G'day sports fans,

Monday motivation: “There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” – Derek Jeter.

In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🏉 Wallabies restore pride

🏀 The Milwaukee Bucks move to within one game

😷 First Olympic cases

🇦🇺 AFL

😢 Jack Silvagni has fought back tears after Carlton recorded a spectacular comeback win over arch-rivals Collingwood just days after the death of his legendary grandfather, Sergio.

Silvagni kicked a goal and collected 15 disposals, battling Pies star Brodie Grundy in the ruck at times as the Blues secured a 13. 13. (91) to 9. 8. (62) win at the MCG with a furious fourth quarter surge.

📈 Stat: Six. The number of premiership points which separates seventh-place from 12th spot on the ladder.

🙋🏻‍♂️ Player of the Round: The stunning season of Port Adelaide vice-captain Ollie Wines continues, collecting 36 disposals in a win over St Kilda. It's the 11th time this season he's had 30 or more touches in a game - his lowest possession tally in a match is 24.

🤕 Injuries: D Martin (Rich, kidney), L Shuey (West Coast, calf) K McIntosh (Rich, hamstring), D McKenzie (St K, concussion), R Lobb (Frem, ankle), Sean Darcy (Frem, knee), J Thomas (Coll, concussion), J Mahony (North Melb, shoulder), N Murray (Adel, concussion)

🏉 NRL

🤦🏻‍♂️ Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett will seek further explanation for Lachlan Lewis's half-time sin-binning following the "uncharacteristic" brain explosion that cost his team the chance to cause a massive upset over the high-flying Rabbitohs. (NRL)

✍🏼 The Parramatta Eels have discussed throwing unwanted Brisbane Broncos playmaker Anthony Milford a lifeline for the remainder of this year.

❌ Aiden Tolman is facing a stint on the sideline for his high shot on Xavier Savage in the Sharks' loss to the Raiders. (nine)

🌍 World Sport

⛳️ Collin Morikawa shot a scintillating bogey-free final round to win the 149th Open Championship.

The American is the first to win the Claret Jug on his Open debut since Ben Curtis did so at this course in 2003.

Morikawa's four-under 66 saw him win on 15 under, two clear of 2017 champion Jordan Spieth, who also recorded a 66.

US Open champion Jon Rahm birdied four of his last six holes in a 66 to finish joint third on 11 under, with overnight leader Louis Oosthuizen, who shot a 71.

🚴🏼‍♀️ Tour De France: Tadej Pogacar, who was clad in the yellow jersey since stage seven, has become the youngest rider ever to retain the title.

Mark Cavendish was denied a record 35th stage win by Wout Van Aert.

Ben O'Connor (AUS) managed a 5th place finish overall.

🏎 Lewis Hamilton fought back from a 10-second penalty for a crash with title rival Max Verstappen to pass Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for a dramatic victory in the British Grand Prix.

The controversial win, in front of a crowd of 140,0000, was Hamilton's eighth in the British Grand Prix and cuts Verstappen's championship lead to eight points after a race that will go down in the annals of F1 history.

😷 Two South Africa footballers have become the first competitors to test positive for coronavirus in the athletes' village in Tokyo - five days before the start of the Olympic Games.

🏀 The Milwaukee Bucks moved to within one game of their first NBA title since 1971 with a 123-119 win over the Phoenix Suns.

The Bucks now lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 and can seal the title at home in game six (11am on Wednesday 21 July).

They overcame an early 16-point deficit with 43 points in the second quarter.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and nine rebounds, while Khris Middleton added 29 points and seven rebounds.

"One more to go," Antetokounmpo said. "We've got to keep playing good basketball. We kept our composure, we kept fighting.

🔁 Manchester United have been offered the chance to sign Real Madrid's Brazil winger Vinicius Junior, 21, as the Spanish side try to raise funds before making a move for Paris St-Germain's France forward Kylian Mbappe. (Mirror)

🐴 Racing

Well-fancied flops and excuses from Saturday racing — www.punters.com.au

Check out the 'forgive and forget' file from Saturday racing at a windy Randwick and a soggy Flemington.

🔁 Randwick trainer John Thompson has revealed his recently retired mare Sweet Deal will make an unexpected return this spring due to the $2 million carrot of The Invitation.

“The field for “The Invitation” will exclusively comprise 12 starters invited by a panel convened by Racing NSW,” the Racing NSW release read.

“Invitations will be extended to fillies and mares from across Australia and New Zealand.” (racenet)

🏉 Rugby

🙌🏼 It was a climatic finale to the eToro France Series at Suncorp Stadium with the Wallabies claiming the Trophée des Bicentenaires after a nail-biting 33-30 victory.

The Series was played over 11 dramatic days with each Test an instant classic, and just three points separating the two teams over the Series.

A total of 72,099 fans joined the action at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane and AAMI Park in Melbourne, as the Wallabies now turn their attention to the Bledisloe Cup and eToro Rugby Championship kicking off next month.

The eToro France Series was also a staggering success for broadcasters Nine and Stan Sport, with the epic decider peaking at 952,000 in the exciting final stages. (rugby)

🇳🇿 Like the Wallabies, the All Blacks will go into next month's opening Bledisloe Cup clash with Australia in a confident mood after an improved performance against Fiji on Saturday.

The All Blacks cruised to a 60-13 victory in Hamilton as Foster's side notched up a third win in two weeks after an earlier victory over Fiji and a 102-0 pummelling of Tonga at the start of the month.

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