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Champions League, Europa semi-finals fixtures
AFP THE draws for the semi-finals of the Champions League and Europa Leaguehas been released. Find out who has drawn who!
Re-live: Roar win in epic three-goal finish
THOMAS Broich scored a cracking header in the third minute of stoppage time to give Brisbane Roar a 2-1 win over Melbourne Victory in their elimination final.
Roar books semi ticket with stunning fightback
Marco Monteverde @marcothejourno BRISBANE Roar have completed a remarkable comeback at Suncorp Stadium to end Melbourne Victory’s season and move to within a game of a fourth A-League grand final.
Hardwick looking to fix ‘broken’ Tigers
DAMIEN Hardwick will look to mend his team’s “broken” process ahead of a defining clash with Melbourne as Richmond attempts to halt its early season slide.
‘As poor a performance you’ll ever see’
Ben Waterworth IN THE AFL’s prime time slot, Richmond dished up another embarrassing first half performance that had pundits calling for drastic change.
Electric Eagles thump deplorable Tigers
Braden Quartermaine RICHMOND’S season plunged to new depths on Friday night, suffering a crushing loss to an electric West Coast Eagles outfit in Perth.
Young guns to “out-enthuse” GPS
Connor O’Brien STAND-in skipper Vitori Buatava is hoping the injection of future stars Josh Taylor and Alex Mafi will help Bond University “out-enthuse” GPS in their Queensland Premier Rugby clash today.
Close is closing in as White blows it
JAMES BRESNEHAN Matt Close has been handed an almost unassailable Targa Tasmania lead after defending champion Jason White’s engine blew up.
Boxing & MMA
Boxer’s rambling excuse for defeat
AFTER losing his world heavyweight title to Anthony Joshua with a brutal second round KO, Charles Martin has tried to explain why he lost.
Big Daddy: Fight on to clear my name
BOXER Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne talks with Grantlee Kieza on the fight to clear his name after he tested positive to clenbuterol after his world title win.
Dad ruins moment with weird kiss
YOU’VE just won your first professional boxing fight via knockout and you’re feeling like the man — and then this happens.
UFC finally headed to the Big Apple
NEW York ended its ban on professional mixed martial arts with Governor Andrew Cuomo signing a law to regulate the fights.
Whittaker: I want Australia to know me
IN this week’s edition of Round 6 Robert Whittaker says he wants to use his bout at UFC 197 to announce himself to the Australian sporting public.
Truth about ‘embarrassing’ KO
WHEN this ultimate fighting star collapsed it was mistakenly declared a knockout. Fans cheered as “Dada 5000” fought for his life.
Tyson Fury’s “b**** slap” controversy
TYSON Fury’s minder was forced to jump in during a press conference to defend the heavyweight champ’s latest shocking comments.
Don’t blame my son for MMA death
THE father of an MMA fighter who punched his opponent to death says his son was actually taking it easy in the final round of the fight.
Why Money-Pac re-match is alive
A SMALL change in Manny Pacquiao has a huge potential ramification. The fight of the century that flopped may have another chapter.
Heavyweight beast’s bizarre addiction
YOU know boxing’s next big superstar is a beast. You didn’t know the heavyweight champ has some embarrassing secrets.
FIFA addiction hurt boxing champ’s career
ANTHONY Joshua defeated Charles Martin to become the IBF heavyweight champion, but Joshua revealed the thing that almost jeopardised his career.
Fighter KO death devastates MMA, McGregor
MMA has been rocked by the death of a fighter after a brutal knockout, with UFC star Conor McGregor leading tributes after sitting cageside for the fatal bout.
MMA fighter dies after brutal knockout
A MIXED martial arts fighter has died, three days after being hospitalised with injuries from a Total Extreme Fighting event.
The future king of fighting
THE MMA universe is buzzing about the potential debut of a fighter hailed as the best prospect in the sport’s history.
Joshua’s special place in history
WORLD heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s devastating rise to the top puts him ahead of legends like Muhammad Ali and Vitali Klitschko.
Chaos reigns at German fight night
A TRAINER landed a perfect left hook on the chin of a rival fighter after a controversial contest was marred by biting.
Pacquiao announces retirement after Bradley win
MANNY Pacquiao scored an emphatic victory over American Tim Bradley in Las Vegas, in what he confirmed was his farewell to boxing.
Rival’s touching honesty after Pacquiao win
AMERICAN Timothy Bradley offered up a touching assessment of Manny Pacquiao after he went into retirement with an impressive victory.
Video: Joshua destroys Martin to win title
RISING British star Anthony Joshua landed a series of devastating blows to take American Charles Martin’s IBF heavyweight title by KO.
Legendary trainer helps Bradley’s cause
Manny Pacquiao versus Timothy Bradley. OK, we’ve seen in twice. And in most people’s mind, Pacquiao won it by a wide margin both times.
Plenty of fire in Shelley’s belly
SHELLEY Watts only stepped in the ring six years ago. Now the Commonwealth Games gold medallist and anti-violence campaigner has her eyes on Rio.
Champion’s devastating knockout
FORMER Olympic gold medallist Anthony Joshua has claimed the world heavyweight title with a shocking round two KO.
Golden boy Joshua has Fury in his sights
RISING heavyweight star Anthony Joshua appears to be everything Tyson Fury is not and the pair could fight if Joshua can take Charles Martin’s IBF world title.
Racing to Rio: sport scandal goes Hollywood
AN old sport scandal goes Hollywood, sailors back on track, athletes star and golf makes headlines. All in this week’s RACING TO RIO.
Brutal reality of heavyweight’s punch
FROM broken eye sockets to severe nerve damage, former opponents of heavyweight Anthony Joshua have told of the scary consequences of the Brit’s punch.
The next Mike Tyson, just ask him
BRITAIN’S next heavyweight champion really wants to be Mike Tyson — and he’s already in line to be “the biggest star in world boxing”.
Susie blazes a new trail for female fighters
AUSTRALIAN fighter Susie Q Ramadan is ending a protracted absence from the ring to resume her efforts to shatter boxing’s glass ceiling.
Boxing champ Broner surrenders to police
BOXING champion Adrien Broner surrendered to law enforcement in Cincinnati on Monday after a warrant for his arrest on two felony charges.
Pacquiao to fight in Rio Olympics?
MANNY Pacquiao says he’s thinking about fighting for his country in the Olympics this summer if the boxing competition is open to professional fighters.
Boxing knockout always mistaken for Angelina
ZARINA Tsoloeva is proving to be a real knockout — as fans are dazed by her resemblance to Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie.
Watts punches ticket for Rio qualification
COMMONWEALTH boxing champion Shelley Watts has booked her spot at the Rio Olympics by winning her semi-final at the Asia/Oceania Championships in China overnight.
‘I rocked up to the country clean’
LUCAS Browne insists he’s “not going anywhere near” Chechnya again after tests five days before he beat Russian Ruslan Chagaev came back negative.
Watts hoping to punch ticket to Rio
COMMONWEALTH Games champion Shelley Watts and boxing teammates close in on Rio Olympic selection.
Browne was clean before fight
LUCAS Browne was clean five days before he won Australia’s first heavyweight boxing world title. Here is the proof there is more to this story.
Another reason to hate Floyd Mayweather
FLOYD Mayweather is a great boxer, a brilliant businessman, and a true connoisseur of life’s finer things — just ask him.
Boxer’s life-saving sportsmanship
AN incredible message to go soft in the most brutal and unforgiving of circumstances may have saved the life of an injured boxer.
Boxing champ’s warning for McGregor
FORMER boxing world champion Andre Berto has urged his friend Conor McGregor to avoid fighting Nate Diaz in his return to the Octagon.
UK fighter Blackwell in coma after loss
BRITISH middleweight boxer Nick Blackwell remains in an induced coma following his defeat to Chris Eubank Jr.
Throat scare no deterrent for mild-mannered Horn
JEFF Horn would love to be a trash-talking tornado, like your stereotypical pro boxer. But this mild-mannered schoolteacher is just too nice.
Savage knockout crumbles boxer
WITH one of the most solid shots you will see from a welterweight, this US boxer struck his opponent with such force he was folded like a deckchair.
Kimbo Slice Jr’s savage debut knockout
KIMBO Slice made his name as a vicious streetfighter whose bareknuckle knockouts went viral. His son just made his MMA debut - and he was incredible.
Mayweather’s beef with bad-boy boxer
ADRIEN Broner is accused of knocking out a man and stealing his money following a high-stakes bowling game — and Floyd Mayweather wants a piece too.
UFC power trio ‘can shut the f*** up’
FLOYD Mayweather’s uncle has slammed Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey and Dana White in a brutal rip of the UFC.
Is it UFC or gay porn?
NEW York finally legalised mixed martial arts in the state this week, but the bill didn’t pass without quite a few angry voices raising ridiculous arguments.
Why McGregor will lose Diaz rematch
THE smart thing for Conor McGregor to do next, would be to return to his own weight class and not seek a rematch with Nate Diaz — here’s why.
Big Daddy speaks out on failed drug test
BOXING world champion Lucas Browne has spoken publicly for the first time since news of his failed drug test, insisting ‘I am completely innocent’.
Browne: I will be fighting to clear my name
AUSSIE WBA world heavyweight champion Lucas Browne said he “couldn’t live with myself deep down” if he cheated and tried to get away with it.
Why Conor McGregor ‘got whooped’
ALL signs are pointing toward a McGregor vs. Diaz rematch at UFC 200, and rival Urijah Faber says McGregor will lose again unless he follows this advice.
Boxing delivers latest punch in the face
AH, boxing. Just when we have a reason to love you again, you punch us in the face, writes Mike Colman.
Haumono blasts Browne over failed drug test
SOLOMON Haumono has accused Australia’s first world heavyweight boxing champion, Lucas Browne, of being a fraud after he failed a post-fight doping test.
Browne slams ‘ridiculous’ drug test bombshell
LUCAS “Big Daddy” Browne is in danger of being stripped of his historic heavyweight title over his postfight drug test. He has responded to the shock news.
Aussie champ to be stripped of title
AUSTRALIA’s first ever world heavyweight champion Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne is expected to be stripped of his title.
How Muhammad Ali’s robe starred in Hardcore Pawn
SETH Gold, of reality show Hardcore Pawn, recalls how he ended up in possession of two amazing pieces of Muhammad Ali memorabilia.
‘Hell no’: Tate’s latest Rousey dig
WHEN pressed about her bitter rival during a recent Q & A, defending UFC champ Miesha Tate pulled no punches.
Great show but MMA still struggling for foothold
DESPITE the strong cadre of fanatics who fill out the arenas when the UFC comes to town, MMA is yet to penetrate Australia’s sporting landscape in a mainstream way.
‘It’s hard to imagine UFC without him’
MARK Hunt could have taken the money and run years ago. Instead he’s pushed on and become one of the most respected fighters in UFC.
Hunt punches way back into title contention
MARK Hunt has punched his way back into title contention after a devastating knockout of Frank Mir on a controversial UFC Fight Night in Brisbane.
Video: Aussie victim of brutal UFC KO
CRAZY KNOCK-OUT: Aussie fighter James Te Huna dropped like a fly after falling victim to a vicious right hook at UFC Brisbane on Sunday. Watch it here!
Heavyweight contender to rule them all
HE already holds one world heavyweight title, and this US champ has plans to lay the heads of all his rivals on the chopping block.
Live Q&A with UFC star Frank Mir
FRANK Mir is one of the best fighters on the planet and on Sunday will face Aussie Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night in Brisbane.
The Cyborg ready to take over UFC
WITH Cris “Cyborg” Justino the UFC appears to have yet another opportunity to start a new women’s division with a ready-made dominant icon.
Hunt ‘ready to die’ against Mir
MARK Hunt says he’s “ready to die” in the cage and has dared opponent Frank Mir to try to break his legs in their heavyweight clash in Brisbane this Sunday.
Video: Ronda Rousey issues breaking news
RONDA Rousey has released a video update of her recovery from being knocked out by Holly Holm, and there is good news for fight fans — she’s apples.
Conor McGregor wants Diaz rematch
IT’S barely been a week since Conor McGregor fell to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, but the featherweight champion is already talking about a potential rematch.
Big-name opponent for Aussie champ
A SURPRISE opponent has emerged for new Australian world heavyweight champion Lucas Browne’s first title defence.
Tyson’s advice for McGregor, Rousey
MIKE Tyson doesn’t like what he’s seen from Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey lately. His advice is strangely logical.
Big Daddy backs Perth Arena bout
LUCAS “Big Daddy” Browne likes the idea of fighting in his adopted state, at Perth Arena in the not-too-distant future.
The fight McGregor needs to silence doubters
FRANKIE Edgar says Conor McGregor has shown ‘he has quit in him’ and the only way to win back respect is by agreeing to fight him next, not Jose Aldo Jr.
Browne could give Goodall a Rio boost
NEW world heavyweight champ Lucas Browne could be the key to Brisbane’s Joe Goodall creating more Australian boxing history at the Rio Olympics.
Haumono’s incredible offer to fight Browne
SOLOMON Haumono will give Lucas Browne $1 million to fight him in what would be the biggest heavyweight fight in Australian history.
King of bloodsport’s underworld
BOBBY Gunn lives with a target on his back. This is the extent he’ll go to to ensure his survival — biting off ears and noses included.
McGregor did something GSP wouldn’t
CONOR McGregor may have lost on the weekend, but he still earned the praise of UFC boss Dana White for accepting a challenge that George St-Pierre never would.
Dana White’s dirty dig at Holly Holm
HOLLY Holm was devastated after losing the title she won from Ronda Rousey. Now she’s got the UFC boss rubbing salt in her wounds.
‘Piss off and work hard like I did’
LUCAS Browne won himself a legitimate world title the old way. And ‘Big Daddy’ has a simple message to all the wannabe challengers coming out of the woodwork.
Kiwi will ‘humiliate’ Aussie champ
BEFORE new Aussie world heavyweight champ Lucas Browne has even received his belt, the taunts have come from Joseph Parker’s camp.
Justin Bieber is going to get slapped
NATE Diaz dished out a victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 196, and if Justin Bieber isn’t careful he might be the next recipient of a Stockton Slap.
UFC champion trash talks Ronda Rousey
MIESHA Tate is Ronda Rousey’s most bitter rival. And the new UFC champ is already trashing Rousey ahead of their likely rematch.
How Browne survived the time bandits
LUCAS Browne had armed guards follow him everywhere in Chechnya, where he fought for the world heavyweight title. And still, he almost got robbed ...
Boxing champ wants title defence in Australia
AUSTRALIA’S first heavyweight boxing world champion Lucas Browne is keen to have his first title defence against Fres Oquendo in a local ring.
Big Daddy home to proud Mummy
Australia’s heavily tattooed new heavyweight champion of the world, Lucas Browne, from Auburn, arrived in Sydney this morning to be met by his proud mum.
‘Big Daddy’ gave up singing career for boxing
AUSTRALIA’S first heavyweight boxing champion of the world, Lucas Browne, gave up a budding singing career in 2004 after making Australian Idol’s top 50.
Boxing champ trolls McGregor over loss
HEAVYWEIGHT world boxing champion Tyson Fury has taken the opportunity to kick UFC superstar Conor McGregor while he’s down.
Brutal slap for new Aussie ‘champion’
LUCAS Browne is the first Australian to win a world heavyweight title. Not that anyone on the world scene cares.
‘Up there with every great Aussie win’
LUCAS ‘Big Daddy’ Browne craves more fame and bigger pay days after becoming Australia’s first heavyweight boxing world champ.
Big Daddy wants to defend title in Australia
LUCAS ‘Big Daddy’ Browne craves more fame and bigger pay days after becoming Australia’s first heavyweight boxing world champ.
What’s next for beaten McGregor
CONOR McGregor is still thinking big despite a shock loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196. However, a return to more familiar surroundings looks on the cards.
‘Big Daddy’ Browne creates Aussie boxing history
LUCAS Browne has become the first Australian to hold a heavyweight world title after stunning veteran Ruslan Chagaev. Re-live all the drama!
History-making Browne wins heavyweight title
AUSTRALIA’S Lucas Browne has created sporting history, climbing from the canvas to stop Ruslan Chagaev and win a world heavyweight boxing title.
Browne ready to make history
AS Lucas Browne warmed up for his world title fight with Ruslan Chagaev in Grozny he first had to endure a big body shot from that country’s president.
History beckons as Browne flicks power switch
LUCAS BROWNE has made a remarkable fighting career out of embracing power. But he plans to avoid it - at first- against Ruslan Chagaev on Sunday.
Nguyen: I’m on a mission to crack the top 10
Brisbane UFC fighter Ben Nguyen reveals the improvements he has made on his mission to break into the top 10 ahead of his hometown event later this month.
Looming Olympic ‘disaster’ explained
EXPERTS have predicted devastating — and perhaps deadly — consequences if this proposal is given the greenlight in Rio.
Fight is business not personal for Browne
AUSTRALIA’S hulking heavyweight Lucas Browne will try to rip the world heavyweight crown from the head of WBA champ Ruslan Chagaev on Sunday.
Browne scores high-profile fan for title tilt
KOSTYA Tszyu, one of Australia’s greatest ever boxers, will be ringside in Grozny this weekend as another Aussie, Lucas Browne, chases history.
Headgear off for Rio boxers
For the first time in more than 30 years, male boxers won’t be wearing protective headgear at the Olympics.
Boxer watches porn during interview
WORLD heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has absolutely no interest in being politically correct. WARNING: Adult content.
Big Daddy ‘treated like a movie star’
AUSSIE boxer Lucas Browne’s special treatment includes an armed detail of three security officers leading into his world heavyweight title challenge.
Hamdan cleans up in ring and then on streets
WHILE most were fast asleep, Nader Hamdan was up washing dirt and rubbish off the footpaths – just five hours after fighting in a professional boxing bout
Boxing’s big names not expected in Rio
AS big Joe Goodall, Brisbane’s super-heavyweight Olympic contender, begins his hunt for gold in Rio he doubts any rich men will be blocking his path.
‘Shocking’ KO in MMA bout
YOU know you’re going to get violence when two men step into the Octagon, but what we saw at Bellator 150 was next level.
