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G’day Sports Fans,

It’s Masters Week: “Sex and golf are the two things you can enjoy even if you are not good at them” – Roy “Tin Cup” McAvoy.

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🏉 South Sydney coach Jason Demetriou's time at the club could be at the end of its tether after a poor start to the season.

According to 9News and Sydney Morning Herald reporter Michael Chammas, the club has called for an internal review of its football operations under Demetriou after the Rabbitohs' round-six fixture against the Sharks.

From bad to worse; Latrell Mitchell is facing a ban of up to four games.

A day after coach Jason Demetriou labelled Mitchell's behaviour in two match incidents as "stupid", the fullback was charged with grade-two dangerous contact for his forearm to Shaun Johnson's face.

Mitchell’s judiciary record means that even with an early guilty plea he will miss three matches.

🏑 The Kookaburras came from behind for a second consecutive win against India in a two point sweep of game two in the Perth International Hockey Festival, trumping India 4-2.

In a scorching 38 degrees the Aussies needed to dig deep, from 2-1 down, and Jeremy Hayward came out firing, slamming an equaliser into the back of the net for a second goal for himself and the Kookaburras.

Matt Dawson, on his 200th Kookaburras appearance, threaded the needle for Jacob Anderson to convert their third goal.

Nathan Ephraums shocked the field assisted by Jacob Whetten, who set up a quick shot for him, flinging it straight through the air to put them up 4-2 at the final break.

🚗 👊🏻 Former NRL hardman John Hopoate has been caught up in a road rage incident on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

The infamous 50-year-old, who is credited with being the most suspended player of the NRL era, became involved in an incident in Narraweena with another man. (Instagram)

The 38-year-old man involved reported the incident to police, which resulted in a $500 infringement notice to both parties for offensive behaviour.

🏃🏽‍♀️ Australian marathon supermum Jessica Stenson has run a Paris 2024 qualifier and obliterated her personal best just six months after giving birth to her second child.

The Commonwealth Games marathon gold medallist, a mother-of-two after giving birth to her daughter on September 14, clocked 2:23:59 in South Korea's Daegu Marathon on Sunday.

The 36-year-old smashed the 2:26:50 Olympic entry standard and shattered her 2:25:15 personal best, which she had set just under two years after giving birth to her son Billy.

⚽️ EPL: Liverpool missed a chance to reclaim the Premier League top spot in a 2-2 clash with Manchester United. Despite dominating much of the game, Liverpool only managed one goal by Luis Diaz in the first half.

United capitalised on a defensive error to score through Bruno Fernandes, followed by Kobbie Mainoo's goal. However, Liverpool equalised with Mohamed Salah's penalty late on.

What looked like a stone-wall penalty in real time, looks harsh viewing it on this angle (Twitter)

Summary:

• FT: Tottenham 3-1 Nott’m Forest - Van de Ven & Porro put Spurs back ahead after Wood leveller. Spurs up into 4th.

• FT: Sheff’ Utd 2-2 Chelsea - McBurnie scores in stoppage time as Blades twice come back to draw.

• Top of table as it stands: Arsenal 71 pts, Liverpool 71 pts, Man City 70 pts.

🏎️ Max Verstappen cruised to a comfortable victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, leading team-mate Sergio Perez to a Red Bull one-two.

Verstappen took an early race stoppage at Suzuka in his stride as he secured his third victory in four races this season.

Red Bull were in a league of their own in a race dominated by tyre strategy.

Carlos Sainz passed team-mate Charles Leclerc late on to secure third as Ferrari used differing strategies.

Daniel Ricciardo found himself out of the Japanese Grand Prix before it ever really got going after an opening lap crash.

⚽️ Arsenal and Chelsea are interested in Viktor Gyokeres but Sporting Lisbon will not accept less than 100m euros (£85.8m) for the Sweden striker, 25. (Pedro Sepulveda)

🏃🏻 Ultramarathoner Russ Cook completed his 352-day run from South Africa's Cape Agulhas to Tunisia's Ras Ben Sakka, the African continent's northernmost point. Despite facing health issues, sandstorms, visa problems, and even a robbery, Cook, also known as the "Hardest Geezer," raised over US$872k for charity.

While Guinness World Records didn't certify his attempt, Cook covered more than 10,190 miles, surpassing his initial goal of 9,320 miles and becoming the first to run Africa's length.

🎾 Matteo Berrettini beat Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets to win a first title in almost two years.

The Italian eased past his Spanish opponent with a 7-5 6-2 victory at the Grand Prix Hassan II in the Moroccan city of in Marrakesh.

🐴 Frankie Dettori rode six consecutive winners at Santa Anita in California on Saturday evening.

The victories came at cumulative odds of more than 77,000-1.

Dettori famously rode a 'Magnificent Seven' of all winners on the card at Ascot, UK in September 1996 at odds of over 25,000-1.

"I adore this place and to be able to say that I won six races on Derby day is beyond my wildest dreams," said the 53-year-old Italian.

"I don't know how to put it into words. Is it real? Am I dreaming? Is this really happening? It's incredible. I just don't know what to say."

🏉 There’ll be a replay of the European Champions Cup final, as Leinster prepare to play La Rochelle once again (in a quarter final). Leinster pumped English side Leicester 36-22, while La Rochelle came from behind to beat South Africa’s Stormers 23-22.

🚴🏻 Mathieu van der Poel broke his own record time to defend the Paris-Roubaix title after a stunning solo attack.

The Dutch world champion, 29, pounced 60km from the finish and went on to beat the mark he set last year by almost three minutes.

🥋 Judo champion in the Czech Republic just KO’d herself into the cage…😭 

TODAY 

09:00 - NBA - Milwaukee Bucks v New York Knicks (ESPN)

09:10 - MLB - Texas Rangers v Houston Astros (ESPN 2)

12:00 - NHL - Colorado Avalanche v Dallas Stars (ESPN 2)

12:00 - NBA - Los Angeles Lakers v Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN)

00:00 - Indian Premier League - Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders (Fox Cricket)

TUESDAY

09:20 - MLB - Atlanta Braves v New York Mets (ESPN 2)

11:20 - Men's NCAA Tournament - NCAA Men's Championship Game (ESPN)