🗞 The Longest Drive

G'day sports fans,

"There is water in every lane, so it is OK." — Ian Thorpe on drawing lane five for the Olympic final.

🥊 Tim Tszyu wants a piece of Jermell Charlo as part of spectacular sporting double header in Las Vegas after retaining his WBO super-welterweight crown with a tense and electrifying points win over Brian Mendoza.

Tszyu captivated a sellout crowd at the Gold Coast Convention Centre with one of the most polished all-round displays of his still-undefeated 24-fight career to record a unanimous victory on Sunday.

Tszyu once again showcased his full armoury to keep the tough American at bay before again calling out Charlo, the former undisputed divisional king who has been dodging Tszyu for almost a year.

Charlo has twice cancelled on Tszyu since the pair were slated to fight for all four belts in January but the American can longer hide from the Sydney slayer.

Tszyu wants the fight to follow the NRL's season-opening double-header in Vegas on March 2 next year which features his club, South Sydney.

🏏 Australia v Sri Lanka: With both sides yet to register a victory, there's lots on the line for Australia and Sri Lanka later today.

Sri Lanka have scored over 300 on both occasions to date but their bowlers have struggled to contain the opposition by conceding 428 against South Africa and 345 against Pakistan.

Australia conversely are yet to score 200, bowled out in both their matches for 199 and 177.

• When: Monday, October 16. Coin toss at 7pm AEDT, first ball at 7.30pm AEDT (2pm local)

• Where: Ekana Stadium, Lucknow

⛹🏻‍♀️ Australia have taken a 2-0 lead in the Constellation Cup with goal shooter Cara Koenen starring in a 55-46 win over New Zealand.

Koenen's parents made the trip from Magnetic Island in Queensland's far north to attend Sunday's game at Brisbane Entertainment Centre and their daughter turned it on with an immaculate display of shooting.

She shot 33 out of 33, while her general play in the goal circle was first rate.

🇦🇺 There was just the one confirmed trade on Saturday with West Coast Eagles getting Tyler Brockman. Hawthorn received picks 44 and 63.

🏏 Matt Renshaw has pushed his case to replace David Warner in the Australian Test side with a stellar century to put Queensland in a strong position against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield.

Renshaw helped the Bulls power to 4-297 at stumps, eventually dismissed for 135 off 262 balls, after the Vics managed just 253.

⚽️ Barcelona are interested in signing Manchester United's Jadon Sancho in June, if they can agree a cut-price deal. The 23-year-old England winger has also been linked with a loan move to Juventus.

🏉 Owen Farrell's boot took England to the Rugby World Cup semi-finals with a narrow 30-24 victory against Fiji in Marseille.

England led comfortably by 14 points with 15 minutes remaining, when Fiji's Peni Ravai and Vilimoni Botitu both crossed in a frantic four minutes to level the score at 24-24.

Farrell vindicated his selection as his drop-goal made it with eight minutes remaining.

⛳️ Kyle Berkshire broke the world record for longest drive with an outrageous 580-yard shot. Not a bad hit…

🏏 England suffered a major shock at the hands of Afghanistan in Delhi as a sorry 69-run defeat left their World Cup defence in real jeopardy.

Their first loss to Afghanistan in any format does not end England's chances but leaves them with little room for manoeuvre in their final six group stage games.

🏉 Papua New Guinea crushed the Cook Islands 46-10 in Port Moresby as former NRL star winger Nene Macdonald scored four tries in the thumping victory.

The visitors did manage to score two sensational tries but it was all the Kumuls on Sunday afternoon.

🎱 Judd Trump completed back-to-back tournament wins with a 10-7 victory over Ali Carter in the final of the Wuhan Open.

⛳️ Brooks Koepka beat Talor Gooch in a play-off to win LIV Jeddah, but the runner-up claimed AU$30m as the season's overall champion.

Five-time major winner Koepka, 33, hit a two-under 68 to finish on 14 under par after three rounds at the Royal Greens course in Saudi Arabia.

He was reeled in by fellow American Gooch's 62, but won the play-off with a birdie at the second extra hole.

Australia's 2022 Open champion Cameron Smith, 30, was second overall for the season.

The LIV Golf season finishes with the Team Championship in Miami next week.

TODAY

06:00 - Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final - France v South Africa (Stan Sport)

07:25 - NFL - Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Detroit Lions (7mate)

07:25 - NFL - New York Jets v Philadelphia Eagles (ESPN or Kayo Sports)

08:00 - PGA TOUR - Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Round 4 (Fox Sports (Ch 503) or Kayo Sports)

11:00 - Sheffield Shield - Queensland Bulls v Victoria (Kayo Sports)

11:00 - Sheffield Shield - South Australia Redbacks v New South Wales Blues (Kayo Sports)

11:15 - American League Championship Series - Houston Astros v Texas Rangers (ESPN 2 or Kayo Sports)

11:20 - NFL - Buffalo Bills v New York Giants (ESPN or Kayo Sports)

13:30 - Sheffield Shield - Western Australia v Tasmania Tigers (Kayo Sports)

19:30 - World Cup - Australia v Sri Lanka (Channel 9, Fox Cricket (Ch 501), GEM or Kayo Sports)

TUESDAY

05:45 - UEFA EURO Qualifier - Belgium v Sweden (Optus Sport 1 (152)

05:45 - UEFA EURO Qualifier - Bosnia and Herzegovina v Portugal (Optus Sport 4 (983)

07:37 - American League Championship Series - Houston Astros v Texas Rangers (ESPN 2 or Kayo Sports)

11:00 - Sheffield Shield - Queensland Bulls v Victoria (Kayo Sports)

11:00 - Sheffield Shield - South Australia Redbacks v New South Wales Blues (Kayo Sports)

11:07 - National League Championship Series - Philadelphia Phillies v Arizona Diamondbacks (ESPN 2 or Kayo Sports)

11:15 - NFL - Los Angeles Chargers v Dallas Cowboys (ESPN or Kayo Sports)

13:30 - Sheffield Shield - Western Australia v Tasmania Tigers (Kayo Sports)

19:30 - Cricket World Cup - South Africa v Netherlands (Fox Cricket (Ch 501) or Kayo Sports)