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Matthew Abbott is a US sports writer covering all things American sports. He frequently writes about the NFL and is particularly interested in the NBA. Matthew previously worked as a Sports Club Reporter at the Manchester Evening News in the UK and as a football writer.

Matthew Abbott’s Journalist Portfolio

Birmingham Live

Birmingham Live

In-depth coverage of Aston Villa, Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Nottinghamshire Live

Nottinghamshire Live

In-depth coverage of Nottingham Forest and Notts County

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Manchester Evening News

Manchester Evening News

In-depth coverage of Manchester United.

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Mirror

Mirror

American Sports coverage

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Express UK

Express UK

American Sports coverage

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Express US

Express US

Sports

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BBC apologizes during live Wimbledon coverage as bug lands on camera

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By Matthew Abbott Verified
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A bug managed to land on the camera lens during play at Wimbledon and continue to crawl around there (Image: BBC) The BBC was forced to apologize after an insect landed on its main camera lens during live Wimbledon broadcasts, blocking part of viewers' screens. The incident occurred while British top seeds Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid competed in their wheelchair doubles quarterfinal against Maarten ter Hofte and Tom Egberink on No. 3 Court at Wimbledon.
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Wimbledon timeout rule branded 'disgrace' as officials told to make urgent change

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By Matthew Abbott Verified
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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Felix Auger Aliassime engaged in an animated on-court conversation (Image: Getty) Steve Johnson has joined Felix Auger-Aliassime in urging tennis authorities to revise the regulations surrounding medical timeouts. The world No.4 described it as disgraceful that players can request one during their opponent's service game, as Alejandro Davidovich Fokina did during their fourth-round clash at Wimbledon.
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Breaking England vs Mexico kick-off time reverted as FIFA make U-turn after angry reaction

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By Matthew Abbott Verified
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The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) have confirmed that England vs Mexico will still kick off at 1am BST, despite claims that FIFA were bringing the World Cup round of 16 tie forward by six hours. Talks were said to be taking place on Friday between football's governing body, the Football Association, and the FMF . At one stage , it appeared inevitable that the game would be brought forward by six hours to midday local time (7pm BST) due to the widespread reporting.
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