This week’s episode is absolutely stacked — from huge on-field moments to the wildest off-field bombshell we’ve ever dropped.

Then it’s back to the action:

🇦🇺 Australian Open
Alex de Minaur obliterates Alexander Bublik in straight sets on Rod Laver Arena to storm into the Quarter Finals.
Mya Joint bows out of the Aussie Open after a straight-sets loss last week.

🏂 X-Games History
Scotty James makes history with a record-breaking fifth straight X-Games gold, tying Shaun White’s all-time mark of eight.
Indra Brown stuns on debut, winning silver in the superpipe in her first-ever X-Games appearance.

⚽ Socceroos Watch
Jackson Irvine makes a surprise early return from a foot injury for St Pauli in the Bundesliga — massive news for Tony Popovic and Australia’s World Cup hopes (plus… elite hair chat).

🏏 BBL Final Fallout
The Perth Scorchers smash the Sydney Sixers by 6 wickets in the Big Bash Final.
In classic Sydney fashion, coach Greg Shipperd blames travel for the loss.

🥊 Boxing Beef
Nikita Tszyu says there is no chance of a rematch with Michael Zerafa, slamming Zerafa’s controversial withdrawal as “callous and cowardly.”

👊 UFC 325 Preview
Former pro MMA fighter Jeremy Dooley breaks down UFC 325, with a special focus on 12 Aussie & NZ fighters on the card.

🏅 Cathy Freeman Debate
Cathy Freeman receives Australia’s highest honour — Companion of the Order of Australia — for her impact on sport and society.
We ask the big question:
Is her 400m gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics the greatest Aussie sporting moment of all time?

🚨 Off-Field Antics
Box Hill North Football Club rocked by disturbing Mad Monday photos involving blackface, SA imagery, and leadership failures that left the women’s senior captain stepping away from the club.

🍻 Plus our regular segments The Comment Section, Audience Question, Quick Hits, Big Questions, Get around us, Off Field antics, Dool’s Top 5 and Weekly Power Rankings.

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