🗞 'We're prepared to do it'

G'day sports fans,

"In Tasmania,[Aussie rules] is so hardcore they play on gravel... So yeah. The Super Bowl. They take a few hits, but you go to Tasmania. They play real Football" - Cate Blanchett on Jimmy Kimmel live

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🏏 The prospect of three spinners playing in Delhi appears to hinge on the fitness of Cameron Green, as captain Pat Cummins insisted the tactic rarely used by Australian teams is on the table for the second Test.

After Todd Murphy's remarkable entrance in Nagpur, Matthew Kuhnemann could become the second Aussie spinner to make his debut in as many Tests with the Queenslander in the mix alongside Ashton Agar to form a three-pronged spin attack.

All eyes will be on the Aussie team sheet at the toss in Delhi on Friday afternoon (AEDT) after Cummins failed to name an XI at his press conference on Thursday.

🐴 Hugh Bowman will return to Australia to ride In Secret in the Group 1 Surround Stakes at Randwick on Saturday week.

The ride on the James Cummings-trained filly became available when Nash Rawiller was suspended on Wednesday at Randwick for a careless riding incident he was at the centre of last Friday at Canterbury.

Rawiller's eight-meeting ban ruled him out of the Chipping Norton Stakes meeting.

🏏 NSW Blues opener Daniel Hughes tallied his fourth century in six matches this season, hitting 126 off 130 balls.

The result makes him the third player in Australian one-day domestic history to score four hundreds in a season after Phil Jacques achieved it in 2005/6 and Brad Hodge in 2009/10.

🏉 Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary says players are prepared to sit out NRL games if the league doesn’t come to the party in the ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations.

However, the World Cup winner is optimistic a deal can be sorted out before the new season.

👊🏻 The updated pound-for-pound rankings were released following UFC Perth and who was still sitting pretty on top - Alexander Volkanovski.⁠

⚽️ A half-time pep talk from Sam Kerr helped the Matildas snap out of a cumbersome start and run away with a comfortable 4-0 Cup of Nations win over Czech Republic in Gosford.

🏟 West Tigers have received approval for funding ($16.7m), for Campbelltown City Council to construct a new Sport & Health centre of excellence.

🏀 NBA experts are beginning to reveal just how bad the Ben Simmons situation has become with one saying it’s “sad to watch”.

Simmons is averaging a career-low in nearly every category with 7.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 6.1 assists a game. On his way to the NBL?

🏉 Rob Leota will make history as the first home-grown Melbourne-born captain after the Rebels confirmed his appointment on Thursday. Super Rugby kicks off next weekend.

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🌎 World Sport

🎾 A Moroccan tennis player, Younes Rachidi, 36, has been found guilty of a record 135 match-fixing offences and banned for life, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).

The ITIA said the 135 offences “is the highest number by one individual ever detected”. Rachidi's career earnings stood at $53k.

🏏 England's decision to declare on 325-9 was vindicated by three late wickets on day one of the day-night first Test against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui.

Ollie Robinson had Tom Latham caught at short leg, then James Anderson trapped Kane Williamson lbw and had Henry Nicholls caught at second slip to leave the Black Caps 37-3, trailing by 288.

💰 Michael Jordan was used to breaking records on the court but now the 59-year-old has set a record by donating US$10 million (A$14.5m) to the Make-A-Wish foundation.⁠

⚽️ Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has met with Paris St-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi in Paris to discuss a possible summer transfer move for 31-year-old Brazil forward Neymar. (Le Parisien - in French)

🏉 The Blues are sweating over the fitness of All Blacks fly-half Beauden Barrett as he is battling illness and is doubtful for their Super Rugby Pacific opener against the Highlanders in Dunedin on February 25.

🥊 WBC president Sulaiman has confirmed that Jake Paul would climb into the official cruiserweight rankings if he is able to dispatch Fury in Saudi Arabia on 26th Feb.

🏎 Mercedes have returned to an all-black colour scheme for a 2023 car that team boss Toto Wolff hopes will "eventually fight at the very front".

The team fell from the pinnacle of eight consecutive world titles last year with a car that won only one race.

Mercedes are sticking with their 'no-sidepod design' but hope to have solved the problems they had last year.

⚽️ Warren Zaire-Emery became the youngest player to start a Champions League knockout stage game in history. He's 16, and was born 2 years after PSG team mate Lionel Messi made his debut.

📺 Live Sports TV Guide

⛳️ 08:00 - PGA TOUR - The Genesis Invitational, Round 1 (Fox Sports)

🏀 11:30 - NBA - Chicago Bulls v Milwaukee Bucks (ESPN)

🏏 12:00 - Test Match - New Zealand v England (Fox Cricket)

🏒 13:00 - NHL - St. Louis Blues v New Jersey Devils (ESPN 2)

🏀 14:00 - NBA - Phoenix Suns v Los Angeles Clippers (ESPN)

🏏 14:30 - Test Match - New Zealand v England (Fox Sports)

🏏 15:00 - Test Match - India v Australia (Fox Cricket)

🏉 17:55 - Pre-Season Challenge - Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels (Fox League)

🏀 19:30 - NBL Semi-Final Series - Cairns Taipans v Sydney Kings (ESPN)

⚽️ 19:45 - A-League - Western United FC v Wellington Phoenix (Paramount+)

🏉 20:00 - Pre-Season Challenge - Sydney Roosters v Manly Sea Eagles (Fox League)

⚽️ 21:00 - J1 League - Kawasaki Frontale v Yokohama F. Marinos (Optus Sport)

SATURDAY

🏉 07:00 - Super League - Leigh Leopards v Salford Red Devils (Fox League)

⛳️ 08:00 - PGA TOUR - The Genesis Invitational, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

🏀 11:00 - NBA All-Star Week - NBA Celebrity Game (ESPN)

🏏 12:00 - Test Match - New Zealand v England (Fox Cricket)

🏒 13:00 - NHL - Anaheim Ducks v Los Angeles Kings (ESPN 2)

🏀 13:00 - NBA All-Star Week - NBA Rising Stars Challenge (ESPN)

🏏 14:20 - Test Match - New Zealand v England (Fox Sports)

🏏 15:00 - Test Match - India v Australia (Fox Cricket)

🏉 16:20 - Charity Shield - St. George Illawarra Dragons v South Sydney Rabbitohs (Fox League)

⚽️ 17:00 - A-League Men - Macarthur FC Bulls v Newcastle Jets (Paramount+)

⚽️ 17:00 - A-League Men - Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar (Paramount+)

🏉 18:50 - World Club Challenge - Penrith Panthers v St Helens (Fox League)

⚽️ 19:45 - A-League Men - Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City (10 Bold or Paramount+)

🏉 20:55 - Pre-Season Challenge - Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys (Fox League)

⚽️ 22:00 - A-League Men - Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners (Paramount+)

⚽️ 23:30 - Premier League - Aston Villa v Arsenal (Optus Sport 1)

⚽️ 23:30 - English Championship - Millwall v Sheffield United (beIN SPORTS 2)

⚽️ 00:00 - Spanish La Liga - Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo (Optus Sport 2)

SUNDAY

⚽️ 02:00 - Premier League - Chelsea v Southampton (Optus Sport 5)

⚽️ 02:00 - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bournemouth (Optus Sport 6)

⚽️ 02:00 - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Manchester City (Optus Sport 3)

🏏 04:00 - Women's T20 World Cup First Round - South Africa v Australia (Fox Cricket)

⚽️ 04:30 - Premier League - Newcastle United v Liverpool (Optus Sport 1)

⛳️ 05:00 - PGA TOUR - The Genesis Invitational, Round 3 (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 06:45 - Italian Serie A - Inter Milan v Udinese (beIN SPORTS 2)

⚽️ 07:00 - Spanish La Liga - Osasuna v Real Madrid (Optus Sport 2)

🏀 12:00 - NBA All-Star Week - NBA All-Star Saturday Night (ESPN 2)

🏏 12:00 - Test Match - New Zealand v England (Fox Cricket)

🏉 12:50 - Pre-Season Challenge - Warriors v Melbourne Storm (Fox League)

🏀 14:00 - NBL Semi-Final Series - Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans (10 Peach, ESPN)

🏏 14:20 - Test Match - New Zealand v England (Fox Sports)

🏒 14:30 - NHL - Vegas Golden Knights v Tampa Bay Lightning (ESPN 2)

🏉 14:55 - Pre-Season Challenge - Wests Tigers v Canberra Raiders (Fox League)

⚽️ 15:00 - A-League - Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers (10 Bold or Paramount+)

🏏 15:00 - Test Match - India v Australia (Fox Cricket)

🏀 16:00 - NBL Semi-Final Series - New Zealand Breakers v Tasmania JackJumpers (10 Peach, ESPN)

🏉 17:00 - Pre-Season Challenge - Canterbury Bulldogs v Cronulla Sharks (Fox League)

⚽️ 18:00 - Cup of Nations - Australia v Spain (10 Bold or Paramount+)

🏉 19:05 - Pre-Season Challenge - Dolphins v Gold Coast Titans (Fox League)

🏏 20:00 - Pakistan Super League - Multan Sultans v Islamabad United (Fox Sports)

⚽️ 23:00 - France Ligue 1 - Paris Saint-Germain v Lille OSC (beIN SPORTS 3)