G'day sports fans,

Weekend motivation: "Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one-yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown." - Ross Perot

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🗓 ON THIS DAY: 2011 - Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens knocks back a $2.5 million offer from Penrith to remain at Wests Tigers until the end of 2014.

🐯 Richmond has resisted the urge to rush Dustin Martin back into its line-up, with the 2017 Brownlow Medallist expected to return in round eight against Collingwood.

After an extended period away from the club on personal leave, Martin returned to Punt Road last week, putting to rest rumours that he could prematurely retire from the game at just 30 years of age.

🗣 Aussie teenager Josh Giddey has confessed he was disappointed not to receive a single vote for the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award. (Fox)

🎟 The AFL has been urged to consider raising ticket prices by even $1 in order to establish a multi-million dollar compensation fund to assist community footballers who sustain life-altering injuries while playing the game. (nine)

⚽️ Perth will be the next stop on Manchester United’s pre-season tour of Australia, with the Premier League giants locked in to play Aston Villa on July 23.

United are already scheduled to visit Melbourne, where the Red Devils will face Isuzu UTE A-League club Melbourne Victory at the MCG on July 15 before meeting fellow Premier League outfit Crystal Palace at the iconic venue on July 19.

🏉 Gold Coast Titans (8.50) v Penrith Panthers (1.07): The reigning premiers remained undefeated on the season and extended their winning streak at home to 21 last week.

• Four of Penrith's last five matches have gone OVER the total match points line. (+44pts) ($1.90)

🏉 South Sydney Rabbitohs (1.60) v Manly Sea Eagles (2.35): Despite indifferent starts to the season, these teams again look to be second-tier contenders in 2022 and currently sit eighth and seventh respectively following losses last week.

• Manly has failed to cover the line in nine of its last 10 matches as an underdog following a loss. (-4.5 @ $2.0)

🇦🇺 West Coast Eagles (2.45) v Richmond Tigers (1.57): West Coast won the latest matchup between these clubs 85-81 at this venue, led by four goals from Josh Kennedy.

• In each of Richmond's last three matches, the highest-scoring quarter has been the third. ($3.30)

🏉 Reds (2.63) v Chiefs (1.50): The Chiefs have won five of their last seven Super Rugby away games against the Queensland Reds (L2), including three of their last four across which they’ve held the Reds to 12 points or fewer on the day three times.

🏉 Western Force (9.0) v Blues (1.09): The Blues are undefeated in their last nine Super Rugby games against the Western Force (W8, D1), conceding an average of just 17 points per game in that span; their only defeat to the Force in Super Rugby came in Round 5, 2008 (27-17).

⚽️ Melbourne Victory (1.50) v Wellington Phoenix (4.50): at AAMI Park.

• Wellington are winless against Melbourne Victory in games played away from home for the previous 6 league games. 

🌍 World Sport

✍🏼 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has agreed a two-year contract extension committing him to the club until 2026.

Klopp's place among club greats

• Bill Shankly - 783 games (52.11%) win percentage

• Bob Paisley - 535 games (57.57%)

• Joe Fagan - 131 games (54.2%)

• Kenny Dalglish - 307 games (60.91%)

• Jurgen Klopp - 373 games (61.38%)

🏏 Ben Stokes has been named England Test captain, taking over from Joe Root.

All-rounder Stokes, 30, has scored 5,061 runs and taken 174 wickets in 79 Tests and had been vice-captain across two spells since 2017.

Batter Root, 31, stepped down after five years in charge earlier this month, having led England in a record 64 Tests.

"I am honoured to be given the chance to lead the England Test team," said Stokes.

🚴🏼‍♀️ Dutch cyclist Amy Pieters has regained consciousness and can "communicate slightly non-verbally" four months after a crash in training.

Pieters, 30, suffered severe brain damage after falling during a training camp in Alicante in December.

⚽️ Mino Raiola, football agent to Paul Pogba and Erling Haaland, 'critically ill' in hospital

Raiola was hospitalised on Thursday and widespread reports in Italy claimed he had died, but Alberto Zangrillo, head of the Intensive Care Unit at San Raffaele Hospital, told Italian news agency ANSA: "I am outraged by phone calls from so-called journalists speculating on the life of a man who is fighting."

🏟 Barcelona will move out of their Nou Camp home for the 2023-24 season while the stadium is redeveloped.

The Spanish club have received a permit from their city council for the renovation and work will start in June.

They will be able to play at an almost full-capacity Nou Camp next season but will relocate to the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic for the following campaign.

🏎 Both Formula 1 race directors have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of next weekend's Miami Grand Prix.

According to US immigration rules, Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas would be unable to travel to the race if they do not return a negative test in time.

🏈 Round 1 of the 2022 NFL draft kicks off in Las Vegas today at 10am, and Rounds 2-7 will follow on Friday and Saturday.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have the No. 1 pick -- again -- but who that pick will be is still uncertain

Top 5 Prospects:

1. Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Michigan (Highlights)

2. Travon Walker, DE, Georgia (Highlights)

3. Ikem Ekwonu, OT, NC State (Highlights)

4. Evan Neal, OT, Alabama (Highlights)

5. Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati (Highlights)

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FRIDAY

📺 10:00 - NFL - NFL Draft, Round 1, Night 1 (7mate, ESPN 2)

🏒 12:00 - NHL - Vancouver Canucks v Los Angeles Kings (ESPN)

🏀 12:00 - NBA Playoffs First Round - Utah Jazz v Dallas Mavericks (ESPN)

🏉 18:00 - NRL - Gold Coast Titans v Penrith Panthers (Fox League)

🏀 19:30 - NBL Semi-Final Series - Illawarra Hawks v Sydney Kings (ESPN)

⚽️ 19:45 - A-League Men - Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix (Paramount+)

🏉 19:45 - Super Rugby Pacific - Queensland Reds v Chiefs (Stan Sport)

🏉 19:55 - NRL - South Sydney Rabbitohs v Manly Sea Eagles (Fox League or Channel 9)

🇦🇺 20:10 - AFL - West Coast Eagles v Richmond Tigers (Fox Footy)

🏉 22:00 - Super Rugby Pacific - Western Force v Blues (Stan Sport)

🏏 00:00 - Indian Premier League - Punjab Kings v Lucknow Super Giants (Fox Cricket)

SATURDAY

⛳️ 05:30 - PGA TOUR - Mexico Open, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

📺 09:00 - NFL - NFL Draft, Rounds 2-3, Night 2 (ESPN 2)

🏉 12:40 - NSW Cup - Canterbury Bulldogs NSW v North Sydney Bears (Fox League)

🇦🇺 13:45 - AFL - Geelong Cats v Fremantle Dockers (Fox Footy)

🇦🇺 14:10 - AFL - Adelaide Crows v GWS Giants (Fox Sports or Channel 7)

🏉 14:35 - Super Rugby Pacific - Fijian Drua v Highlanders (Stan Sport)

🏉 15:00 - NRL - Warriors v Canberra Raiders (Fox League)

🏉 15:00 - Shute Shield Regular Season (Stan Sport)

• Sydney University Rugby v Western Sydney Two Blues 

• Eastwood Rugby v Warringah Rugby

• Southern Districts Rugby v Eastern Suburbs Rugby

• Gordon Rugby v Randwick Rugby 

• Manly Rugby v Northern Suburbs Rugby

• Newcastle Wildfires v West Harbour Pirates

⚽️ 16:05 - A-League Men - Central Coast Mariners v Western United FC (Paramount+)

🇦🇺 16:35 - AFL - Melbourne Demons v Hawthorn (Fox Footy)

🏉 17:05 - Super Rugby Pacific - NSW Waratahs v Crusaders (Stan Sport)

🏉 17:30 - NRL - Canterbury Bulldogs v Sydney Roosters (Fox League)

⚽️ 19:00 - AFC Champions League - Kawasaki Frontale v Guangzhou FC (Paramount+)

🇦🇺 19:25 - AFL - St. Kilda Saints v Port Adelaide Power (Fox Sports or 7mate)

🇦🇺 19:25 - AFL - Carlton Blues v North Melb. Kangaroos (Fox Footy)

🏉 19:35 - NRL - Parramatta Eels v North Queensland Cowboys (Fox League)

⚽️ 19:45 - A-League Men - Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar (Paramount+)

🏉 19:45 - Super Rugby Pacific - Rebels v Moana Pasifika (GEM or Stan Sport)

🏏 20:00 - Indian Premier League - Gujarat Titans v Royal Challengers Bangalore (Fox Cricket)

🏀 20:00 - NBL Semi-Final Series - Tasmania JackJumpers v Melbourne United (ESPN)

🚘 20:40 - Perth SuperNight - Perth SuperNight Race 1, Round 4 (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 21:30 - Premier League - Newcastle United v Liverpool (Optus Sport 1)

⚽️ 00:00 - Premier League - Southampton v Crystal Palace (Optus Sport 4)

⚽️ 00:00 - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion (Optus Sport 5)

🏉 00:00 - Premiership Rugby: (Stan Sport)

• Gloucester Rugby v Bath Rugby 

• Leicester Tigers v Bristol Bears 

• Worcester Warriors v Saracens 

🏏 00:00 - Indian Premier League - Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians (Fox Cricket)

SUNDAY

🏉 11:30 - NSW Cup - Newcastle Knights NSW Cup v Mounties (Fox League)

🏉 13:00 - Japan Rugby: Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay v Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu (Stan Sport)

🇦🇺 13:10 - AFL - Collingwood Magpies v Gold Coast Suns (Fox Footy)

🏉 14:00 - NRL - Newcastle Knights v Melbourne Storm (Fox League)

🏉 14:00 - Super Rugby Pacific - Brumbies v Hurricanes (Stan Sport)

🚘 14:05 - Perth SuperNight - Perth SuperNight Race 2, Round 4 (Fox Sports)

🏀 15:00 - NBL Semi-Final Series - Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks (ESPN)

🇦🇺 15:20 - AFL - Western Bulldogs v Essendon Bombers (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 16:05 - A-League Men - Macarthur FC Bulls v Newcastle Jets (Paramount+)

🏉 16:05 - NRL - St. George Illawarra Dragons v Wests Tigers (Fox League or Channel 9)

🇦🇺 16:40 - AFL - Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions (Fox Footy or 7mate)

🚘 17:45 - Perth SuperNight - Perth SuperNight Race 3, Round 4 (Fox Sports)

🏉 18:00 - Japan Rugby: Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo v Tokyo Sungoliath (Stan Sport)

🏏 20:00 - Indian Premier League - Delhi Capitals v Lucknow Super Giants (Fox Cricket)

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

⚽️ 23:00 - Premier League - Everton v Chelsea (Optus Sport 1)

⚽️ 23:00 - Premier League - Tottenham v Leicester City (Optus Sport 2)

⚽️ 23:00 - Italian Serie A - Milan v Fiorentina (beIN SPORTS 3)