Oli Gent

Sports Reporter

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Oli Gent is a Sports Reporter specialising in football, tennis and boxing. Before joining Evening Standard in 2025, he worked at The Times, The Sunday Times, TNT Sports and the Daily Mirror. He has covered the Premier League, EFL, Champions League, Six Nations, Grand Slams, and world title boxing fights. He holds a gold-standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates.

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Oli Gent is a Sports Reporter specialising in football, tennis and boxing. Before joining Evening Standard in 2025, he worked at The Times, The Sunday Times, TNT Sports and the Daily Mirror. He has covered the Premier League, EFL, Champions League, Six Nations, Grand Slams, and world title boxing fights. He holds a gold-standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates.

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