Australian big man Mangok Mathiang shunned a potential AFL career for the chance to chase his NBA dreams - he has now signed a two-day deal with Charlotte Hornets.

The former UFC champion and Olympic medallist gained star status for her dominance in mixed martial arts.

Ben Simmons has declared he's a better player than before breaking his foot and is ready for the upcoming NBA season.

NBA star Stephen Curry will return to his day job with his head held high after carding a second successive four-over-par 74 on the secondary Web.com Tour.

​Jon Jones defeated Daniel Cormier via TKO in the third round of the main event of UFC 214.

If Mason Cox does not sign a contract before October 31 he'll be deported, and resume his American life a different man. The last three years of Cox's extraordinary story will become another traveller's document, for which he'll find no understanding audience in Texas beyond his family.

Cleveland's Australian-born point guard has asked the Cavaliers to trade him, two people familiar with the situation told the Associated Press.

Less than a day after being taken from the water due to shark concerns, Aussie surfer Mick Fanning was again removed from the surf during the competition at Jeffreys Bay.

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A week after the biggest win of his career, the rising star that is Robert Whittaker is only just getting started.

Robert Whittaker's immediate post-fight plan is pretty simple; take some time off from training, see his kids and hopefully see a Blues' State of Origin win - with his historic interim middleweight championship win on the weekend still sinking in.

Australian Robert Whittaker won the UFC interim middleweight title with a thrilling unanimous points win against Cuban Yoel Romero in Las Vegas.

Now that Robert Whittaker has captured the interim middleweight championship, it's not long a question of if, but rather where and when he will meet England's Michael Bisping to unify the belts.

Such is the adversarial nature of Englishman Michael Bisping, the current middleweight champion didn't even wait until the end of the interim title fight to begin antagonising his potential opponents.

Follow our live blog from ringside in Las Vegas as Sydney boy Robert Whittaker looks to capture the interim middleweight championship.

One of the biggest weeks in Australian MMA history has just been made even sweeter, with the UFC set to announce a return to Sydney in November.

Friday night's precursor to UFC 213 has delivered a true redemption story.

While Aussie eyes have been fixated on Robert Whittaker's clash with Yoel Romero this weekend, the title fight between Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko promises to be every bit as captivating.

Almost exactly one week after Jeff Horn grabbed one of the biggest wins in the history of Australian boxing, it's time for another Australian to make history in the world of combat sports.

Just 48 hours before the biggest fight of his life, Robert Whittaker looks as though he doesn't have a care in the world.