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Classic quote: "Could we end some careers? I hope so." -Nathan Lyon baited England ahead of the Ashes.

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In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🏏 Test stars to play Sheffield Shield

🎾 Fourth consecutive AO for Aussie pair

🐴 Blue Diamond Fav. draws wide

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🏏 Cricket

 ⭐️ Rejuvenated Test stars return for Shield resumption: Tim Paine and Steve Smith are among refreshed Test players who will make an unexpected return to the Marsh Sheffield Shield today.

Tim Paine says he is eager don the whites again following a mentally challenging Test series defeat to India, with the Australian skipper back in action along with the likes of Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon. (Cricket)

🙋🏻‍♂️ 'Very much in my prime': Maxwell eyes Test return: With Australia scheduled to play multiple Test tours in Asia next year, the right-hander says he's far from done chasing the dream of playing Test cricket. (Cricket)

🤌🏽 Spinners take all 10 wickets as India thrash England: England succumb to an inevitable 317 defeat on day four, levelling the Series.

🎾 Tennis

🏆 Aussies Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson, have won a record fourth consecutive Australian Open quad wheelchair doubles title. 6-2 3-6 [10-7] the final score.

🙋🏻‍♂️ Aslan Karatsev beats injured Grigor Dimitrov in four sets: Karatsev became the lowest-ranked man to reach the semi-finals at Melbourne Park since Patrick McEnroe did it back in 1991, who was also ranked No.114. Dimitrov suffered back spasms after the first set, which ultimately led to his downfall.

🙌🏼 The Champ survives: In an absolute classic Novak Djokovic managed to hold off Alexander Zverev, that didn't go all Novak's way.

Australian Open: Serena Williams beats Simona Halep & will face Naomi Osaka in semi-final

Serena Williams produced a stunning performance to beat second seed Simona Halep and set up an Australian Open semi-final with Naomi Osaka.

The 39-year-old American, bidding for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title, won 6-3 6-3 against the Romanian.

"I think this is the best match I played this tournament," said Williams, who moved well and hit 24 winners.

Earlier on Tuesday, Osaka cruised past Hsieh Su-wei in just 66 minutes to reach the last four.

The Japanese third seed, who won the second of her three Grand Slam titles at Melbourne Park in 2019, beat the Taiwanese 6-2 6-2.

🐴 Racing

Enthaar draws wide in G1 Blue Diamond Stakes

Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) favourite Enthaar has drifted from $2.10 out to $2.30 with TAB after drawing barrier 14 in the 16-horse field.

Second-favourite Anamoe also drew out in the $1.5 million juvenile feature, coming up with barrier 15.

General Beau's price has been trimmed from $11 into $9 after drawing perfectly in barrier three.

Anamoe's stablemates Ingratiating and Arcaded will jump from gates seven and one respectively.

The Alderson-trained Jigsaw drew wide and covered additional ground in the Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) but has drawn far more favourably in barrier four on Saturday. (Punters)

⚽️ Football

UEFA Champions League

Barcelona v PSG: Messi v Mbappe. Barcelona have knocked out PSG in each of their past three Champions League knock-out ties: 2012-13 quarter-finals, 2014-15 quarter-finals and 2016-17 last 16.

📺 7am AEDT (Optus Sport 2)

RB Leipzig v Liverpool: Liverpool trail leaders Manchester City by 13 points but captain Jordan Henderson said the tie with RB Leipzig offered the team a "new opportunity" for the six-time champions of Europe.

RB Leipzig are second in the Bundesliga table and qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League after finishing second in Group H behind Paris St-Germain.

📺 7am AEDT (Optus Sports 1)

🤕 Adelaide United midfielder Nathan Konstandopoulos has ruptured his left ACL. Konstandopoulos, who successfully recovered from the same problem on his opposite side just this season, will undergo surgery today. (@AdelaideUnited)

🔁 Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham are all monitoring Schalke's American striker Matthew Hoppe, 19. (90min)

🤔 Diego Forlan: “I didn't have the chance to play in Australia. I wanted to, but there was not any offer at that moment. It would have been really good and nice - it's a really nice lifestyle and also good football. Maybe as a coach - you never know!” (SBS)

🏉 NRL

🐆 Panthers star Brent Naden will reportedly spend the first month the 2021 season in reserve grade on instruction from Coach Cleary, following last year’s positive drugs test. (nine)

👶🏻 Eighteen years after watching Benji Marshall carve up in the 2005 grand final, Penrith star Jarome Luai will partner him in the halves.

🤔 Folau to meet with NRL bosses as clubs circle. Controversial outside back Israel Folau has launched a fresh bid to return to the NRL, according to reports on Tuesday evening. (nine)

📷 Photo sends Smith signing speculation wild. Speculation is growing that Cameron Smith will sign with Gold Coast after a photo emerged on social media.

🇦🇺 AFL

🤕 Star Cat scratched from pre-season as fitness battle looms for R1: Midfielder Mitch Duncan has suffered another calf injury which has halted his progress over the pre-season. (AFL)

📉 Flag heroes face pay slash to keep dynasty alive: Tigers put forward a five per cent pay cut to all its players. The Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn have also joined the list of clubs who have had their players accept increased pay cuts. (AFL)

💰 The cost of COVID: AFL cops $22m loss in year of 'sacrifices': Year on year, AFL revenue was down $119 million, to $675 million. Of that, $231 million was distributed to clubs, and $67 million was apportioned to the running of the shorter men's season. While obviously concerning, the official outcome was nowhere as problematic as feared eleven months ago. (AFL)

🏉 Rugby

🤔 Jordan Petaia could be the answer as the Wallabies search for a fullback with Tim Horan urging the Queensland Reds to unleash him in the No.15 this Super Rugby AU season. (rugby)

🔁 Former Melbourne Rebels Hooker James Hanson has returned to the club, signing a one year deal with the Victorian franchise. (rugby)

🎙 Cheika, Campese join star-studded Stan Sport: As Michael Cheika and David Campese have joined the team.

🇺🇸 USA

Aussie Ben Simmons scores career-high, but countryman Joe Ingles' Jazz take the win

Jordan Clarkson scored a season-high 40 points to power the streaking Utah Jazz past the Philadelphia 76ers 134-123 in a matchup of conference leaders Monday night despite a career-best 42 points from Australia's Ben Simmons.

Not only was it his own personal best, it was the most- ever points scored by an Australian in an NBA game, surpassing Aron Baynes' mark of 37. Their countryman Joe Ingles added 20 points in this game for the Jazz.

Ben Simmons is the only Sixer with at least:

• 42 points

• 10 assists

• 8 Rebounds

In 38 years. Since Sixers last won a title.

LeBron James has no doubt he could have made an NFL roster in 2011

LeBron James previously has said he had begun training for football during the 2011 NBA lockout and was serious about a try-out with the Cowboys.

James revealed in a recent interview with TheAthletic.com that the Seahawks also offered him a chance to tryout in 2011, and he “seriously considered” playing football.

James was 26 at the time, though he had not played football since his junior year of high school.

He starred as a receiver in high school, receiving interest from Florida State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan and Florida, among others.

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