🗞 Raging Bull

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Sport Journal
May 07, 2023

G'day sports fans,

“The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall.” - Mitch Hedberg

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🐴 Veteran South Australian jockey David Tootell is in an induced coma after a race fall on Sunday.

Tootell, 61, fell from Hardashian in Race 3 at Port Augusta in the first 100m of the race. The horse knuckled over and Tootell was thrown over its head.

🏉 The chief executive of the Warriors' major sponsor (one.nz) launched a crazy attack on NRL officials. ⬇️

SUNDAY WRAP

🏉 North Queensland winger Murray Taulagi replicated his wizardry skills from last year's Magic Round to help guide the Cowboys to a much-needed 20-6 win over the Roosters. (match report)

🏉 A first-half double from Kieran Foran has helped the Gold Coast Titans to back-to-back wins for the first time this season with a 26-24 victory to upset the Eels at Magic Round.

Entering the week under an injury cloud, Foran's two tries in the space of as many minutes – his first career double in eight years – help set the platform for a quality first half from the Titans that they would see through to the end despite Parramatta's best efforts at a comeback courtesy of a late Andrew Davey try.

🇦🇺 A career-best five goals from Brody Mihocek has seen Collingwood take top spot with a mature 29-point win over Sydney in front of a bumper crowd at the MCG.

While the Swans are starting to get a few key players back from injury, inaccuracy was a serious factor in the 11.11 (77) to 6.12 (48) result.

🇦🇺 North Melbourne produced a goalless first half for the first time in almost 44 years as St Kilda prevailed by 30 points in the ugliest game of the AFL season to date.

Captain Jack Steele (20 disposals, nine clearances) and physical ruckman Rowan Marshall (21, five) steered the Saints to an 8.16 (64) to 4.10 (34) triumph, with Dan Butler and Jack Higgins kicking two goals apiece. (match report)

🇦🇺 Port Adelaide extended its winning streak against Essendon to six straight games with a five-point victory despite a late surge from the visitors.

The Bombers gave everything at Adelaide Oval, but the Power ultimately finished on top 12.20 (92) to Essendon's 13.9 (87).

Junior Rioli has an anxious wait, however, with a flailing arm likely to come under MRO scrutiny for catching Bombers defender Jordan Ridley high in the second quarter, causing him to be subbed out of the game with concussion.

🏉 A string of calls in the dying minutes ultimately cost the Melbourne Rebels a shot at beating Australia's leading Super Rugby Pacific side.The ACT Brumbies prevailed 33-26 in round 11, securing their eighth win of the season.

Added spice: As he sprinted across the tryline for his second of the day, Noah Lolesio stared down the barrel of the camera, shrugged, and shouted "Carter Gordon?". The fly-half was left out of Eddie Jones' Wallabies training squad in favour of his Rebels' opposite number Gordon.

Jonathan Thurston was lliving it up at Magic Round.

⚽️ Celtic clinched their second successive Scottish Premiership title under Ange Postecoglou as Kyogo Furuhashi's 30th goal of the season helped overcome stubborn 10-man Hearts at Tynecastle.

"I'm immensely proud. I've had a great deal of support, part within the football club from Dermot Desmond to the board to the management. I've got an outstanding football team behind me that has trusted me. I feel really blessed for that, and for my inner circle who make a lot of sacrifices.”

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou

🚑 The Eels will be without Mitchell Moses for their Round 11 clash with the Raiders after he displayed category one symptoms following a head knock. Full Casualty Ward)

🐴 James McDonald has ramped up his defence of the coveted Group 1 King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot next month, landing the ride on superstar filly Coolangatta.

After demolishing the field aboard Nature Strip over the 1000m straight trip last year, McDonald is adamant he is on the fastest horse in the country yet again in the form of Coolangatta. Coolangatta is rated a $5 favourite. (racenet)

⚾️ One to watch: An Australian baseball prodigy believed to be the fastest female pitcher on the planet is fielding interest from US colleges and quietly dreaming of becoming the first woman to pitch in Major League Baseball.

Genevieve Beacom, 18, a left-hand pitcher with a 138kph [85.9mph] fastball and mean curveball, who last year became the first female to play for a professional team in Australia.

🌎 World Sport

⚽️ West Ham defeated Man United after De Gea failed to keep out tame Benrahma shot (1-0). The Hammers are now 7 points above the relegation zone. United are only one point ahead of Liverpool in the race for Champions League football but, do have a game in hand.

⚽️ Arsenal clawed Manchester City's lead at the Premier League summit back to one point (having played a game more) after they came out on top (2-0) in a thriller against Newcastle United at St James' Park.

Captain ødegaard opened the scoring

⚽️ Brighton's 24-year-old midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, a World Cup winner with Argentina, is keen on joining Liverpool.(Football Insider)

🎾 Andy Murray won his first title in nearly four years by beating Tommy Paul in the final of the ATP Challenger event in Aix-en-Provence.

🚴🏻 Jonathan Milan took his first Grand Tour stage victory with a sprint finish on day two of the Giro d'Italia.

Race leader Remco Evenepoel - who won stage one's individual time trial - was safely led across the finish line by his Soudal-QuickStep team-mates to keep hold of the maglia rosa jersey for stage three. He holds a 22-second lead over Italy's Filippo Ganna.

🐂 A bull broke free during a Super League match in Perpignan, France on Friday, causing the players of Catalans Dragons and St Helens to run for cover.

Would make a decent prop?!

Weekend Wrap

👊🏻 Aljamain Sterling beat the returning Henry Cejudo by split decision to retain his bantamweight title at UFC 288 in New Jersey.

🏀 LeBron James helped the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 127-97 as they took a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semi-final.

🥊 Home favourite Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez beat Britain's John Ryder in front of 50,000 raucous Mexican fans on a historic night in Guadalajara.

🏉 Fijian Drua captain Bitila Tawake likened consecutive Super W titles to “winning the World Cup” after her side beat the Queensland Reds 38-30 in a pulsating grand final in Townsville.

🐴 Mage won the 149th Kentucky Derby as America's most celebrated race was overshadowed by the death of seven horses in the build-up.

🏃🏽‍♀️ American Sha'Carri Richardson set a new 100m meeting record at the opening Diamond League of the season in Doha (10.76 seconds)

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TODAY

09:10 - MLB Regular Season - San Diego Padres v Los Angeles Dodgers (ESPN 2)

10:00 - NBA Conference Semifinals - Phoenix Suns v Denver Nuggets (ESPN)

11:30 - NHL Conference Semifinals - Seattle Kraken v Dallas Stars (ESPN 2)

20:30 - UCI Men's World Tour - Giro d'Italia, Stage 3, 216km (SBS Viceland)

00:00 - Premier League - Fulham v Leicester City (Optus Sport 1)

00:00 - Indian Premier League Group Game - Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings (Fox Cricket)

TUESDAY

02:30 - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton (Optus Sport 1)

05:00 - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Southampton (Optus Sport 1)

09:30 - NBA Conference Semifinals - Miami Heat v New York Knicks (ESPN)

10:00 - National Hockey League - NHL Draft Lottery (ESPN 2)

10:30 - NHL Conference Semifinals - Edmonton Oilers v Vegas Golden Knights (ESPN 2)

12:00 - NBA Conference Semifinals - Los Angeles Lakers v Golden State Warriors (ESPN)

21:20 - UCI Men's World Tour - Giro d'Italia, Stage 4, 175km (SBS Viceland)