Look out for these Aussies on the world stage this evening.

At the French Open, Matt Ebden and John Peers are playing in the men’s doubles quarter-final from 8:10pm (AEST). The duo know what it takes to win on clay after becoming Olympic champions in Paris last year.

In India, three Aussies are playing in the Indian Premier League T20 cricket final. Josh Inglis and Marcus Stoinis will take to the field for the Punjab Kings (coached by Ricky Ponting) while Josh Hazlewood is part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The match begins at midnight AEST.

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The number of golfers who have defended their title at the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament, a prestigious event founded by golf legend Jack Nicklaus. World number one Scottie Scheffler became the second player to defend his title (after Tiger Woods), winning by four strokes ahead of fellow American Ben Griffin on Monday morning (AEST). Scheffler has now won three of his last four starts on the PGA Tour.

"So this is the kind of support which I honestly didn't have before, it feels like it's something new to me – but it feels so nice."
Daria Kasatkina after her loss to teenage star Mirra Andreeva in the fourth round of the French Open. The tournament was Kasatkina’s first Grand Slam as an Australian representative after becoming a permanent resident earlier this year. Andreeva’s straight sets win over Kasatkina sees her advance to the quarter finals, where she will play French wildcard Lois Boisson.

Michael Tuck holds the AFL record for the most premierships won. Tuck was part of seven premiership-winning Hawthorn teams between 1976 and 1991. 

🎾 Eight men and women remain in the singles draws at the French Open, with quarter-finals set to begin tonight. The first two men’s quarter-finals will see Italian Lorenzo Musetti (8) take on American Frances Tiafoe (15), and American Tommy Paul (12) go up against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz (2). On the women’s side overnight, world number one Aryna Sabalenka (1) will play China’s Qinwen Zheng (8), and Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina (13) will face defending champion Iga Świątek (5). 

🏐 The NSW Swifts are still unbeaten after eight rounds of Super Netball. The Swifts hung on against the Adelaide Thunderbirds to win 66-64 on Saturday. The eight-match winning streak is the club’s equal-best since the beginning of Super Netball. The West Coast Fever produced a dominant performance on Sunday, beating the Queensland Firebirds 82-65 to extend their winning streak to six matches and move up into second place. 

🏉 All Blacks star Ardie Savea was named the Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year. The Moana Pasifika captain is the inaugural recipient of the award after receiving 46 votes. To determine the winner of the award, the captain and head coach of teams submit votes each round for the best performers on the opposing team. The Australian player with the most votes was Brumbies forward Tom Hooper, who was ranked fourth with 31. With finals beginning this weekend, the Brumbies and Reds are the only two Australian teams left in the competition. The Reds will play the Crusaders on Friday, while the Brumbies will play the Hurricanes on Saturday. 

🏉 NSW Blues prop Mitch Barnett has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with an ACL injury. Barnett was taken from the field on Sunday, with scans confirming a ruptured ACL on Monday. The news is a big blow to the Warriors, who are third on the NRL ladder, as well as the Blues. Stefano Utoikamanu and Keaon Koloamatangi are the most likely candidates to fill his position for the Blues. 

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In Tom Sermanni’s final match of his third tenure as the Matildas coach, the Aussies dominated Argentina 4-1 in the second of two friendlies. The Matildas have shown improved form, with four consecutive victories over South Korea and Argentina. 

Amy Sayer marked her return to the Matildas, after 549 days recovering from an ACL injury, with two goals. After Sayer’s opening goal in the 14th minute, Argentina struck back in the 23rd to equalise courtesy of Kishi Nunez. Sayer then put Australia back in front in the 36th minute.

In the second half, the Matildas pushed out their lead in front of a sold-out crowd at Canberra’s GIO Stadium, with two more goals from Emily van Egmond and Michelle Heyman. 

Joe Montemurro, an Australian with extensive European football experience, will officially take charge of the team on 16 June. After that, they will have ten days to prepare for a two-match series against the world’s 38th-ranked team, Slovenia. 

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The International Boxing Association has endorsed World Boxing’s decision to introduce mandatory gender verification testing. Boxing is the second Olympic sport after athletics to introduce such protocols. 

World Boxing is a newly formed governing body that has received provisional approval to oversee boxing at the Olympics. The International Boxing Association was the sport’s governing body for decades, but its relationship with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) broke down before the Tokyo Olympics. 

The IOC then oversaw boxing at the Tokyo and Paris Games, before provisionally approving World Boxing to handle the sport in the lead-up to Los Angeles. 

World Boxing announced on Friday that all athletes will have to undergo a genetic sex test before being permitted to fight. The testing is part of a broader set of policies on “Sex, Age and Weight”, which the organisation said have been implemented “to ensure the safety of all participants”.  The protocol is set to be introduced from 1 July this year. 

The test athletes will have to take a PCR test,  a genetic test which can be used to determine if someone has a Y chromosome, typically found in men.   

It will be conducted by national federations, which will then approve or deny an athlete’s participation in the sport with a gender eligibility certificate.

Yesterday, the IBA released a statement announcing that it was supportive of World Boxing’s decision. IBA chief executive officer Chris Roberts said: "We wholeheartedly welcome these proactive steps that align with the long-standing framework that the IBA has maintained, particularly with regard to the rigorous sex-testing protocols that have been a cornerstone of our practices".

World Boxing’s statement on Friday specifically mentioned Algerian gold medallist Imane Khelif. It said Khelif will not be able to participate in “any World Boxing event until [she] undergoes sex testing.”

In the lead-up to the Paris Olympics, Khelif and Taiwanese fighter Lin Yu-Ting were both disqualified from the IBA’s 2023 World Championships for failing a gender eligibility test. 

The IBA said the two “did not undergo a testosterone examination but were subject to a separate and recognised test”. 

Boxing is not the only sport to introduce this type of testing. World Athletics became the first Olympic sport to approve mandated chromosome testing for female athletes in March. The governing body is hoping to have the testing protocol in place ahead of the World Championships in September. At the time, World Athletics President said the test would guarantee the “integrity of women’s sport”.