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Rabbitohs superstar Latrell Mitchell will miss his side's Round 27 clash with the Roosters after accepting an early guilty plea to a Grade 2 Dangerous Contact charge.
Sport Journal
August 22, 2023
G'day sports fans,
Classic quote: "my favorite machine at the gym is the television." - unknown
๐คณ๐ป Keep an eye out for [Swysh] throughout the issue, highlighting some of the 1000+ athletes you can receive a personalised video message from on Swysh.
๐ฃ Shout out to everyone that took the bait on Portโs first ever win over the Dockers in Mondayโs edition.
๐ฆ๐บ Sydney defender Tom McCartin has had his two-game rough conduct ban overturned, with the Tribunal ruling the collision that floored Shane McAdam was not a bump. (AFL Tribunal)
"We find ... that the way in which McCartin responded to a late and sharp change in direction of the ball was not unreasonable.
"There was little else he could reasonably do than himself change direction, decelerate and ride the inevitable impact, which he did."
McAdam will need surgery after he suffered a depressed cheekbone fracture in the incident.
๐ Rabbitohs superstar Latrell Mitchell will miss his side's Round 27 clash with the Roosters after accepting an early guilty plea to a Grade 2 Dangerous Contact charge.
NRL Judiciary findings on Thursday
๐ช The South Sydney Rabbitohs are reportedly set to sack assistant coaches Sam Burgess and John Morris as the drama engulfing the club steps up a notch amid reports Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker are getting preferential treatment by coach Jason Demetriou.
๐ค Wholesome content alert: Mackenzie Arnold [Swysh] and rest of the Matildas react to Nikki Webster's surprise performance of 'Strawberry Kisses' (Twitter)
๐ด Nature Strip is usually one of the first sprinters selected for The Everest but his owners haven't had a single approach from slot-holders this year.
This could all be about to change after the champion sprinter scored an impressive barrier trial win at Rosehill on Tuesday morning.
Part-owner Rod Lyons suspects slot-holders โ like most racing fans โ are waiting to see how Nature Strip goes under race pressure when he resumes on Saturday week in the Group 3 $1m Concorde Stakes (1000m) at Royal Randwick.
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๐ฅ Nikita Tszyu will continue his quest to keep his record unbeaten when he faces Jack Brubaker at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion tonight.
The younger of the fighting Tszyu siblings, Nikita has carved out a reputation for being the polar opposite to his brother Tim inside and outside the ring. Yet tonight, they'll share a common opponent in Brubaker.
The elder Tszyu made short work of Brubaker in 2019๏ปฟ, scoring a dominant fourth-round stoppage win and has since gone on to amass a 23-0 record and next month will be crowned WBO super welterweight champion.
Nikita goes in at $1.05 Favourite.
๐ NRL team lists, updates and injury news for Round 26 (NRL)
โฝ๏ธ Incredible footage of Lionel Messi casually strolling around the pitch, looking pretty disinterested, before springing into life and scoring a worldie in the Cup final. (Twitter)
๐ New Zealand hooker Dane Coles reacted with disbelief when told that his former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is helping the Wallabies ahead of the upcoming Rugby World Cup.
When hearing the news from media. โWhat, actually? In camp, kind of set-up?
โShag, what are you up to? That hurts a little bit, to be fair.โ
๐ฅ Tuesday's pre-fight press conference featuring Tommy Fury, KSI, Logan Paul and Dillon Danis (Oct 14) lasted all of 30 minutes before ex-bare knuckle brawler John Fury smashed up the set.
๐ Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has become a shareholder in Real Mallorca, the LaLiga club said Tuesday.
โณ๏ธ Tour Championship Final Preview
We're off to East Lake for the FedEx Cup decider and the final event of the 2022/23 PGA Tour season [early on Friday AEST] โฆ The final 30 players that remain in a re-structured playoff format will compete for a staggering US$18million bonus.
Since 2019 the Tour Championship has become a handicapped event with the leader in the standings after the first two events beginning this week's decider leading by two on -10. The scores are staggered below that, as detailed below.
Scottie Scheffler, the number one ranked player in the FedEx Cup Standings, will begin the event on -10. Second in the standings, Viktor Hovland, begins on -8, the third, Rory McIlroy, -7, the fourth, Jon Rahm, -6 and the fifth, Lucas Glover, -5.
Since the handicap model has been used (4 times), it has been won twice by the player starting (-10), and the other two were won by Rory McIlroy (2019 & 22- When Sheffler gave up the lead.
For that reason, and the fact his putter is as cold as a penguins pecker, Scottie is hard to back at $2.50. For interest, you could do worse than Open Champion Brian Harman at ($34.0), or a player who has won twice on tour this season, and is trending in the right direction lately, Max Homa, ($26.0) on Dabble.
๐๏ธ Lewis Hamilton has been warned to think carefully about his rumoured retirement from F1 as the seven-time world champion will never be able to get the same "adrenaline buzz" from anywhere else. Hamilton is yet to put pen to paper on a new contract at Mercedes with negotiations ongoing now for over a year.
โฝ๏ธ Chelsea are set to complete the signing of goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, 23, from New England Revolution for AU$25mm plus $3m in add-ons.
It comes after Kepa Arrizabalaga left the club to join Real Madrid on loan while Edouard Mendy signed for Al-Ahli.
๐ฐ Details of Neymarโs contract with Saudi Arabian Club Al Hilal have been released:
US$326 million over two years ($3.1M per week)
A private plane and fully-staffed mansion
$546,000 per social media post promoting Saudi Arabia
$87,000 bonus for each Al Hilal win
TODAY
09:05 - MLB - Baltimore Orioles v Toronto Blue Jays (ESPN)
17:05 - NPC - Wellington Lions v Tasman Mako (Stan Sport)
THURSDAY
03:30 - The Hundred - Manchester Originals v Southern Brave (Fox Cricket)
09:00 - CPLT20 - St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Jamaica Tallawahs (Fox Cricket)
10:10 - MLB - Houston Astros v Boston Red Sox (ESPN 2)
18:00 - ODI Series - Afghanistan v Pakistan (Fox Cricket)
19:50 - NRL - Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels (Fox League or Channel 9)