Castor Chan

NCTJ trainee at News Associates London

- Experience covering sport, arts & culture, life & style across editorial and radio

- Shortlisted for Football Writers’ Association’s 2024 Student Writer of the Year

- Fluent in English and good Cantonese

Contact me at castorckn@gmail.com for media opportunities! Open to match reports, interviews, feature pieces etc

Womens Leagues and Competitions •

City stay top with big win at Palace as Chelsea keep pressure on - Womens Leagues and Competitions

Manchester City were unstoppable at Selhurst Park as they beat Crystal Palace 3-0 to stay top of the Barclays FA Women’s Super League.Cross-city rivals Manchester United stayed unbeaten thanks to Melvine Malard’s equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal.In the London derby at Brisbane Road, it was heartbreak for the Hammers as they lost 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur thanks to an own goal in added time.Brighton continued their impressive form as they held off Leicester 1-0, while Liverpool claimed three p...
What does sport mean to you? •

"Parasports is a place to celebrate diversity": a conversation with Leo and Stephen

These are only some of the frustrations that come with disabled sports, with others including but very much not limited to: lack of funding, lack of opportunity near you, and even, you're not disabled enough within a league's classification system. (Yes, that's real.)Sports is such a massive opportunity to stay active, have fun, and connect with people. Why can't disabled people experience the joy of sport at the same level of convenience that abled-bodied people do? I talked to NUSU president L...
Castor's Corner •

Andretti's Catie Munnings and Timmy Hansen: "there’s really no limit to where we could go."

T I think for me, it was something different, something very unique. It’s still racing that we love but doing it for more than yourself in a bigger picture so I really like seeing that message we do here. And now Extreme E has turned into a fantastic sport in itself, the racing and tracks are incredible and you can’t see it now but it feels like we're on Mars in the paddock here.C Like Timmy said, it’s the challenge of doing something completely new, but also the fact that it’s electric. Most of...
Castor's Corner •

Isla Mackenzie: "It was just a passion of mine, I think it must be in me."

“I’ve got a fitness coach called Claire Johnson, her brand is The Naked Warrior, she approached me and she’s all about female empowerment and helping women reach their goals. And she is now working with me, keeping me right on track and making sure I’m getting the fitness side of things squeezed in whether thats in the evening or on the weekend. She’s given me a diet plan, and before I was doing the bare minimum in terms of fitness, so now she’s working to get my overall strength and stamina up....
Castor's Corner •

Becca Taylor: "It's a chance that I wouldn't have in a normal situation and it's just a bit special"

Formula Woman debuted in 2004, and ran for three years before quietly exiting the racing scene. The UK based championship was geared towards novice female drivers, and this year, it is back with the biggest prize the series has ever had: the chance to race a McLaren GT4 in the 2022 GT Cup. A couple weeks ago, I spoke to Becca Taylor, a 21 year old from Lincolnshire who knows that she has more than just racing talent to take her to the top. When asked about how she fell in love with cars, she sai...