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Classic quote: “The only sure rule in golf is he who has the fastest golf cart never has to play the bad lie.” ‒ Mickey Mantle.

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🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🇦🇺 The heat continues to intensify on embattled Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley after the Power were thumped by reigning premiers Melbourne in a 32-point loss at Adelaide Oval. Losing 10.8 (68) to 4.12 (36).

🏉 The fresh legs of Karl Lawton have given Manly the try to subdue a courageous Newcastle 30-6 in drenching conditions at McDonald Jones Stadium.

The game was in the balance just 11 minutes from fulltime, Lawton's try was followed-up by tries from Haumole Olakau'atu and Taniela Paseka - Lawton giving the final pass - and the game was over.

🏅 Broncos prop Millie Boyle says it's "special" to share the 2021 Dally M medal with Dragons star Emma Tonegato after the pair were named joint winners of the award on Thursday night. (NRL)

🗣 Knights fullback Kalyn Ponga fronted media after their horrid loss to Manly, and he was peppered with questions about his "lunch date" with Dolphins coach Bennett.

"I don't know if you've noticed, but every time you ask me I don't give you an answer. So stay patient, I've got people that (are) working on it," he said.

🐴 The Championships Day 2 will take place at Royal Randwick on Saturday, and four Group 1 feature headlines the ten-race program.

The rail will be set out four metres around the entire course and, we’re faced with a track rated in the Heavy (8) range.

Queensland raider Gypsy Goddess ($4.20) leads the market in the Australian Oaks.

He has been nothing short of outstanding this prep, can Crystal Pegasus ($7.0) record a maiden Group 1 victory in the Sydney Cup.

🏉 NRL: Warriors v Cowboys: A big litmus test for a pair of 2-2 teams that are still favoured to finish closer to the bottom-four than the Top 8. (match preview)

• Cowboys have lost 11 of its last 12 night matches.

• Eleven of the Warrior's last 12 Friday night matches have been decided by a margin of 6 points or less.

🏉 NRL: Broncos v Roosters: After starting the campaign with consecutive wins and seemingly having turned a corner, the Brisbane Broncos crashed back to earth with two disappointing defeats. Their task doesn’t get any easier this week when they host the Sydney Roosters tonight. (match preview)

• Sydney has failed to cover the line in nine of its last 10 matches at Suncorp Stadium.

• James Tedesco has scored a try in four of his last five appearances against Brisbane.

🇦🇺 AFL: Cats v Lions: Looking to further establish itself as one of the premiership contenders, Brisbane will go in search of its first victory at GMHBA Stadium since 2003. (match preview)

• Eight of Geelong's last nine matches have gone OVER the total match points line (168.5)

• Jeremy Cameron has been the first goal-scorer in two of Geelong's last three Friday night matches.

🏉 Super Rugby: Western Force v Melbourne Rebels: Seven of the eight previous Super Rugby games between the Western Force and Melbourne Rebels in Western Australia were decided by single-digit margins. Force 1-12pts ($2.80)

⚽️ A-League: Adelaide United v Macarthur FC: Although the Reds aren’t in the best of form at the moment, the home side has always won the meetings (3) between the two sides.  

• Both teams have scored in seven of Macarthur’s last eight matches

• 14 of Macarthur's last 16 have hit the over 2.5 goals

🌍 World Sport

👕 The jersey worn by Diego Maradona when he scored two of the most famous goals in soccer history during Argentina's 2-1 win over England in the 1986 World Cup is up for auction — and could make history.

The famous shirt is expected to be among the most expensive game-worn jerseys ever sold. The record is US$5.64 million, paid in 2019 for a Yankees road jersey worn by Babe Ruth in the late 1920s.

🏎 World Championship leader Charles Leclerc believes his Ferrari team will be at a disadvantage compared with rivals Red Bull at the Australian Grand Prix.

Melbourne's Albert Park track has been modified for Formula 1's return to Australia for the first time in two years and is now much faster than it used to be.

❤️Tom Smith quite possibly the greatest Scottish rugby player of the professional era and a British Lions legend has died at the age of 50 after a long battle with cancer.

🎾 Former world number five Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has announced he will retire from tennis after this year's French Open.

The 36-year-old has won 18 ATP singles titles and reached the 2008 Australian Open final, losing to Novak Djokovic.

🎾 Former World Number One - Simona Halep will work with Patrick Mouratoglou, the longtime coach of Serena Williams, on a full-time basis.

American great Williams has been coached by Mouratoglou since 2012 but has not played since injuring her leg at Wimbledon in June.

🏉 SANZAAR has dished out 16 weeks' worth of suspensions for the five red cards that were issued in Round 7 of Super Rugby Pacific. (ESPN)

🐴 Rachael Blackmore will attempt to win back-to-back Grand Nationals when she reunites with defending champion Minella Times after making history last year as the first female jockey to win the Aintree race.

⚽️ If Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag is appointed Manchester United manager as expected, he will pursue the signing of Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 25, from Wolves. (Sun)

⚽️ English League Two club Crawley Town have been taken over by a group of US cryptocurrency investors.

WAGMI United LLC last year failed in a takeover bid of Bradford City, where they had aimed to rely on non-fungible tokens [NFTs] as an ownership model.

The group said it wants to "empower fans to take a personal stake in telling their team's story and shaping its future" at Crawley.

🏈 Lawyers for former Miami Dolphins' head coach Brian Flores, who is suing the NFL for racial discrimination in its hiring practices, added two more former NFL coaches to an amended complaint on Thursday.

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🏀 09:30 - NBA - Milwaukee Bucks v Boston Celtics (ESPN)

⚾️ 10:08 - MLB - Atlanta Braves v Cincinnati Reds (ESPN 2)

🏀 12:00 - NBA - Golden State Warriors v Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN)

🚘 14:20 - Melbourne 400 Race 1, Round 3 (Fox Sports)

🏉 17:05 - Super Rugby Pacific - Highlanders v Moana Pasifika (Stan Sport)

🏏 18:00 - Test Match - South Africa v Bangladesh (Fox Cricket)

🏉 18:00 - NRL - Warriors v North Queensland Cowboys (Fox League)

🏀 19:30 - NBL - Tasmania JackJumpers v Cairns Taipans (ESPN)

⚽️ 19:45 - A-League Men - Adelaide United v Macarthur FC Bulls (Paramount+)

🏉 19:45 - Super Rugby Pacific - Western Force v Rebels (Stan Sport)

⚽️ 19:45 - Women's Friendly - Australia v New Zealand (10 Bold or Paramount+)

🇦🇺 19:50 - AFL - Geelong Cats v Brisbane Lions (Fox Footy or 7mate)

🏉 19:55 - NRL - Brisbane Broncos v Sydney Roosters (Fox League or Channel 9)

SATURDAY

🏒 09:00 - NHL - Tampa Bay Lightning v Boston Bruins (ESPN)

⚾️ 09:05 - MLB - Washington Nationals v New York Mets (ESPN 2)

⚾️ 09:07 - MLB - Toronto Blue Jays v Texas Rangers (ESPN 2)

🚘 10:25 - Melbourne 400 Race 2, Round 3 (Channel 10, Fox Sports)

🏀 11:30 - NBA - Utah Jazz v Phoenix Suns (ESPN)

🏉 12:00 - Men's Singapore Sevens, Day 1, Round 5 (beIN SPORTS 3)

🏉 12:40 - NSW Cup - Canberra Raiders NSW Cup v Mounties (Fox League)

⚽️ 14:05 - A-League Men - Western United FC v Wellington Phoenix (Paramount+)

🚘 14:20 - Melbourne 400 Race 3, Round 3 (Channel 10, Fox Sports)

🏉 14:35 - Super Rugby Pacific - Hurricanes v Crusaders (Stan Sport)

🇦🇺 14:40 - AFL - Sydney Swans v North Melb. Kangaroos (Fox Footy or 7mate)

🏉 15:00 - NRL - Canberra Raiders v Melbourne Storm (Fox League)

🏉 15:00 - Shute Shield (Stan Sport)

• Sydney University Rugby v Randwick Rugby

• Eastwood Rugby v Eastern Suburbs Rugby

• Warringah Rugby v Northern Suburbs Rugby

• Manly Rugby v West Harbour Pirates

• Southern Districts Rugby v Gordon Rugby

🏉 15:30 - Japan Rugby - Saitama Wild Knights v Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Urayasu (Stan Sport)

🏉 15:30 - Shute Shield - Western Sydney Two Blues v Newcastle Wildfires (Stan Sport)

🏎 16:00 - Formula 1 Australia Qualifying, Round 3 (Channel 10, Fox Sports)

🇦🇺 16:35 - AFL - Collingwood Magpies v West Coast Eagles (Fox Footy)

🏉 17:05 - Super Rugby Pacific - Chiefs v Blues (Stan Sport)

🏀 17:30 - NBL - Brisbane Bullets v Illawarra Hawks (ESPN)

🏉 17:30 - NRL - South Sydney Rabbitohs v St. George Illawarra Dragons (Fox League)

🏏 18:00 - Test Match - South Africa v Bangladesh (Fox Cricket)

🇦🇺 19:25 - AFL - Richmond Tigers v Western Bulldogs (Fox Footy)

🇦🇺 19:25 - AFL - Fremantle Dockers v GWS Giants (Fox Sports or 7mate)

🏉 19:35 - NRL - Gold Coast Titans v Parramatta Eels (Fox League)

⚽️ 19:45 - A-League Men - Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC (Paramount+ or Channel 10)

⚽️ 19:45 - A-League Men - Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City (Paramount+)

🏉 19:45 - Super Rugby Pacific - Fijian Drua v Brumbies (GEM or Stan Sport)

🏀 20:00 - NBL - Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings (ESPN)

🏏 20:00 - Indian Premier League - Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Fox Cricket)

⚽️ 21:30 - Premier League - Everton v Manchester United (Optus Sport 1)

⚽️ 21:45 - English Championship - Sheffield United v Bournemouth (beIN SPORTS 1)

⚽️ 23:30 - German Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v Augsburg (beIN SPORTS 3)

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🚘 12:00 -Melbourne 400 Race 4, Round 3 (Channel 10, Fox Sports)

👊🏻 12:00 - UFC 273 Main Card - Alexander Volkanovski v Chan Sung Jung (Main Event)

🏉 13:00 - Men's Singapore Sevens, Day 2, Round 5 (beIN SPORTS 3)

🏀 13:00 - NBL - New Zealand Breakers v South East Melbourne Phoenix (10 Peach, ESPN)

🇦🇺 13:10 - AFL - Essendon Bombers v Adelaide Crows (Fox Footy)

🏉 14:10 - QLD Hostplus Cup - Wynnum Manly Seagulls v Redcliffe Dolphins (Kayo Sports)

🏀 15:00 - NBL - Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United (10 Peach, ESPN)

🏎 15:00 - Formula 1 Australia Race, Round 3 (Channel 10, Fox Sports)

🇦🇺 15:20 - AFL - Hawthorn v St. Kilda Saints (Fox Sports)

🏉 15:30 - Japan Rugby - Kobelco Kobe Steelers v Green Rockets Tokatsu (Stan Sport)

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

🇦🇺 16:10 - AFL - Gold Coast Suns v Carlton Blues (Fox Footy)

🇦🇺 18:00 - Test Match - South Africa v Bangladesh (Fox Cricket)

🏉 18:15 - NRL - Canterbury Bulldogs v Penrith Panthers (Fox League)

🏏 20:00 - Indian Premier League - Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Capitals (Fox Cricket)

⚽️ 21:00 - Scottish Premiership - St. Mirren v Rangers (beIN SPORTS 1)

⚽️ 23:00 - Premier League - Brentford v West Ham United (Optus Sport 3)

⚽️ 23:00 - Premier League - Leicester City v Crystal Palace (Optus Sport 4)

⚽️ 23:00 - Italian Serie A - Napoli v Fiorentina (beIN SPORTS 2)

⚽️ 23:00 - Italian Serie A - Sassuolo v Atalanta (beIN SPORTS 1)