Shane MacDermott
Sports Writer
286 Articles
Favourite football team
Brentford
Favourite football ground
Griffin Park
Favourite sporting memory
2005 Ashes
Favourite sports movie
The Last Dance
Controversial opinion
Anything milder than a Medium at Nando's is pointless
Funniest sporting moment
Mark Williams doing his press conference naked after winning the 2018 World Championship
Shane is an experienced sports journalist with over a decade on the front line, covering everything from football to horse racing. A familiar face in the snooker pressroom, his work regularly appears in the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, and Daily Star, alongside SportsBoom.
While snooker is where many readers know him best, cricket is his true sporting passion, though he tends to keep that side of him separate from his professional beat.
A staunch traditionalist, he’s unlikely to share your enthusiasm if you believe The Hundred is the future of Test cricket.
latestArticlesBy Shane MacDermott
Snooker
Exclusive: Ronnie O’Sullivan Hints He’ll Skip the 2026 Masters in Favour of Dubai Life
Snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan credits moving to Dubai as a game-changer for his mental wellbeing. The seven-time world champion talks about the toll of long flights for tournaments and the importance of feeling good. He is focusing on a light schedule with more tournaments in China and Saudi Arabia.
Shane MacDermott
2025-11-25
Shane MacDermott
Shane is also a key member of our dedicated Transfers team, with his ear to the ground and strong links to agents and club insiders, always ready to pick up the latest whispers from behind the scenes.