G'day sports fans,

Classic quote: "It's like a toaster, the ref's shirt pocket. Every time there's a tackle, up pops a yellow card." - Newcastle Manager, Kevin Keegan.

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

COMMONWEALTH GAMES:

🥇 Australia is celebrating another gold medal, after Grace Brown claimed first in the women’s cycling trial.

👌🏼 Australia’s star high jumpers Eleanor Patterson ad Nicola Olyslagers have cruised into the final stage of the high jump ahead of Saturday’s final.

😢 Meanwhile, the “upset of the Games” has taken place in netball after Jamaica shocked Australia in a nail-biter.

A brilliant 47 goals from international superstar Jhaniele Fowler and some remarkable defensive efforts from Shamera Sterling ensured Jamaica nailed a 57-55 win.

🥊 The news wasn’t so good for boxer Alex Winwood, who had his bout waved off early in the second round.

“That’s heartbreaking for Alex. No way that’s a stoppage,” Former Bronze medalist Garside said.

🤿 Australian diver Shixin Li has held his nerve to nab a silver medal in the men's 1m springboard several years after initially throwing the sport away for good.

🥇 Australian Rohan Dennis won the Men's cycling time trial in 46 minutes and 21.24 seconds.

🗣 Ariarne Titmus has opened up on The Project about rumoured bad blood in the Aussie swim team, saying it’s affected the squad “emotionally.” (abc)

🇦🇺 Sydney Swans CEO Tom Harley says a report linking Lance Franklin to the Brisbane Lions is “news to him.”

According to Channel 9, Franklin, who is coming to the end of his nine-year multimillion-dollar dear with the Swans, wants to continue his career at the Lions.

🏉 Sydney Roosters enhanced their finals hopes with a comprehensive 34-16 defeat of the Broncos at the SCG on Thursday night.

Led by star five-eighth Luke Keary, who scored a try and laid on two of his side's five others, the Roosters put themselves within two points of the top four and with a chance of leapfrogging South Sydney into seventh place.

✉️ All the Late Mail for Round 21 of the 2022 NRL Telstra Premiership.(NRL)

🇦🇺 AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has publicly apologised to Eddie Betts and his former Adelaide teammates over the league's bungled investigation into the Crows' ill-fated 2018 pre-season camp.

The apology comes after calls from Betts and high-profile football figures, including Melbourne premiership coach and Adelaide playing great Simon Goodwin, for the league to say sorry for its role in the saga.

"Clearly we're sorry to Eddie and anyone who's (endured) suffering from that camp," McLachlan told the Seven Network on Thursday night.

🦘 Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed that Jed Holloway will debut against Argentina in Mendoza.

Holloway will start at blindside flanker alongside Michael Hooper and Rob Valetini in the opening round of the Rugby Championship.

In total there are seven changes from the defeat to England (Fox)

(Kick-off Saturday 4:45am - Australia -5 on the handicap).

🐴 icymi: Headline horse Alligator Blood has been sensationally banned from racing in the Victorian spring carnival.

Victoria has followed the NSW lead in banning Alligator Blood from racing, due to owner Allan Endresz's undischarged bankruptcy status.

🌍 World Sport

👨🏻‍⚖️ A judge in Russia has convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling and sentenced her to nine years in prison.

🤿 Sri Lankan diver Dulanjan Kaushalya Fernando belly flops into the pool during the men's 1m springboard.

⬛️ Under-fire All Blacks coach Ian Foster has swung the axe for Sunday's (1.05am AEST) blockbuster Rugby Championship opener against the Springboks in Mbombela.

Foster has made four changes to the starting XV that lost a series to Ireland for the first time in Wellington.

Out go Brodie Retallick (injured), Codie Taylor, Nepo Laulala, and Sevu Reece, and in come, Scott Barrett, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Angus Ta'avao, and Caleb Clarke. South Africa are (-1) on the handicap.

Premier League preview: Man City, Liverpool title race again? Team-by-team guide, big questions for 2022-23 — www.espn.com.au

The new season is finally here! Will it be the same old teams at the top? Who else can contend? What will Newcastle do? Get ready for the action.

⚽️ PREMIER LEAGUE KICK-OFF: The winter World Cup means this will be a Premier League season like no other, but one thing will be the same: it's between Manchester City and Liverpool for the title.

Good season:

• Harry Kane (15 goals + 15 assists at $29.0)

• Gabriel Jesus ($6.0 to reach 20 league goals)

• Brentford ($26.0 Top 8 finish)

Bad Season:

• Nunez (Liverpool)

• Frank Lampard ($4.50 to be first Manager to go)

• Leicester City

⚽️ Gabriel Jesus is currently the most picked player in Fantasy Football history, with 74% of players picking the Arsenal forward.

💰 OLD & NEW - OPENING DAY ANYTIME GOAL SCORERS:

• Mo Salah has scored 5 goals in Liverpool’s last 3 opening day matches, and all 5 of his opening day game for Liverpool.

• Harry Kane has scored 2 goals in his last three opening day matches

• Erling Haaland scored 2 goals in both of his opening day matches at Dortmund (4).

• Raheem Sterling has scored 3 goals over his last 3 opening day games.

Pays around $21.0.

📸 If Americans get into something, they REALLY get into it - LAFC vs Club América friendly inside SoFi Stadium above.

⚽️ Chelsea are stepping up their search for a striker after making enquiries for Barcelona's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Red Bull Salzburg's Benjamin Sesko, sources have told ESPN.

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🇦🇺 15:20 - AFL - Brisbane Lions v Carlton Blues (Fox Sports)

🏉 16:05 - NRL - Wests Tigers v Newcastle Knights (Fox League or Channel 9)

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