Sacha Mirzabegian

2 weeks ago | nine.com.au | Liam O'Loughlin |Sacha Mirzabegian

UFC press conferences are well known for upcoming opponents to spew venom at each other to the point where both fighters have to be separated by security. But that wasn't the case for Alex Volkanovski ahead of his 10th consecutive title clash on Sunday against Diego Lopes. Instead, a heated Lopes directed verbal jabs at Mexican fighter Yair Rodriguez, with images capturing a jovial Volkanovski sitting between both men as they pointed and yelled at one another.

2 weeks ago | nine.com.au | Sacha Mirzabegian

Fijian Drua scrum-half Frank Lomani has been banned for six matches for elbowing an opponent in the head last weekend, while teammate Jone Koroiduadua will miss two games for a headbutt in the same match. The red cards involving both players was disastrous for the Drua as they gave up a 12-point lead to go down 41-20 to the Melbourne Rebels last Friday.

2 weeks ago | nine.com.au | Sacha Mirzabegian

The manager of Dragons halfback Lachlan Ilias has added more pressure to the playmaker's career by telling a television program his client has "two or three" games to save his position in the team. Former Bulldogs premiership player Braith Anasta, who doubles as a TV host on Fox Sports and manages a handful of NRL players, went public in condemning his own player with a stern warning.

2 weeks ago | nine.com.au | Sacha Mirzabegian

George Kambosos will have another chance to become world champion when the Sydney fighter takes on American IBF super lightweight champion Richardson Hitchins on June 14 in New York. The Ring reports the bout will take place at Madison Square Garden, the same location where Kambosos shocked the world when he downed Teofimo Lopez in 2021 to become the unified lightweight champion. Kambosos has only competed at super lightweight once, beating late replacement Jake Wyllie last month in Sydney.

2 weeks ago | nine.com.au | Sacha Mirzabegian

Hyperbole is not Wayne Bennett's forte, so when the master coach makes a big statement - he usually means it. The Souths coach said the victory over the Roosters on Friday night was one of the best of his coaching career, while praising a "loafing" Latrell Mitchell for his impact down the stretch. The gutsy comeback against the Roosters was all the more rewarding for Bennett and his team, after they lost three players during the match and played the last 30 minutes with just one man on the bench.