🗞️ A severe case of the yips

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Sport Journal
April 09, 2023

G'day sports fans,

Classic quote: "Golf and sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at." - Jimmy Demaret, Golfer

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport


🇦🇺 Star Richmond forward Tom Lynch is set for a lengthy stint on the sidelines after fracturing his right foot in Saturday's five-point loss to the Western Bulldogs.

🚘 After six hours of racing, Mount Panorama's biggest production car race all came down to one frenetic final lap.

In the end, it was Jayden Ojeda and Simon Hodges in their BMW M4 who claimed victory in a brilliant one-lap dash for the Bathurst 6 Hour win.


SUNDAY WRAP

🇦🇺 Melbourne premiership forward Tom McDonald has responded to his axing last week with four goals on return, spearheading the Demons as they handled an injury-hit but committed West Coast by 63 points at Optus Stadium.

It wasn't pretty for much of the afternoon as the Eagles made up for their lack of polish with competitive spirit, but the Demons broke them in the second half and cruised to a comfortable 19.12 (126) to 9.9 (63) win.

🇦🇺 Essendon has shaken off a severe case of the yips to record a 13-point win over Greater Western Sydney, its first win over the Giants since 2019.

It was a horror day in front of the goal – under the Marvel Stadium roof – for the Bombers, sitting on 6.19 during the third term before straightening up in the last to push out to the 11.22 (88) to 11.9 (75) victory. (match report)

🏉 Newcastle fended off a second consecutive Warriors comeback to run in an impressive 34-24 victory.

The Knights had a 22-6 lead after running in four first half tries but like last week in their win over Cronulla, the Warriors showed fight to deliver a scare for the Novocastrians after the break.

🏉 Recalled playmaker Toby Sexton enjoyed a special return to the NRL, scoring a late try as the Titans ran down the Dragons 20-18 in a thriller on the Gold Coast. (match report)

🐴 English maestro William Haggas is already planning Dubai Honour's Queen Elizabeth Stakes title defence.

Haggas, who combined with jockey Tom Marquand to win successive Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2020-21 with Addeybb, revealed he has the same ambitions with Dubai Honour.

"We want to try and bring Dubai Honour out here again next year,'' Haggas said.

"I would also like to have a go at the Golden Eagle, that appeals to me. We are always looking for the right horse.''

Trainer James Cummings regarding Anamoe’s future - "As we have always maintained, we'll have a talk about what exactly we do but Anamoe won't be going overseas unless everyone is absolutely bullish about going,''

Dubai Honour from Mo'unga with Godolphin champion Anamoe a close third

🚘 Racer Renee Gracie has confirmed she has sealed a deal to return to motorsport.

The former Supercars driver-turned adult entertainer has plotted a return to motorsport for several years, and it is now finally about to come true.

The 28-year-old has announced she will be back behind the wheel in the GT World Challenge Australia series.

Monday Previews

🏉 A must-win for both clubs as the Wests Tigers square off against the Parramatta Eels in their traditional Easter Monday timeslot.

Parramatta has received a huge boost with Shaun Lane ready to make his season debut

For the Tigers, the Adam Doueihi experiment comes to an end as he reverts to five-eighth and Charlie Staines to fullback.

Clinton Gutherson has scored at least one try in six of Parramatta's last seven matches at Accor Stadium.

🇦🇺 Geelong and Hawthorn will play another edition of their traditional Easter Monday fixture at the MCG. It seemed unthinkable the Cats (0-3) would have fewer wins than the Hawks (1-2) ahead of this fixture, but here we are.

Seven of Hawthorn's last eight matches at the MCG have gone OVER the total match points line.

🌎 World Sport

⛳️ Five-time champion Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Masters because of injury, hours before the resumption of the third round on Sunday.

Woods was six over par after seven holes of his third round before heavy rain stopped play on Saturday.

👊🏻 Israel Adesanya reclaimed his middleweight title from long-time bitter rival Alex Pereira with a spectacular knockout at UFC 287 in Miami, Florida.

With his back against the cage in round two, Adesanya, 33, unleased two crushing right hands to send Pereira, 35, to the canvas.

⚽️ Manchester United's hopes of signing Harry Kane this summer have been boosted by Bayern Munich's reluctance to get involved in a bidding war, with Tottenham set to demand at least £100m for the England striker, 29. (Sunday Mirror)

🏀 The Dallas Mavericks are facing an NBA investigation after leaving out key players against the Chicago Bulls despite being in playoff contention.

Kyrie Irving was omitted, while Luka Doncic only played 12 minutes of Friday's 115-112 defeat.

The loss ended their play-off hopes but improved their chances of getting a top-10 pick in this summer's draft. Shenanigans.

ICYMI: Play was suspended for bad weather, and these trees collapsed. No one was hurt.

⚾️ The Tampa Bay Rays extended Major League Baseball's best start in 20 years behind Jeffrey Springs' seven innings of three-hit ball and Randy Arozarena's four RBIs, routing the Oakland Athletics 11-0 for an 8-0 record.

👊🏻 The UFC is targeting a featherweight title unification bout for its annual International Fight Week in Las Vegas.

According to multiple sources, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (AUS) and interim champion Yair Rodriguez have verbally agreed to square off at UFC 290 on July 8. Contracts have not been issued or signed.

The 145-pound fight could serve as the pay-per-view headliner, although the UFC has not yet made that official.

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TODAY

08:00- NHL Regular Season - Philadelphia Flyers v Boston Bruins (ESPN 2)

09:10- MLB Regular Season - Atlanta Braves v San Diego Padres (ESPN)

13:40- NSW Cup Regular Season - Western Suburbs Magpies v Parramatta Eels NSW Cup (Fox League)

15:20- AFL Regular Season - Geelong Cats v Hawthorn (Fox Footy)

16:00- A-League Men Regular Season - Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix (Paramount+)

16:00- NRL Regular Season - Wests Tigers v Parramatta Eels (Fox League)

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