As I write this, British ultra-runner William Goodge has just arrived in Bondi and set a new record for the fastest time to run across Australia.

Goodge started at Cottesloe Beach in Perth on 15 April with the goal of completing the 3800km distance in a time of 34 days.

Since then, he has averaged an astonishing 110km a day and arrived in Sydney today on time, well within the previous record of 39 days (held by Australian Chris Turnbull).

Throughout the campaign, he has raised money for cancer charities in the U.S., UK, and Australia.

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The number of major championships that American Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked men’s golfer, has now won. Scheffler won the U.S. PGA Championship this morning by five shots at Quail Hollow in North Carolina. Spain’s Jon Rahm shared the lead with Scheffler midway through the final round but ultimately couldn’t keep up. Three Americans - Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English, and Davis Riley - were tied for second as Rahm fell away and finished eighth. 

“The experience [was] ­amazing, no. It’s something very, very special playing here in Italy, in Rome. They pick me up like a small child, no?”
Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner at a press conference after losing in straight sets (7-6, 6-1) to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Italian Open. The tournament marked Sinner’s return from a three-month doping ban. Alcaraz’s victory, which ended Sinner’s 26-match winning streak, earned him his 19th tour-level trophy. In the women’s final on Saturday (local time), home favourite Jasmine Paolini beat American Coco Gauff in straight sets (6-4, 6-2). 

Actor Timothée Chalamet hasn’t just started following the NBA’s New York Knicks since their success in this year’s playoffs. Proof? In 2010, he won a fan competition where two players (Landry Fields and Andy Rautins) stationed themselves in the city, and the first fan to find them and correctly answer two trivia questions would win tickets to that evening’s game. Chalamet was the fan who won the competition.

🏀 The Oklahoma City Thunder have claimed their place in the Western Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs. Led by MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (35 points), the Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 125-93 in Game 7 of the conference semi-finals. The first-seeded Thunder will now play the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers are set to take on the third-seeded New York Knicks. 

⚽ The Central Coast Mariners won the A-League Women Grand Final, beating Melbourne Victory in a tense penalty shootout. With scores drawn at 1-1 after 120 minutes of football, the Mariners, who began the finals series as an outside favourite, won 5-4 in the shootout. 22-year-old Isabelle Gomez was named the Player of the Match. Mariners coach Emily Husband said: “I truly believe that our girls had more heart, more desire and more collective energy between them. That they could overcome anyone when they really wanted to.”

⚽ English football club Crystal Palace won its first major trophy, defeating Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final. Eberechi Eze was the lone goalscorer of the match, while Crystal Palace’s goalkeeper Dean Henderson saved a Man City penalty to help Crystal Palace to the historic win. 

🏉 A rugby union double-header at GIO Stadium in Canberra on Saturday afternoon saw the Wallaroos defeat the USA and the ACT Brumbies down interstate rivals the Queensland Reds. The Wallaroos' 27-19 win was their first of this year’s Pacific Four Series and will provide a psychological advantage when they face the Eagles in the pool stage of the World Cup later this year. Meanwhile, the Brumbies’ victory sees them move to the top of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder with two rounds remaining in the regular season.

Max Verstappen won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, edging out the McLaren duo of Lando Norris (second) and Oscar Piastri (third). 

Verstappen showed his class as a four-time defending world champion on the opening turn as he surged past Piastri, who started in pole position. He said of the start: "[It]wasn’t particularly great, but then I was still on the outside line… and I was like, ‘Well, I’m just going to try and send it around the outside.’ It worked really well!”

The Dutchman went on to claim a fourth consecutive win at Imola with Norris six seconds behind. 

The Driver Standings remain the same, with the margins slightly tighter. Piastri still leads on 146 points, Norris has 133, and Verstappen is on 124. McLaren also leads in the Constructors’ Championship, 132 points ahead of Mercedes. 

The next race on the Formula One calendar is the iconic Monaco Grand Prix next Sunday. 

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Calls for the AFL to introduce a dedicated mental health round have strengthened following the death of former player Adam Selwood at the age of 41. 

Selwood died on Saturday in Perth, months after his twin brother and fellow AFL footballer, Troy, died by suicide. 

The cause of Adam Selwood’s death has not been confirmed. 

All four of the Selwood brothers - Adam, Troy, Joel, and Scott – have had distinguished football careers. 

Adam Selwood was drafted to the West Coast Eagles in 2002 and played 187 games in the AFL before retiring in 2013. 

Notably, he was a part of the West Coast team that won the premiership in 2006. 

After he retired from playing, Selwood stayed involved with the game and the West Coast Eagles, helping  set up the club’s AFLW team.

A moment of silence was held for Selwood before Sunday afternoon’s match between the Eagles and St Kilda in Perth, an emotionally charged fixture where the Eagles claimed their first win of the season. 

Following the announcement of Selwood’s death, calls for the AFL to introduce a themed round focusing on mental health have increased. 

Former player Wayne Schwass, the founder of mental health organisation PukaUp, told the Sydney Morning Herald: “It takes courageous leadership. I would urge the AFL, the leaders, to … proactively begin to change attitudes, perceptions and abolish stigma. There is an enormous opportunity here if they are willing to be brave and bold… the AFL needs to take a seat at this table.”

Western Australia Deputy Premier told The West Australian the state government was “very keen” to discuss the possibility of  a mental health round with the AFL and other organisations. 

The AFL has several themed rounds each season. For example, Round 10 and Round 11 of the 2025 season are the Sir Doug Nicholls Round, honouring the “extraordinary contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players, cultures, and communities to Australian football.”

AFL CEO Andrew Dillion said: "Adam was a premiership player and outstanding contributor to the game at the highest level, and then latterly continued to work in the game in coaching and other roles, but first and foremost he was a young man who gave so much time and love to those around him.”

The AFL Players’ Association said it was “shattered” by Adam Selwood’s death. It reiterated that free mental health support is available to past and current players and their families. 

West Coast Eagles captain Oscar Allen told Fox Footy: “I urge anyone out there who is struggling with anything, please reach out to the helplines, friends reach out to each other, because we are heartbroken and we want to give all our support to the Selwoods.”

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