G'day sports fans,

"What do you think this is, a f--king tea party? No, you can't have a f--king glass of water. You can f--king wait like the rest of us."

Trent Bridge, 1989. It was the fifth Test, and Australia already led the series 3-0. On day five of the fourth, England's Robin Smith - thirsty, requested a glass of water. - Australia's captain, Allan Border, denied the request.

🗓 On This Day

1948 - Bradman scores 133* Aust v Lancashire, 216 mins, 17 fours

1975 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his 4th PGA crown by two shots from Australian Bruce Crampton.

1989 - Australia 0-301 at the end of day one, 5th Test Cricket at Trent Bridge. Australia won by an innings and 180 runs. pumped.

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🏉 Eels star Isaiah Papali’i’s push for a backflip from his $1.9 million Tigers deal has taken a fresh twist with reports he is also angling for a return to the Warriors. (Fox)

🏉 The NRL has handed down the first-ever suspension to a coach, slapping Ricky Stuart with a one-game ban.

Stuart will be forced to sit out this week's round 22 clash with St George Illawarra and will be unable to communicate with his team.

He has also been fined $25,000. The Raiders announced he and the club accept the sanctions.

The sanctions come after Stuart's post-match spray where Panthers player Jaeman Salmon was labelled “a weak-gutted dog.”

🇦🇺 Carlton skipper Patrick Cripps' two-match ban for his high hit on Brisbane's Callum Ah Cheehas been upheld at the AFL tribunal on Tuesday night, in a mega blow to the Blues' top-eight hopes.

Cripps tried to overturn his suspension for a shot on Ah Chee in Carlton's loss to Brisbane at the Gabba on Sunday, which had been graded by the AFL's match review officer as careless conduct, high impact, and high contact.

Ah Chee was concussed and substituted out of the game, with the 24-year-old missing five training days and one to two matches.

🏉 Leicester winger Nemani Nadolo is to leave the Premiership champions to join Waratahs in time for the new Australian Super Rugby season in February.

Nadolo previously represented Australia U20 five times in 2008, then signed for the Waratahs, and without playing, moved to France.

⛳️ The Australian Open has added some extra star-power for its return edition with major winner Hannah Green committing to play - but there’s still no word on Cameron Smith.

Fellow Australian Cameron Percy, said his Australian compatriots Smith and Marc Leishman were “gone” and had signed with the financially lucrative LIV Golf Series.

“Unfortunate, yeah, they’re gone,” Percy told RSN radio.

🏏 Chris Lynn has officially turned his back on the Big Bash League, signing on for the inaugural International League T20 in the United Arab Emirates.

Emirates Cricket announced that 54 international cricketers had agreed to participate in the newly-developed T20 league, which makes its debut in January 2023.

It’s understood the UAE league could offer players up to AU$700k for five weeks’ work.

🥊 Paul Gallen has confirmed his next fight - a radical double bout on the same night billed as the Blues great against Queensland.

The retired Cronulla champion will fight Maroons greats Justin Hodges and Ben Hannant in the one event at Brisbane's Nissan Arena on September 15.

🏉 Thursday Night Footy: A blockbuster heavyweight matchup kicks off Round 22 as we head into the final four weeks of the home and away season.

• Melbourne's last five matches have gone UNDER the total match points line.

• Stephen Crichton has scored a try in four of Penrith's last six matches against Melbourne.

🌍 World Sport

🎾 Serena Williams has announced that she will "evolve away from tennis" after this year's US Open to focus on "other things that are important to me."

In an article in Vogue, the 23-time grand slam winner said that, although she will try to win at the US Open, it is time for her to move "in a different direction."

❤️ Former South African umpire Rudi Koertzen, labelled the ‘slow finger of death’ by the media, has died in a car accident, a family member told AFP on Tuesday.

⚽️ The Premier League brings in far more revenue than any other European soccer league — and the gap may widen soon.

The top-flight English league’s combined revenues climbed to a record US$6.2 billion in the 2021-22 season, nearly as much as the next two leagues combined.

• La Liga came in second among European leagues, with a total haul of $3.5 billion for the season.

• Bundesliga followed with $3.1 billion.

• Serie A made $2.3 billion, and Ligue 1 earned $1.7 billion.

⚽️ Manchester United have reached an agreement with Juventus over the purchase of France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 27, for an initial £15m. (Guardian)

⚽️ Everton have signed Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana (20) from Lille for £33m.

⚽️ EFL Championship: Ismaïla Sarr scored an early contender for goal of the season as he scored from his own half!

🛩 Turning down a role as a fighter pilot in Tom Cruise film Top Gun: Maverick was "the most upsetting call that I think I've ever had", says Lewis Hamilton. 🤨

The British seven-time Formula 1 world champion said he accepted a part in the hit sequel to the original 1986 film.

However, he had to pull out because filming took place during the Formula 1 season.

⛳️ The drama surrounding the PGA Tour-LIV Golf feud has intensified recently after 11 LIV players (you can guess who; rhymes with Jill Fickleson) filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Tour.

The FedEx Cup Playoffs begin with the FedEx St. Jude Championship this Friday (AEST)

🥊 Tyson Fury has urged Derek Chisora to accept his offer to fight him in a trilogy bout.

"I've decided to come back to boxing because I can be the first heavyweight world champion in history to have two trilogies. I'd always said I'd fight Derek Chisora at the end of my career," Fury added, confirming reports he was seriously considering fighting again.

🏈 Aaron Rodgers all clear: The NFL won't discipline Aaron Rodgers for using ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic he credits with teaching him self-love and paving the way for back-to-back MVP seasons.

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