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🏏 Australian Test captain Pat Cummins has announced he won't nominate for next year's Indian Premier League draft, potentially robbing himself of more than $1 million.

Cummins made history in 2019 when he became the most expensive overseas player sold at the IPL auction, with the Kolkata Knight Riders purchasing him for $3.17 million.

🏏 Local boy Travis Head will get his first chance to audition for David Warner's new opening partner following the retirement of Aaron Finch when Australia takes on England in the first ODI in Adelaide on Thursday.

⚽️ Ange Postecoglou has returned home as Celtic have landed in Australia to take on Sydney FC and Everton in the Sydney Super Cup later this week.

He will be inducted into the Australian FA’s Hall of Fame later this week, joining many of the country’s greatest football stars.

🍷 Singer Rod Stewart revealed he sends Ange Postecoglou a crate of Australian wine every time Celtic beat Rangers.

⚽️ Hayley Raso hit the post three times but was rewarded with a goal as the Matildas extended their winning run to four matches with a 2-0 victory over Thailand at Central Coast Stadium on Tuesday night.

🏉 The Canberra Raiders are set to make a play to lure Gold Coast Titans star David Fifita to the nation’s capital, with Ricky Stuart reportedly meeting with his management.

🇦🇺 Brisbane Lions captain Dayne Zorko has called for Brownlow Medal voting to be stripped from umpires and handed to "an expert panel".

The Brisbane veteran made the plea after an AFL umpire was arrested for allegedly leaking Brownlow Medal votes from 2022 matches.

Field umpire Michael Pell was one of four men arrested on Monday amid allegations of suspicious betting.

🏉 World Rugby have announced the nominees for World Rugby Awards 2022, with seven Australians selected across the Wallabies, Wallaroos, and Sevens. (rugby)

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⚽️ Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo says the club's owners, the Glazer family, "don't care about the club" on the sporting side.

Erik ten Hag has told his Man United bosses Cristiano Ronaldo should NEVER play for them again', in crisis talks which delayed his family holiday, as he tries to protect unity among his 'furious' team-mates

🤕 The Rugby Football League is investigating an alleged incident involving England's Victor Radley and Ireland's James Bentley in Manchester on Sunday.

Sydney Roosters' Radley was allegedly involved in an altercation with Leeds Rhinos' Bentley at a hotel.

Word is that Bently disrespected the English coach, and Radley took matters into his own hands, dishing out a Glasgow kiss, leaving Bentley requiring stitches.

The England team members were also accused of playing knock-a-door-run on sleeping Samoans.

🏆 International Rugby League Player of the Year Awards: Raecene McGregor named Women's Golden Boot to back up her Dally M Award in the NRLW.

And it was a Kiwi double as Joey Manu wins the Men's Golden Boot!

🎾 Novak Djokovic has been cleared to play at the Australian Open, with his three-year ban set to be overturned.

🎾 Rafael Nadal's hopes of a first ATP Finals title took a blow as he was beaten 6-3 6-4 by Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Defeat against the Canadian follows an opening loss to American Taylor Fritz in Turin.

The 36-year-old Spaniard must win the year-end title to finish 2022 as world number one.

👨🏻‍⚖️ Odell Beckham Jr. is suing Nike, claiming the apparel giant suppressed the sale of sneakers that would have spurred a financially lucrative contract extension.

⛳️ Greg Norman must quit as commissioner of the breakaway LIV Tour to end the "stalemate" in golf's acrimonious civil war, says Rory McIlroy.

The world number one is at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai where he is in pole position to land the European tour's order of merit title for the fourth time.

But the future of the men's game remains firmly on McIlroy's mind.

"Greg needs to go. He needs to exit stage left," said the 33-year-old.

🥇 Jamaican sprinter Shelley-Anne Fraser-Pryce is among the finalists for the Women's World Athlete of Year.

The 100m world champion is joined by American 400m hurdles gold medallist Sydney McLaughlin and Venezuelan triple jump world record holder Yulimar Rojas.

Peruvian race walk double champion Kimberly Garcia and Nigerian 100m hurdles gold medallist Tobi Amusan make up the shortlist.

The winner will be announced by World Athletics in December.

🏉 Australian rugby might have slept on Mack Hansen last year, but 18 months after the Canberra-born back arrived in Galway he will be one of the first players the Wallabies have eyes on at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday (AEDT).

Hansen’s incredible rise from Canberra to world beater is a tale almost too good to be true.

After leaving Australian rugby on what Connacht coach Andy Friend described as a “free shot”, the 24-year-old was announced on Monday as one of four nominees for World Rugby rookie of the year.

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