G'day sports fans,

Classic quote: "We're taking over the world tonight. The first call of business is to get rolling drunk. We'll get to the taxes tomorrow." - Bob Murphy, clutching a bottle of champagne after the 2016 grand final.

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🎾 Nick Kyrgios declared his first-round US Open victory over good friend and compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis ‘one of the most uncomfortable matches I’ve played’, despite his impressive performance in his 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) victory.

⛳️ Golf’s worst kept secret has been confirmed, with world No.2 Cameron Smith’s $AU140 million defection to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series revealed.

With the LIV’s fourth event to get underway at The International Golf Club in Boston on Friday, the 29-year-old is the headline new addition to the 48-man field.

Australian Marc Leishman was also announced to join.

Their defection comes less than 24 hours after Joaquin Niemann, 23, joined the LIV Golf Series, which offers $AU36 million prize purses for each tournament.

👊🏻 Cam Murray is out indefinitely... Hasbulla running amok in Sydney! 📺 Watch on YouTube

🏉 The Knights have reportedly signed Broncos playmaker Tyson Gamble, while Cowboys hooker Reece Robson may once again wear the Red V. TRANSFER WHISPERS

🐴 Four-time Group 1 winner Tofane has retired. Winner of; All Aged Stakes, Stradbroke Handicap, Tatt's Tiara, C F Orr Stakes.

🇦🇺 Fremantle's bid to advance beyond its elimination final showdown against the Western Bulldogs has copped a massive hit, with captain Nat Fyfe ruled out due to a hamstring injury.

Fyfe will not face the Bulldogs in Perth on Saturday after scans revealed a hamstring injury to his right leg. (AFL)

🏉 Official team lists, updates, and injury news for round 25 of the 2022 Telstra Premiership season. Witht he Panthers resting up to 10 players. (Team Lists)

🇦🇺 Medical room: The full AFL injury list ahead of finals week one. Who's struggling? Who's a test? Check out the players from your list who are a little sore.

🐶 Chris Fagan wasn’t too happy with Greg Swann’s dog running onto the Gabba during training.

🏉 Roosters prop Lindsay Collins will only play again this season if his team makes the grand final after he was banned for four matches for a Grade Three Dangerous Contact offence against the Storm.

Titans centre Brian Kelly will also miss four games after he pleaded guilty to a Grade Three Dangerous Throw which saw him sent off against the Knights. (Judiciary Report)

MIDWEEK MULTI:

⚽️ Arsenal v Aston Villa (Thurs 4:30am): Arsenal have scored at least 3 goals in 5 of their last six home matches against Aston Villa in all competitions.

🎾 US OPEN: (Thurs am) Alex "Demon" Di Minaur to demolish this nobody, Christain Garin 3-0 in sets

🇦🇺 Brisbane v Richmond (Thurs 7:20pm): Richmond has won 17 of its last 19 matches against Brisbane.

🏉 Eels v Storm (Thurs 7:50pm): Seven of Melbourne's last eight matches have gone UNDER the total match points line.

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🌍 World Sport

EPL LATEST SCORES:

• Crystal Palace 1-1 (ft)

• Fulham 2-1 Brighton (ft)

• Southampton 2-1 Chelsea (80')

• Leeds 1-1 Everton (60')

Real Madrid is the most valuable Football club in the world, and soon, they will have a 365-day-a-year event center, attraction, and stadium to match.

• Team Value: $5.1 billion (#1 globally)

• Controlling Owners: Club Members

• League: Spanish La Liga

• Revenue: $792 million

• Operating Income: $92 million

👋🏼 Scott Parker has been sacked by Bournemouth just four games into the Premier League season.

The Cherries won their opener against Aston Villa but have lost successive games against Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool, conceding 16 and scoring none.

🏟 The New York Yankees and Main Street Advisors, a LeBron James-backed investment fund, are investing in Italian soccer team AC Milan in a deal in the region of US$1.3bn.

🃏 A Mickey Mantle baseball card has sold for US$12.6m to become the most valuable piece of sports memorabilia ever sold at auction.

The previous record of US$10m was held by the shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the 'Hand of God' goal at the 1986 World Cup.

⚽️ Chelsea will follow up the £70m signing of Leicester City's French defender Wesley Fofana, 21, by pushing to get the transfer of Barcelona's Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 33, over the line. The Blues also want to sign Everton's 21-year-old English winger Anthony Gordon this week. (Guardian)

⚽️ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was assaulted as an armed gang equipped with iron bars targeted the Barcelona striker's house on Monday, the club have confirmed.

Aubameyang and his wife were handcuffed and tied up for a sustained period during the burglary, although club sources say neither suffered serious injuries.

🏈 After an offseason in which a divorce seemed all but certain, the San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo are staying together for one more season.

⛳️ Rory McIlroy says competing against LIV Golf players at the upcoming BMW PGA Championship will be "hard for me to stomach".

On Sunday, McIlroy became the first player to win the FedEx Cup three times with victory in the Tour Championship, bagging $18m.

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