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Nic is a passionate sports reporter and cricket fanatic. He completed a Bachelor of Media at the University of New South Wales in 2018, and worked as a digital content creator at Fox Sports for several months before joining the team at news.com.au in October 2019.

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NBA

The plane after touching down in Salt Lake City. Image: Twitter/@brian_schnee

Plane carrying NBA team, Aussie catches fire

A charter flight carrying the Utah Jazz was forced to make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City after an engine caught fire.

UpdatedNRL

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Justin O'Neil of the Cowboys looks on during the round three NRL match between the North Queensland Cowboys and the Gold Coast Titans at QCB Stadium on March 28, 2021, in Townsville, Australia. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

COVID-19 outbreak wreaks havoc on NRL

Two NRL clubs have been told to leave Queensland immediately as the state’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to cause headaches.

Olympics

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 31: Australian athletes pose during the Australian Olympic Team Tokyo 2020 uniform unveiling at the Overseas Passenger Terminal on March 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/Getty Images)

Historic first in our new Olympic uniforms

The Australian uniform for this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo has been unveiled, and the “world-class” range features a historic first.

NBA

Kevin Durant: Images: Getty and Instagram.

Screenshots expose NBA icon’s true colours

American actor and sports podcaster Michael Rapaport has exposed an ugly social media altercation with NBA icon Kevin Durant.

AFL

The Gold Coast Suns arriving at Adelaide Airport after the border closure due to Covid-19. Picture Simeon Thomas-Wilson

Male stripper causes AFL calamity

The AFL is preparing for a flurry of fixture changes after Queensland’s COVID-19 cluster forced a snap lockdown in Brisbane.

BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 26: Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and McLaren F1 and Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren F1 ta during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on March 26, 2021 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Hidden reason Ricciardo ‘struggled’ in debut

McLaren has revealed why Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo wasn’t performing at his best during the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.

BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 28: Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing prepares to drive prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on March 28, 2021 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Verstappen no longer F1’s biggest brat

Max Verstappen was considered Formula 1’s biggest brat for several years, but fans witnessed a changing of the guard on the weekend.

UpdatedNRL

Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman Peter Vlandys speaks to media during a press conference at Rugby League Central in Sydney, Monday, March 23, 2020. (AAP Image/James Gourley) NO ARCHIVING

NRL introduces radical rule change

Following heated debate within the rugby league community, the NRL has confirmed a fresh rule change will be implemented next week.

AFL

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Damien Hardwick, Senior Coach of the Tigers looks on during the 2021 AFL Round 02 match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Richmond Tigers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 28, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Tigers coach slams AFL’s ‘laughable’ call

Triple-premiership coach Damien Hardwick has blasted a controversial new rule change which is causing chaos in the VFL.

NRL

‘I’m over it’: NRL star’s brash interview

The Cowboys have registered three consecutive losses to start their 2021 NRL campaign, and Josh McGuire is not happy about it.

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