If you love trivia, sport, and geography all at once, then I’m glad to inform you that your dream game has arrived.

Answer five sports-related questions by placing a pin on the map and see how many points you can get out of 1000.

And if you must know, I got 798 today.

8.86 seconds
The time it took the humanoid robot Tiangong Ultra to run 100m at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Tuesday. The same robot clocked a 9.39 second 100m over the weekend, besting Usain Bolt’s human world record of 9.58 seconds. It’s getting faster!

“Netball has a great history in Sydney. In 1991, I was an 18 year old watching at the Entertainment Centre. 10,000 fans in the house, the Prime Minister was there, Australia won by a goal. We want to do the same thing this time round.”
Liz Ellis, the chair of Netball Australia, speaking on Tuesday as organisers marked one year until the 2027 Netball World Cup is hosted by Sydney. The tournament will see 16 national teams descend on Sydney as the Australian Diamonds look to defend the title they won in 2023. All 64 matches will be played at Afterpay Arena with organisers aiming to have over 200,000 fans attend across the 10 days.

British driver Andy Green is the only person to have driven a car faster than the speed of sound. He set the outright land speed record of 1,227km/h in 1997 in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Earlier this month, he set the record for a hydrogen-powered car, hitting 653km/h on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

Former cricket prodigy Will Pucovski has launched legal action against Brighton Grammar School over the alleged mishandling of his first concussion, according to The Age. The claim, filed in the Victorian Supreme Court on Tuesday, alleges the Melbourne private school breached its duty of care when Pucovski returned to playing Aussie rules too soon after being knocked unconscious at training in 2014. Pucovski represented Australia in one Test against India in 2021. He had 13 documented concussions across his sporting career and retired from cricket in April 2025 aged 27.

🚲 Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar won the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España, riding away from his rivals with 50 kilometres to go to extend his overall lead. Pogačar’s lead is now 3 minutes and 21 seconds, with fellow Slovenian Primož Roglič in second place. Jay Vine is the highest-ranked Australian in 10th.

🏉 The New Zealand All Blacks made it four from four against South Africa’s domestic rugby sides, beating the Lions 41-35 in Johannesburg on Tuesday night (local time). Coach Dave Rennie made 12 changes to the All Blacks side that defeated the Springboks on Saturday and the Lions threatened an upset, leading 35-17 early in the second half. Now, the All Blacks will look ahead to the second Test match against South Africa in Cape Town.

⛸️ American ice skating star Alysa Liu has announced she will not compete in the coming season so she can “recalibrate” before returning to the sport in late 2027. The 21-year-old made the announcement on Instagram, adding: “I always want to challenge myself in new ways, so my artistry & skating can evolve. It’s important to me that my sport reflects my personal growth.” Liu burst onto the scene in 2019 when she became the youngest ever U.S. women’s champion at age 13 and won two gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics earlier this year.

Two heritage brands just dropped a collab we didn't see coming - Ford x Brixton.

The limited-edition collection brings Ford's Built Tough legacy into Brixton's signature streetwear - think tees, caps and jackets in that unmistakable Ford Blue, plus bold racing stripes straight from decades of American automotive heritage. Workshop-grade quality with weekend-ready style.

The AFL’s 2026 All-Australian team was announced on Tuesday night, with plenty of new milestones set.

Here’s what to know.

Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn was named captain of the team for the second time after leading the side in 2021, with Adelaide midfielder Jordan Dawson named vice-captain.

Dawson was also named Most Courageous Player after his brother Jaryd died earlier this year.

The Crows captain was interviewed on stage and spoke about the importance of his support network during the season. He said: “I just want to wish anyone who’s struggling with [their] mental health to know that you are definitely loved and the world is a better place with you in it.”

Minor premiers Fremantle led all clubs with five players, including first-time selections Josh Treacy, Murphy Reid, and Luke Jackson. 20-year-old Reid became the youngest All-Australian since Mark Ricciuto in 1994. Meanwhile, Western Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli earned his eighth blazer and a record five Indigenous players (Wayne Milera, Jarman Impey, Kysaiah Pickett, Nasaiah Wanganeen-Milera, and Shai Bolton) were named.

The competition’s leading goalkicker, Charlie Curnow, was the only player from the second-placed Sydney Swans named, after potential candidates Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, and Nick Blakey were ruled ineligible following a club suspension last week.

Full team: Wayne Milera, Callum Wilkie, Jarman Impey, Lachie Ash, Harris Andrews, Jordan Clark, Bailey Smith, Marcus Bontempelli, Ollie Dempsey, Shai Bolton, Josh Treacy, Kysaiah Pickett, Nick Watson, Charlie Curnow, Logan Morris, Max Gawn (c), Jordan Dawson (vc), Nick Daicos, Luke Jackson, Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Murphy Reid, Zac Bailey, Zak Butters.

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The WNBA’s Chicago Sky have banned former NBA centre Enes Kanter Freedom from their home games, two days after he was ejected from a match against the Indiana Fever for clashing courtside with Sky guard Natasha Cloud.

The incident on Sunday was the latest flashpoint in a debate over transgender inclusion that has been swirling around the WNBA for weeks.

Here’s what to know.

The WNBA is North America’s top professional women’s basketball league. The league’s debate around transgender inclusion began in late July, when Fever guard Sophie Cunningham told ESPN she opposed transgender girls and women competing in women’s sport.

Cunningham’s position is the same as many world sport bodies, including World Aquatics, World Athletics, and the International Olympic Committee, however the WNBA has historically been more supportive of the LGBTQIA+ community than most sporting organisations. No trans women have ever played in the WNBA.

Earlier this month, Kanter Freedom and fellow former NBA player Royce White put themselves forward for the 2027 WNBA Draft on the basis that they now identify as women. (Posts to X show the two are not actually trans women.) According to The Athletic, the league has ruled both ineligible under a collective bargaining agreement that restricts play to women, but adds no language on gender identity or on how sex at birth is defined.

On Sunday, Cloud began pointing and yelling at Kanter Freedom late in the third quarter of the Sky’s 113-90 loss. Freedom had been sitting behind the baseline in a black t-shirt with the words “WOMAN noun. adult human female” printed across it. He stood up and moved toward the court before security cut him off.

After being kicked out of the arena, Kanter Freedom posted on X: “I just got kicked out of a WNBA game for supporting WOMEN! Let that sink in, AMERICA!”

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday (local time), Sky owner Michael Alter announced that Freedom is banned from the team’s arena, branding him “a potential threat” and accusing him of “trying to be provocative and see how much attention he could get”.

The Fever will host the Connecticut Sun on Friday in the WNBA’s final game before the league is put on hold for the Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin from 4 to 13 September. The WNBA will then resume on 17 September.