James Taylor

SEO Writer for SPORTbible / NCTJ qualified sports journalist

[James Taylor @James_Taylor_02]

Delighted my interview with @ManCityWomen star Jess Park has been published in February's edition of the women's football news @MirrorFootball ✍️

Check it out👇

[IFL TV @IFLTV]

‘I don’t think it will happen …’ - @TonyBellew explains his BIG DOUBT for Anthony Joshua v Jake Paul ‼️

#boxing #anthonyjoshua #jakepaul

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Here is the link to the full video: https://t.co/Ym1JMgSWRc

[James Taylor @James_Taylor_02]

I went along to Manchester Korfball Club to learn more about this growing sport ahead of the England Korfball Grand Finals.

[James Taylor @James_Taylor_02]

Here's my article on how TikTok is impacting tourism in Greater Manchester and beyond

https://t.co/bSZvY7kxCr

[James Taylor @James_Taylor_02]

Do you use TikTok to help decide where to travel? #journorequest

[Laurie Whitwell @lauriewhitwell]

FT: Arsenal 2-3 Man United

Adam Lawrence’s team through to the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup.

Had to overcome adversity but stuck to their plan, showed resilience + quality.

Impressive display.

#MUFC

[Daily Mail Sport @MailSport]

Revealed: Championship club charges MORE than any other Premier League side to be a mascot - and the top flight teams who offer the 'ultimate matchday experience' for free https://t.co/0I6Rbejl3k

[James Taylor @James_Taylor_02]

I have a week-long placement @Sportsbeat this week. Here are a couple of the articles I did today:

https://t.co/GuWj9JviWX

https://t.co/2aGrNQ9viN

[James Taylor @James_Taylor_02]

It was great to speak to Millie Ravening ahead of @scfc_women victory over Plymouth yesterday✍️

Her Stoke side take on Nottingham Forest in the FA WNL Cup Final👇

https://t.co/Op2lddRUy9

[James Taylor @James_Taylor_02]

Great to have another article published in the @MENnewsdesk ✍️

Thoughts from @WiganWarriorsRL ahead of the introduction of captains challenge for the upcoming @SuperLeague season👇

https://t.co/HlszAOwYnM

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

For all the attacking patterns and weaves, there is no form of football more prideful than seeing your tired team actually care and throw themselves in front of every shot with 10 men 😌

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@HenryDurand_01 Not sure why one of the top World Tour teams wouldn’t want him, still clearly a talent

[James Taylor @James_Taylor_02]

Latest article for @MancWorldUK ✍️

My thoughts from the away end at Portman Road in Rúben Amorim’s first game in charge of #mufc 👇

https://t.co/wtYzDZstfh

[James Taylor @James_Taylor_02]

Delighted to have another article in the @MENnewsdesk ✍️

About the British dancer Beth Rogers, who will compete in the Para Dance Sport European Championships this week👇

https://t.co/QKYqr4LeXu

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[James Taylor @James_Taylor_02]

@CrossCountryUK massive overcrowding on the 17:16 from Leamington Spa to Manchester Piccadilly. Reserved a seat no way to get it

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Latest article for @MancWorldUK ✍️

Taylor Harwood-Bellis on the rise of footballing talent in #Stockport.
#StockportCounty #MCFC ✍️

https://t.co/2dDQnCxq2q

[James Taylor @James_Taylor_02]

My latest article for @MancWorldUK ✍️

About three #stockportcounty supporters and their Christmas Day marathon to raise money for @CR_UK 👇

https://t.co/YDXkndkIPs

[AFC Ajax @AFCAjax]

Erik ❤️