🗞 Pioneers

December 04, 2022

G'day sports fans,

"I have more critics than Hitler." - Beau Ryan.

🍻 This edition is a quick spin through the world of sport this morning, as it's my 40th Birthday, and I'm struggling from last night... 🤣

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🏏 The West Indies fought gallantly on the final day but couldn’t stop Australia from taking a 1-0 lead in the Frank Worrell Trophy with victory in the First Test in Perth.

Led by spinner Nathan Lyon, Australia snared the final seven wickets they needed for the 164-run win on Sunday – with Lyon snaring five of them.

Set an improbable 498 for victory, West Indies captain Kraigg Braithwaite had promised to fight to salvage the Test on the final day.

But the visitors lasted just two sessions as Lyon etched his name further in history, moving to eighth on the all-time Test wickets’ list.

🏉 Australia's all-conquering rugby sevens women have crowned themselves "queens of the desert" after winning the Dubai Sevens for the third year in succession.

The world champions began their new season on Saturday in the same grand manner they ended the last - with another trophy-winning display against old rivals New Zealand.

The Blues and Tigers will meet in the season-opener again in 2023

🚘 Rookie Broc Feeney outlasted Chaz Mostert to take Holden’s last-ever win at the VALO Adelaide 500.

Feeney became the second full-time rookie in as many years to win a race after Will Brown in Sydney in 2021.

The Red Bull Ampol Racing driver — aged just 20 — also became the second youngest driver to win a race in what Mark Skaife described as a “life-changing day.”

⛳️ It was a horror day for Aussie golfers as they fell over at the final few holes of the Australian Open.

Men's favourite Adam Scott held a share of the lead at the start of the last round, but could not get the job done at the death.

Scott was two shots off Polish player Adrian Meronk when the Aussie shanked his drive on the 17th and had to hit a provisional ball.

Meronk holed an incredible long-range putt for birdie to clinch the victory.

NRL.com runs the rule over the key positional battles set to play out at all 17 NRL clubs as we close in on the 2023 NRL season

🏏 Australian captain Pat Cummins has refused to rule himself out of the Second Test in Adelaide starting in just four days, despite scans confirming a “small strain” in his quad.

🏃🏼 Brett Robinson made history in Japan on Sunday, breaking the Australian marathon record that had been held by Robert de Castella since 1986.

Robinson was competing in the Fukoka International Marathon and finished the event in two hours seven minutes 31 seconds, surpassing de Castella’s old record of 2:07:51 at the Boston Marathon.

❤️ Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) Chairman Peter V’landys AM today paid tribute to legendary Rugby League figure and administrator Paul Broughton OAM, who has passed away.

⚽️ Now out of contract and declaring he needs a holiday, Graham Arnold's future as Socceroos boss remains unclear after Australia's elimination from the FIFA World Cup by Argentina. (ESPN)

⛷ Australia's Jakara Anthony showed why she is still the one to beat after winning gold in the season-opening World Cup moguls event in Finland.

🌍 World Sport

⚽️ Olivier Giroud became France's all-time leading goalscorer as the World Cup holders coasted past Poland to reach the quarter-finals.

The AC Milan striker scored his 52nd goal for France to claim the country's outright record, surpassing the great Thierry Henry.

MBappe scored the other two, while Robert Lewandowski did manage a consolation for the Poles, rolling in a penalty with the last kick of the game.

They will play the winner of England and Senegal.

🏏 According to England assistant Paul Collingwood, Captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum are "pioneers" in their approach to Test cricket.

England's aggressive declaration at tea on the fourth day of the first Test set Pakistan 343 to win, with the home side closing on 80-2.

They have scored at 6.73 runs per over, the fastest rate of scoring ever in a Test by a team batting twice.

⚽️ Neymar, who injured his right ankle in Brazil's opening match of the World Cup, will train Sunday evening and his availability for the team's round-of-16 match Monday against South Korea will then be determined by their medical staff, coach Tite said.

"If he practices OK, he will be playing tomorrow," Tite told a news conference via an interpreter.

🏀 In a 120-101 victory over the Rockets, the Warriors made 25 3-pointers, just four shy of tying Milwaukee's NBA record.

Curry and Wiggins became the first duo in Warriors history to each make eight 3s in the same game

Normal service will resume on Wednesday!

📺 Live sport 👇🏼

TODAY

06:00 - World Cup Round of 16 - England v Senegal (SBS)

08:25 - NFL - Cincinnati Bengals v Kansas City Chiefs (ESPN)

08:25 - NFL - Las Vegas Raiders v Los Angeles Chargers (7mate)

10:00 - NBA - Brooklyn Nets v Boston Celtics (ESPN 2)

12:20 - NFL - Dallas Cowboys v Indianapolis Colts (ESPN)

16:00 - Test Match - Pakistan v England (Fox Cricket)

19:30 - NBL - Illawarra Hawks v Melbourne United (ESPN)

TUESDAY

02:00 - World Cup Round of 16 - Japan v Croatia (SBS)

06:00 - World Cup Round of 16 - Brazil v Korea Republic (SBS)

12:15 - NFL - Tampa Bay Buccaneers v New Orleans Saints (ESPN)

12:30 - NBA - Dallas Mavericks v Phoenix Suns (ESPN 2)

20:30 - Lanka Premier League - Galle Gladiators v Jaffna Kings (Fox Cricket)