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Matthew joined news.com.au in 2021 as a sports reporter after completing a Journalism and International Studies degree at UTS. He is a self-professed sports nerd and has a particular interest in Formula One, AFL, NBA, tennis and swimming. When he’s not watching sport, you’ll find Matthew shanking balls on the golf course and spending too much time tinkering with his AFL Fantasy team.

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UFC

Why Zuckerberg photo should scare Musk

Mark Zuckerberg has turned heads, looking jacked training with two UFC champions, amid rumours of a fight against Elon Musk.

AFL

This Aussie city will kill any sporting team

Stuart Dew’s sacking at the hands of the Gold Coast Suns is more proof this city is the undefeated “death zone” of Australian sport.

NRL

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JUNE 21, 2023. Queensland XXXX Maroons assistant coach Johnathan Thurston (left) and player Patrick Carrigan during a light kicking session with fans in BrisbaneÃs CBD, ahead of the State of Origin II game at Suncorp Stadium tonight. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewWire

NRL orders Thurston to ‘tone down’ antics

He’s one of rugby league’s most beloved characters, but the NRL has ordered Johnathan Thurston to tone down his State of Origin antics.

Cricket

Pat Cummins said look at the scoreboard.

Cummins’ mic drop reply shuts down journo

Pat Cummins has proved he is the master of the press conference, brutally shutting down a journo’s question with a perfectly blunt answer.

UpdatedF1

Celeb refuses to speak to Formula 1 icon

F1 icon Martin Brundle had the last laugh after a celebrity refused to speak to him in cringeworthy scenes at the British GP.

Cricket

LEEDS, ENGLAND - JULY 09: Pat Cummins of Australia reacts during Day Four of the LV= Insurance Ashes 3rd Test Match between England and Australia at Headingley on July 09, 2023 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Aussie Ashes win to be wiped from history

Australia is facing having one of its Ashes Test wins being wiped from history as cricket’s big wigs crack down hard on “farcical” scenes.

World erupts over Aussie’s ice cold move

Jack Doohan had the motorsport world in stitches after the Aussie young gun hit his rival with an ice cold taunt while overtaking him.

AFL

GEELONG, AUSTRALIA - JULY 09: Zach Tuohy of the Cats receives a guard of honour as he leaves the field with his children Flynn and Rafferty during the 2023 AFL Round 17 match between the Geelong Cats and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at GMHBA Stadium on July 9, 2023 in Geelong, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Unlikely Cats hero breaks all-time AFL record

Geelong Cats cult hero Zach Tuohy has gone into the AFL history books, breaking a longstanding record in a thumping win.

UpdatedUFC

Josh Giddey, Dylan Alcott and Alex Volkanovski at UFC 290.

Calls for new public holiday in Australia

There are calls for a public holiday in Australia if every Aussie fighter sweeps the table at a star-studded UFC card this weekend.

UpdatedNetball

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 08: Georgie Horjus (C) celebrates victory with Eleanor Cardwell and Maisie Nankivell of the Thunderbirds during the 2023 Super Netball Grand Final match between Adelaide Thunderbirds and NSW Swifts at John Cain Arena on July 08, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

History repeats in wild Grand Final thriller

The Adelaide Thunderbirds have broken a 10-year premiership drought with a thrilling extra time win in the Super Netball Grand Final.

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