Welcome to news.com.au’s live coverage of the blockbuster UFC 290 card. It’s one of the biggest days in Australian MMA with Alex Volkanovski defending his featherweight belt against Brazilian Yair Rodriguez, while middleweight Rob Whittaker is taking on Dricus Du Plessis inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. UFC 290Continue Reading

It’s an Aussie takeover in Las Vegas this weekend for UFC 290 and former Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott is calling for a public holiday Down Under if every Australian fighter wins on Sunday. Alex Volkanovski is defending his featherweight belt against Brazilian Yair Rodriguez, while middleweight Rob WhittakerContinue Reading

The Chicago Bulls have unveiled the strangest secret weapon in NBA history – a squealing, shrieking 9-year-old. The Bulls were down by as much as 19 points against a rampaging Toronto Raptors outfit in their do-or-die play-in clash that would see the loser eliminated from playoff contention, but had aContinue Reading