Jordan Jarrett-Bryan , Sports reporter
Jordan Jarrett Bryan is a sports reporter for Channel 4 News.
The thing I love about sport is what it does to people. Not only the athletes themselves, but the supporters and followers of it. Sport can make athletes grow as people, but can also destroy them and turn them into someone they never wanted to be. But it also can make fans say and do things they never thought they'd think or do.
Sport reflects life and is a microcosm of it. Sport can make you laugh or cry, sport can make you laugh till your belly hurts, it can make you rage with anger. Sport can make you see things you never thought you would see. But importantly sport makes you think. Why do we support the team we support, follow the athlete we follow and devote our lives to the sport we do? Surely it’s more than just a geographical, national, gender or technical reason. We invest time in that sport/athlete because we identify with them or that team/person we aspire to be.
Reporting on a fabulous goal, a world class forehand or a great burst of sprinting is what turns me on. But what I live for, just as much as those moments is the sporting moments that make the everyday man go gaga.
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Fifa suspends Spanish FA boss over Jenni Hermoso kiss
Another tumultuous day in Spanish football amid the furore over the behaviour of football federation chief Luis Rubiales. In the latest twist – eleven coaches from the womens national team say they’re resigning en masse in protest. The government, which has called for Mr Rubiales to resign, have called this Spain’s ‘Me-Too’ moment. Jordan Jarrett-Bryan…
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The Lionesses’ difficult journey to Women’s World Cup final
It’s the eve of England’s biggest football match since 1966. And the Lionesses have been limbering up in Australia.
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How the Women’s World Cup is impacting the women’s regional league
Hundreds of women will take to football pitches across England on Sunday as the regional league season begins – just hours after the women’s national team face Spain in the World Cup final in Sydney.
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Why are women far more likely to be affected by ACL injuries than men?
It’s a knee injury which can put an athlete out of action for up to a year – including dozens of elite players who’ve been forced to miss out on the Women’s World Cup.
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Anthony Joshua on doping, the lack of big fights and taking money from the Middle East
The heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua will now face Finland’s Robert Helenius at a hastily rearranged bout this weekend at the O2 Arena in London.
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Gary Lineker stands by his criticism of the government’s Rwanda asylum policy
Just two months after he was made to step back from presenting Match of the Day for using his social media platforms to express support for migrants and refugees, former England football captain Gary Lineker has been given a human rights award in Italy.
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Extinction Rebellion to help guard London Marathon from protests
This coming weekend was always going to be a tough one for policing in London. First, there’s the small matter of around 40,000 runners taking part in the London Marathon.
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Premier league Ramadan breaks make football feel ‘more inclusive’ for Muslim players
For the first time this season, Premier League football clubs have agreed to allow muslim players to break their Ramadan fast at sundown, which can happen during matches.
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Anthony Joshua V Jermaine Franklin: heavyweight boxer on why he won’t quit
Former two-time World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua takes on American Jermaine Franklin.
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BBC Chairman under pressure to quit as Gary Lineker crisis continues
Mr Lineker was suspended by the BBC on Friday after refusing to apologise for a tweet criticising the government’s asylum seeker policy.
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Crisis for BBC as stars pull out of sports coverage in solidarity with Gary Lineker
The coorporation has apologised for the disrupted programming saying it’s trying to resolve the issue.
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Gary Lineker to ‘step back’ from presenting Match of the Day after tweets criticising government asylum policy
“We have never said that Gary should be an opinion free zone”, the BBC insisted this evening as they announced that Gary Lineker would not be presenting Match of the Day after his series of tweets criticising the government’s asylum policy and comparing their language to Germany in the 1930s.
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Who is in the race to buy Manchester United?
The race to buy Manchester United is heating up after at least two bidders registered their interest ahead of a soft deadline.
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Pelé: Tributes paid across the world to Brazil football legend
Landmarks across Brazil have been lit up in memory of the footballing legend Pelé – as the country began three days of national mourning.
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Wallasey shooting: 26-year-old woman dead and four injured
A 26-year-old woman has died after she was shot in the head as she was out celebrating Christmas with family and friends.
