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G'day sports fans,

"You're lucky you're getting a kick, son" - Allan Jeans to Dermott Brereton when he turned up to pre-season training with blonde hair and green boots.

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🇦🇺 AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan has declared “see you in Tassie tomorrow”, as the state closes in on finally realising its dream of a 19th licence.

It comes after all 18 club presidents supported the bid, with several reports stating they only needed 15 minutes to reach the verdict.

McLachlan’s message - issued via a press release on Tuesday night - confirmed the AFL Commission agreed on Tuesday evening to a formal ratification, with an announcement expected today.

🏉 Official team lists, updates and injury news for Round 10 of the 2023 Telstra Premiership season. (Fox)

• Raiders: Xavier Savage makes a return for the Green Machine

• Sea Eagles: Mass changes for Anthony Seibold's side. Jake Trbojevic (calf) is out for 4 weeks.

• Panthers: A massive boost for Ivan Cleary's men with James Fisher-Harris back.

• Storm: Eliesa Katoa has been named after suffering a head knock.

• Roosters: Brandon Smith has been named despite being taken to hospital on Sunday.

👹 The Herald Sun reported that AFL chief executive elect Andrew Dillon plans to allow the Tasmanian people to choose the name of the new team, with the Tasmanian Devils being a prohibitive favourite.

However, the AFL’s 19th team will need to broker a commercial arrangement with entertainment giant Warner Bros to use the Tasmanian Devils as its official name, according to the News Corp report.

🦘 Wallabies coach Eddie Jones says Quade Cooper is "progressing really nicely" in his bid to be fit for the Rugby World Cup.

Cooper suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon just minutes before the Rugby Championship opener against Argentina last year and has been sidelined since.

🚓 An alleged gunman accused of threatening the mother of Nick Kyrgios before stealing the Australian tennis star's luxury car has been refused bail.

🏉 Melbourne Storm skipper Christian Welch admits even he would be “shocked” if the NRL’s next expansion team is based out of Victoria.

It comes after ARL commission chairman Peter V’landys confirmed that the NRL will “100 per cent” look into the option in an interview with News Corp on Tuesday.

🇦🇺 The AFL's highly anticipated upcoming video game, AFL 23, is facing another delay.

Originally supposed to be released on April 13, it was confirmed by the league and Big Ant Studios that the release would instead be on May 4, but now the game has seemingly been delayed again for Xbox users. (ZeroHanger)

🏉 The Sea Eagles are reportedly “confident” in landing out-of-favour Bulldogs playmaker Kyle Flanagan but the Bulldogs could be looking for a player in exchange, as part of the deal.

🇦🇺 Collingwood utility Nathan Kreuger has been cleared of rib damage and remains a chance to play this weekend following a big hit in Sunday’s one-point win over Adelaide. (medical room)

The PGA Tour heads to North Carolina for the Wells Fargo Championship, where Rory McIlroy is bidding to win the event for a fourth time.

Following a brace of 'low-key' events in New Orleans and Mexico, the stakes are raised once again with this week's $20m purse.

Talking of Rory McIlroy. I like the alignment of him and Hovland. They played together in the final group at St Andrews, they fought out the finish of last year's Dubai Desert Classic, and both had their chance at Bay Hill once more. Sawgrass, East Lake, Augusta National and Muirfield Village are other places where both men excel.

Certainly, Hovland is one of the handful of players to have emerged in recent years who can compete with McIlroy from tee-to-green and I really like his game for Qu

ail Hollow, where he was third in 2021. That was his course debut and he powered through the field at the weekend, shooting rounds of 68 and 67.

👉🏻 He’s my pick for this weekend @ $15.0, only on Dabble.

🌎 World Sport

⚽️ Leeds United are set to sack manager Javi Gracia and are in talks to appoint former England boss Sam Allardyce.

Director of football Victor Orta has left by mutual consent.

Leeds are 17th in the Premier League, above the relegation zone only on goal difference, with four games left this season

Gracia, appointed in February as Jesse Marsch's successor, has won only three of 11 league games in charge.

🎾 Tennis legend Serena Williams confirmed she is pregnant with her second child at the Met Gala on Monday.

⚽️ Inter Milan are willing to sell Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez, with the 25-year-old a target for Manchester United. (Football Insider)

🏏 Some top drawer stuff in the English County Championship ⬇️

🏎 Toto Wolff says Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix was "boring" and Formula 1 needs look at what to do about it.

"It was not a thriller," the Mercedes team principal said. "No overtaking, even with a big pace difference, made it not great entertainment.

🏀 Abu Dhabi will stage two NBA preseason games between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves in October.

The teams are scheduled to play Oct. 5 and Oct. 7 as part of the annual Abu Dhabi Games

⚽️ FIFA president Gianni Infantino has threatened a television blackout of this year’s Women’s World Cup in major European countries unless broadcasters improve their offers for rights.

Infantino in October criticised broadcasters who he said had offered “100 times less” to screen the Women’s World Cup compared to the men’s tournament.

🎾 World number one Novak Djokovic will be able to play at this year's US Open after the United States confirmed international travellers will no longer need to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

The 22-time Grand Slam winner, 35, was forced to miss last year's tournament because of his vaccination status.

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09:30 - NBA Conference Semifinals - New York Knicks v Miami Heat (ESPN)

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