The biggest week of Robert Whittaker's professional life is underway.

Australia's mixed martial arts stocks continue to rise, with Megan Anderson to become the country's first woman to fight for a UFC world title.

Rob Lowe, Mr Bean (aka Rowan Atkinson), The Rock (aka Dwayne Johnson), the Dalai Lama and Usain Bolt all have something in common - they've been guests of the Collingwood Football Club (or at least photographed with the Magpies' famous black and white stripes).

Patric Hornqvist's late goal followed by an empty-netter from Carl Hagelin lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins to a thrilling 2-0 Stanley Cup-clinching victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday.

Mark Hunt is back and he is already eyeing his next opponent.

Five-time Olympic medallist Sanya Richards-Ross was two weeks out from attending her second Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 when she learned what would wind up to be life-changing news.

Former UFC competitor War Machine received a life sentence on Tuesday, with the possibility of parole after 36 years, for assaulting his ex-girlfriend and a companion of hers.

Twice in the second quarter of game one, minutes apart, Kevin Durant barrelled down court with the ball and was thrilled to discover that the scrambling Cleveland Cavaliers appeared to have no interest in guarding him. On one of these plays, J.R. Smith stepped out of the way, as if to say, go right ahead, sir, enjoy yourself.

​LeBron James has issued a searing and personal response to the discovery of racist graffiti spray-painted outside his Los Angeles home.

As Jarryd Hayne prepares to make his return to the State of Origin arena after a two-year absence, the man who made his NFL dream possible has spoken of the instability at the San Francisco 49ers that brought an end to the Blues star's time in the US.

Despite being mainly known for his softball exploits, Homer Simpson is set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.

The pain couldn't stop Kyrie Irving. The Celtics couldn't either.

Australia's Robert Whittaker will get the chance to fight for gold for the first time in his UFC career, after it was announced that he will face off against Yoel Romero for the interim middleweight championship.

Maybe a little fun is coming back to the No Fun League.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says he is proud of self-reporting his concussion after a hit to the head back in November 2015.

Super Bowl champion Ed McCaffrey believes Australia could develop into a hotspot for NFL talent.

Patty Mills' San Antonio sink to 3-0 series deficit in NBA western conference finals after loss to Golden State.

LeBron James lit up Boston's TD Garden with a stellar display as the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Celtics 130-86 to race to a 2-0 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals

Sydney's next American college football game between Stanford and Rice universities is only 100 days away.