G'day sports fans,

“I feel like crying. It’s unbelievable. What a day. He’s a horse that when you go, you don’t give him a chance to think about it. It was just elation when I crossed the line. What an amazing feeling.” - Mark Zahra on winning the Melbourne Cup.

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🏏 Australia's hopes of qualifying for the T20 World Cup knockout stages got a whole lot harder after England defeated New Zealand by 20 runs at the Gabba.

New Zealand (+2.233) has by far the best net run rate, followed by England (+0.55) and Australia (-0.304).

All three teams will go into their final group-stage matches as heavy favourites, meaning Australia will need to thrash Afghanistan on Friday night and rely on other results going their way.

New Zealand play Ireland on Friday afternoon, and England will know what is required of them when they take on Sri Lanka on Saturday.

🏏 Quicks Lance Morris and Joel Paris have combined for seven wickets to keep Western Australia's victory hopes alive after 20 wickets fell on day two

Match report: Stumps: Western Australia need 188 runs to win

🏏 Australia are sweating on the scan results for the three walking wounded from their T20 World Cup win over Ireland, with the immediate playing futures of skipper Aaron Finch, allrounder Marcus Stoinis and power-hitter Tim David to be known today.

💃🏻 FIFA admits it was caught off guard by 'unprecedented' 2023 Women's World Cup ticket demand

FIFA has sold more tickets in the past month for next year's Women's World Cup than what it sold in the first four months of the 2019 tournament.

⚽️ Western United will seek legal advice after electing to appeal the suspension of defender Nikolai Topor-Stanley.

⛵️ Tom Slingsby’s Team Australia is on top of the SailGP leaderboard and is edging closer to winning another $1 million prize.

SailGP is likened to Formula One for its travelling circus of weekend races worldwide, is heating up as its third season heads to a climax with five rounds to go.

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🌍 World Sport

⚽️ Manchester City fear Ilkay Gundogan will leave the club on a free transfer next summer. The Germany midfielder, 32, is yet to agree on a new contract, with his current deal expiring in June. (Football Insider)

🏎 Reigning Formula E champion Stoffel Vandoorne will join Aston Martin in 2023 as test and reserve driver.

The former McLaren Formula 1 driver will share the role with Felipe Drugovich, the 2022 Formula 2 champion who joined in September.

🏏 England has kept its T20 World Cup hopes alive with a tense, 20-run victory over New Zealand at the Gabba.

Skipper Jos Buttler scored a sensational 73, having been twice dropped — on 8 and on 40 — as England made 6-179.

⚽️ Arsenal reportedly sent scouts to watch Palmeiras and Brazil midfielder Danilo last week, with the Gunners interested in bringing the 21-year-old in January. (Sun)

🥊 Jake Paul brands Nate Diaz 'easy work' as grudge match looms after Anderson Silva victory.

SPORTS BIZ:

🏟 The average NHL team is worth US$1.01 billion, crossing the 10-figure mark for the first time, per Sportico's annual valuations.

Average franchise value by league, per Sportico's latest valuations:

• NFL: $4.14Bn

• NBA: $2.58Bn

• MLB: $2.31Bn

🏟 An unnamed U.S.-based SPAC is close to buying a significant stake in Italian Serie A club Udinese from the Pozzo family, according to The Athletic.

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