Kevin Mitchell

Kevin Mitchell
Sports Jack Charlton: A Footballing Giant Who Was Forever a Man of the People

Jack Charlton: A Footballing Giant Who Was Forever a Man of the People

He was Ireland’s favorite Englishman. He was Leeds’s favorite Geordie. And, with due respect to his illustrious brother, Jack was nearly everyone’s favorite…

Kevin Mitchell (London)
Sports Australian Open 2020: The Tournament That Tarnished Tennis’s Image

Australian Open 2020: The Tournament That Tarnished Tennis’s Image

Few sports guard their image with as much diligence as tennis. For a fortnight the pretty face of the gentle game took a battering in Melbourne, bouncing from…

Kevin Mitchell (London)
Sports In Martin Peters, Football Has Lost an All-Time Great Unchanged by Glory

In Martin Peters, Football Has Lost an All-Time Great Unchanged by Glory

Martin Peters, who has died age 76, played in an era when everyone looked slim and elegant. He glided over muddy turf in crisp kit and heavy boots, a sodden…

Kevin Mitchell (London)
Sports Boris Becker: We Should Question the Quality, Attitude of Under-28 Men

Boris Becker: We Should Question the Quality, Attitude of Under-28 Men

Boris Becker was 17 when he lit up Wimbledon for the first time, 34 years ago, and he cannot wait for a teenager to win the men’s title again. Indeed he is…

Kevin Mitchell (London)
Sports Andy Murray’s Stubbornness to Succeed is Crucial to His Recovery from Surgery

Andy Murray’s Stubbornness to Succeed is Crucial to His Recovery from Surgery

Andy Murray’s decision to go under the knife in a Melbourne hospital on Monday morning – defying a swathe of expert and amateur opinion – looks like it has…

Kevin Mitchell (London)