G'day sports fans,

"I'm the most ripped guy on the grid, let's just say that." - Daniel Ricciardo

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

ON THIS DAY: 2000 Australia clinches first Tri Nations Rugby Series with a 19-18 win over South Africa in Durban; Wallabies centre Stirling Mortlock lands four penalties and a conversion.

🏉 Parramatta kept their top four hopes alive and left Brisbane's finals aspirations in jeopardy as the Broncos failed to overcome the early loss of Adam Reynolds to crash to a 53-6 defeat.

Pictures of the Broncos' sheds after their latest defeat painted a grim but accurate reflection of their late-season demise.

The Broncos sat in fourth on the ladder at the end of round 19 but, after losing four of their last five games, are clinging to eighth and will slip to ninth if the Raiders beat the Sea Eagles in Canberra on Saturday afternoon.

🏏 Lynn signs with Strikers, and will play both BBL, and UAE leagues: The BBL's all-time leading run-scorer and Cricket Australia have reached a landmark deal that allows the former Bash Brother to play in both T20 leagues this summer. (cricket)

⛳️ Cameron Smith has confirmed his long-awaited homecoming, committing to play both the Australian Open and PGA events this summer.

The reigning Open champion and world No.2, Smith hasn't played on home soil since the Presidents Cup in 2019.

The Australian Open will be held at Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Clubs in the first week of December, while the Australian PGA will be held on the banks of the Brisbane river at Royal Queensland in early January.

🏎 Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren will split at the end of the Formula One season after a buyout was negotiated with the Australian on the final year of his contract.

🏉 All the Late Mail for Round 24 of the 2022 NRL Telstra Premiership.(NRL)

🏉 The changes have come thick and fast, with Wallabies coach Dave Rennie making six changes - and seven positional changes - to his run-on side for Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks. (Fox)

🇦🇺 MOCK TEAMS: Who's in for finals week one? We make the call. Reporters pick the ins and outs for week one of the finals. (AFL)

🐴 The first Melbourne Group 1 of the new racing season is upon us, with 14 runners set to face the starter in the $1m Memsie Stakes (1400m).

🐴 Sydney's champion trainer Chris Waller capped a memorable 2012-22 season by snaring a record 12th Bart Cummings Medal at the NSW Racing's Night of Champions awards at Royal Randwick on Thursday night.

Waller was challenged by premier jockey James McDonald for a major part of the season but the trainer ended with 95 points to secure the coveted title.

🚴🏻 Australian Jay Vine won stage six of the Vuelta a Espana, in brutal conditions, with a late attack as Belgium's Remco Evenepoel took the overall lead in the race for the first time in his career.

The Greatest Punters alive (probably). 

Two bets on the Parra-Broncos game, one $23.0 winner, which some of you got on. 🤝

Also, we have a FAT $128.40 punt going on to its last leg. Never wanted Melbourne to win before now!

Our spies (Luke in the office) suggested Thriller Strike is a talented dog who gets out well but then tends to wait for other dogs to run with.

In his last effort before this, he did exactly that but didn't manage to catch up with the others, finishing a distant fourth.

This time, it played out exactly as we'd hoped. He went out, waited for everyone else, and then ran on again ($26.0 place). We'll take every day of the week.

We've got picks up for Storm v Roosters, Penrith v Warriors & EPL and will be adding Sunday fixtures today.

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EPL MIDNIGHT MULTI

Brentford (win)

Chelsea (win)

Liverpool (win)

Brighton v Leeds (draw)

• 🍬 Everton have lost 9 of their last 11 matches - conceding 2+ goals in 9 of the 11.

• 📄 Brentford have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last six home games.

• 🔵 Chelsea have won 9 of their last 10 games following a loss and are unbeaten in their last five at home.

• 🔴 Liverpool have won 6/6 against Bournemouth, scoring 19 goals and conceding just 1 in that run.

• ✅ Brighton unbeaten in 8 games, Leeds unbeaten in 5 games

• 🫥 Brighton drew a league-high 15 games last season.

🌍 World Sport

⚽️ Liverpool and Rangers will meet in the Champions League group stage, while Manchester City's Erling Haaland is set to face his old club Borussia Dortmund.

Scottish champions Celtic are in the same group as holders Real Madrid and Chelsea face AC Milan.

Eintracht Frankfurt, who are making their group stage debut, are in the same group as Tottenham.

Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and Inter Milan have been drawn in the same group.

🏏 England pounced on South Africa's decision to bat first by bowling the Proteas out for 151 on the first day of the second Test at Old Trafford.

On a day when 13 wickets fell, England saw off some evening pressure to reach 111-3, 40 behind.

⛳️ Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are launching a tech-infused golf league in partnership with the PGA Tour, with players competing on six three-man teams in 15 regular-season matches and a playoff starting in January 2024.

The new league, TGL, will feature two-hour, 18-hole matches on a virtual course. The matches will take place in prime time on Monday nights in a custom-made venue in a yet-to-be-determined location.

🎾 Novak Djokovic says he will be unable to travel to New York for the US Open, which begins on Tuesday.

Djokovic did not defend his Australian Open title in January because his Covid-19 vaccination status led to him being deported from the country.

Since October 2021, the United States has banned non-vaccinated visitors.

Serb Djokovic had hoped to compete but wrote on Twitter on Thursday: "Sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY this time for US Open."

🎾 Serena Williams will play Danka Kovinic as she begins what is set to be the final tournament of her career.

The American great, who turns 41 next month, could face second seed Anett Kontaveit in the second round if she beats the Montenegrin.

⚽️ Newcastle are set to sign Real Sociedad striker Alexander Isak for a club record fee of about £60m.

😬 Stuntman and insane person Evgeniy Chebotarev, continues to give everyone watching heart palpitations watching his stunts.

💔 Bryant gets $16 million: Vanessa Bryant was awarded $16 million on Wednesday in her lawsuit against Los Angeles County over the improper sharing of photos of the crash that killed Kobe, their daughter Gigi, and seven others.

⚾️ Tatis apologizes: 11 days after receiving an 80-game suspension for a positive steroid test, Fernando Tatis Jr. apologized Tuesday for his mistakes. "My dreams have turned into my worst nightmares."

🏀 Durant staying put: Kevin Durant and the Nets "have agreed to move forward with our partnership," Nets GM Sean Marks said nearly two months after Durant first requested a trade. The disgruntled superstar will remain in Brooklyn, at least for now.

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TODAY

⚾️ 10:10 - MLB - Houston Astros v Minnesota Twins (ESPN 2)

🏈 10:15 - NFL Pre-Season - Houston Texans v San Francisco 49ers (ESPN)

🏉 15:35 - NPC - Tasman Mako v Canterbury Rugby (Stan Sport)

🏉 17:35 - NPC - Waikato v Manawatu (Stan Sport)

🏉 18:00 - NRL - Penrith Panthers v Warriors (Fox League)

🏉 19:55 - NRL - Melbourne Storm v Sydney Roosters (Fox League or Channel 9)

🏏 20:00 - Test Match - England v South Africa (Fox Cricket)

SATURDAY

🏏 04:00 - The Hundred - Welsh Fire v Northern Superchargers (Fox Cricket)

⚽️ 04:45 - Italian Serie A - Lazio v Inter Milan (beIN SPORTS 3)

🏉 05:00 - Super League - Wigan Warriors v St Helens (Fox League)

⚽️ 06:00 - Spanish La Liga - Real Betis v Osasuna (Optus Sport 2)

⚾️ 09:00 - Major League Baseball - MLB Strike Zone (ESPN)

🏉 11:00 - NSW Cup - Canberra Raiders NSW Cup v Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles (Fox League)

🏉 12:05 - NPC - Hawke's Bay v North Harbour (Stan Sport)

📺 14:00 - Dabble TV 👌🏼– G1 Racing live stream with Angry Dad

🏉 15:00 - NRL - Canberra Raiders v Manly Sea Eagles (Fox League)

🏉 15:05 - NPC - Auckland Rugby v Otago (Stan Sport)

🏉 15:30 - Rugby Championship - Australia v South Africa (Channel 9 or Stan Sport)

🏉 17:30 - NRL - Cronulla Sharks v Canterbury Bulldogs (Fox League)

🏉 17:45 - Rugby Championship - New Zealand v Argentina (Stan Sport)

🏉 19:35 - NRL - South Sydney Rabbitohs v North Queensland Cowboys (Fox League or Channel 9)

🏏 20:00 - Test Match - England v South Africa (Fox Cricket)

⚽️ 21:30 - Premier League - Southampton v Manchester United (Optus Sport 1)

⚽️ 23:30 - German Bundesliga - Hertha Berlin v Borussia Dortmund (beIN SPORTS 3)

⚽️ 00:00 - Premier League:

• Brentford v Everton (Optus Sport 6)

• Manchester City v Crystal Palace (Optus Sport 2)

• Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United (Optus Sport 3)

• Liverpool v Bournemouth (Optus Sport 4)

• Chelsea v Leicester City (Optus Sport 5)

SUNDAY

🏉 02:20 - Men's Los Angeles Sevens, Day 1, Round 9 (beIN SPORTS 2)

⚽️ 02:30 - Premier League - Arsenal v Fulham (Optus Sport 1)

⚽️ 02:30 - German Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v Borussia Monchengladbach (beIN SPORTS 1)

⚽️ 02:30 - Italian Serie A - Juventus v Roma (beIN SPORTS 3)

🏏 04:00 - The Hundred - London Spirit v Oval Invincibles (Fox Cricket)

⚽️ 04:45 - Italian Serie A - Milan v Bologna (beIN SPORTS 3)

🏈 08:00 - NFL Pre-Season - Cincinnati Bengals v Los Angeles Rams (ESPN)

🏏 09:40 - ODI Series - Australia v Zimbabwe (Fox Cricket)

🏉 12:05 - NPC - Bay of Plenty v Counties Manukau (Stan Sport)

🏉 12:05 - NPC - Wellington Rugby v Taranaki (Stan Sport)

🏉 14:00 - NRL - Wests Tigers v St. George Illawarra Dragons (Fox League)

🏉 14:35 - NPC - Northland v Southland (Stan Sport)

🏉 16:05 - NRL - Gold Coast Titans v Newcastle Knights (Fox League or Channel 9)

🏏 18:30 - Big Bash League - Big Bash League Draft (Fox Cricket)

🏏 20:00 - Test Match - England v South Africa (Fox Cricket)

⚽️ 21:00 - Scottish Premiership - Dundee United v Celtic (beIN SPORTS 2)

🏎 23:00 - Formula 1 Belgium - Formula 1 Belgium Race, Round 14 (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 23:00 - Premier League - Aston Villa v West Ham United (Optus Sport 4)

⚽️ 23:00 - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United (Optus Sport 3)

⚽️ 23:00 - France Ligue 1 - OGC Nice v Olympique de Marseille (beIN SPORTS 3)

⚽️ 23:30 - German Bundesliga - FC Koln v VfB Stuttgart (beIN SPORTS 2)