🗞 We Have Lift Off

November 18, 2021

G'day sports fans,

Classic quote: "The only time an Australian walks is when his car runs out of petrol." - South African cricketer, Barry Richards

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

He is the fast bowler who launched a thousand MRIs. A decade on from his Test debut, Australia's go-to quick and potential captain-in waiting reflects on a unique journey of experimentation, determination, support and self-belief

🏟 Australia's Ashes Test against England in Melbourne and next year's Australian Open tennis tournament will welcome full crowds after Covid-19 restrictions were eased in Victoria.

State Premier Dan Andrews said there would no longer be limits on gatherings at major sporting events. 

🐴 Ten races will take place this Saturday at Ascot, headlined by the Group 1 Railway Stakes over the mile. 

Western Empire remains the short-priced favourite in the $1 million feature as William Pike hopes to claim the honours for the fourth year in a row. 

🥊 As Paul Gallen put a “six month” time frame on Sonny Bill Williams to determine whether he will accept a fight, the former Origin captain says it would take the dual international “two months” to be in a position to complete 10-years of talk and get into the ring against one another.

Ever since Williams hung up the boots in 2020, a boxing bout between two of the modern day footy greats has been a mouth-watering proposition for everyone involved in trans-Tasman sport. (Fox)

🏉 In the space of two weeks the Wallabies’ season turned on its head after consecutive victories against the Springboks that paved the way for a five-match winning streak.

Now after back to back defeats, Rennie is hoping to end his season on a high against Wales at the Principality Stadium he hopes gives the Wallabies “belief” heading into the summer off-season.

Tupou, Alaalatoa return as Foketi handed debut for final Test of 2021 against Wales. (rugby)

After an offseason of twists and turns, the ALM is finally set to return on Friday. Here's all you need to know ahead of the 2021-22 campaign.

⚽️ A-LEAGUE KICK OFF:

The football world's longest offseason is finally at an end and, with a new name in tow, the A-League Men competition is back, kicking off on Friday as defending champions Melbourne City take on Brisbane Roar.

The 'Under 2.5 Goals' market has hit in seven of Melbourne City's last eight A-League Week 1 matches.

Friday | 7.45pm - Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar (AAMI Park)

Saturday | 7.45pm - Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney FC (Bankwest Stadium)

Saturday | 7.45pm - Western United vs Melbourne Victory (GMHBA Stadium)

Saturday | 10.05pm - Perth Glory vs Adelaide United (HBF Park)

Sunday | 4.05pm - Newcastle Jets vs Central Coast Mariners (Hunter Stadium)

Sunday | 6.05pm - Macarthur FC vs Wellington Phoenix (Campbelltown Stadium)

🌍 World Sport

🏎 With three races left in a thrilling 2021 Formula 1 season, the sport heads to new territory this weekend - Qatar.

The state is set to host a grand prix for the first time in F1 history.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen, looking for his first world title, holds a 14-point lead as he aims to stop Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton winning a record-breaking eighth drivers' championship.

Hamilton will have been boosted by winning Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil, despite two penalties.

🎾 Germany's Alexander Zverev will face world number one Novak Djokovic in the ATP Finals last four after a straight-set win over Poland's Hubert Hurkacz.

🔁 Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers says he is "fully committed" to the club and any speculation linking him with Manchester United is "not real".

❌ South Africa’s World Cup-winning coach Rassie Erasmus has been banned for two months after releasing a video criticising refereeing decisions, World Rugby announced. (Fox)

⛳️ Rory McIlroy leads the DP World Tour Championship by two shots after hitting a seven-under-par 65 in round one.

🏟 The Staples Center will be renamed for Crypto.com next month in a US$700 million deal for the naming rights to the home arena of the Los Angeles Lakers. - the news added US$4bn to Crypto.com coin value.

✈️ Kim Kardashian and Leeds United help Afghan women's football team arrive in UK after escaping Taliban. Is a sentence I never thought I'd write, but good on them!

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🎾 07:00 ATP World Tour Finals Group Game - Daniil Medvedev v Jannik Sinner (BeIN Sports 1)

🏈 08:30 NCAA Men's Regular Season - Temple Owls v Clemson Tigers (ESPN 2)

🏈 11:30 NCAA Regular Season - Duke Blue Devils v Louisville Cardinals (ESPN 2)

🏈 12:20 NFL Regular Season - Atlanta Falcons v New England Patriots (ESPN)

🏀 13:00 NBA Regular Season - Denver Nuggets v Philadelphia 76ers (NBA League Pass or Sky Sports 2)

🏏 15:40 WBBL Group Game - Hobart Hurricanes Women v Melb. Renegades Women (Fox Cricket)

⛳️ 18:00 European Tour - DP World Tour Championship, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

🏏 19:05 WBBL Group Game - Brisbane Heat Women v Sydney Thunder Women (Fox Cricket)

🚘 19:45 Sydney SuperNight - Sydney SuperNight Practice 1, Round 11 (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 19:45 A-League Men Regular Season - Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar (Paramount+)

🏎 21:30 Formula 1 Qatar - Formula 1 Qatar Practice 1, Round 20 (Fox Sports)

🎾 00:00 ATP World Tour Finals - ATP World Tour Finals Group Game, Day 6 (BeIN Sports 1)

SATURDAY

⚽️ 06:30 German Bundesliga - Augsburg v Bayern Munich (BeIN Sports 3)

⚽️ 06:45 English Championship - Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town (BeIN Sports 2)

🎾 07:00 ATP World Tour Finals - ATP World Tour Finals Group Game, Night 6 (BeIN Sports 1)

🏏 09:45 WBBL Group Game - Perth Scorchers Women v Melbourne Stars Women (7mate, Fox Cricket)

🏀 11:30 NBA Regular Season - Boston Celtics v Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN)

🏈 13:00 NCAA Regular Season - Houston Cougars v Memphis Tigers (ESPN 2)

🏏 13:10 WBBL Group Game - Adelaide Strikers Women v Sydney Sixers Women (7mate, Fox Cricket)

🚘 13:40 Sydney SuperNight - Sydney SuperNight Qualifying Race 1, Round 11 (Fox Sports)

🏀 14:00 NBA Regular Season - Phoenix Suns v Dallas Mavericks (ESPN)

🚘 14:50 Dunlop Super2 Sydney - Dunlop Super2 Sydney Qualifying (Fox Sports)

🏍 15:10 WorldSBK Indonesia - WorldSBK Indonesia Superpole, Round 13 (Fox Sports More)

🏏 15:40 WBBL Group Game - Hobart Hurricanes Women v Sydney Thunder Women (Fox Cricket)

⚽️ 16:00 J1 League - Urawa Red Diamonds v Yokohama F. Marinos (Optus Sport 2)

⚽️ 16:00 J1 League - Cerezo Osaka v Kawasaki Frontale (Optus Sport 3)

⚽️ 16:00 J1 League - Sagan Tosu v Consadole Sapporo (Optus Sport 1)

🐴 16:20 Listed Race - Ballarat Cup, 2,000m - HCP (Channel 7, Racing.com or Sky Racing 1)

🏈 16:30 NCAA Men's Regular Season - UNLV Rebels v Michigan Wolverines (ESPN 2)

🚘 16:35 Sydney SuperNight - Sydney SuperNight Top 10 Shootout, Round 11 (Fox Sports)

🐴 16:40 Feature Race - The Gong, 1,600m - HCP, 3YO &Up (Channel 7, Sky Racing 1)

⚽️ 17:00 J1 League - Yokohama FC v Vissel Kobe (Optus Sport 4)

🏉 17:05 NZ NPC Premiership Final - Waikato v Tasman Mako (Stan Sport)

🏍 17:30 WorldSSP Indonesia - WorldSSP Indonesia Race 1, Round 13 (Fox Sports More)

⛳️ 18:00 European Tour - DP World Tour Championship, Round 3 (Fox Sports)

🚘 18:00 Dunlop Super2 Sydney - Dunlop Super2 Sydney Race 1 (Fox Sports)

🐎 18:33 3YO Trotters G1 - 3YO Breeders Crown Trotting Final C&G, 2,240m (Sky Racing 1)

🏍 19:00 WorldSBK Indonesia - WorldSBK Indonesia Race 1, Round 13 (Fox Sports More)

🐎 19:00 2YO Trotters G1 - 2YO Breeders Crown Trotting Final Fillies, 2,240m (Sky Racing 1)

🏏 19:05 WBBL Group Game - Brisbane Heat Women v Melb. Renegades Women (Fox Cricket)

🐴 19:05 Group 2 - WA Guineas, 1,600m - SW, 3YO (Sky Racing 1 )19:10 Sydney SuperNight - Sydney SuperNight Race 1, Round 11 (Fox Sports)

🐎 19:31 2YO Trotters G1 - 2YO Breeders Crown Trotting Final C&G, 2,240m (Sky Racing 1)

🐴 19:45 Group 1 - Railway Stakes, 1,600m - HCP, 3YO & Up (Sky Racing 1)

⚽️ 19:45 A-League Men Regular Season - Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC (10 Play, Paramount+ or Channel 10)

⚽️ 19:45 A-League Men Regular Season - Western United FC v Melbourne Victory (Paramount+)

🐎 20:05 2YO Pacers G1 - 2YO Breeders Crown Final C&G, 2,240m (Sky Racing 1)

🐎 20:40 3YO Pacers G1 - 3YO Breeders Crown Final C&G, 2,240m (Sky Racing 1)

🐎 20:52 Group 3 Pacers - Kids Of Macarthur Health Foundation Sue Kelly Ladyship Stakes, 1,609m (Sky Racing 1)

🐎 21:15 3YO Pacers G1 - 3YO Breeders Crown Final Fillies, 2,240m (Sky Racing 1)

🐎 21:44 2YO Pacers G1 - 2YO Breeders Crown Final Fillies, 2,240m (Sky Racing 1)

🏎 22:00 Formula 1 Qatar - Formula 1 Qatar Practice 3, Round 20 (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 22:05 A-League Men Regular Season - Perth Glory v Adelaide United (Paramount+)

🐎 22:16 3YO Trotters G1 - 3YO Breeders Crown Trotting Final Fillies, 2,240m (Sky Racing 1)

⚽️ 22:30 FA Women's Super League - Manchester City Women v Aston Villa Women (Optus Sport 2)

⚽️ 23:30 Premier League - Leicester City v Chelsea (Optus Sport 1)

⚽️ 23:30 English Championship - Sheffield United v Coventry City (BeIN Sports 2)

🎾 00:00 ATP World Tour Finals - ATP World Tour Finals - Semi-Final, Day 7 (BeIN Sports 1)

🏉 00:00 Test Match - Scotland v Japan (BeIN Sports 3)

🏉 00:00 Test Match - Italy v Uruguay (Kayo Sports or Stan Sport)

SUNDAY

🎾 07:00 ATP World Tour Finals - ATP World Tour Finals - Semi-Final, Night 7 (BeIN Sports 1)

🏏 07:00 Test Match - France v New Zealand (BeIN Sports 3)

⚽️ 07:00 Spanish La Liga - Barcelona v Espanyol (BeIN Sports 2)

👊🏻 07:00 UFC Fight Night - UFC Fight Night Prelims (ESPN 2)

👊🏻 10:00 UFC Fight Night Main Card - Ketlen Vieira v Miesha Tate (ESPN 2)

🚘 10:10 Dunlop Super2 Sydney - Dunlop Super2 Sydney Qualifying (Fox Sports)

🏏 10:15 WBBL Group Game - Sydney Sixers Women v Perth Scorchers Women (7mate, Fox Cricket)

🚘 10:50 Sydney SuperNight - Sydney SuperNight Qualifying Race 2, Round 11 (Fox Sports)

🏀 11:00 NBA Regular Season - Indiana Pacers v New Orleans Pelicans (NBA League Pass, SBS on Demand, SBS Viceland or Sky Sports 2)

🚘 12:30 Sydney SuperNight - Sydney SuperNight Top 10 Shootout, Round 11 (Channel 7, Fox Sports)

🥊 13:00 Welterweight Title - Terence Crawford v Shawn Porter (Main Event)

🏏 13:40 WBBL Group Game - Adelaide Strikers Women v Melbourne Stars Women (7mate, Fox Cricket)

🏀 14:00 NBA Regular Season - Portland Trail Blazers v Philadelphia 76ers (ESPN)

🚘 14:00 Dunlop Super2 Sydney - Dunlop Super2 Sydney Race 2 (Channel 7, Fox Sports)

🏈 14:30 NCAA Regular Season - Oregon State Beavers v Arizona State Sun Devils (ESPN 2)

🏍 15:00 WorldSBK Indonesia - WorldSBK Indonesia Superpole Race, Round 13 (Fox Sports More)

🚘 15:15 Sydney SuperNight - Sydney SuperNight Race 2, Round 11 (Channel 7, Fox Sports)

⚽️ 16:05 A-League Men Regular Season - Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners (Paramount+)

🐴 16:35 Listed Race - Kilmore Cup, 1,600m - HCP (Racing.com or Sky Racing 1)

⛳️ 17:30 European Tour - DP World Tour Championship, Round 4 (Fox Sports)

🏍 17:30 WorldSSP Indonesia - WorldSSP Indonesia Race 2, Round 13 (Fox Sports More)

🚘 17:30 World Rally Championship - WRC Rally d'Italia, Round 12 (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 18:15 A-League Men Regular Season - Macarthur FC Bulls v Wellington Phoenix (Paramount+)

🐴 18:35 Group 1 - Mile Championship, 1,600m (Sky Racing 2)

🏍 19:00 WorldSBK Indonesia - WorldSBK Indonesia Race 2, Round 13 (Fox Sports More)

🚘 21:00 World Rally Championship - WRC Rally d'Italia, Round 12 (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 22:30 Italian Serie A - Sassuolo v Cagliari Calcio (BeIN Sports 1)

⚽️ 23:00 English Championship - Derby County v Bournemouth (BeIN Sports 2)

⚽️ 23:15 FA Women's Super League - Manchester United Women v Arsenal Women (Optus Sport 2)