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September 20, 2022

G'day sports fans,

Classic quote: "He's not quite got hold of that one. If he had, it would have gone for nine" - Richie Benaud on a Justin Langer six.

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

Australia gunned down a formidable 209-run target rather comfortably for a four-wicket win in the first T20I. Australia were dominant in the run chase, romping home in 19.2 overs. Last year’s World Cup hero Matthew Wade (45 not out off 21) and Cameron Green (61 off 30) played special knocks to make short work of a stiff target.

Cameron Green (Player of the Match) & Matthew Wade shone.

Aaron Finch: "It was a good contest. Obviously the dew helped us at the back end. Some really good partnerships from us. I thought the intent of all our guys, the way that they just attacked their match ups and really took it on and tried to change the momentum of the game was really good. That's all we're after at the moment."

🇦🇺 Lance Franklin says he contemplated ending his AFL career after this season before deciding he had “unfinished business” with Sydney and signed a one-year contract extension.

After months of conjecture about whether or not he would retire after Saturday’s grand final or join a rival club, the star forward made the announcement a few short days out from the decider against Geelong at the MCG.

🇦🇺 In his first year in the role, Craig McRae has been voted by his peers as the 2022 Coach of the Year for his work at Collingwood this season.

McRae’s side fell to Sydney by one point in a preliminary final on Saturday, bringing to a close a remarkable season in which the Pies went from a second-last finish in 2021 to two wins away from a premiership in 2022.

⛳️ Cameron Smith has aimed a dig at critics who ridiculed his decision to leave the PGA Tour and sign a big-money deal with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series after winning his first tournament in Chicago on Sunday.

Smith jumped to LIV last month, signing a deal worth a reported US$143million and admitting that money was the main reason behind his decision, along with LIV's reduced schedule. And after winning LIV's fifth event by three strokes to bank $4m in prize money, more than the $2.5m he earned for winning the Open Championship in March, Smith hit out at those who suggested he would lose his competitive edge due to the money on offer.

"I think I had to prove to probably myself and some other people that I am still a great player, you know I am still out here to win golf tournaments," Smith said. "Proud of how I hung in there today. Didn't really have my best stuff the first eight or nine holes but stuck it tough and made a few good putts coming in. It was nice."

🏉 Raiders backrower Hudson Young has been rewarded for his stellar second half of the season with selection in the Kangaroos’ extended squad. (Fox)

🏉 The Bulldogs have reportedly tabled a "massive offer" to retain gun playmaker Matt Burton.

Canterbury has presented Burton a four-year deal worth $3 million-plus, according to Danny Weidler on Nine's 100% Footy.

🏉 Paul Gallen has questioned if the NRL's plans to open the 2023 season in the USA can come to fruition after a reported twist in the giant marketing leap.

A season-opening match between the Manly Sea Eagles and Melbourne Storm in Chicago is being discussed by league bosses.

🇦🇺 The AFL has banished the post-goal music for Saturday's grand final.

That's what SEN has reported as Geelong and Sydney get set to meet in the decider at the MCG after the league again copped a barrage of complaints following the preliminary final between the Cats and Brisbane Lions at the Melbourne venue.

The AFL wanted to blast the tunes after every goal throughout the entirety of the finals series, but the MCC approached the league after the Cats-Lions game, and the decision to ditch the music was made.

🏏 Shelley Nitschke will oversee an exciting and challenging period for Australia after being confirmed as head coach for the next four years. (cricket)

🌍 World Sport

T20 International: England beat Pakistan by 6 wickets.

  • England take 1-0 lead in seven-match series

  • Hales hits fifty in first England appearance since March 2019

  • Rizwan hits 68 off 46 balls as Pakistan start well before stuttering to 158-7.

⚽️ AFC Bournemouth is nearing a deal that would see the newly promoted English club share the same owner as the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights.

Current owner Maxim Demin is asking for around US$172 million.

📈 A startup backed by Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore is looking to create a new sports betting category focusing on individual players' long-term success.

Mojo, an athlete “stock market,” launched in New Jersey on Monday, announcing that it has raised US$100 million to date.

Players gain or lose value based on their on-field performance, which can be cashed out at any point. Stock prices are based on accumulated and projected earnings, and users can also short players.

This has been tried many times before with varying levels of success. Namely Football Index in the UK, which collapsed in 2021 after players all withdrew funds at once.

⚽️FC Barcelona recorded a profit of AU$146m for the last financial year and expect to make a AU$409m profit next year, the club has announced.

This summer, the Spanish club was unable to register new players because of La Liga financial regulations, having lost AU$750m the previous year.

🏈 Former AFL player Arryn Siposs is the toast of Philadelphia after helping the Eagles to a second-round win with a freak play.

The 29-year-old is making a name for himself in the states, having previously played for St Kilda for five years before being delisted at the end of the 2015 AFL season.

🏏 The ban on the use of saliva to shine the ball has been made permanent by the International Cricket Council.

A temporary ban was introduced in May 2020 on medical advice during the Covid-19 pandemic, though the use of sweat is still allowed.

⚽️ Chelsea manager Graham Potter wants to make a move for Tottenham and England star Harry Kane, 29, and is ready to offer Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 29, in exchange. (Calciomercato - in Italian)

🏎 Formula 1's governing body has confirmed a record 24-race calendar for the 2023 season.

The new race in Las Vegas and the return of Qatar and China make next year the longest ever season despite the loss of the French Grand Prix.

The season begins in Bahrain on 5 March and ends in Abu Dhabi on 26 November.

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