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Stat of the day

300
The number of assists WNBA rookie and superstar Caitlin Clark has recorded in just 35 games this season. She is the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 300 assists. Clark has lifted the Indiana Fever to their first playoff spot since 2016.

Quote of the day

"It is very special, winning in England."
Sri Lanka’s Test cricket captain Dhananjaya de Silva following his side’s defeat of England at The Oval in South London on Monday, in the final match of a three-Test series. It was Sri Lanka’s first victory over England on English soil in ten years. Ultimately, England won the series 2-1.

Random fact of the day

Speaking of English soil, on this day in 1948, Donald Bradman scored 153 runs in his last-ever first-class innings in England. Bradman was playing for Australia against H.D.G. Leveson-Gower’s XI. The match was played in Scarborough, Yorkshire and was a draw.

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In case you missed it…

⛵ Great Britain beat Italy in a sail-off to determine the winner of the preliminary America’s Cup Round Robin in Barcelona overnight. France finished last in the Round Robin and was knocked out of the competition. The remaining four teams - Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, and the U.S. - will now race to determine who will challenge New Zealand for the America’s Cup which begins on 12 October.

⚽ The Socceroos will look to bounce back in a World Cup Qualifiers match against Indonesia tonight following their shock 1-0 loss to Bahrain last week. Coach Graham Arnold said: "We obviously didn't have the right result the first game but for me, it's about seeing the reaction from the players in this game."

🏀 Angel Reese, a front-runner alongside Caitlin Clark for the WNBA Rookie of the Year, will miss the remainder of the season after injuring her wrist. Reese, who plays for the Chicago Sky, had a historic first season in the WNBA, setting the rookie record for double-doubles and posting the highest-ever average number of rebounds (13.1) across the season.

🏈 Body cam footage from NFL player Tyreek Hill’s arrest released overnight shows the Miami Dolphins’ star wide receiver being forcibly removed from his car and handcuffed on the road. A statement from the South Florida police union said Hill was “uncooperative” and that his driving was "putting himself and others in great risk of danger." Speaking to media today, Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said: “It’s been hard for me not to find myself more upset the more I think about it.”

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Josh Addo-Carr stands himself down for elimination final after alleged positive drug test

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs player Josh Addo-Carr has stood himself down from this weekend’s elimination final against the Manly Sea Eagles, after he allegedly tested positive for cocaine during a roadside police stop. 

What happened

Addo-Carr was pulled over by police for a random drug test on Friday night in Sydney. He then allegedly tested positive for cocaine and a second test was taken for further analysis.

The 29-year-old has not been charged pending the results of the second test and has denied using the substance. 

The Bulldogs’ General Manager Phil Gould, coach Cameron Ciraldo, and chairman Adam Driussi met this morning to discuss whether or not they would field him this weekend before Addo-Carr took the decision into his own hands and stood down.

What they said

In a press conference this morning, Gould said: "We’ve got a big crowd coming; fans and supporters – there’ll be a lot disappointed that Josh isn’t playing. He’s a very, very popular player in our club and with our fanbase, but in talking to Josh this morning he realised it was probably the right thing to do at the moment on behalf of the team and the club and I thank him for that.”

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National sport bodies will lose funding if their boards aren’t gender-balanced by 2027

The Federal Government has announced it will require national and state/territory sport bodies to have gender-balanced boards to receive funding. The policy doesn’t apply to community-level clubs, or professional leagues like the NRL or AFL. It’s designed to ensure more women hold sport leadership positions. 

Policy

To continue accessing Federal Government funding, national sport bodies such as Swimming Australia must ensure 50% of their board directors are women or gender diverse by 1 July 2027. Board chair positions and sub-committee memberships will be subject to the same requirements. 

State and territory sport bodies - for example, Football Victoria - must also follow these rules to receive funding. The Government said it worked with the national sport oversight body, the Australian Sports Commission, as well as individual state and territory sport agencies. 

Disparity today

Around a third of women in Australia participate in some form of sport, including in non-playing roles, once a week — compared to nearly half of Australian men. Currently, only 62% of government-funded national sporting organisations meet the new gender-parity standard for board directors. Of organisations overseeing para-sports, 25% are chaired by a woman.

What they said:

Sport Minister Anika Wells said: “We need more women making decisions for more women. Our sporting systems are not equal and this policy will help address the gender imbalances prevalent in sports leadership.”

Minister for Women Katy Gallagher said: “For too long, women have not been represented in leadership and decision-making roles across a range of sports.”

A message from our sponsor

In a recent article, Dr. Dominique Condo, Senior Lecturer in Sport Nutrition at Deakin, discusses the AFL's decision to stop body composition and skinfold testing for players under 18. It comes soon after the AFL put an end to publishing player’s weights.

The move to ban skinfold testing on junior players has sparked debate among prominent figures in the AFL who argue that these measures are important for performance and fitness. Ex-player and coach, Paul Roos said, “This is just farcical … they [skinfold tests] are such a minor thing, to take them away seems ludicrous.”

But by keeping weights private, the league aims to reduce the pressure on players to meet certain body standards, which can lead to body image issues and unhealthy behaviours.

Skinfold testing, which measures body fat, has long been used to help track an athlete’s fitness but also risks causing anxiety about body image, especially in young players. The AFL’s new policy reflects a growing understanding that athlete health is more holistic than just physical metrics. The change is part of a broader, global trend in sport to support athletes' mental well-being and promote a healthier approach to body image.

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