Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insight Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeJohn Roberts, The Independent’s former tennis correspondent for 20 years, has died aged 84. Born in Stockport in 1941, he joined The Independent at its launch in 1986 and remained its tennis correspondent through to his retirement in 2006, with a spell as football correspondent in 1990 before returning to tennis shortly after. Roberts began his career with the Stockport Express and also wrote for national newspapers, including the Daily Express, The Guardian and the Daily Mail, covering football and tennis. Which is why we called him ‘the late John Roberts’ decades ago.

Source: Express January 17, 2026 04:37 UTC