About Me

Hi! I'm Katy, a third-year journalism student at the University of Sheffield. 

I have experience in news writing, features, and broadcast journalism. My primary interest is in sports journalism, especially motorsport. I'm currently Head of Sport for our university newspaper, Forge Press, but I'm looking for opportunities to explore after graduation.

My Latest Work

Black History Month: Arthur Wharton

It would be easy to boil down Arthur Wharton’s achievements to his role as the first professional black footballer in the English Football League, but it would also be incredibly downplayed.

Moving from Ghana to England at the age of 19 in 1882, Wharton went on to become one of history’s most well-rounded sportspeople, venturing into cricket, football, athletics and cycling.

His talents could not be confined to a single sport. He was the first recorded person to sprint 100 yards in 10 seconds

The stars of the future: rating the F2 rookies

With so much pressure placed on rookie drivers each season, how well has this year’s class in F2 coped?

An impressive 10 out of 24 Formula 2 drivers are competing in the series for the first time, forming almost half of the grid.

Six of that exclusive group are supported by various F1 teams. Based on their performances, are they future superstars, or will they fade into history?

The American Williams junior is having an extremely strong rookie season. With Jost Capito recently commenting that

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