G'day sports fans,

Classic slip of the tongue: "Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis' misses every chance he gets" - Mike Hallett discussing missed shots in snooker on Sky Sports.

In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🏃🏾‍♂️ A new fastest man on earth

🏉 Thrills and spills of NRL 9's

🏀 NBA All Star weekend

Indian construction worker clocks insane time in wild buffalo race

A construction worker from India has allegedly beaten Usain Bolt’s 100 metre sprint record - with the help of two huge buffaloes.

Srinivasa Gowda, from Karnataka, has since been called up for national trials after he set an incredible time of 9.55 seconds.

As a result of his incredible performance, Gowda has now been called up for trials by India’s Sports Ministry.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiu posted a picture of the 28-year-old in action as he vowed to train him up with the top coaches in the country.

🏉 NRL

Hammer time shines as Cowboys win second Nines title

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow turned heads with a blur of pace and four-pointers at the NRL Nines, and it was a similar "blink and you'll miss it" moment of brilliance that prompted the Cowboys to poach him from Queensland Rugby two years ago.

"The Hammer" is being talked up by teammates, punters and pundits as a potential rival to Josh Addo-Carr's claims as the fastest man in the game after lighting up North Queensland's title win in Perth.

NRL’s most uplifting story involves a master scout’s cancer battle and the life lesson you need to hear

This is the most uplifting story of the NRL’s Perth Nines.

Everyone in rugby league knows Pete Mulholland. One of the best talent scouts in the business, “Skull” is also in the grand final for the best blokes.

A mentor to three generations of football players, Mulholland has been fighting a rare form of cancer for more than 18 months now.

You won’t catch him complaining about it.

When Mulholland heard the NRL was headed back to his old Western Reds stomping ground of Perth, he immediately booked his flights (Fox)

Folau scores try in debut win amid flag controversy

Israel Folau scored a try on debut in his first rugby league match in nearly a decade but despite staying tight-lipped, his first match for Catalans was not without controversy.

Two supporters claim they were asked to take down rainbow flags at the Gilbert Brutus Stadium in Perpignan on Saturday during the Dragons' 36-18 victory over Castleford. (NRL)

⚽️ Football

Western United 0-1 Brisbane Roar - Muratovic punishes Western United as Roar open up finals advantage.

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Jets - Millar salvages Newcastle a point in Robinson's first match.

Wellington Phoenix 1-0 Melbourne City - Ball flattens City as Phoenix shore up top six spot.

Adelaide United 2-0 Central Coast Mariners - Blackwood stunner and historic Toure goal sees Adelaide stun Mariners.

Liverpool's unstoppable charge to the title

How Liverpool are cruising towards their first top-flight title in 30 years is "outstanding", says Jurgen Klopp after his side edged a narrow victory (0-1) over bottom-of-the-table Norwich.(BBC) Liverpool are now 25 points ahead of second place Man City, with 12 games to go.

Sunday's EPL

Arsenal beat Newcastle 4-0 at home. A 35 pass build-up to Özil's goal, with every arsenal player involved at least once!

Spurs win 3-2 at Villa - Son pounces on Engels mistake for injury-time winner

Dybala scores a stunning free kick

Paulo Dybala opened the scoring for Juventus with a delightful strike in their match against Brescia. Juventus went on to win 2-0 and have a 3 point lead over Inter Milan (who have a game in hand) in the league.

🇦🇺 AFL

AFL fires up star power for State of Origin fundraiser

More of the game's biggest names could play in the State of Origin Bushfire Relief game after lobbying from Damien Hardwick and John Longmire.

STATE of Origin coaches Damien Hardwick and John Longmire have been granted their wish, leading a change to the selection criteria in next week's Bushfire Relief match to access more star power.

Original plans to select three players from each of the 18 clubs to make up the 27-man Victoria and All-Star line-ups have been scrapped.

Instead, a minimum of one player from each AFL club will be required across the two outfits, opening the door for more players from powerhouse clubs to take part.

It is understood up to five players could represent some AFL clubs in the clash at Marvel Stadium on Friday, February 28. (AFL)

🇺🇸 'Merica

NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND

The folks at Ocean Gentleman's Club, Factory and Club O tell TMZ Sports ... they've hired Last Coast Entertainment to promote events at all the clubs this weekend. We're told that means 3,000 strippers will be swarming around poles all over Chi-town. (TMZ)

Dunk Contest leaves NBA world in awe as ‘robbed’ star leaps over 226cm giant ... and loses.

Gordon will once again feel hard done by, coming in second-best in another all-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest as Miami Heat high-flyer Jones Jr. took home the trophy.

Every single one of Gordon’s dunks was scored 50 (the maximum score), except for his final make. Gordon cleared the 7’5” (2.26m) Tacko Fall, but it was only scored a 47.

Kobe Bryant: NBA All-Star MVP Award to be named after LA Lakers legend

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Bryant's death was "unspeakable" and the league was keen to "honour" him. Bryant was an 18-time All-Star. (BBC)

All-Star Game

This is what the weekend is all about - Team Giannis Antetokounmpo v Team LeBron James in Sunday's All-Star Game.

The teams are made up of 'all-star' players from across the leagues - voted for by team-mates, fans and media - and they are captained by those who received the most votes.

Giannis and LeBron picked their teams in a 'playground' format on live TV, so being picked last had an added sprinkling of salt to it.

There was added seasoning in the way Giannis snubbed Houston Rockets' James Harden - claiming it was because he wants someone "that's gonna pass the ball". Ouch.

🏉 Rugby

Not so Super! Australia 0-6 against foreign opposition.

The Brumbies lost the match 23-22 with the Highlanders scoring after the buzzer, but it could have been a completely different story if the Highlanders had been reduced to 14 men for the majority of the second half.

It’s three losses in a row for the Tahs to start season 2020 after Friday night’s 24-10 loss to the Rebels in Melbourne. Far too early to write off their finals hopes, but the outlook is far from rosy. The Waratahs will do well to fill Scully Park in Tamworth next month. (the roar)

On the back of a powerful rolling-maul, the Jaguares scored four second second-half tries to come from behind to beat the Reds 43-27 in Buenos Aires. Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn has hit out at the officiating during his side’s 43-27 loss against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires, after their scrum was surprisingly penalised midway through the second half when leading by five points.

🏀 NBL

Bryce Cotton wins MVP, LaMelo Ball takes Rookie of the Year - 2019-20 NBL Awards Recap

For the second time in three years, the Perth Wildcats’ Bryce Cotton has been named the NBL’s Most Valuable Player.

Cotton finished the 2019-20 regular season as the NBL’s scoring leader, averaging 22.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists a game, leading the Wildcats to a 19-9 record; good for second in the league.

MVP - Bryce Cotton (Perth), Lindsay Gaze Trophy - Coach of the Year - Mike Kelly (Cairns), Rookie of the Year - LaMelo Ball (Illawarra), Fans MVP - Scott Machado (Cairns). (TheWest)

🏅 Pole vault: 20-year-old breaks record...again!

Watch Swede Armand Duplantis break the pole vault world record for the second time in a week, after clearing 6.18m at the Athletics Indoor Grand Prix in Glasgow.

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