G'day sports fans,

"Here's a good trick: Get a job as a judge at the Olympics. Then, if some guy sets a world record, pretend that you didn't see it and go, "Okay, is everybody ready to start now?"." - Jack Handy (cast member of Saturday Night Live)

🗞 In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🥇 Team Australia March On

❌ Viney gets 2 match suspension

⚽️ One player scores two own goals

🥇 Olympics

The Australian Olympic team unofficially secured their 15th gold of the Games in the sailing, although it won’t be added to the medal tally until today when the final race of the men’s 470 is complete.

Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan are Australia’s latest gold medallists as the green and gold hunt down the record of 17 gold medals from a single Games.

Elsewhere, the Boomers set up a mouthwatering semi-final tie against Team USA in the men’s basketball with a dominant win over Argentina and the Kookaburras won to earn the right to compete in the gold medal match later this week.

There were mixed results in the athletics, while Harry Garside won his quarter-final bout to end 33 years without an Australian medal in the boxing as he guaranteed himself at least a bronze medal.

Australia is into the semi-finals of the women's beach volleyball for the first time since Athens in 2004.

Australia's women's water polo team are out of medal contention in Tokyo after a loss that saw their coach sent off.

Not content with winning gold, Sweden's Armand Duplantis had a crack at breaking his own world record.

Brazil reached back-to-back men's Olympic football finals following a penalty shootout victory over Mexico.

They will play Spain in Saturday's gold medal match.

Elaine Thompson-Herah confirmed her place among the pantheon of sprint greats as she secured an unprecedented women's 100m-200m double-double with a sensational victory over the longer distance in Tokyo.

🌍 World Sport

Tottenham striker Harry Kane has failed to report to the club's training ground for a second day as the stand-off over his future continues amid interest from Manchester City.

Inter Milan have rejected Chelsea's AU$160m bid for striker Romelu Lukaku.

British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has made sweeping changes to his matchday squad for Saturday's decisive third Test against South Africa.

While, talismanic scrum-half Faf de Klerk and reigning world player of the year Pieter-Steph du Toit both miss out on the Springboks side through injury.

The bravery of the Ghanaian defender who deliberately scored two own goals to prevent his match-fixing teammates from winning a bet.

After learning of a plot to fix the score at 5-1, substitute Hashmin Musah came on and banged two past his own keeper, making it 7-0 and wrecking the scam.

Hashmin claims his teammates congratulated him afterwards.

Bangladesh picked up their first ever Twenty20 win over Australia in the first game of their five-match series.

After being put into bat in Mirpur, Bangladesh made 131-7, with Shakib Al Hasan top scoring with 36 and Josh Hazlewood taking 3-24.

Alex Carey was bowled first ball of the chase, before Australia limped to 11-3.

They recovered to 71-4, leaving 61 to win from 42 balls, but lost regular wickets to be bowled out for 108, 23 runs adrift, from the final ball.

Eight Australia batters were out for single-figure scores, with three of those dismissed without scoring.

• Bangladesh 131-7 (20 overs): Shakib 36 (33); Naim 30 (29); Hazlewood 3-24

• Australia 108 all out (20 overs): M Marsh 45 (45); Ahmed 4-19

• Bangladesh won by 23 runs

🇦🇺 AFL

Collingwood defender Chris Mayne has announced that the 2021 season will be his last, with the versatile 245-game player revealing he "can't squeeze much more" out of his distinguished career. (AFL)

Melbourne midfielder Jack Viney has been suspended for two matches for serious misconduct after disputing the allegation that he made forceful contact to Gold Coast defender Sam Collins' neck region during Saturday's clash at Marvel Stadium. (AFL)

🏉 NRL

NRL round 21 squad announcements* Venues for round 21 may change. All matches will be played behind closed doors due to government restrictions from the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in South-East Queensland.

Eels: The return of halfback Mitchell Mosesfrom a back fracture suffered in Origin III is a huge boost for the Eels.

Broncos: Kotoni Staggs' season-ending knee injury sees Jesse Arthars come into the side.

Rabbitohs: Cameron Murray's return from suspension sees Jaydn Su'A move to the bench.

Roosters: New recruit Dale Copley comes in on the wing with Joseph Manu shifting to centre to take the place of Josh Morris (hamstring).

Panthers: Apisai Koroisau and Isaah Yeo return as expected while Nathan Cleary has been named in reserves,

Sea Eagles: Josh Aloiai returns from suspension for his 100th NRL game.

Storm: Nicho Hynes has again been picked at fullback and Brandon Smith at hooker meaning Ryan Papenhuyzen and Harry Grant will start from the bench

Former Wests Tigers captain Moses Mbye is poised to join St George Illawarra next season. (Fox)

Storm chairman Matt Tripp is attempting to shift the NRL grand final away from Brisbane and Sydney and have the season’s finale put on at the MCG. (Fox)

🐴 Racing

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