Gabby Logan
Birth name Gabrielle Nicole Yorath Born April 24, 1973 (age 33) in Leeds, England[1] Age 33
Statistics Occupation BBC TV presenter Gender Female Marital status Married Spouse Kenny Logan Children Reuben, Lois Ethnicity Caucasian Notable credit(s) UEFA Champions League

Gabby Logan (born Gabrielle Nicole Yorath on 24 April 1973) is a British television presenter and former Welsh international gymnast. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1550x920, 494 KB) Summary Chris Moyles and Gabby Logan. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... A television presenter is a British term for a celebrity who is best known for introducing or appearing in television programmes. ... Look up Female in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Marriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ... Kenny Logan (born 3 April 1972) is a wing three-quarter back who played for the Scotland national rugby union team and London Wasps. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The UEFA Champions League (formerly named but still often called the European Cup) is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... This article is about the country. ... Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics or rhythmic gymnastics. ...

She currently presents for BBC Sport, mainly on football. The current BBC Sport logo BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...

Biography

The daughter of former Wales international football player and manager Terry Yorath. Aged 10, she decided she wanted to present the BBC's nightly news program "Newsnight."^[2] Logan was educated at Hild Bede College, Durham University, where she read Law. This article is about the country. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Terence Charles Yorath (born in Cardiff, Wales on March 27, 1950) is a former footballer and football manager who has twice managed the Wales national football team and the Lebanon national football team. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... Newsnight is a British daily news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast between 22:30 and 23:20 on weekdays on BBC Two. ... The College of St Hild and St Bede, commonly known as Hild Bede, is a college of the University of Durham in England. ... Affiliations 1994 Group, European University Association, Association of MBAs, EQUIS, Universities UK, N8 Group, Association of Commonwealth Universities Website http://www. ... Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ...

Logan played netball for the school and at university, competed at high jump, but the peak of her sporting career was when she gained eighth place in Rhythmic gymnastics representing Wales at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.^[3] She had to retire from gymnastics aged 17 due to sciatica. Netball is a sport similar to and derived from basketball, and was originally known in its country of origin, the United States, as womens basketball. Invented by Clara Gregory Baer[1], a pioneer in womens sport, it is now the pre-eminent womens team sport (both as... Gold medal winner Ethel Catherwood of Canada scissors over the bar at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ... Rhythmic gymnasts from Greece in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or groups of two or more manipulate five types of apparatus: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. ... The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand. ... Schematic map of Auckland. ... Sciatica is pain caused by compression and/or irritation of one of five nerve roots that are branches of the sciatic nerve. ...

Broadcaster and presenter

After university she presented on Metro Radio in Newcastle^[4], from where she was offered a job as a presenter on Sky Sports. Metro Radio is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to North East England. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of 9 channels. ...

Logan's career came to notice when she fronted "On the Ball" for ITV1. After ITV1 lost the terrestrial rights to the FA Premier League, she has presented ITV's UEFA Champions League football coverage, including the 2006 final, between Arsenal and Barcelona. She has also presented other programmes including ITV's 2005 Super Bowl coverage. On the ball is a common English expression referring to one of two things. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... The UEFA Champions League (formerly named but still often called the European Cup) is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾsa), is a Catalan sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ...

Logan took part in the celebrity version of Stars in Their Eyes as Sharleen Spiteri of Texas - although she lost to Debra Stephenson, Spiteri sent flowers to congratulate her on her performance.^[5] She writes regularly for The Times newspaper, and has also done a sexy photo shoot for men's magazine GQ. Stars In Their Eyes is a British television talent show in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars. ... Spiteri signing her autograph. ... Texas is a pop music band from Glasgow, Scotland. ... Debra Stephenson (born June 4, 1972) is a British actress. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ... Actor Nicholas Cage on the cover of the March, 1997 issue of GQ (U.S. edition) Gentlemens Quarterly, most often known simply as GQ, is a monthly mens magazine that focuses on mens fashion and style. ...

Births of Twins, return of Rider

Since the birth of her twins and the return of Steve Rider to ITV, she had been given a co-host role. This included ITV's coverage of the 2006 World Cup, on which she later commented: "I interviewed David Beckham but I didn't see a single game. It dented my confidence and made me question my abilities. If you've got ambition and you want to do well, it's obviously disappointing."^[6] A well known BBC Sports presenter and was once the chief presenter on BBC Grandstand he now presents mainly Olympic and Golf sports coverage ... Qualifying countries The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ...

In August 2006 when Champions League returned to ITV, Logan was not present and it was announced that Rider would front with Jim Rosenthal as deputy. Under the ITV team section of the ITV football website, it announced that Logan would front ITV's UEFA cup coverage. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Jim Rosenthal is a well known sports presenter on British television. ...

In September 2006, it was announced that ITV had banned Logan from competing in the fourth series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, which began on 7 October 2006 (though she did appear in the studio audience at least once). She was told that she would appear in rival ITV series Dancing on Ice, which returned on 13 January 2007, but refused to take part^[7] For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, shown on BBC One based on ballroom dancing. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For the Australian version of the show, see Torvill and Deans Dancing on Ice. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

Transfer to BBC

In October 2006, the Daily Mirror reported that the BBC was interested in signing her up for their sports coverage, following her fall from favour at ITV. On 19 December 2006 it was announced that Logan had quit ITV, in favour of a move to the BBC in a three year deal^[8]. Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ...

Logan will front an all new sports news show, cover live sport events and work on BBC Radio 5 Live projects, like Fighting Talk, in which she has occasionally been the stand in presenter for Colin Murray. Logan started presenting on BBC Sport on 27 January 2007, presenting the FA Cup fourth round tie between Luton Town and Blackburn Rovers. BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Fighting Talk is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season. ... Colin Murray (born March 10, 1977) is a BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Five Live DJ and television presenter from the Dundonald area of east Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... The current BBC Sport logo BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Luton Town F.C. are a professional English football team based in the town of Luton. ... Blackburn Rovers is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ...

Personal life

Logan married the former Scotland international rugby player Kenny Logan on 19 July 2001. First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win Scotland 100 - Japan 8 (13 November 2004) Worst defeat Scotland 10 - South Africa 68 (6 December 1997) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result 4th 1991 The Scotland national rugby union team... Kenny Logan (born 3 April 1972) is a wing three-quarter back who played for the Scotland national rugby union team and London Wasps. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After undergoing IVF treatment, on 28 July 2005 Logan gave birth to twins - Reuben McKerrow, born at 11.40pm; Lois Maya, born 12 minutes later. McKerrow is the maiden name of Kenny's mother Elizabeth. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a technique in which egg cells are fertilized outside the mothers body in cases where conception is difficult or impossible through normal intercourse. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She runs and plays golf, and supports Leeds United^[9]. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, generally regarded as the worlds Home of Golf. Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use... Leeds United F.C. is the only professional association football club in Leeds. ...

References

External links

• Gabby Logan at the Internet Movie Database