Whatever happens on the final day of this Test match, the game will be remembered as the time the reigning master of one craft met the new master of another, writes Geoff Lemon.
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Steve Smith is praised for showing incredible bravery in his Ashes innings of 92 after copping a blow to the arm and sending a massive fright around Lord's when he was felled by a Jofra Archer bouncer.
England loses its top order in rapid succession as Australia's bowlers make inroads in the second innings, following Steve Smith's head knock scare at Lord's.
The Wallabies fall well short in their bid to claim an upset Bledisloe Cup win at Eden Park, with the All Blacks running out commanding 36-0 winners to keep the trophy on New Zealand soil.
South Sydney misses its chance to jump into the top four, losing to the Bulldogs, after the Storm lost to the Raiders and the Knights broke their drought with a big win over North Queensland.
First introduced on the Victorian goldfields among American miners, the story of baseball is intertwined with that of Australian cricket. In fact, one decorated Australian captain even attributes his success to playing catcher as a youth.
The Brisbane Lions sit on top of the AFL ladder after a thrilling one-point win over Geelong, while Port Adelaide and Adelaide's seasons are in disarray after they were smashed by North Melbourne and Collingwood respectively.
An injury to Naomi Osaka paves the way for Ash Barty to return to the world number one spot ahead of the US Open.
On a day where England wrested the upper hand from Australia in the second Test, it only took one shot to show that Steve Smith is in an entirely different gear.
Rain again dominates proceedings in the second Ashes Test at Lord's, but not before Australia's batsmen caught a case of the butterflies against English pace.