G'day sports fans,

Classic quote: “Well, I got there as fast as I could” Peter Kelly’s defense at the Judiciary when defending a late, high tackle.

A quick whistle-stop tour through what's going on in the world of sport this morning.

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

⚽️ Socceroos’ World Cup hopes dealt a horror blow. 

The Socceroos’ hopes of qualifying for this year’s World Cup have suffered a huge blow after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Oman in Muscat.

Seemingly headed for a crucial three points when leading 2-1 deep into the contest, the Australians were left stunned by an 89th-minute penalty from Abdullah Fawaz after fullback Fran Karacic fouled Oman substitute Muhsen Al-Ghassani.

Third (15 points) on the table behind Saudi Arabia (19) and Japan (18).

❤️ Charismatic Melbourne footy legend dead at 74: the state-league and suburban Australian rules football legend from the 1970s and 1980s has died at the age of 74.

🗣 NRL legend Cooper Cronk believes new Storm recruit Xavier Coates has all the attributes to become the best winger in the competition in 2022.

🗣 Roosters coach Trent Robinson is excited to have Luke Keary back to help develop prodigy Sam Walker as part of a new-look halves pairing in 2022 and to help fill a leadership void.

🗣 De Goey’s manager says the Pies star doesn’t have an alcohol or anger management problem despite his willingness to do the education after having his legal matter in the US resolved.

🏏 Just under 50 Australians have been nominated for this year’s Indian Premier League auction, including superstar trio Pat Cummins, David Warner, and Steve Smith, as well as an 18-year-old from Newcastle.

The IPL on Tuesday night released the full 590-man list, with the players to go under the hammer during a two-day mega auction that will commence in less than a fortnight.

The list, which includes 47 Aussies, has been significantly reduced after more than 1200 cricketers nominated themselves last month. (Full List)

🌍 World Sport

⛳️ 2022 Pebble Beach Pro-Am: A three-course rotation featuring Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, and the Monterey Peninsula Country Club will play host to 156 golfers, headlined by last year’s winner Daniel Berger, and last week’s playoff victim, Will Zalatoris. 

Aussie Jason Day is looking to build on last week’s tie for third at the Farmers, while Patrick Cantlay remains the single-priced favourite in the field. 

• Cantly 8.50

• Berger 13.0

• Zalatoris 14.0

• Speith 22.0

• Jason Day 22.0

💰 Greg Norman insists his prime motivation is to "grow the game of golf". It, therefore, makes us wonder why the Saudi Arabian-backed Asian Tour he promotes is staging a $2m event in England this June?

There are already nine men's professional events in the UK between May and October in 2022. 

👧🏻 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's daughter made her debut for Manchester United. They are the first child and parent to both play for the club

🐐 Tom Brady, one of the greatest players in the history of the NFL, has confirmed his retirement.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, 44, won seven Super Bowls in an astonishing career spanning 22 seasons.

Brady won six titles with the New England Patriots before his final triumph with the Buccaneers last year.

The five-time Super Bowl Most Valuable Player is retiring after deciding he could no longer make the "competitive commitment" to continue.

This take on every Tom Brady Fan right now is so good (Twitter

He also left the Patriots out of his farewell social media message (where he won 6 Super Bowls). Which as you might expect they are not too happy about.

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TODAY

06:45 - Scottish Premiership - Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian (beIN SPORTS 2)

07:00 - CONMEBOL WC Qualifier - Bolivia v Chile (beIN SPORTS 3

)07:00 - EuroLeague Regular Season - Barcelona Basketball v Bayern Munich Basketball (Fox Sports)

10:00 - CONMEBOL WC Qualifier - Uruguay v Venezuela (beIN SPORTS 2)

10:30 - CONMEBOL WC Qualifier - Argentina v Colombia (beIN SPORTS 3)

11:00 - NHL Regular Season - New York Rangers v Florida Panthers (ESPN 2)

11:30 - CONMEBOL WC Qualifier - Brazil v Paraguay (beIN SPORTS 1)

11:30 - NBA Regular Season - Milwaukee Bucks v Washington Wizards (ESPN)

13:00 - CONMEBOL WC Qualifier - Peru v Ecuador (beIN SPORTS 3)

14:00 - NHL Regular Season - Vegas Golden Knights v Buffalo Sabres (ESPN 2)

14:00 - NBA Regular Season - Phoenix Suns v Brooklyn Nets (ESPN)

18:30 - ATP World Tour 250 - ATP Maharashtra Open, Round 2, Day 3 (beIN SPORTS 1)

19:30 - NBL Regular Season - New Zealand Breakers v Illawarra Hawks (ESPN)

19:35 - A-League Women Regular Season - Sydney FC Women v Brisbane Roar Women (Paramount+)

19:45 - A-League Men Regular Season - Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory (Paramount+)

23:05 - Mixed Doubles Curling Round Robin - Australia v United States (7Plus or Channel 7)

00:00 - Under 19 World Cup Semi-Final - India U19 v Australia U19 (Fox Cricket )

THURSDAY

00:30 - Currie Cup Regular Season - Griquas v Pumas (Stan Sport)

00:30 - ATP World Tour 250 - ATP Open Sud de France, Round 1&2, Day 3 (beIN SPORTS 2 )

06:00 - Africa Cup of Nations Semi-Final - Burkina Faso v Senegal (beIN SPORTS 2)

06:45 - Scottish Premiership - Celtic v Rangers (beIN SPORTS 3)

11:00 - NHL Regular Season - Washington Capitals v Edmonton Oilers (ESPN 2)

11:30 - NBA Regular Season - New York Knicks v Memphis Grizzlies (ESPN)

12:00 - Australia - IronMan / IronWoman Series, Round 3 (9Go!)

12:05 - Mixed Doubles Curling Round Robin - Australia v China (7Plus or Channel 7)

13:30 - NHL Regular Season - Chicago Blackhawks v Minnesota Wild (ESPN 2)

14:00 - NBA Regular Season - Utah Jazz v Denver Nuggets (ESPN)

14:10 - Women's ODI Series - Australia v England (Fox Cricket or 7mate)

18:30 - ATP World Tour 250 - ATP Maharashtra Open, Round 2, Day 4 (beIN SPORTS 1)

19:00 - Women's Asian Cup Semi-Final - Korea Republic v Philippines (10 Bold or 10 Play)

19:00 - Asian Tour - Saudi International, Round 1 (Fox Sports)

19:30 - DP World Tour - Ras al Khaimah Championship, Round 1 (Fox Sports)

19:30 - NBL Regular Season - Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets (ESPN)

22:02 - Group 1 - Garrard's Gold Bullion, 520m (Sky Racing 1)

23:05 - Mixed Doubles Curling Round Robin - Australia v Czech Republic (7Plus or Channel 7)