David De Gea has yet again cost Manchester United in the race for the champions places, as United lose 1-0 away from home against West Ham. De Gea missed a very simple shot, which came at a very low velocity…
Tag: Sports Journalism
Sports Journalism student reports from Wembley play-off final
A University of Chester Sports Journalism student has fulfilled a lifelong ambition to work at Wembley Stadium. Joe Sargent undertook his Work Based Learning placement with Tranmere Rovers who beat Newport County in the League Two play-off final at the world famous stadium to record a…
Liverpool legend Alan Kennedy joins Sports Journalism students
One day you are talking to University of Chester students, the next you are marking Brazilian superstar Cafu at Anfield. Alas, it wasn’t the lecturers playing before The Kop but former Liverpool FC defender Alan Kennedy who again took centre…
Turning guest sessions into published work
A first year BA Sports Journalism student made the most of a guest session to achieve his first professional byline. Basketball enthusiast Vlad Ionasc was in his element when Cheshire Phoenix coach Ben Thomas visited the Parkgate Road campus where…
Sports Journalism students report live from Liverpool FC’s FA Youth Cup tie
First year University of Chester BA Sports Journalism students traded the classroom for the press box to cover Liverpool’s FA Youth Cup encounter with Accrington Stanley. After spending the first few months of the course honing their skills in tutor-led…
Sports Journalism student lands dream job at FC Barcelona
A Sports Journalism student from the University of Chester will be rubbing shoulders with the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez after landing a dream job at FC Barcelona. Sam May, from Warrington, has only recently completed his final…
Students put on the Greatest Showcase
After weeks of planning, the North West Media Centre played host to ‘The Greatest Showcase’ – and it certainly lived up to its name. The end-of-year show celebrated work produced by Media Department students throughout the 2017-18 academic year. Second…
Students provide exclusive coverage of Hughie Fury’s British Title fight
University of Chester Sports Journalism students gained exclusive access to work with new British Heavyweight champion Hughie Fury as he beat Sam Sexton at the Macron Stadium, Premier Suite. Students were invited into Fury’s training camp where they filmed and…
“He has arrived” – Peter Fury hails Hughie’s power
By Rowan Newman at the Macron Stadium Peter Fury insists that new British Heavyweight champion Hughie has the power required to operate at world level after a devastating right hand dismissed Sam Sexton at the Macron Stadium, Premier Suite. The…
British Champion Hughie Fury aiming for quick return to world stage
By Rowan Newman at the Macron Stadium Hughie Fury says he will soon be challenging among the elite of the heavyweight division after comprehensively stopping Sam Sexton to claim the British crown at Bolton’s Macron Stadium, Premier Suite. Hughie’s explosive…