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In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🇦🇺 Further fixture changes

🏉 Folau free to play

🎾 Serena out, Federer through

🇦🇺 AFL

Gold Coast's clash with Richmond will be played at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night, while Launceston and Geelong both remain options for Fremantle's relocated clash with Carlton on Saturday.

The AFL spent Tuesday investigating possible venues after all teams from Queensland and Western Australia were relocated to Victoria.

There is less certainty around the Dockers-Blues game on Saturday, which was planned for Perth's Optus Stadium on Saturday night but it will be moved due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions that have been implemented across the country in recent days.

With the MCG already in use due to Melbourne's clash with Greater Western Sydney on Saturday, and with Hawthorn set to meet Port Adelaide at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night, the game cannot be fixtured in central Melbourne.

If the Fremantle-Carlton game is moved to Launceston's University of Tasmania Stadium, it will be brought forward to a 1.45pm AEST (11.45am AWST) timeslot instead of the previously scheduled 7.40pm AEST (5.40pm AWST) start.

However, the AFL is still considering playing the game at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong, which is already hosting the Cats-Bombers game on Friday night and the relocated Swans-Eagles clash on Sunday.

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🏉 NRL

😷 The latest COVID-19 outbreak has forced the NSWRL to suspend all of its competitions, including the NSW Cup, until July 17 at the earliest. (Fox)

💪🏼 Nathan Cleary’s shoulder injury has Penrith’s season on a knife’s edge as he waits to learn the fate over his troublesome shoulder.

✅ Israel Folau’s Super League contract saga has been resolved, opening the door for him to play his first league game in 11 years in Australia, for small-town club Southport Tigers alongside his two brothers. After Catalans Dragons released him from his contract.

⚽️ Football

✅ Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane see England beat Germany in the knockout stage of a major tournament for the first time in 55 years to advance to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020. England will play the winner of Sweden v Ukraine on Sunday.

One of the wildest days in European Football.

Stat: Both Spain and France reached exactly a 99.2% win probability when up by 2 goals, according to ESPN's win probability model.

That means that the likelihood of what transpired (both teams not winning in 90 minutes) was .0064%.

🌍 World Sport

🏏 The men's Twenty20 World Cup has been moved from India to the United Arab Emirates and Oman because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The tournament will still take place from 17 October to 14 November.

The UAE has also taken on hosting responsibilities for the the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was suspended by the Indian cricket board in May after a rise in Covid-19 cases.

The final of the rescheduled The final of the rescheduled IPL is due to finish two days before Twenty20 World Cup starts on 17 October.

⚾️ With two more Dingers on Monday, Bationals Kyle Schwarber has now hit 15 Home Runs in 17 games. Schwarber is now up to 24 HR for the season, the fourth most. (as per Axios Sports)

🃏 Two more records for Football Trading cards in the last week. Firstly, an Erling Haaland Dortmund rookie went for US$440k. The highest amount paid for a soccer card ever.

Then a Mia Hamm Sports Illustrated Kids card went for US$34k, which was a record for a female athlete trading card.

Football/Soccer cards are now beginning to enter the conversation as high-worth alternative assets, having been behind NBA and NFL in the past. With 3.5 Billion fans worldwide, interest and value are expected to continue to rise.

🏉 The Wallabies have won their last 7 consecutive tests at Suncorp Stadium. A good omen for the re-located opening test versus France 7th July.

🐴 Prince Of Arran’s trainer Charlie Fellowes says his popular Melbourne Cup raider doesn’t deserve to be put through an “horrendous” medical testing regimen to prove he is up to a potential fourth attempt at winning the great race. (racenet)

🐴 It wasn't the fairytale debut for Navajo but he definitely caught the eye in the yard. (7th of 10).

🥇 A competitor at the US Olympics trials, Lindsay Flach, has shown off her incredible 18-week baby bump as she waved goodbye to a sport on her own terms. (Fox)

🎾 American great Serena Williams broke down in tears as her latest attempt for an elusive record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title was cruelly ended by injury.

🎾 Eight-time champion Roger Federer avoided a huge Wimbledon upset as injury robbed France's Adrian Mannarino of the chance to earn a memorable win.

Sixth seed Federer, 39, trailed 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 3-6 4-2 when Mannarino slipped and injured his knee.

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