Sports Correspondent

What I Do

I regularly write and report on a variety of sporting disciplines and my articles on different sports have been appearing in various publications/websites including the following:  

   Sports Magazines/Websites

• www.cricinfo.com (the largest cricket-related website and one of the largest websites in the world with more than 20 million users)
• Cricket World (one of the leading cricket magazines in England
• www.worldhockey.org (the official website of International Hockey Federation)
• England Hockey News (the official magazine of England Hockey)
• PUSH (the only independent print magazine on hockey in England)
• Squash Player (the official magazine of World Squash Federation)
• Swimming Times (the official magazine of the Amateur Swimming Association and the Institute of Swimming in Britain)
• The Ring (American Boxing Magazine, also called 'The Bible of Boxing')
• Football (the only print magazine on soccer in Pakistan)
• International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH)

   Newspapers

• Kent Messenger Group (the largest selling weekly newspaper in UK)
• Birmingham Post (the largest selling broadsheet in the West Midlands)
• Coventry Telegraph (local newspaper in the West Midlands) 
• Leamington Spa Courier (local newspaper in the West Midland)
• Leamington Observer (local newspaper in the West Midlands)
• Metro (world's largest free newspaper, UK's fourth largest newspaper)
• Asian World (monthly newspaper in the West Midlands)
• The News (Pakistan's second largest English-language newspaper)
• The Daily Star (Bangladesh's largest English-language newspaper)
• The Trinidad Guardian (the largest newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago)

JOURNALISM/WRITING EXPERIENCE

-‘Covered matches and tournaments’ (local, regional, national and international) over a wide range of sporting disciplines.

- ‘Interviewed’ sportsmen including world champions, Olympic gold medallists as well as potential teenage stars and local achievers.

- Wrote ‘pen pictures’ of team members including the Olympics and the World Cup bound sides.

- Compiled ‘facts & feats’ through research (manual, print and internet).

- Wrote ‘features on sports topics.'

- Wrote ‘preface’ of sports books on request of authors including the biography of a World Cup winner.

- Wrote ‘previews' and 'reviews’ of tournaments including World Cups and Olympics.

- Wrote reviews of 'sports themed movies'.

- Gave live and recorded 'comments on TV and radio' during sports events including international tournaments/matches.

-'Sub-editing' experience especially rewriting copy coming from correspondents/semi professional correspondents

- Also wrote on 'health‘, 'business' and 'travel'.

For Examples of My Published Sports Articles Click 'Sports Articles' at the Top Bar