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October 26, 2021

G'day sports fans,

Classic quote: When Saintly saluted in the 1996 Melbourne Cup, his trainer Bart Cummings was understandably emotional.

A journalist pointed out the trainer had a tear in his eye, Cummings responded: “Yeah, I didn’t have enough on it.”

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🏥 Fyfe goes under the knife AGAIN after surgery 'complications' The superstar will have a delayed start to pre-season training after undergoing follow-up surgery on Tuesday to repair his troublesome right shoulder. (AFL)

🏉 Newcastle's best ever player Andrew Johns is set to return to the steel city in a coaching consultant role with the Knights. (NRL)

🏏 Steve Smith remains confident his troublesome elbow will come good for the Ashes despite still being forced to limit how much he bats at training between Australia's T20 World Cup games.(cricket)

⚽️ Matildas squander big lead, streak against Brazil. Boss Tony Gustavsson admits his side has plenty to work on after allowing a 2-0 lead to evaporate against Brazil. (nine)

🏀 Australia’s teen NBA sensation Josh Giddey gets the chance to face all-time great Steph Curry and his Golden State Warriors today (11am EDT) in an early-season blockbuster. Giddey is coming in off a 19-point, 8-rebound performance against the Philadelphia 76ers last time.

🏉 NRL to explore rookie draft in bid to bridge worrying gap between best and the rest (Fox)

🌍 World Sport

🥇 Today marks the 100-day countdown to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The XXIV Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be held in Beijing from February 4 to 20. Beijing will be the world’s first dual Olympic city, having hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

💰Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 29, wants a £500,000-a-week contract to stay with the Reds. (Football Insider)

👋🏼 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fighting to save his job as Manchester United manager and the 48-year-old Norwegian had already lost the faith of a number of his squad, even before Sunday's 5-0 defeat against Liverpool. (ESPN)

🏏 Defending champions West Indies are heading towards an early exit from the T20 World Cup after a second successive comprehensive defeat. South Africa chased down 144 with 10 balls to spare and claim their first win of the tournament.

Earlier, Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock made himself unavailable for the match, after refusing to take the knee.

Pakistan edged a nervy game against New Zealand to win by five wickets in Sharjah.

🐴 Racing

It was an unusually reserved Gai Waterhouse who spoke about imported Melbourne Cup aspirant Sir Lucan.

Sport Journal Horse Update: Station One (Toronado [IRE]/Alittle Loose [AUS])

Audio message from Liam Howley Racing for Station One 🎧 Play Station One voice note.

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🏀 10:30-NBA Regular Season-New York Knicks v Philadelphia 76ers-[ESPN 2]

⚾️ 11:09-World Series-Houston Astros v Atlanta Braves-[ESPN or Sky Sports 3]

🏀 13:00-NBA Regular Season-Utah Jazz v Denver Nuggets-[ESPN 2]

🏏 13:25-WBBL Group Game-Sydney Thunder Women v Melb. Renegades Women-[Fox Cricket]

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🐴 16:00-Group 3-Bendigo Cup, 2,400m - HCP-[Racing.com or Sky Racing 1]

⛹🏻‍♀️ 16:50-WBBL Group Game-Hobart Hurricanes Women v Melbourne Stars Women-[Fox Cricket]

🎾 21:00-ATP World Tour 250-ATP St. Petersburg Open, Round 2, Day 3-[BeIN Sports 2]

🏏 21:00-Men's T20 World Cup Super 12-England v Bangladesh-[Fox Cricket]

🎾 23:00-ATP World Tour 500-ATP Erste Bank Open, Rounds 1&2, Day 3-[BeIN Sports 1]

🏌🏼‍♀️ 01:00-Ladies European Tour-Dubai Moonlight Classic, Round 1-[Fox Sports]

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🏀 10:30-NBA Regular Season-New Orleans Pelicans v Atlanta Hawks-[ESPN 2]

🏏 10:30-Sheffield Shield Group Game-New South Wales Blues v Victoria-[Kayo Sports]

⚽️ 11:00-MLS Regular Season-FC Dallas v Real Salt Lake-[BeIN Sports 2]

🏏 11:00-Sheffield Shield Group Game-Queensland Bulls v Tasmania Tigers-[Kayo Sports]

⚾️ 11:09-World Series-Houston Astros v Atlanta Braves-[ESPN or Sky Sports 3]

⚽️ 11:30-MLS Regular Season-Sporting Kansas City v LA Galaxy-[BeIN Sports 1]

⚽️ 13:00-MLS Regular Season-Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes-[BeIN Sports 2]

🏀 13:00-NBA Regular Season-Portland Trail Blazers v Memphis Grizzlies-[ESPN 2]

🏏 13:30-Sheffield Shield Group Game-Western Australia v South Australia Redbacks-[Kayo Sports]

🎾 20:00-WTA Tour 250s-WTA Transylvania Open, Round 2, Day 4-[BeIN Sports 2]

🎾 23:00-ATP World Tour 250-ATP St. Petersburg Open, Round 2, Day 4-[BeIN Sports 3]

🎾 23:00-ATP World Tour 500-ATP Erste Bank Open, Round 2, Day 4-[BeIN Sports 1]