G'day sports fans,

Classic quote: "Retaliate first" - Jack Dyer, instructing his players during a final series.

A heads up, I'm on holidays for the next two weeks. I'll make sure I get your sports news to you but it may be a shorter journal. (good, I hear you say)

In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🇦🇺 Weekend round up

🏉 round up and SBW imminent

⚽️ Sydney FC clinch title and EPL final day

⚽️ EPL Final Day:

• Champions Liverpool finish on a club-record 99 points

• Watford (lost 3-2 to Arsenal) and Bournemouth (won 3-1 v Everton) relegated from Premier League

• Aston Villa survive after 1-1 draw at West Ham

• Man Utd (won 2-0 v Leicester) & Chelsea (won 2-0 v Wolves) qualify for Champions League

• Tottenham (1-1) draw at Palace to edge Wolves to Europa League spot

• Liverpool beat Newcastle (3-1), Man City see off Norwich (5-0)

🎯 World Matchplay Final: Gary Anderson vs Dimitri Van den Bergh (first to 18 legs) now underway. Currently: 7:7.

⛳️ PGA 3M final round: Michael Thompson -17 (thru 13) leads, Adam Long (thru 17) and Robby Shelton (F) -16, defending champion Matthew Wolff finished -14.

🇦🇺 AFL

Round 8 Wrap up

GWS Giants 62 (9.8) Richmond 50 (6.14) GWS by 12 (match report) A five-goal haul from Toby Greene inspired GWS to a crucial win over Richmond.

North Melbourne 57 (9.3) Carlton 64 (9.10) Blues by 7 (match report) Carlton holds on for victory at a sodden Gabba despite North Melbourne's second-half charge.

Sydney Swans 60 (9.6) Hawks 53 (7.11) Swans by 7 (match report) Swans' thrilling win piles pressure on floundering Hawks.

Port Adelaide 44 (6.8) St Kilda 73 (12.1) Saints by 29 (match report) Saints march into third after late show stuns ladder leaders.

Adelaide Crows 59 (8.11) Essendon 62 (9.8) Bombers by 3 (match report) Bombers keep brave Crows winless in a heart-stopper.

West Coast Eagles 111 (18.3) Collingwood 45 (6.9) Eagles by 66 (match report) Big games from Nic Naitanui and Josh Kennedy guide West Coast to a thumping win over Collingwood

Melbourne 49 (7.7) Brisbane Lions 53 (7.11) Lions by 4 (match report) Lions hang on against Demons to get a piece of top spot.

Tonight: Fremantle (2.60) v Geelong Cats (1.55): Geelong could potentially move back inside the top four if results go their way, and head coach Chris Scott should fancy his chances against an injury riddled Fremantle side.

• Stat: Geelong have covered the line in their last 12 matches following a loss (Geelong -11.5) 2.0.

🏉 NRL

Titans sign Broncos star Fifita on a monster three-year deal

Fifita, 20, will join the Titans from next year in a deal reportedly worth 3.5 million Australian dollars.

Titans head coach Justin Holbrook was delighted with the signing of Fifita (20), who has played 37 NRL games.

"I am extremely excited by David committing to our club for the next three years," he said.

"As a coach we want to bring players to our club to improve the squad and David will definitely do that. (news)

Cowboys 12-24 Sea Eagles (match report) Sea Eagles get past Cowboys and into the eight.

Broncos 8-46 Storm (match report) Smith, Papenhuyzen blitz Broncos with second-half masterclass (8-14 at HT).

Warriors 10-18 Roosters (match report) Rusty Roosters survive scare against Warriors.

Sharks 28-24 Dragons (match report) Sharks hold off fast finishing Dragons in nine-try thriller.

Raiders 18-12 Rabbitohs (match report) Raiders lose CNK but outlast Rabbitohs in tense struggle.

Knights 12-18 Bulldogs (match report) Canterbury break drought in Newcastle.

Titans 14-22 Panthers (match report) Panthers tickled pink after toppling tenacious Titans.

At first, Sonny Bill Williams was getting paid too much. Now, he's not getting enough.

Williams was on a staggering two-year $10m contract at the Toronto Wolfpack, a European Super League club beset by financial disaster according to reports.

Now Williams is about to be valued at $400,000 a season by the NRL salary cap auditor, which translates to a cut price $150,000 given he will play a shortened season.

And as the Sydney Morning Herald notes, this is the perfect number, because surprise, surprise it equates to the remaining space in the Roosters' salary cap. (NZherald)

🐴 Racing

Andrew Adkins taken to hospital after horror fall at Rosehill

Jockey Andrew Adkins was taken to hospital after a sickening fall at Rosehill this morning, while his ride Hot N Hazy was sadly euthanised.

The 22-year-old Adkins was dislodged from his ride in race one - the Sky Racing Active Handicap (1200m) - after what initially appeared as a dangerous move by rival Hugh Bowman.

Bowman, on board eventual winner Smart Image, deviated from the railing and collided with Adkins on the home straight.[ (thewest)

Enable wins record third King George at Ascot under Frankie Dettori

Enable has completed a record third King George triumph at Ascot.

The mare - ridden by Frankie Dettori and trained by John Gosden - finished five-and-a-half lengths in front of Sovereign with the only other runner, Japan, a further 11 lengths back.

William Buick on Sovereign set the pace but six-year-old Enable, the King George's oldest winner since Swain in 1998, reeled in the early leader.

Enable, who has now won 11 Group One level races, is the (3.75) favourite to make further history with a third win in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in October.

⚽️ Football

Sydney FC have claimed a record-breaking 4th A-League Premiership

Sydney FC has done it again, claiming a record-breaking fourth A-League premiership with four games to spare.

The Sky Blues have an 11-point cushion over second-placed Wellington Phoenix, whose 1-1 draw with Adelaide United on Saturday ensured they could no longer mathematically catch their decorated rivals.

Sydney FC's record since 2016/17 season

• 2016/17: 1st, P27 W20 L1 (Grand Final winners)

• 2017/18: 1st, P27 W20 L3

• 2018/19: 2nd, P27 W16 L7 (Grand Final winners)

• 2019/20*: 1st, P22 W16 L3

The race for the other places in the top six is now heating up and there is still plenty to play for in the remaining regular season matches

Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Adelaide (match report) United Sydney FC clinch Premiers Plate as Phoenix are denied by Adelaide.

Melbourne Victory 1-2 Western United (match report) Burgess strike relaunches United's Finals bid and seals clean sweep over Victory

Tonight: Central Coast Mariners (5.0) v Western Sydney Wanderers (1.50)

🏅 W-League: Western Sydney forward Kristen Hamilton has been named W-League player of the season, claiming the 2020 Julie Dolan Medal.

After scoring seven goals in the Wanderers' best season to date, the American forward narrowly beat teammate Lynn Williams and Melbourne Victory's Casey Dumont in the voting.

She also shared the Golden Bootwith three other players in Perth's Morgan Andrews, Sydney's Remy Siemsen and Melbourne Victory's Natasha Dowie - all of whom scored seven goals over the campaign. (smh)

🏉 Rugby

Super Rugby AU

Brumbies 24-0 Western Force: The Brumbies made it three wins from three in Super Rugby AU courtesy of a dominant victory over the Western Force in Sydney.

Rebels 29-10 Waratahs: The Rebels were too good for the Waratahs in Sydney on Friday, as they claimed their first win of the Super Rugby AU.

Super Rugby Aotearoa

Crusaders 32-34 Hurricanes: The Hurricanes produced a stunning performance to end the Crusaders’ incredible 36-match unbeaten home record with a triumph in Christchurch.

Blues 21-17 Chiefs: The Chiefs continued their winless run as the Blues ran out victors in their Super Rugby Aotearoa clash in Auckland on Sunday.

🌎 International

🏀 NBA: Star pictured at strip club after leaving Disney bubble claims he went there for the food

Lou Williams is being investigated by the league for allegedly visiting a strip club after he left the Disney World coronavirus bubble to attend a funeral, US media reported.

Williams was pictured in Atlanta’s Magic City strip club on Thursday night, holding a drink and wearing an NBA face mask.

🏍 MotoGP back with a bang at the Spanish GP!

Drama, chaos and great racing right to the very last lap!

👊🏻 UFC Fight Island 3: Robert Whittaker beats Darren Till at final event in Abu Dhabi

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker claimed a unanimous decision victory over British contender Darren Till in the final event of UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

Australian Whittaker, 29, who lost the UFC's 185lb title to Nigerian-born New Zealander Israel Adesanya in October, stepped away from the sport to recuperate, complaining of burnout.

He returned after nine months to outpoint Till over five tight, tactical rounds and put himself back into the UFC middleweight title conversation. (cbs)

🏏 England v West Indies 3rd test (day 3)

• England declare on 226-2 - Burns falls for 90 as England search for quick runs. W.Indies require 389 run to win.

• West Indies keeper Dowrich off field after being hit in face

• Broad strikes early, he now has 499 Test wickets (WI 10-2)

• Heavy rain is forecast on Monday

📺 Live sport

Monday

🎯 05:30 - PDC World Matchplay Final, Night 9 (Fox Sports More)

⚽️ 05:45 - Serie A - Juventus v Sampdoria (BeIN Sports 1)

🏀 07:00 - WNBA - Dallas Wings v Atlanta Dream (SBS Viceland)

⚾️ 09:08 - MLB - New York Mets v Atlanta Braves (ESPN 1 or Sky Sports 3)

⚽️ 10:30 - MLS R16 - Toronto FC v New York City FC (BeIN Sports 1)

⚾️ 12:08 - MLB - Los Angeles Dodgers v San Francisco Giants (ESPN 1 or Sky Sports 3)

⚾️ 13:00 - MLS R16 - Sporting Kansas City v Vancouver Whitecaps (BeIN Sports 1)

🏏 20:00 - Test Match - England v West Indies (Fox Cricket)

🇦🇺 20:10 - AFL - Fremantle Dockers v Geelong Cats (Fox Footy)

Tuesday

⚾️ 06:10 - MLB - San Diego Padres v Arizona Diamondbacks (Sky Sports 3)

⚾️ 09:35 - MLB - Boston Red Sox v New York Mets (ESPN 1 or Sky Sports 3)

⚽️ 10:30 - MLS R16 - San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake (BeIN Sports 1)

⚽️ 13:00 - MLS R16 - Seattle Sounders v Los Angeles FC (BeIN Sports 1)

🏏 20:00 - Test Match - England v West Indies (Fox Cricket)