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Classic quote: “Because she is too ugly to kiss goodbye.” - Former NFL Coach Bum Phillips... On why he brings his wife on road trips.
🇦🇺 Aussie Sport
🇦🇺St Kilda has axed head coach Brett Ratten.
The Age has reported following the Saints' review of their football operations.
The bombshell has landed just three months after Ratten inked a two-year extension with St Kilda, contracting him to the Saints until the end of 2024.
In 2022, St Kilda won eight of its first 11 games and sat fourth on the ladder after round 11, but managed just three victories from its last 11 matches en route to finishing in 10th.
The embattled club was then unsuccessful in its pursuit of securing gun Collingwood forward Jordan De Goey during the trade period. (7news).
🗞 In the press:
The Saints' alarming decline in form following the mid-season bye initiated a stern response from President Andrew Bassat (ZeroHanger)
🏉 Manly has ended weeks of speculation by sacking two-time premiership coach Des Hasler.
Key points:
Des Hasler is expected to be replaced by Anthony Seibold
Hasler coached the Sea Eagles to premierships in 2008 and 2011
Hasler's management confirmed on Thursday that the Sea Eagles had terminated his employment with immediate effect before the club released a media statement announcing their decision.
"After careful consideration, the board of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles has today unanimously decided that, in the best interests of the club, Des Hasler will not be the head coach of the club for NRL season 2023,'' Manly chairman Scott Penn said in the statement.
🗞 In the press:
A look at Group B in the men's Rugby League World Cup, rating the chances of Australia, Fiji, Italy, and Scotland in the pool stages.
🎾Tennis Australia won’t lobby the government to help Novak Djokovic play Australian Open.
TA boss Craig Tiley says Djokovic's visa status is a matter for the federal government while announcing Russian players can participate in the 2023 Open as ‘neutrals.’
🏏 Cricket Australia says it lost $5 million last financial year despite national teams' major success.
World Cup trophies and Ashes series victories apparently are not enough to help Cricket Australia turn a profit.(abc)
🚴🏻 icymi: Aussie men's sprint team ended Dutch domination at world track cycling titles
The Australian men's sprint trio of Leigh Hoffman, Matthew Richardson and Matt Glaetzer have raced to gold at the world track cycling championships.
🥊 Devin Haney has vowed to send George Kambosos Jr. “into retirement” on Sunday and insists his rival’s desire for a new referee “won’t change anything”.
In his first defence as the undisputed lightweight champion of the world, Haney (28-0, 15KO) will look to put on a show once again against Kambosos Jr (21-1, 10KO) on Sunday at Rod Laver Arena.
🐴 Racing
🐴 Caulfield Cup favourite Smokin' Romans has drawn ideally in barrier five to give Jamie Kah her first win in one of the Melbourne Spring Carnival features.
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained galloper remains a clear-cut favourite for Saturday's 2400m handicap at $4.80 with DABBLE.
🏔 Everest Day has arguably been made even greater after last week’s Silver Eagle meeting at Randwick was abandoned early.
There are now 10 quality races right across the card including the richest race on turf in the world.
💵 William Buick will land a $101.0 bet from 21 years ago when he becomes champion jockey on Saturday - and raise £5,000 for charity.
Ex-trainer Ian Balding had a verbal wager with Tote chairman Peter Jones that Buick would lift the title in 1999.
MASSIVE weekend of sport ahead!
We've gone in on NBL, Racing, Rugby League World Cup and Multi-sport picks and are again waiting on just one leg (Nature Strip in the Everest) to land this monster.
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🌍 World Sport
The ball used by Diego Maradona to score two of the most famous goals in football history is to go on auction.
The match ball used in the famous 1986 World Cup quarter-final between England and Argentina carries an estimated price of £2.5m to £3m.
It is being sold by Ali Bin Nasser, the Tunisian referee who allowed Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal during the game.
🎾 The ATP Tour has reached an agreement with Davis Cup organisers which will help end the need for two men's team competitions in the space of six weeks.
Tennis Australia is finalising plans for a mixed team event to replace January's ATP Cup as the ATP forges an alliance with the Davis Cup, which concludes in late November.
Tennis Australia are likely to be the first to announce their new venture later this month. The United Cup will be a mixed-team event staged over 11 days in several Australian cities in the run-up to January's Australian Open.
🏉 The Knights' Winger Dominic Young is set to win his first England cap in Saturday's World Cup opener against Samoa in Newcastle.
The 21-year-old has been named in a 19-man squad ahead of Ryan Hall, England's leading try-scorer of all time.
Young is one of six uncapped players selected, alongside fellow NRL players Herbie Farnworth and Victor Radley, Salford's Marc Sneyd and Wigan's Kai Pearce-Paul.
🏟 The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is just six weeks out, but accommodations are still being made, as organizers have hired a third cruise ship to operate as a hotel for the tournament.
With 1,075 cabins, MSC Cruises will provide another ship between Nov. 19 and Dec. 19. The other two ships were part of a 2019 deal between the Qatari government and MSC. The World Cup begins on Nov. 20 and ends on Dec. 18.
Ship-goers will have to stay at least two nights.
Daily prices for the third ship start at US$470 per person during the group stage and drop to $220 during the final week.
⚽️ Britain's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe says the Glazer family told him they do not want to sell Manchester United - but he is still interested in buying a Premier League club.
🏈 Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (concussion protocol) will not play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday, but he returned to the practice field for football activities for the first time in nearly two weeks.
⚽️ TBT Enterprises, the group behind The Basketball Tournament, is launching a million-dollar, winner-take-all soccer version. The 7-on-7 tournament will be held next summer in North Carolina, US.
🏀 Draymond Green has been fined but not suspended by the Golden State Warriors for punching his team-mate Jordan Poole in a training session.
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⚾️ 06:37 - American League Divisional Series - Houston Astros v Seattle Mariners (ESPN 2)
⚾️ 10:37 - American League Divisional Series - New York Yankees v Cleveland Guardians (ESPN 2)
🏈 11:15 - NFL - Chicago Bears v Washington Commanders (ESPN)
🏏 13:00 - Twenty20 - T20 Tri-Series, Final, Game 7, Part 1 (Fox Cricket)
⛳️ 14:00 - PGA TOUR - ZOZO Championship, Round 2 (Fox Sports)
🏏 14:40 - Twenty20 - T20 Tri-Series, Final, Game 7, Part 2 (Fox Sports)
🏉 17:05 - NPC Semi-Final - Wellington Rugby v Auckland Rugby (Stan Sport)
🏏 19:10 - T20 Series - Australia v England (Fox Cricket)
🏀 19:30 - NBL - Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans (ESPN)
⚽️ 19:45 - A-League Men - Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City (Paramount+)
🏉20:30 - Test Match - Japan XV v Australia A (Stan Sport)
🏀 21:30 - NBL - Perth Wildcats v Melbourne United (ESPN)
SATURDAY
⚽️ 05:30 - German Bundesliga - Schalke 04 v Hoffenheim (beIN SPORTS 3)
🏉 05:45 - Premiership Rugby - Sale Sharks v London Irish (Stan Sport)
⚽️ 06:00 - Premier League - Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion (Optus Sport 1)
⚾️ 07:37 - National League Divisional Series - Philadelphia Phillies v Atlanta Braves (ESPN)
🏒 10:00 - NHL - Columbus Blue Jackets v Tampa Bay Lightning (ESPN 2)
⚾️ 11:37 - National League Divisional Series - San Diego Padres v Los Angeles Dodgers (ESPN)
🏀 13:00 - NBA Pre-Season - Golden State Warriors v Denver Nuggets (ESPN 2)
⛳️ 13:30 - PGA TOUR - ZOZO Championship, Round 3 (Fox Sports)
🏍 14:10 - Australian MotoGP Qualifying 1 (Channel 10, Fox Sports)
🐴 16:15 - Feature Race - The Everest, 1,200m - WFA (Channel 7, Sky Racing 1)
⚽️ 17:00 - A-League Men - Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory (Paramount+)
🏉 17:05 - NPC Semi-Final - Canterbury Rugby v Bay of Plenty (Stan Sport)
🏀 17:30 - NBL - Adelaide 36ers v Illawarra Hawks (ESPN)
⚽️ 19:45 - A-League Men - Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers (10 Bold or Paramount+)
20:00 - NBL - South East Melbourne Phoenix v New Zealand Breakers (ESPN)
⚽️ 22:30 - Premier League - Leicester City v Crystal Palace (Optus Sport 1)
SUNDAY
🏉 00:30 - World Cup Group Game - England v Samoa (Fox League)
⚽️ 00:30 - German Bundesliga - Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer Leverkusen (beIN SPORTS 3)
⚽️ 01:00 - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest (Optus Sport 5)
⚽️ 01:00 - Premier League - Fulham v Bournemouth (Optus Sport 4)
🏉 01:00 - Premiership Rugby (Stan Sport)
Exeter Chiefs v Wasps
Gloucester Rugby v Bristol Bears
Northampton Saints v Newcastle Falcons
Saracens v Bath Rugby
⚽️ 03:00 - Italian Serie A - Torino v Juventus (beIN SPORTS 3)
⚽️ 03:30 - Premier League - Tottenham v Everton (Optus Sport 1)
⚾️ 05:07 - National League Divisional Series - Philadelphia Phillies v Atlanta Braves (ESPN 2)
🏉 05:30 - World Cup Group Game - Australia v Fiji (Fox League)
⚽️ 05:45 - English Championship - Watford v Norwich City (beIN SPORTS 2)
⚽️ 05:45 - Italian Serie A - Atalanta v Sassuolo (beIN SPORTS 3)
⚽️ 06:00 - Spanish La Liga - Athletic Club v Atletico Madrid (Optus Sport 3)
⚽️ 06:00 - France Ligue 1 - Lens v Montpellier HSC (beIN SPORTS 1)
⚾️ 07:07 - American League Divisional Series - Seattle Mariners v Houston Astros (ESPN 2)
⚾️ 10:37 - American League Divisional Series - Cleveland Guardians v New York Yankees (ESPN 2)
🥊 11:00 - Lightweight Title - Devin Haney v George Kambosos (Main Event)
⚾️ 12:37 - National League Divisional Series - San Diego Padres v Los Angeles Dodgers (ESPN 2)
⚽️ 13:00 - A-League Men - Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners (Paramount+)
🏍 14:00 - MotoGP of Australia - Australian MotoGP Race, Round 18 (Channel 10, Fox Sports)
🏀 14:00 - NBL - Melbourne United v Tasmania JackJumpers (10 Peach, ESPN)
⛳️ 14:00 - PGA TOUR - ZOZO Championship, Round 4 (Fox Sports)
🏏 15:00 - Men's T20 World Cup Round 1 - Sri Lanka v Namibia (Fox Cricket)
⚽️ 15:00 - A-League Men - Macarthur FC Bulls v Adelaide United (10 Bold or Paramount+)
🏀 16:00 - NBL - Brisbane Bullets v Sydney Kings (10 Peach, ESPN)
⚽️ 17:00 - A-League Men - Western United FC v Sydney FC (Paramount+)
⛳️ 17:00 - PGA TOUR - ZOZO Championship, Round 4, Part 2 (Fox Sports)
⛹🏻♀️ 17:30 - Constellation Cup - New Zealand v Australia (Fox Sports)
🏏 19:00 - Men's T20 World Cup Round 1 - United Arab Emirates v Netherlands (Fox Cricket)
⚽️ 22:00 - Scottish Premiership - Motherwell v Rangers (beIN SPORTS 2)
⚽️ 23:00 - Spanish La Liga - Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad (Optus Sport 2)