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Recorded 11th June 2020:

[00:40] News Round-Up: Ronaldo soccer’s first ever billionaire at 35; Naomi Osaka becomes world’s highest paid female athlete; St George Dragons call emergency board meeting; Benji Marshall quarantined for journalist cheek-kiss; Collingwood approached by US consortium for potential ownership; MLB rejects players’ proposal for season; Lakers online gaming team defeat Celtics 2-0 in 2K league; NFL tone deaf on racism?; Renee Gracie leaves V8 supercars for porn.

[06:09] What caught your eye and Whatdya miss? (RIP Wes Unseld and Eddie Sutton).

[14:30] Cricket: NSW awarded Shield after end of season cancelled; West Indies tour of England set for early July; Peter Siddle signs with Tasmania/James Faulkner not given Tassie contract; Will Parker chooses footy over AFL; Shining balls in the time of COVID-19.

[19:03] What Made Stu say Bloody Hell?

[20:55] Broadcast sport with no/‘fake’ crowds and noise.

[25:38] AFL: Fixture updates, rule changes and COVID-19 protocols; Winners and Losers of hub life and fixtures.

[48:26] NBA: Return with 22 going to Orlando hub (and the other 8 missing out); schedule and potential play-in tournament for the play-offs; proposed advantages for higher seeds; Winners and losers for restart.

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