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March 21, 2021

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🇦🇺 Wild opening round

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🇦🇺 AFL

Watch all the best highlights from a brilliant opening round.

🦵🏽 Matt Rowell's much anticipated comeback has been cut short after he got subbed out due to suffering a knee injury late in the first quarter.

🎙 Watch Stephen Rowe calling his son Jimmy’s first AFL goal. Moments like this.

🗣 Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes has taken aim at the attitude of several key figures at Geelong prior to their shock loss at the hands of the Adelaide Crows in Round One. (nine)

"I hope it's a lesson for Scott, Dangerfield and Selwood, the most influential figures at that club, to not sulk about the rules and to go in with the right attitude."

🏉 NRL

Round 2 snapshot: Rain can't dampen NRL parade

Despite persistent rain limiting attacking play, several teams flexed their muscles in the wet to put on plenty of points with the Roosters, Titans, Panthers and Dragons getting across the stripe plenty of times in their wins. (NRL)

Bulldogs 0-28 Panthers: Cleary doubtful after DWZ high shot.

Sea Eagles 12-26 Rabbitohs: Reynolds dominates before Bunnies kick again.

Cowboys 18-25 Dragons: Treasure Hunt: Ben strikes golden form.

⚽️ Football

Macarthur FC snapped their two-game losing streak, coming from behind to beat Western United 2-1 in torrential rain at Campbelltown on Saturday. (match report)

A late equalising goal from substitute Golgol Mebrahtu helped Brisbane Roar snatch a point in a 1-1 draw with Wellington Phoenix. (match report)  

A ruthless first-half performance from Adelaide United set up an impressive 4-1 win over Newcastle Jets on Sunday night. (match report)

Tonight: Melbourne City (1,70) v Central Coast Mariners (4.50): This could very well be a midseason preview of the 2021 A-League Grand Final as the surging Melbourne City hosts the league leaders.

🏆 UEFA Champions League QF Draw: Man City v Dortmund, Porto v Chelsea, Bayern v PSG & Real Madrid v Liverpool.

🏟 Adelaide United have smashed the record for a stand-alone regular-season W-League game, and rewarded a buzzing crowd of 5,159 at Coopers (Hindmarsh) Stadium with a thrilling 3-1 win over Western Sydney Wanderers

✈️ Danny Vukovic has left Belgian side KRC Genk to be with his pregnant wife in Australia.

His agent: “We’re taking our time to find the right next club. We are keeping all options open for now. It could be Europe, the Middle East, Asia or Australia.” [SBS]

🧤Things you love to see: A keeper scoring a 94th minute equaliser. After the game, keeper Yassino Bono, said he doesn't even score in training.

🏏 Cricket

Tigers in control as wickets tumble on historic Shield day

Jackson Bird's career best figures with bat and ball compound the woe for NSW who were skittled for their lowest-ever Sheffield Shield score (32), in less than 20 overs on day two. The fourth lowest all-time Sheffield Shield score. (Cricket)

Match report: Stumps: Tasmania lead New South Wales by 492 runs.

🐴 Racing

☝🏼 Co-trainer Michael Kent Jr says Golden Slipper favourite Profiteer remains in “pole position” for the world’s richest race for two-year-olds despite last Saturday’s washout. (racenet)

🤔 John O'Shea ponders Queen Elizabeth Stakes for Lion's Roar. The fantastic finish in the Group One Chipping Norton Stakes last month had racing fans excited but it also got John O'Shea thinking. “I haven’t ruled out the Queen Elizabeth,” he said. (punters)

🐴 Wauchope trainer Colt Prosser admitted ‘it’s a miracle’ his horses are still alive when detailing the extraordinary effort it took to rescue his stable from devastating NSW floodwaters.(racenet)

🏉 Rugby

The Rebels totally outclassed a below-par Waratahs outfit 33-14 in Friday's Super Rugby AU clash in Melbourne. 📺 Highlights

The Reds had to battle right to the very end before overcoming a committed Force outfit 26-19 at the Suncorp Stadium on Saturday. 📺 Highlights

The Chiefs secured their first-ever victory in Super Rugby Aotearoa in remarkable fashion by coming from 19 points down at half-time to beat the Hurricanes 35-29. 📺 Highlights

An outstanding game of rugby between the two heavyweights of New Zealand rugby, once again the Crusaders (47-23) were too strong as they run out 15 point winners.

Six Nations

With 72 minutes gone, Wales led 30-20 and stood on the cusp of a second Grand Slam in three seasons, after only one win in last year's competition.

But those aspirations went up in flames in a chaotic finish.

The result means France can win the title if they record a bonus-point victory, by a margin of 21 points, over Scotland next Friday.

Elsewhere Ireland put the boot into a jaded England side, winning out (32-18), Jones stated after the match that the side needs 'refreshing' and is in a transition period.

Scotland routed Italy 52-10, bringing Italy's points against to 239 over their 5 games.

🏆 A penalty after the 80th minute from scrumhalf Eli Pilz has secured the Easts Tigers their second ever Australian Club Championship, claiming a 14-13 win over 2020 Shute Shield Premiers Gordon at David Wilson Wield. (rugby)

🇺🇸 USA

LeBron James will be "out indefinitely" after sustaining a high right ankle sprain in the Los Angeles Lakers' 99-94 defeat by the Atlanta Hawks.

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