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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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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 2: Lachie Weller of the Fremantle Dockers looks on during the 2015 AFL round 18 match between the Fremantle Dockers and the GWS Giants at Domain Stadium, Perth, Australia on August 2, 2015. (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Is this the AFL’s hottest player?

TASMANIA’S Lachie Weller has been touted as possibly be the most photogenic player in the AFL.

Sports Life

This AFL player is pretty damn hot

LOOK, we’re not saying Lachie Weller is the most photogenic AFL player in history. We’re just raising the possibility.

Wallabies

Why 2015 is the year of the Wallaby

IT is something Australian rugby has been missing for a long time — but a new era for the Wallabies is reviving the passion for the gold jersey.

UFC

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 01: Ronda Rousey of the United States celebrates her knock out victory over Bethe Correia of Brazil in the first round in their UFC women's bantamweight championship bout during the UFC 190 event inside HSBC Arena on August 1, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Rousey’s shocking knockout

THE lead up to UFC 190 has seen a string of trash talk between the two women’s bantamweight contenders. On fight night Rousey let her fists do the talking.

Sydney Swans

‘Adam didn’t ask to be called an ape’

SWANS chairman Andrew Pridham has made a powerful speech, with very strong words for those blaming Adam Goodes over the ‘booing’ scandal.

UFC

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 31: UFC Strawweight Champion Ronda Rousey of the United States poses for photographers during the UFC 190 Rousey v Correia weigh-in at HSBC Arena on July 31, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Rousey fired up after death of career idol

RONDA Rousey will have extra motivation heading into her title fight against Bethe Correia, which promises to be a contest you won’t want to miss.

Football

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks as FIFA President Sepp Blatter listens during the preliminary draw for the 2018 soccer World Cup in Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky

Russian president’s praise for disgraced FIFA boss

DESPITE facing major corruption charges, Sepp Blatter has been identified as deserving of one of the most esteemed awards imaginable.

NFL

attends the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

NFL star’s emotional speech at Special Olympics

BEFORE becoming a multi-million dollar athlete, this NFL superstar was bullied and told he would never become anything.

American Sports

The moment that will make you believe WWE is real

FORGET the theatrics and colourful storylines, after seeing this horrendous facial injury you will think twice about calling the WWE fake.

Sports Life

Cool Runnings: Where are they?

IT WAS one of cinema’s most iconic underdog stories in 1994. What has become of the fastest Jamaicans on ice since?

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