US vice-president Mike Pence walked out of an NFL game in his home state of Indiana on Sunday after nearly two dozen players on the visiting San Francisco 49ers knelt during the playing of the national anthem.

According to someone familiar with Conor McGregor, the Irish UFC champion has wanted someone to establish himself as an obvious challenger.

Washington forward Nathan Walker became the first Australian to play in the NHL on Saturday and marked the occasion by scoring a goal as the Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1.

Washington Capitals forward Nathan Walker will become the first Australian player to dress in an NHL game when he makes his debut Saturday night against the Montreal Canadiens.

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Robert Whittaker could make his mark outside the octagon in the near future with the UFC interim middleweight champion in the mix to represent Australia in wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

​Ben Simmons feels like an unknown kid from Australia all over again as he prepares to make his NBA debut, a year later than expected.

Last weekend, every NFL player and team had to make a decision about what to do during the national anthem: whether to stand, kneel, sit, lock arms or just remain in the locker room.

Andrew Bogut has arrived in Los Angeles and the big Australian joked that he hoped he will not go Hollywood.

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The tweets continue a three-day crusade by the president to pressure the league to fire players who have taken a knee in an effort to protest police violence against minorities.

​US President Donald Trump says National Football League owners should fire players who kneel during the national anthem.

After more than a year off, former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold returned to the octagon with no signs of rust.

Deshaun Watson passed for 125 yards and had a 49-yard TD run in his first career start on his 22nd birthday, lifting the Houston Texans to a 13-9 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night at Paul Brown Stadium.

After more than a year on the sidelines, former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is ready to go.

Two years after Jarryd Hayne uttered the almost unintelligible words "big dog come to eat, baby" on an NFL field his giant countryman Adam Gotsis has had his own "baby" moments playing for the Denver Broncos.

Twitter has reaffirmed its interest in the AFL, as league bosses begin to cast an eye towards the next round of broadcast rights which could involve media behemoth Amazon.

The Denver Broncos wanted Adam Gotsis to step up and the big Australian delivered to help his team hold off the Los Angeles Chargers in their NFL season-opener.

Young gun Tyson Pedro has taken a loss for the first time in his professional MMA career, going down to Sweden's Ilir Latifi via unanimous decision at the UFC 215 pay-per-view.

The Denver Broncos will rely heavily on Australian giant Adam Gotsis in their NFL regular season opener after the team's defensive line was savaged by injury.

The lowdown on each team in the NFC for the NFL season.