Tiger off to a flyer in The Masters

Sydney FC defender Ryan McGowan has tested positive to COVID-19, leaving him in extreme doubt for the Sky Blues’ AFC Champions League campaign.

In Scotland with his family, McGowan had been due to link up in Doha with the rest of the Sydney squad, who leave Australia on Saturday.

However, the Socceroos defender’s arrival in Qatar will now be delayed at best, and there is every chance he won’t take any part in the remainder of the competition.

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It has not been the best day for Australia's tennis stars at the Sofia Open in Bulgaria.

Despite being the sixth-seed for the indoor tournament, John Millman suffered a straight sets defeat to unseeded Canadian Vasek Pospisil in Friday morning's quarter-final.

Meanwhile, after winning the opening set in a tiebreak, No. 3 seed Alex de Minaur was toppled by another unseeded rival in his quarter-final, Italy's Jannik Sinner.

AFL pundits have called on Collingwood president Eddie McGuire to comment on the club's trade dilemma.

The Magpies have faced a mountain of backlash throughout the entirety of the Trade Period, and on Thursday night tensions only escalated.

As the clock wound down, the Pies sent several stars out the door with very little coming back in return.

They brought in picks 14, 65, 70 and a future second-rounder, but Adam lost Treloar, Jaidyn Stephenson, Tom Phillips, Atu Bosenavulagi and picks 26, 33, 39 and 42.

Racing editor Ryan Reynolds wrote: “What’s gone at Collingwood this trade period is nothing short of embarrassing. Can’t sugar coat it."

Despite being one of the sport's most outspoken figures, McGuire is yet to remark on the outcome.

Radio presenter Rohan Connolly tweeted: "Sure I'm not the only person who's noticed how unusually quiet a certain Collingwood president has been today? Pretty ironic. Think a bit of damage control from a more senior face than the list manager may have been in order?"

Eddie McGuire will be taking questions about Collingwood’s very very big trading period win at Four Seasons Total Landscaping.

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Danish footballer Nicolai Geertsen has pulled off one of the most remarkable goals witnessed in the sport.

During a Danish Cup match, Geertsen attempted a bicycle kick off a corner kick, which struck the crossbar.

He then volleyed the rebound into the goal to complete the brilliant solo effort.

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American golf icon Tiger Woods has started the 2020 Masters in ominous form, managing four birdies in five holes during a classy opening round.

Having won the coveted green jacket in 2019, Woods has had to wait over 18 months to defend his title.

But despite not playing much professional golf in the calendar year, the 44-year-old has started his Masters campaign in fine touch.

Part-way through round one, Woods found himself four shots below par and one shot off the lead after a scintillating start. The highlight was a near hole-in-one on the par-three 16th.

Masterclass at #TheMasters from Tiger Woods!pic.twitter.com/UYPMxhUggA

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Meanwhile, American rival Bryson DeChambeau got off to a nightmare start in Augusta.

Woods finished his first round tied in fourth and bogey-free, the first time he had achieved the feat in The Masters.

At Tuesday's Champions Dinner, Woods was reportedly "very emotional", according to six-time Masters winner Jack Nicklaus.

“I've never seen Tiger that way," Nicklaus said.

Bernard Tomic isn’t worried about having not stepped foot on a tennis court for a long time – the Aussie tennis bad boy is preoccupied with his new flame.

An upload to Instagram on Thursday showed Tomic alongside Vanessa Sierra, kissing her on the cheek.

Sierra made a name for herself during the 2019 television series of Love Island, before turning her attention to the adult subscription site OnlyFans.

The video was uploaded to Sierra’s Instagram Stories with white love hearts floating across the screen.

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Collingwood has incredibly claimed Adam Treloar would still be playing for the Magpies in 2021 if his wife had not made the decision to continue her netball career in Queensland.

Treloar’s wife, Kim Ravaillion, is an Australian player who used to play for Collingwood’s netball team, but took the 2020 season off to give birth to the couple’s daughter, Georgie.

Magpies list manager Ned Guy claimed the club would not have even considered moving Treloar if Ravaillion hadn’t chosen to play for the Queensland Firebirds.

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