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Classic quote: "It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, and waves pound the sand. I beat people up." - Muhammed Ali.

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🗣 Rugby league super coach Wayne Bennett has taken a dig at Melbourne Storm while defending his struggling recruitment at the NRL's newest club, the Dolphins.

"The NRL hasn't told us we are (breaking the rules), they are the governing body, so we'll continue doing what we're doing.

"One thing about Cam is he's the guy laughing because he has plenty of offers, plenty of opportunities."

🏉 A junior Australian boxing champion has been named on the Knights' extended bench for this weekend's trip to face the Cowboys.

Kobe Rugless, a 20-year-old who joined the club over the summer from North Sydney in the NSW Cup, has been a standout in the lower grades and earned a call-up to the main squad.

🏉 The Eels are under pressure to come up with a $1 million a season contract for Mitchell Moses in the next six months as the star halfback looks set to test his value on the open market. (Fox)

🏉 Eels coach Brad Arthur has dropped his son and shifted Dylan Brown back to five-eighth for their clash against the unbeaten Panthers. (ROUND 9 TEAMS)

🐴 STATION ONE UPDATE: He's being sent out to the paddock (4-6weeks), with the hope he'll mature a bit, and come back bigger stronger, and better.

❤️ Former West Coast Eagles forward Ashley Sampi has revealed in a heartbreaking social media post that he's been diagnosed with (MS) multiple sclerosis.

Sampi, who played 78 games for the Eagles between 2002 and 2006, released a statement via his uncle Ernie Dingo's Facebook page confirming the diagnosis. (nine)

🇦🇺Carlton defender Lewis Young is free to play after the Blues successfully overturned his ban for bumping North Melbourne's "raging bull" Cameron Zurhaar. (AFL)

🚑 Who's struggling, who's a test, check out the players from your list who are a little sore (Medical Room)

🐯 Richmond says superstar Dustin Martin is "looking really good" to make his eagerly anticipated return against Collingwood.

"He completed quite a big session out here with the other guys who didn't have a game last week and he did a huge workload in terms of total kilometres, some intensity, some handball games, match simulation type training.

"He's looking really good to potentially be available for selection this week.

🌍 World Sport

🏃🏻‍♀️ A woman who took up running after she lost her left leg to cancer has passed the Guinness World Record for most consecutive marathons.

Jacky Hunt-Broersma, 46, has run 26.2-miles every day since mid-January, normally taking around five hours.

On Saturday, she completed her 104th consecutive marathon in as many days - an achievement she expects to be certified by Guinness World Records.

⚽️ Manchester United will have a free run at signing England midfielder Declan Rice, 23, from West Ham, with rivals focusing on strengthening other areas. (ESPN)

⚽️ Everton would accept a fee of £50m for Brazil forward Richarlison, 24, this summer and are confident of getting such an offer. (Football Insider)

🏏 Ben Stokes says the off-field issues that have occurred during his career will help him as England Test captain.

The 30-year-old was speaking at his unveiling as skipper, having been named Joe Root's successor last week.

🏆 Ronnie O'Sullivan has played down his achievement of equalling Stephen Hendry's modern-era record of seven world titles.

O'Sullivan beat Judd Trump 18-13 as the World Championship final in Sheffield concluded on Monday.

A group led by American Todd Boehly looks to be closing on the purchase of Chelsea FC, with Clearlake Capital as the main funding source for the bid.

Boehly's portfolio includes:

• ⚾️ LA Dodgers

• 🏀 LA Lakers

• 🏀 LA Sparks

• 💰 DraftKings

• 🤸🏻 Cirque du Soleil

• 🎶 The Bruce Springsteen catalog

• 🎵 The Killers’ music publishing catalog

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