🗞 Incredible Comeback

AUSSIE SPORTS
Super 8s Await

🥊 Aussie Liam Paro delivered a career-defining performance to upset Subriel Matias on his home turf and seize the IBF super lightweight world title in a stunning boxing upset. Despite being a $5.50 underdog, Paro secured a unanimous decision victory (115-112, 115-112, 116-111) over the Puerto Rican fighter at the Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu in Manati, amidst a fervent crowd.

🏏 icymi: Australia remain unbeaten in the T20 World Cup group stage with a tough five-wicket win over Scotland in St Lucia. Despite six dropped catches, Australia faced a challenging target of 181 set by Scotland.

Already through to the Super 8s, Australia's win was crucial for England's hopes. After a shaky start at 3-60 in the ninth over, Marcus Stoinis (59 off 29) and Travis Head (68 off 49) led a crucial partnership. Needing 95 runs from eight overs, Stoinis hit back-to-back sixes in the 13th over to spark the comeback. Head then blasted three sixes in the 16th over to swing momentum in Australia's favour.

After their dismissals, Tim David's quick 24 not out off 14 balls ensured Australia reached the target. Stoinis was named player of the match for his pivotal innings.

🏊🏼 Australia's swimmers are being urged to channel the spirit of the nation's famed upset of the United States on different waters to snap a 68-year Olympic hoodoo.

Australia have not beaten the Americans on an Olympic swimming medal table since the 1956 Games in Melbourne.

Swimming Australia's head coach Rohan Taylor is bullish about the prospects for his 41-strong team for the Paris Games starting next month.

"This team is going to give it a good shake," Taylor said.

"But the Americans, there's a reason they haven't been beaten since 1956 - they're just extremely competent when it comes to the Olympics, this is where they step up.

"They have got the depth, they've got the numbers, they've got the experience.

"We're going to go there and do everything we can to create an environment for these (Australian) athletes, first and foremost, to do their best.

NRL NEWS
Moses Returns

📄 Match report: The Manly Sea Eagles overcame significant injuries to secure a 30-14 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons at 4 Pines Park. Captain Daly Cherry-Evans led the effort, despite the early exits of Rueben Garrick, Toafofoa Sipley, and Taniela Paseka. Key plays included tries from Lehi Hopoate, Haumole Olakau'atu, and Jake Trbojevic.

The Sea Eagles showed resilience, particularly in the second half, to maintain their position on the ladder (8th).

🔵 New South Wales Blues coach Michael Maguire has named his 20-player squad for Game Two of the Ampol State of Origin series to be played in Melbourne on June 26.

Latrell Mitchell headlines a host of changes to the Blues, with the Rabbitohs superstar set for his first Origin appearance since 2021 after being named in the centres to replace the suspended Joseph Sua'ali'i.

Mitchell is one of several new faces in the extended New South Wales squad, with Connor Watson, Dylan Edwards, Mitchell Moses (in for Hynes) and Cameron Murray all called in as the Blues look to level the series at 1-1.

Sydney Roosters utility Connor Watson has described his Origin selection for NSW as a “dream come true” after missing the entire 2023 season with a knee injury and starting this year in reserve grade.

✅ The Maroons have received a huge boost ahead of their team announcement.

The Courier Mail is reporting that both Reece Walsh is set to be cleared of concussion and will be free to feature in Game II.

The Queensland Maroons are set to announce their squad for Game II on this morning!

❌ The NRL have come down hard on Kelma Tuilagi, hitting the Parramatta second-rower with a ban of up to five games for a dangerous throw on Lindsay Collins.

Tuilagi was sent to the sin bin early in the Eels' 28-18 loss to the Sydney Roosters on Saturday night, after upending Collins in a tackle and flipping him over.

The second-rower, who narrowly avoided being sent off for the tackle, was on Sunday hit with a grade-three dangerous throw charge.

He will miss four matches with an early guilty plea, or risk a fifth game out if he attempts to fight the ban.

AFL NEWS
Incredible Comeback

📄 Match Report: Collingwood staged an incredible comeback against North Melbourne, overcoming a more than 50-point deficit to snatch a one-point victory on Sunday. The Roos had a chance to win in the final moments, but Zac Fisher missed his snap just before the final siren, allowing the Pies to hold on in a thrilling finish.

The dramatic conclusion followed a controversial decision where Bailey Scott was denied a 50-metre penalty, which could have positioned him 30 metres out from goal due to infringements by two Magpies players on the mark.

📄 Match Report:Greater Western Sydney revived their campaign with a crucial 22-point victory over Port Adelaide at Engie Stadium. Despite a sluggish start and wayward goal kicking, the Giants overcame early struggles to outlast the Power, prevailing 9.19 (73) to 6.15 (51) on Sunday.

WORLD NEWS
McGregor Will Be Back

Live Sport:

• Euro 2024: England v Serbia

• Final round of US Open Golf (after round 3): -7 B DeChambeau (US); -4 M Pavon (Fra), R McIlroy (NI), P Cantlay (US); -2 H Matsuyama (Jpn), L Aberg (Swe); -1 T Hatton (Eng), T Finau (US)

🥊 Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis returned to the ring after more than a year with a decisive eighth-round knockout of previously unbeaten Frank Martin in Las Vegas.

Martin, sporting an 18-0 record with 12 knockouts, posed a challenge for Davis, who was 30-0 and defending his WBA lightweight crown.

Davis, coming off a recent seventh-round knockout of Ryan Garcia, controlled the fight against Martin, considered a rising star in the lightweight division and a tough opponent for the champion's title defence.

🏏 T20 World Cup: England’s T20 World Cup campaign is alive – and Jos Buttler’s men have Australia to thank (for their win over Scotland).

⚽️ A man was shot by police in an area packed with football supporters in Hamburg, Germany, ahead of Poland's Euro 2024 game with the Netherlands after threatening an officer with an axe, according to the city's police force. (ESPN)

🏀 NBA Finals: Mavericks coach Jason Kidd passionately defended his 25-year-old superstar before Friday's Game 4 of the NBA Finals, saying some of the "barbecue"-hot criticism of Luka Doncic over the previous couple of days had gone "a little too far."

Doncic responded in the best possible way, putting together a dominant, poised performance to lead the Mavericks to a season-extending 122-84 win, preventing the Boston Celtics from celebrating their record-breaking 18th championship on the American Airlines Center court.

👊🏻 In his first public comments since pulling out of UFC 303 on Thursday because of an undisclosed injury, Conor McGregor said that he was injured shortly before his scheduled June 3 news conference in Dublin. The news conference was abruptly cancelled, creating speculation that McGregor might not fight in the June 29 bout in Las Vegas.

“The decision to postpone the fight was not made lightly, but one made in consultation with my doctors, the UFC, and my team,” McGregor posted on X.

“No hard feelings,” Michael Chandler posted on his official X account. “Heal up. My heart is full. See you soon.” 

⚽️ Manchester United have started internal talks about a move for Bayern Munich's 24-year-old Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, who the German club value at about 50m euros (£42.3m). (Sky Sport Germany via TZ)

⚽️ Brighton have appointed Fabian Hurzeler, 31, as their manager, making him the youngest ever full-time boss of a Premier League team.

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