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Sport Journal
June 27, 2023
G'day sports fans,
“You’re s**t Hayden, and so is your chicken casserole.” - English fan v Aussie opener and cook book author Matthew Hayden.
🇦🇺 Aussie Sport
🏉 Brisbane and Queensland fullback Reece Walsh will miss the third State of Origin match after being handed a three-match ban for his profane outburst at referee Chris Butler during round 17.
In a highly-emotional, marathon hearing spanning over four hours, Walsh was found guilty by a panel.
"Obviously I know that I'm a role model to young kids in the community and I'm going to continue to work hard and be better in those areas that I need to get better at." - Walsh
The suspension of the in-form Walsh is a blow to the Maroons' hopes of sealing a rare series whitewash in Sydney on July 12 and pits Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and AJ Brimson against one another in a battle for the coveted fullback jersey.
Walsh's predecessor Kalyn Ponga has already ruled himself out of the Origin series to focus on club duties with Newcastle. (NRL)
⚽️ The Australian contingent at Tottenham Hotspur has grown larger with former Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak joining Ange Postecoglou’s coaching staff.
🇦🇺 Three-time Geelong premiership heroes Jimmy Bartel and Corey Enright have become the latest Cats legends to be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Five years after their former teammate and star defender Matthew Scarlett joined the illustrious group, Bartel and Enright were added in during the event on Tuesday night. (AFL)
🏏 Australia begin their 2023 ODI World Cup campaign against hosts India in Chennai on October 8, before going on to play their next two games in Lucknow in the north of India: against South Africa on October 13 and a qualifier on October 16.
The World Cup schedule was finally released by the ICC and BCCI at an event in Mumbai on June 27, just 100 days before the start of the tournament on October 5. In comparison, the fixtures for the 2019 World Cup in England and the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand were released more than 12 months in advance.
🏏 SECOND ASHES TEST SGM with DABBLE
We’re one from one for the Ashes so far, after the first test $8.0 SGM landed with ease.
Smith won’t want to miss out again, we’re going with him as top 1st innings Aussie run scorer.
Same goes for Labuschange (20+ runs), and while Captain Pat’s batting got the headlines, his bowling kept Australia in it (2+ wickets)
🌎 World Sport
⚽️ West Ham have rejected a bid of £90m from Treble winners Manchester City for captain Declan Rice.
City's offer was thought to have included an £80m initial payment but is short of the £100m the Hammers want.
Arsenal are expected to make a third bid for the 24-year-old England midfielder.
🏏 England have included Josh Tongue in an all-pace attack [Robinson, Broad, Anderson, Tongue] on a green-tinged Lord's pitch for the second Ashes Test against Australia.
"We turned up at Lord's and saw there was quite a lot of grass on the pitch," said England captain Ben Stokes.
"We thought we would get more out of our fourth bowler being Josh Tongue."
“A BIT GREEN”
🎾 Saudi Arabia is currently in talks with ATP Tour as they seek to acquire a stake in the world of tennis with their Public Investment Fund.
ATP Tour chair Andrea Gaudenzi said he held ‘positive’ discussions with PIF over potential investment.
WIMBLEDON STAT: Novak Djokovic has won more Wimbledon matches than the current world top 20 combined.
NOVAK: 86
TOP 20: 85
🏎 Wrexham Football Club owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are part of an investor group taking a 24% equity stake in Formula 1 team Alpine.
Alpine's parent company, Renault, announced the two Hollywood actors are investing alongside Otro Capital and RedBird Capital Partners.
The 200m euros deal values Alpine Racing, which is based in Britain, at about 800m euros. Alpine are fifth in this year's F1 constructors' championship.
🥇 Fans at next summer's Paris Olympics will not be able to buy alcohol inside stadiums after organisers decided not to seek an exemption to 'Evin's Law'.
VIP guests in hospitality areas will be served with alcoholic drinks.
The French law bans the sale of alcohol in stadiums to the general public, but allows for exemptions to a limited number of events per year.
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