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Dan ElsomSport Reporter

Dan is a sports reporter for news.com.au with a particular passion for rugby, UFC and American sports. He got his first gig with News while still at uni, surprising himself and his teachers alike. An avid rugby player, Dan is most easily recognised in the office sporting a recent black eye, and is one half of the news.com.au red-headed sports dream team.More from Dan Elsom

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UFC

during the UFC 193 media event at Etihad Stadium on September 16, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia.

Ronda Rousey’s extraordinary feat

SHE has won an ESPY for best fighter and earned over $5 million in the octagon this year, and now Ronda Rousey has added a new milestone to the list.

American Sports

Giant kid the biggest of all time

US FOOTBALL is renowned for producing giants, but it has never seen a player larger or more intimidating than this kid.

Boxing

Fighter’s outrageous post-bout interview

MMA fighter Benny Madrid has shown the importance of thinking before you speak, with this slip of the tongue landing him in incredibly hot water.

Rugby

‘Best game ever in World Cup history’

HAILED as the greatest victory in the history of the Rugby World Cup, see how the world reacted to Japan’s shock defeat of South Africa.

NRL

during the round 22 NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the Canterbury Bulldogs at Suncorp Stadium on August 7, 2015 in Brisbane, Australia.

NRL star’s humiliating blunder

DESPITE an error-riddled first half, Bulldogs half Moses Mbye has managed to pull off the most embarrassing error of the finals series.

American Sports

Jordan Berry Jason & Jordan at Steelers practice - June 2015

This Aussie wants Hayne to fumble

JARRYD Hayne’s fumble with his first touch in the NFL left a nation gasping. Ahead of Monday’s game, one Aussie will be hoping for a repeat of that touch.

Sports Life

US Lance Armstrong rides during the 21st stage of the 92nd Tour de France cycling race between Corbeil-Essonnes and the Champs-Elysees in Paris, 24 July 2005. US Lance Armstrong secured his seventh Tour de France yellow jersey following the 21st and final stage of this year's race held over 144km between Corbeil-Essone and here Sunday.The 33-year-old Discovery Channel team rider finished the race with a 4min 40sec lead on Italian Ivan Basso with Germany's Jan Ullrich, the 1997 winner, finishing third on the podium at 6:21 behind Armstrong. AFP PHOTO JAVIER SORIANO

Lance Armstrong actor’s drug confession

THE actor hired to play Lance Armstrong in an upcoming film has revealed the shocking impact of the drugs he used to mimic the disgraced cyclist.

Sports Life

Casino’s failed attempt to honour Hayne

CANBERRA Casino thought they had come up with a brilliant plan to honour Jarryd Hayne’s NFL debut. However as it turns out, their plan was slightly illegal.

NRL

North Queensland Cowboys against South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL game at 1300SMILES Stadium. Rabbitohs Luke Keary. Picture: Evan Morgan

Bunnies’ brutal eye gouge on Gallen

LUKE Keary could be in danger of missing the start of next season, after he was put on report for this brutal eye gouge on Sharks skipper Paul Gallen.

Sports Life

LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 09: Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. speaks during a news conference at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on September 9, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather will defend his WBC/WBA welterweight titles against Andre Berto on September 12 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

‘I’ve accomplished everything in my sport’

FOLLOWING the official announcement of Floyd Mayweather’s retirement, the undefeated boxer is already looking for new ways to keep the money rolling in.

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