The Editorial Team

Jai has been with News Corp since 2005. Originally a sports journalist, he covered all the local teams in his hometown of Adelaide before moving to Sydney in 2014. He helped grow news.com.au’s sports audience to the largest in the country while attending events like the Olympics, World Cup and even McGregor-Mayweather. In 2021, he transitioned to an audience role and now helps more readers discover news.com.au’s content as our Head of Audience.

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AFL

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 23: Nick Daicos of the Magpies is seen during the 2024 Brownlow Medal at Crown Palladium on September 23, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Nick off! Brownlow blows it again

The Brownlow Medal is losing its lustre with footy fans – and this year proved an emerging problem with the count isn’t going away.

AFL

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 23: Rebecca Maddern interviews Jamie Elliott of the Magpies during the 2024 Brownlow Medal at Crown Palladium on September 23, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Viewers want Ch 7 apology over joke

Fans are demanding an apology from Channel 7 after an unfortunate attempt at a joke by Rebecca Maddern revived devastating memories.

AFL

Jack Ginnivan and his date walk the red carpet.

Fans all say same thing about Ginni, date

The human headline Jack Ginnivan was a somewhat surprising attendee at the AFL’s night of nights – but he certainly caught the eye.

AFL

Kane Cornes has admitted to giving an industry colleague a clip.

AFL great admits attempted cover-up

The AFL commentator called an industry colleague a disgusting name and asked his mates in the media to keep it quiet.

Sports Life

Elliott Hill began with Nike as an intern.

‘Best LinkedIn profile ever’ goes viral

Elliott Hill’s LinkedIn profile has gone viral after he was announced the new CEO of global sportswear giant Nike.

Tennis

Cruz Hewitt is all grown up - and taller than Carlos Alcaraz.

Cruz Hewitt development stuns tennis fans

The son of Australian tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt has stunned fans with an Instagram post of himself and global star Carlos Alcaraz.

Cricket

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Travis Head of Australia hits out for six runsduring the 1st Metro Bank ODI between England and Australia at Trent Bridge on September 19, 2024 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Records tumble as Travis Head explodes

Travis Head smashed 154 not out against England to extend Australia’s ODI winning streak to 13 – the second longest in cricket history.

At Work

Podcaster Matt Walsh says adults should be embarrassed to take sick days. Picture: iStock

‘Humiliating’ sick day policy slammed

There’s been an outpouring of anger after a high-profile commentator revealed his hard line approach to taking time off work.

NFL

Swift development makes NFL almost unfair

The NFL was already flying, but now it’s truly the envy of every sporting code in the world after a barely believable 12 months.

US Politics

(FILES) Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, testifies during the US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis" in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2024. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes US government pressure on his social media platforms to take down certain Covid-19 content in 2021 was "wrong," and said he would resist similar attempts in the future, according to a letter submitted to a US congressional committee on August 26, 2024. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Zuckerberg’s dramatic election move

Mark Zuckerberg insists he’s staying neutral but he continues to make moves that are being celebrated by Donald Trump supporters.

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