in the club gym.

🏉 Ex-Warriors Stephen Kearney linked to Brisbane Broncos role

Barely a week after being abruptly sacked by Warriors management, Kearney has reportedly been looked at for an assistant coaching role at the Broncos, along with Kevin Walters. (nine)

⛳️ Travelers review and Rocket Mortgage Classic Preview

Dustin Johnson (-19) won the 2020 Travelers Championship, which included his lowest ever round on tour (61). He's now won at least one tournament for the last 13 seasons. (6th-longest streak ever).

Johnson now has 21 career PGA Tour wins, which puts him 2nd over the last 15 seasons. First is Tiger with 36.

⛳️ Rocket Mortgage Classic: The PGA Tour heads north to Detroit Golf Club for the Rocket Mortgage Classic this week.

It’s another huge field of 156 players, however, it is thinned-out with only 10 of the top 20 FEDEX ranked players and non of the World Top 5 due to play.

Leaving the beefed up Bryson DeChambeau clear favourite (7.5).

Fewer than half of those teeing-up in the opening round contested last year's maiden tournament, meaning most will not be familiar with the course.

Accuracy is key: Four of the five players who recorded the best Greens in Regulation stats in 2019, finished no lower than tied-fifth.

⚽️ Transfers

Manchester City have agreed to sell winger Leroy Sane to Bayern Munich.

The Germany international will join the Bundesliga champions for an initial fee of about AU78.0m in a deal that could rise to AU97m

Sane, 24, joined City from Schalke in 2016 for 65m and has won two Premier League titles with the club. (BBC)

Manchester City will now consider signing Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, 24. Manchester United have also been linked with the Englishman. (Telegraph - sub required)

🔁 Juventus and Barcelona to swap Miralem Pjanic & Arthur.

Bosnian Pjanic, 30, has agreed a deal worth an initial AU98m. He made 214 appearances for Serie A champions Juve after joining in 2016.

Meanwhile, Arthur, 23, who joined Barca from Gremio on a six-year deal in 2018, will move for an initial AU118m euros.

Due to the way clubs manage their accounting on transfers, they will both been seen to profit from the transaction, as Swiss Ramble account explains on (Twitter)

🏎 Race Week - Austrian GP

The 2020 Formula 1 is finally set to get underway in Austria from Friday, four months after the intended start of what had been a hugely-anticipated season was delayed.

Cash flow issues have meant Daniel Riccardo's McLaren team have applied to the Bank of Bahrain for a $268m loan - and announced the loss of 1,200 jobs (Fox)

Mercedes will run a new black livery in Formula 1 in 2020 as a signal of their commitment to greater diversity and inclusion in motorsport. (Silver had been the company's colour scheme in racing since the 1930s). (BBC)

Lewis Hamilton goes into the race as slight favourite:

• Hamilton (2.75)

• Verstappen (3.0)

• LeClerc (5.5)

⛹🏻‍♀️ Australia bids for 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney

Netball Australia has submitted a "compelling" bid to host the 2027 World Cup in Sydney, aiming to deliver the most successful tournament of the modern era.

Australia, which hosted the competition in Perth (1967) and Sydney (1991 and 2015), expects a decision to be made by the International Netball Federation at the end of the year.

Marking what will be Netball Australia’s 100th anniversary, Netball World Cup 2027 will bring together 16 nations for 10 days of exhilarating netball action and deliver lasting benefits to netball through event experiences, community engagement and legacy initiatives.

🎾 Nick Kyrgios hits back at tennis legend Boris Becker over ‘rat’ accusation

In a week that should have seen the start of Wimbledon, the action is on Twitter: Nick Kyrgios has hit back at accusations of being a ‘rat’ by tennis legend Boris Becker, with the Australian labelling the icon a ‘doughnut’ and “obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed.”

Most recently, Kyrgios blasted rival Alexander Zverev for publicly partying days after promising to isolate after participating in the competition.

🏈 Former NFL MVP Cam Newton signs for New England Patriots

The quarterback, who was released by the Carolina Panthers in March, will serve as the replacement for Tom Brady after his exit following 20 seasons with the Patriots. Brady has since signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

• Newton won the 2010 Heisman Trophy playing for Auburn and was drafted as a number one overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

• In 2015, Newton won the NFL MVP award for leading the Carolina Panthers to Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara.

🏈 Colin Kaepernick’s life story to become Netflix TV series

The story of NFL star and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick’s early years is being made into a documentary.

The six-part series entitled 'Colin in Black & White' will be shown on streaming service Netflix.

Kaepernick, 32, became a symbol in the fight against racial injustice when he kneeled in protest during the United States national anthem in 2016.

📺 Live sport

Wednesday

⚽️ 05:15 - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United (Optus Sport 1)

⚽️ 06:00 - La Liga - Barcelona v Atletico Madrid (BeIN Sports 1) 

⚽️ 09:00 - Esports - Basketball, NBA 2K League (ESPN 2) 

Thursday

⚽️ 02:00 - English Championship - Preston North End v Derby County (BeIN Sports 2)

⚽️ 03:00 - Premier League - Bournemouth v Newcastle United (Optus Sport)

⚽️ 03:00 - Premier League - Arsenal v Norwich City (Optus Sport)

⚽️ 03:00 - Premier League - Everton v Leicester City (Optus Sport)

⚽️ 03:30 - La Liga - Valencia v Athletic Club Bilbao (BeIN Sports 3) 

⚽️ 05:15 - Premier League - West Ham United v Chelsea (Optus Sport 1) 

⚽️ 06:00 - La Liga - Real Betis v Villarreal (BeIN Sports 3) 

🇦🇺 19:40 - AFL - Carlton Blues v St Kilda Saints (Fox Footy or 7mate)

🏉 19:50 - NRL - Melbourne Storm v Sydney Roosters (Fox League or Nine)

🐕 21:13 (TBC) - Greyhounds, Group 1, Brisbane Cup, 520m (Sky Racing 1)