sports gazette

Kyle Mitcheison

Email: 156328@live.stmarys.ac.uk

Kyle is a 24 year old trainee sports journalist at St Mary's University and a Geography graduate from the University of Reading. He likes to write with flair in line with his dress sense.

A reluctant Newcastle United Fan he has a passion for a range of sports including golf, football and Formula One but his main speciality is in horse racing. He was introduced to racing by his Grandfather from an early age and has followed it intensely ever since. A key ambition of his is to improve the profile and publicity of the sport.

He is also currently in the process of creating a blog, a dual platform for racing and football lovers.

Please feel free to get in touch with him via twitter or email with any questions or stories!

Email: kmitcheison19@gmail.com
Twitter: @kmitch198
Tel no. 07861453092

Blog:

Stories by Kyle

  • Head of Night Tube: "Safety concerns do not match reality"
    The wait for Londoners is nearly over as a date for the introduction of the Night Tube has been set with the capital about to join cities around the world including Berlin, Stockholm and New York.
  • Early Season Woes Become a Distance Memory for Hamilton in Monaco
    The Sports Gazette reflects on the 74th Monaco Grand Prix which witnessed Lewis Hamilton secure his belated first victory of the 2016 season in what turned out to be not only a strategic master-stroke by Mercedes but also a self imposed calamitous series of events by the Red Bull team that left Daniel Ricciardo stranded and distraught.
  • Pricewise: "I Love Horse Racing, Betting is Secondary to Me"
    The number one tipster in the country, Pricewise aka Tom Segal talks to the Sports Gazette about his passion for the Sport of Kings, his path into the industry and the resources he uses to gain an edge over the bookmakers.
  • 16-year-old national record holder dreams Tokyo after Rio miss
    The Sports Gazette secured an exclusive interview with a rising young star in British swimming, Georgina Boyle, who painstakingly missed out on making Rio but is firmly set on making a huge impression at next years World Championships and the Commonwealth Games in 2018 en route to Tokyo 2020.
  • Crabbies Grand National 2016: Old Master Mouse and Gigginstown Rule the National
    In one of the most gruelling National’s for many years, a potent thrust around racing’s most famous elbow saw Rule the World secure an emotional victory for legendary trainer Mouse Morris, Gigginstown House Stud and jockey David Mullins, who was riding in the race for the very first time and rode an iron man’s race. The Sports Gazette relives how it all happened with post race reaction thrown in.
  • Para-Equestrian Dressage: Sheffield confident of a podium finish
    Former Team GB turned Canadian Para-Equestrian dressage rider, Roberta Sheffield, is close to competing in her first paralympic games in Rio this summer and dreams of a podium finish. She talks to the Sports Gazette about her prospects as well as her journey to this point and the appeal of sport she loves so much.
  • A lifeline for the track spells hope for those attached to Wimbledon
    No one expected Mayor Boris Johnson to “call-in” AFC Wimbledon's application for a new 20,000 seater stadium at Plough Lane on Tuesday night. While leaving a sour taste in the mouths of those in support of the club’s proposals, the news came as a pleasant surprise for greyhound trainers attached to Wimbledon, offering a glimmer of light at the end of a long winding tunnel, thought sealed off many months ago.
  • Victoria Pendleton: 'I Didn't Know If It Was Possible'
    After a cracking three days at the Cheltenham Festival, Don Cossack lit up the final day with an imperious display in the 2016 Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup. But half an hour later, the spotlight was on one of Great Britain's most successful female Olympians of all time, 35-year-old Victoria Pendleton, who began her journey a year ago, and didn't fail to disappoint the heaving crowd. The Sports Gazette unravels the story and describes what happened.
  • The Cheltenham Festival 2016: The Big Preview
    The biggest week of the year in National Hunt racing is fast approaching. The Sports Gazette takes a look at the feature races over the exhilarating four days, with expert opinion throw in.
  • Jamie Snowden: "It's the best job in the world"
    Cheltenham Festival winning trainer Jamie Snowden talks to the Sports Gazette on what it’s like to be training, his stable stars and festival hopes, as well as the importance of syndicates in racing.