🗞 A tantalising re-match

G'day sports fans,

🐴 Station One Entry: The Sport Journal Horse - Station One - has an entry in Race 8 tonight at Cranbourne (currently $15.0) in the market.

He’s in terrific order, finished his work in good fashion, and looks outstanding. 👉🏻 Cheeky each way punt on Dabble.

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

✍🏼 Parramatta have extended the contract of Mitch Moses until the end of 2026 with an option for a further two years.

Despite it being reported back in March that Moses had signed a new deal worth upwards of $1.2 million a season, the Eels only made it official in a press release on Thursday.

“We have a great bunch of boys at Parramatta and I love working with Brad and our coaching staff. I’ve been an Eels supporter since I was a kid, so this feels special,” Moses said.

🏉 Defending premiers Penrith proved too good for the Broncos, cruising to a low scoring but comfortable 15-4 win.

The Panthers never really looked too threatened against a Broncos side missing Adam Reynolds as they took an 8-0 lead inside 22 minutes via a try to Sunia Turuva and two goals to Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary scored in the 49th minute, making history in the competition, becoming the youngest player to score 1,300 points. (match highlights)

🇦🇺 icymi: North Melbourne announced Alastair Clarkson will take indefinite leave from his position as head coach.

• North Melbourne says the burden the Hawthorn investigation has put on Alastair Clarkson has been "significant"

• The club will give Clarkson time to "restore his health"

• Assistant coach Brett Ratten will step up into head coaching role in Clarkson's absence.

👊🏻 Sydney has struck a mega deal with the UFC to host three pay-per-view events over the next four years, beginning with UFC 293 in September this year.

Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is rumoured to headline the first event if he is able to overcome South African Dricus Du Plessis, when the pair square off nine weeks earlier at UFC 290 in Las Vegas.

Whittaker would likely set up a tantalising re-match against reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. The nation's top fighter, Alex Volkanovski, and Tai Tuivasa are also expected to feature on one of the Sydney cards.

🏉 Icymi: Queensland veteran Josh Papalii has announced his immediate retirement from State of Origin football, less than two weeks before the 2023 series opener.

Canberra prop Papalii has been a Maroons stalwart, playing 23 Origin matches, more than any other active player, since his debut in 2013.

🎾 Nick Kyrgios was forced to miss the French Open due to a foot injury sustained during the theft of his car and not because of a knee problem, his agent said on Thursday.

The Wimbledon finalist's mother was held up at gunpoint by a Canberra suspect near his house and his Tesla stolen earlier this month, police allege.

🇦🇺 St Kilda youngster Anthony Caminiti has been handed a three-game ban by the Tribunal after successfully proving his off-the-ball hit that concussed Collingwood's Nathan Murphy was careless, not intentional. (AFL Tribunal)

🏉 The Brisbane Tigers, one of the oldest clubs in Australian rugby league, have launched a bid to become the NRL’s 18th team after opening a new $10m stadium on Wednesday.

🦘 The Wallabies have secured the services of Mark Nawaqanitawase through to the end of 2024. Proving his mother wrong.

"I said you him, 'son, you and 50,000 other children live that dream, so you really need to start thinking of something (else)," Nawaqanitawase's mother Fiona Tovehi recounted to 9News.

🏅 AUS Play 2023 stats have been released: Top 10 sports and physical activities: Walking (recreational) 9.2m, Fitness/Gym 7.4m, Running/Athletics 3.5m, Swimming 3.3m, Cycling 2.6m.

🌎 World Sport

🎾 Rafael Nadal has confirmed that he will not play at Roland Garros this year, with the Spaniard set to fall outside the top 100 for the first time since April 2003.

Nadal spoke in a press conference at his academy with his family in attendance and revealed that he would be unable to play at the event where he has been so dominant over the years.

“I didn’t make the decision, my body made my decision. To play Roland Garros is impossible,” claimed the 36-year-old.

⚽️ Manchester City have not lost a single match since having 115 charges brought against them from the Premier League (Feb 8th). The (*) will get a good work out on the Wiki page after this season.

🏉 Fiji, Qatar and South Africa have expressed an interest in hosting the 2025 Rugby League World Cup, after plans to stage it in France collapsed.

But the chairman of the sport's governing body said it was too early to assess how viable the approaches were.

All possibilities - including putting the tournament back a year, or even cancelling it - are up for discussion.

🏀 NBA Draft: The ping pong balls fell in San Antonio's favor on Tuesday night in Chicago, landing them the No. 1 pick in June's draft and the right to select 7-foot-4 French prodigy Victor Wembanyama.

Kylian Mbappe (5’10”) next to #1 NBA Draft Pick, and fellow Frenchman, Victor Wembanyama (7’5”), is absolutely outrageous.

🏟 MLS expansion: San Diego will be home to the league's long-awaited 30th club, The Sunday Times reports. Egyptian billionaire and U.K. Conservative Party senior treasurer Mohamed Mansour is set to pay a record $500 million for the expansion rights.

⚽️ Manchester United have agreed personal terms with Napoli's 26-year-old South Korea defender Kim Min-jae. (via Metro)

⛳️ Gareth Bale proving golf is actually a simple sport, with a hole in one.

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

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20:30 - UCI Men's World Tour - Giro d'Italia, Stage 13, 207km (SBS Viceland)

23:30 - Major - PGA Championship, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

00:00 - Indian Premier League - Punjab Kings v Rajasthan Royals (Fox Cricket)

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14:35 - Super Rugby Pacific - Highlanders v Rebels (Stan Sport)

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15:50 - Tasmania SuperSprint - Tasmania SuperSprint Race 1, Round 4 (Fox Sports)

16:35 - AFL - Fremantle Dockers v Geelong Cats (Fox Footy)

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

17:30 - NRL - Wests Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys (Fox League)

18:05 - Shute Shield - Newcastle Wildfires v Southern Districts Rugby (Stan Sport)

18:30 - Men's World Series - Men's London Sevens, Day 1, Round 11 (beIN SPORTS 2)

19:30 - AFL - Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns (Fox Sports)

19:35 - Super Rugby Pacific - NSW Waratahs v Fijian Drua (GEM or Stan Sport)

19:35 - NRL - Dolphins v Melbourne Storm (Fox League)

19:40 - AFL - Essendon Bombers v Richmond Tigers (Fox Footy)

19:45 - A-League Men Semi-Final - Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United (10 Bold or Paramount+)

19:55 - UCI Men's World Tour - Giro d'Italia, Stage 14, 193km (SBS Viceland)

20:00 - Indian Premier League - Delhi Capitals v Chennai Super Kings (Fox Cricket)

21:30 - Premier League - Tottenham v Brentford (Optus Sport 1)

22:00 - Spanish La Liga - Girona v Villarreal (Optus Sport 2)

22:00 - Super Rugby Pacific - Western Force v Brumbies (Stan Sport)

23:30 - T20 Blast - Derbyshire Falcons v Lancashire Lightning (Fox Sports More)

00:00 - Premier League - Liverpool v Aston Villa (Optus Sport 3)

00:00 - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton (Optus Sport 5)

00:00 - Premier League - Bournemouth v Manchester United (Optus Sport 4)

00:00 - Premier League - Fulham v Crystal Palace (Optus Sport 6)

00:00 - Indian Premier League - Kolkata Knight Riders v Lucknow Super Giants (Fox Cricket)

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01:45 - Champions Cup Final - Leinster Rugby v Stade Rochelais (beIN SPORTS 2)

02:00 - Major - PGA Championship, Round 3 (Fox Sports)

02:30 - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Arsenal (Optus Sport 1)

03:30 - T20 Blast - Birmingham Bears v Yorkshire Vikings (Fox Sports More)

05:00 - Spanish La Liga - Barcelona v Real Sociedad (Optus Sport)

10:00 - Lightweight Title - Devin Haney v Vasiliy Lomachenko (Main Event)

10:30 - NBA Conference Finals - Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets (ESPN)

13:05 - Tasmania SuperSprint - Tasmania SuperSprint Race 2, Round 4 (Fox Sports)

13:10 - AFL - Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles (Fox Footy)

14:00 - NRL - Canterbury Bulldogs v Gold Coast Titans (Fox League)

15:20 - AFL - Carlton Blues v Collingwood Magpies (Fox Sports)

15:50 - Tasmania SuperSprint - Tasmania SuperSprint Race 3, Round 4 (Fox Sports)

16:05 - NRL - Canberra Raiders v Manly Sea Eagles (Fox League or Channel 9)

16:40 - AFL - GWS Giants v St. Kilda Saints (Fox Footy)

18:45 - Men's World Series - Men's London Sevens, Day 2, Round 11 (beIN SPORTS 2)

19:35 - UCI Men's World Tour - Giro d'Italia, Stage 15, 195km (SBS Viceland)

20:00 - Indian Premier League - Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Fox Cricket)

21:00 - Scottish Premiership - Hibernian v Rangers (beIN SPORTS 3)

22:30 - Premier League - West Ham United v Leeds United (Optus Sport 4)

23:00 - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton (Optus Sport 5)

23:00 - Formula 1 Emilia Romagna - Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Race, Round 6 (Fox Sports)