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🗞 The opposite of a classic
G'day sports fans.
Let's Go!!: “I don’t count my situps. I only start counting once it starts hurting. ” - Muhammad Ali
🗞 In today's edition of Sport Journal:
🏉 Finals week one teams
🐴 Quick video update on our horse
🏈 Get ready for the NFL season
🦛 Not Sports
14.69 seconds: The fastest time to clear a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos by an individual is 14.69 seconds, and was achieved by Donald McNeill (USA), in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, on 30 January 2021.
Random fact: The record McNeil broke, belonged to Manchester United player, Axel Tuanzebe.
🌍 World Sport
🎾 US Open: Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev beats Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3 6-0 4-6 7-5 to reach semis.
❌ The six Premier League clubs who refused to release players for Brazil's World Cup qualifiers "need to be told" if they are suspended this weekend. FIFA can ban players that are called up by their national team but not release by their club.
🏎 Mercedes sign British F1 driver, George Russell, to partner Lewis Hamilton from 2022.
⚽️ It was the opposite of a classic, but the Socceroos overcame draining conditions in Hanoi to scrape past Vietnam 1-0 and claim a 10th-straight World Cup qualifying win.
❤️ Jean-Pierre Adams, an ex-footballer who was in a coma since 1982 following a botched knee operation, has died at the age of 73.
🏉 Wallabies forwards coach Dan McKellar has revealed Michael Hooper is no certainty to tackle the Springboks. (nine)
🏏 Sri Lanka sealed a series win over South Africa as spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga took six wickets between them in Colombo.
32 NFL teams, 32 bold predictions and breakout candidates: What you need to know this season — www.espn.com.au
The 2021 NFL season is nearly here. Our NFL Nation reporters have you covered with intel and projections on all 32 teams.
🇦🇺 AFL
Perth's historic AFL Grand Final will have a twilight start in the west, with the first bounce locked in for 5.15pm local time.
It means the game will start at Optus Stadium at 7.15pm in eastern standard time, which is 15 minutes earlier than last year's start time.
West Coast has confirmed three list changes for 2022, with premiership pair Mark Hutchings and Nathan Vardy and rookie Brendon Ah Chee leaving the club. (AFL)
🏉 NRL
Official team lists, updates and injury news for week one of the 2021 Telstra Premiership finals series.
Former Maroons legends Billy Slater, Cameron Smith and Johnathan Thurston are expected to be considered for coaching roles with Queensland after Paul Green told officials he wanted to pursue an NRL job. (nrl)
It's taken until the cusp of the finals series, but firebrand Roosters lock Victor Radley has finally conceded he must change the way he plays the game. (nine)
🐴 Racing
A video update on our TORONADO x ALITTLE LOOSE.
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