🗞 House of Paine

November 28, 2019

Hi Guys,

We're cruising into a weekend packed with sport.

Today's issue includes:

🇦🇺 AFL Draft

🏏 Test news

⚽️ City Football Group buy ANOTHER club

⚽️ Latest Europa League Scores

FC Astana 2-1 Man United (FT) (bbcsport)

Sporting Braga 2-3 Wolves (75mins)

Feyenoord 2-2 Rangers (75mins)

Celtic v Rennes (7am AEDT k.o.)

Arsenal v Frankfurt (7am k.o.)

Former Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek passes away, aged 63

Tributes from the footballing world have been flowing for the former midfielder and coach of more than 10 major teams, with many remembering him as a giant of the sport.

🇦🇺 AFL

The 2019 AFL national draft is over. See every player picked and every trade made here

So 65 players were selected in the national draft, but opportunities certainly don't end there for prospective AFL players.

We have the pre-season and rookie drafts and of course we also have the supplemental period over the summer which yielded a gem like Sydney Stack this year.

And let's not forget the mid-season rookie draft next year which, in 2019, handed Richmond grand final sensation Marlion Pickett! (theAge)

🏏 Cricket

Australia has named an unchanged team for the second cricket Test against Pakistan.

Australian captain Tim Paine says there's no reason to change the side that trounced the tourists by an innings and five runs in the first Test in Brisbane.

"Obviously we thought we played a pretty good game of cricket last week," Paine told reporters on Thursday.

Steve Smith is many things - but not a tremendous endorsement for the mattress company which has made him a multi-millionaire.

"I'm an awful sleeper," Smith said last August during the Ashes series in England.

"It's all positive stuff - who is bowling at me, where I am going to hit them, how I'm going to play, where I'm going to look to score."

Four years ago, Smith invested a hundred grand for a 10 per cent stake in the then start-up company Koala Mattress.

The mattress firm is now valued at about $150 million, boosting the value of Smith's shares to more than $12 million.

🏉 Rugby (kind of)

Israel Folau launches new $14 MILLION lawsuit — and says he should have captained Wallabies

Lost sponsorship dollars and the missed revenue that comes with competing at World Cups and possibly captaining the national team were used to justify the controversial star’s new $14 million demand.

We won't waste anymore (digital) ink, on his comments (story)

⚽️ Football

Melbourne City owners acquire majority stake in Mumbai City FC, making them the 8th club in the group's network.

The group, who have agreed a deal to take a 65 per cent share of the Indian Super League side, also has majority stakes in New York City in the USA, Melbourne City in Australia, Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan, Club Atletico Torque in Uruguay, Girona in Spain and Sichuan Jiuniu in China.

Smart business for the development of the game or the beginning of the end for competitive football?

🏉 NRL

Raiding the Raiders: UK Super League club pounces to sign Canberra half Aidan Sezer

Aidan Sezer has been granted a release from the Canberra Raiders to join the Huddersfield Giants in the English Super League on a two-year deal.

The star playmaker had one season left on his deal with the 2019 runners-up but he was deemed surplus to requirements and allowed to join the English club. (foxsports)

🏉 Rugby

In case you missed it: Former Parramatta Eels star (where he scored 82 tries in 94 games) Semi Radradra has sensationally turned his back on a blockbuster return to the NRL by signing a lucrative three-year contract in English rugby with Bristol Bears, reported to be worth $2m.

I could watch these highlights all day...

Coach Pat Lam confirmed his new signing will be one of the club’s two permitted marquee players (along with Former New Zealand international full back Charles Piutau) whose wages sit outside of the Gallagher Premiership’s salary cap which has been a hot topic of conversation in the rugby world following Saracen’s being found guilty of breaching the regulations for the last three seasons resulting in a five million pound fine and being docked 35 points.

Greyhounds (tonight)

Over $1 million will be shelled out in stakes across the 12-race card

THE Greyhound Recorder previews greyhound racing's night of nights at Sandown Park this Friday featuring the Group 1 TAB Melbourne Cup.

⚽️ Football

David Beckham is lining up former Arsenal and France midfielder Patrick Vieira as the first head coach of new MLS side Inter Miami. (Telegraph)

Best/Worst Team names in Football?:

  1. FL Fart, Norway, their home matches are played at Fartbana.

  2. Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs, Ghana

  3. Inter Miami CF, USA (just bad)

Lionel Messi scored on his 700th Barcelona appearance as they reached the knockout stages of the Champions League.

🥊 Boxing

Joshua v Ruiz 2 build up: Ruiz stated that the 2012 Olympic hero swallowed the first defeat.

Ruiz said: “I think he quit because of the way it was going.

“I think he was out of it and didn’t know where he was at that moment. I think he quit.

Favourite online quotes about the first fight:

"Andy ruiz is the type of dad who'd get his facepainted at a fair with his kid"

"Towel should have gone in 6th round when Joshua was walking around as if he was in Tesco (supermarket) doing a big shop".

Joshua v Ruiz 2: 'Clash On The Dunes' is on 7 December in Saudi Arabia.

Cricket

Cricket remembers Phillip Hughes on five-year anniversary of Australian batsman's death

Tributes have been paid around the world to Phillip Hughes on the five-year anniversary of the Australian's death.

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke, who described Hughes at his funeral as the brother he never had, led the tributes on Instagram writing: "Everyday I think of you, but this week even more. Wish you were here buddy."

Friday's Sport (AEDT)

🏌🏻‍♂️ Alfred Dunhill Championship - Leader after Rd1 - Will Bressling -7

⚽️ Europa League fixtures (4:55 and 7am Kick offs) 

🏏 New Zealand v England 2nd test (9am)

🏏 Australia v Pakaistan 2nd test (2:30pm)

⚾️ ABL - Brisbane Bandits v Geelong-Korea & Sydney Blue Sox

v Adelaide Bite

🏀 NBL & WNBL regular season games

⚽️ A-League - Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory (7:30pm)

Enjoy your weekend & stay hydrated! 🍻