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Category archive: Tennis writers

6 Jan
2012

New balls please: Hodgkinson bounces back

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Mark Hodgkinson, the tennis correspondent of the Daily Telegraph until last year, has this week launched a tennis website, the tennisspace.com

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25 Nov
2011

Tennis chiefs fear income tax will deter world stars

Novak Djokovic: world No1 and LTWA award-winner

Worrying for the LTA is the threat that top earning overseas players will have their global endorsements taxed by HMRC should they even visit Britain for just a fortnight-long tennis tournament, the fear being that the world’s top players will in future avoid Wimbledon and other events in this country

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29 Sep
2011

Three-week Olympic turnround will test Wimbledon

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Wimbledon’s new chairman rules out night tennis in the immediate future, and anticipates a busy summer in 2012

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13 Sep
2011

More changes at Mail for Speck and Ashton

Neil Ashton: returned Mail

Neil Ashton, one of the high-profile casualties from the closure of the News of the World, has returned to the Daily Mail as football news correspondent

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29 Jul
2011

Hodgkinson and Garside set to leave Telegraph sport

Mark Hodgkinson: let go by Telegraph

Mark Hodgkinson, the Telegraph’s tennis correspondent since 2005, has not had his contract renewed, while golf writer Kevin Garside is to move into PR

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29 Jul
2011

BBC does F1 deal to save coverage of Wimbledon

Lewis Hamilton on his way to victory in Sunday's German GP, which may be the last to be shown live by the BBC

BBC Sport, under pressure to make vast savings, has given up its five-year exclusive television rights deal for Formula 1, announcing this morning that it has instead joined forces with Sky in which just half the Grands Prix will be broadcast by the Corporation

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27 Jul
2011

One Year to Go: online Olympic planning help

London 2012 and Mayor of London unveil first giant Olympic Rings

There are now two useful online devices to help guide you across the Olympic Park, Lord’s, Greenwich Park and the other venues between the team archery, synchro swimming and the Greco-Roman wrestling

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9 Jul
2011

Sports books for grabs in Mr Brown’s virtual boot sale

SJA member Eric Brown is having a bit of a clear-out and wonders whether any SJA members might be interested in buying any books from his collection

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7 Jul
2011

Clarke’s “punchy” copy is a memory of happier times

Nigel Clarke, left, receives his commemorative gift from Geoff Newton, the chairman of the AEC's media committee

NORMAN GILLER this week congratulates an old colleague who reached a landmark at Wimbledon, but also worries about the state of journalism

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2 Jul
2011

Wimbledon honours Clarke’s 50 years’ service

Clarke was presented with a cut glass decanter and glasses by Geoff Newton, the chairman of the All England Club media committee. The All England Club also made a presentation to Kevin Geary, who has recently retired as a sports reporter at BBC News

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