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I am the Sports News Correspondent for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ , although if you are unlucky with your timing then you might well see me pop up on a number of other Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ outlets as well.

I have been doing this job since 2001, and it has already taken me to two and one Olympics, as well as numerous other sports events - so you won't be surprised when I tell you that I believe that I have one of the best jobs in the business.

Sports news is a wide brief. From football takeovers, to , to protests during the , I am expected to be across it all. And then, of course, there is the actual sport itself. There is rarely a dull moment. (Fortunately I've never had to attend a press conference, but I've heard plenty about them).

My love of sport grew from childhood days watching play football. If life as a football fan is meant to be character building, then I owe a lot to Aldershot. Watching your team go broke and being consigned to the very bottom of the non-league pyramid isn't much fun, but at least it's helped me to appreciate even the smallest sporting successes. And anyway, as Aldershot fans have discovered this season, .

People often ask me which events I most enjoy covering. The answer is anything that really matters. Sport changes lives, and to watch that happening in front of you, whatever the sport, is enthralling. At the Olympics, I will be reporting on athletes whose entire careers will be judged on what happens in just a few seconds. I can't wait!