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In today's edition of Sports Journal:

🇦🇺 Dangerfield suspended

⚽️ Top Tekkers

⛳️ WGC Dell Match Play preview

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🇦🇺 AFL

In the mix, R2: Who's pushing for selection, who's under the pump? — www.afl.com.au

Our reporters attempt to pick all the round two ins and outs

↩️ Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield has been suspended for three games; Hawthorn, Melbourne and will miss the Cats’ blockbuster clash with the Brisbane Lions being eligible to return for the clash with North Melbourne on April 18.

The eight-time All-Australian pleaded guilty to his rough conduct charge for a bump which left Adelaide’s Jake Kelly concussed and with a broken nose during the Crows’ opening-round upset of the Cats. (theroar)

🏟 The AFL has reportedly been given the green light to increase stadium capacity to 75% for Victorian games from as early as Thursday night. (Fox)

🏉 NRL

❌ Bronson Xerri has lost his appeal and has been served a four-year ban.

🐲 The St George Illawarra Dragons reportedly have “genuine interest” in Sharks prop Andrew Fifita who was dropped to reserve grade for opening rounds. (Fox)

🦶 Bulldogs back-rower Raymond Faitala-Mariner will miss the majority of the season (up to 20 weeks) after suffering a foot injury against Penrith.

🙋🏼‍♀️Congratulations Tahnee Norris who has been confirmed as the New Queensland Maroons coach.

⚽️ Football

A-League

Melbourne City 2-0 Central Coast Mariners: City racked up their 5th consecutive win in the league on Tuesday night. Maclaren's 90th A-League goal set them on their way to a comfortable victory over the league leaders.

It's double the drama tonight, as two back-to-back A-League fixtures round out the action in Matchweek 13.

Wellington Phoenix (1.72) get the ball rolling with a clash against Melbourne Victory (4.50) at WIN Stadium (7.05pm AEDT) before Sydney FC (2.20) travel out West to face Perth Glory (3.05) at HBF Park (9.20pm AEDT).

🔁 Southampton striker Danny Ings, 28, could be a target for Manchester City as as a potential successor to Sergio Aguero. (Sky Sports)

🔁 Zambia forward Patson Daka, 22, who has scored 20 goals in 18 games at Red Bull Salzburg this season, is attracting interest from Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal. (Mail)

📺 You can't say no to Marvin the CCM mascot (Twitter)

🥅 Armand Laurienté (Lorient, France) has scored one of the best free-kicks you will see, or are we blaming the keeper? Recommend watching it on Twitter for the French commentators reaction.

🏉 Rugby

🏠 Melbourne's first home game in more than a year was particularly special for local lock Trevor Hosea, who had never played a Super Rugby AU match in front of Rebels fans. (rugby)

🔄 Flyhalf Matthieu Jalibert will miss France's Six Nations decider against Scotland after hurting his jaw in the epic 32-30 win against Wales. Louis Carbonel will come in.

👴🏼 England's Australian coach Eddie Jones is fighting calls for his head following an "unacceptable" finish in the Six Nations. England finished second bottom. (nine)

Harvey Norman Super Rugby AU: Team of the Week — www.rugby.com.au

🏀 NBL

The Hungry Jack’s NBL will return to Tasmania next month when the SKY Sport New Zealand Breakers play the Adelaide 36ers in Launceston as part of a blockbuster Easter round.

The April 6 game at the Silverdome will be the first time the NBL has played a regular season game in Tasmania since 2005.

The NBL will play 27 games in 18 consecutive days across rounds 12-14, including four games featuring the Breakers at the Silverdome in Launceston.

🏏 Cricket

WA snare double bonus point in huge win over Vics: Chasing 318, Victoria lose 8-44 to hand WA six points at the WACA.

Match report: Western Australia win by 170 runs.

Josh Inglis and Joel Paris combined to heap more pain on Victoria in the Marsh One-Day Cup as the hosts steamrolled the Bushrangers by 170 runs at the WACA on Tuesday.

The huge win secured a double bonus point for WA, which has seen them rocket up the ladder into second place behind New South Wales. (cricket)

England squandered the chance to win a fluctuating first one-day international against India, losing by 66 runs in Pune.

Jonny Bairstow's scintillating 94, from only 66 balls, had the world champions well on course for their target of 318.

India's pace bowlers roared back, and an England side missing the rested Joe Root lost five wickets for 41 runs before eventually slumping to 251 all out.

India won by 66 runs.

🌏 ROW

WGC Dell Match Play - Texas

Format: There are 16 groups made up of four golfers in each group, playing eachother once. Top of the group progresses to the last 16.

Saturday will be the Round of 16 and the quarterfinals. Sunday will be the final and the third-place matches.

Got it? good.

The top 64 ranked golfers in the world will be in the field except for Brooks Koepka, Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Gary Woodland and Tiger Woods, who have decided not to play even though they qualified. The past three winners here include Kevin Kisner in 2019, Bubba Watson (2018) and Dustin Johnson in (2017).

Possible winners this week? Tyrell Hatton (34.0) - Hatton’s career singles record is 9-6-1, finishing T9 here back in 2019. 

Sergio Garcia (41.0) - Europe’s record point scorer in Ryder Cup history, Garcia has played some fine golf recently and has reached the weekend in his last two visits to this event. Although, I'd doubt he could put that many rounds together.

Russell Henley (67.0) - Played well enough last week for a top 3 finish (I backed him) and was top in strokes gained. Willing to give him another chance.

👶🏽 McLaren has signed Ugo Ugochukwu to its young driver development program.

Ugochukwu is only 13-years-old, but that's the same age Lewis Hamilton was when McLaren signed him in 1998.

📼 An international model has revealed she was at the centre of a sting operation designed to ruin tennis star Novak Djokovic’s life. (Fox)

📺 Live sport

TODAY

🏀 10:30 - NBA - New Orleans Pelicans v Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN 1)

🏒 13:00 - NHL - Arizona Coyotes v Colorado Avalanche (ESPN 2) 

🏀 13:00 - NBA - Golden State Warriors v Philadelphia 76ers (ESPN 1)

⚽️ 19:05 - A-League - Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory (Fox Sports) 

⚽️ 21:20 - A-League - Perth Glory v Sydney FC (Fox Sports) 

⚽️ 22:30 - Women's Champions Lge Quarter-Final - Barcelona Women v Manchester City Women (Sports Flick)

⚽️ 00:00 - AFCON Qualifiers - Uganda v Burkina Faso (BeIN Sports 3) 

THURSDAY

⚽️ 06:45 - UEFA World Cup Qualifier:

• Portugal v AzerbaijanOptus Sport 2 

• Serbia v Republic of IrelandOptus Sport 6 

• Finland v Bosnia and HerzegovinaOptus Sport 5

• France v UkraineOptus Sport 1 

• Belgium v WalesOptus Sport 4 

• Slovenia v CroatiaOptus Sport 3 

🎾 10:00 - WTA Tour 1000sWTA Miami Open, Round 1 (BeIN Sports 2)

🏀 10:30 - NBA - Milwaukee Bucks v Boston Celtics (ESPN 1) 

🏀 13:00 - NBA - Utah Jazz v Brooklyn Nets (ESPN 1) 

⚽️ 19:05 - W-League - Melbourne City Women v Perth Glory Women (Fox Sports)

🇦🇺 19:20 - AFL - Carlton Blues v Collingwood Magpies (Fox Footy or 7mate)

🏀 19:30 - NBL - New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United (ESPN 1 or SBS on Demand0

🏉 20:05 - NRL - Penrith Panthers v Melbourne Storm (Fox League)