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🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🏉 The Dragons rallied late to snatch a 24-22 hard-fought win over a gallant Wests Tigers side at CommBank Stadium on Sunday.

With scores locked at 22-all in the game's final minute, a high shot from Asu Kepaoa on Zac Lomax enabled the Dragons centre to take a clutch penalty shot from out wide.

🏉 Titans centre Brian Kelly was sent off for lifting Knights winger Dominic Young into a frightening position during Gold Coast's 36-26 win on Sunday afternoon.

But Paul Vautin slammed the referee's decision, arguing a send-off was not warranted.

Kelly went low to tackle Young in the 51st minute and got it wrong.

🇦🇺 Kane Cornes has questioned the merits of a large cohort of Essendon players travelling overseas together for an off-season trip, warning them to stay out of trouble.

After a disappointing season both on and off the field for the club, a group of roughly 30 Bombers are believed to be headed to Ibiza to let their hair down.

⛳️ British Open champion Cameron Smith of Australia is among several US PGA Tour players who will defect to the Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf Series, according to multiple reports Sunday (AEST).

🏏 Liam Livingstone will play for the Melbourne Renegades in BBL|12 after the English power-hitter was taken with the first pick of the inaugural BBL overseas player draft.

The eight KFC BBL clubs each selected three internationals from a massive pool of 332 players from 20 countries.

A total of $5.5 million was spent on players, with the Stars, Thunder and Hurricanes outlaying the most while the Scorchers, who sensationally passed in the first round, spent the least. Players were selected across four different salary bands with only the 12 platinum ($340,000) players available. (Cricket)

• 1. Liam Livingstone – Melbourne Renegades (Platinum)

• 2. Rashid Khan – Adelaide Strikers (RETENTION PICK – Platinum)

• 3. Trent Boult – Melbourne Stars (Platinum)

• 4. Sam Billings – Brisbane Heat (Platinum)

• 5. Chris Jordan – Sydney Sixers (Platinum)

🏉 With one round to go in the NRL regular season the finals are yet to be locked in with the Raiders and Broncos to fight it out for the final spot in the top eight. Every final round scenario >>>

🚴🏻 Australia's Jay Vine took his second stage win in 48 hours with victory on stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana.

The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider, 26, won his first Grand Tour stage on stage six and now wears the Best Climber polka dot jersey.

⚽️ Celtic strolled to an incredible record-breaking (9-0) away league victory by humiliating beleaguered Dundee United to climb back to the top of the Scottish Premiership.

Ange Postecoglou's side looked utterly irresistible in attack as they scored nine goals for the first time in 12 years to inflict United's worst ever home defeat.

🏉 While his Wallabies teammates describe him as a "freak" and his coach says he's never seen a winger like him, Marika Koroibete says he's just repaying Australia for all it has given his family.

The Australians clinched a 25-17 victory over South Africa at Adelaide Oval on Saturday to keep their chances of winning the Rugby Championship alive.

🏎 Australian young gun Jack Doohan has claimed his first feature race win in Formula 2, moving ever closer to consideration for an F1 seat in the future.

🌍 World Sport

⚽️ Harry Kane scored twice and had a penalty saved as Tottenham fought off a gritty Nottingham Forest side (2-0) at the City Ground to remain unbeaten.

⚽️ Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard said he understood the frustrations of the club's supporters after defeat by West Ham made it three losses from four games this season.

Villa were booed at full-time at Villa Park after Pablo Fornals' deflected strike gave the Hammers their first win of the campaign (1-0).

⚽️ Allan Saint-Maximin volleyed in a brilliant 90th-minute equaliser (1-1) as Newcastle extended their unbeaten start to four matches and kept winless Wolves in the bottom three.

🏎 Red Bull's Max Verstappen crushed the rest of the field to take a stunning victory in the Belgian Grand Prix.

The World Championship leader was in a class of his own as he fought quickly from 14th to take a firm lead by lap 18 and disappear into the distance.

Verstappen was a second a lap - sometimes more - quicker even than team-mate Sergio Perez, who completed a one-two for a dominant Red Bull.

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz held off Mercedes' George Russell to take third.

⚽️ Transfer record: English Premier League clubs have broken their record for the most money spent during a summer transfer window (US$1.77 billion) with four days still remaining.

🎾 Serena Williams will play alongside older sister Venus in the US Open doubles in what will be the final tournament of her career.

⚽️ Liverpool have a verbal agreement with Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham, with the 19-year-old potentially moving to Anfield in January. (Football Insider).

⚽️ The French authorities are investigating a case of “attempted extortion by an organized gang” with regards to Paul Pogba.

Pogba has told police that he was trapped by childhood friends and two hooded men with assault rifles, who demanded €13m from him.

🥊 Two women have filed lawsuits in the United States after accusing ex-heavyweight world champion George Foreman of sexual abuse in the 1970s.

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