Wimbledon's press operation continued impressively, serving 900 journalists and photographers from 40 countries over 13 playing days. In the run-in Wi…
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Month: July 2006
Twin Towers for new Wembley
Amid all the nostalgia for yesteryear and disappointment of this year, perhaps it is time that the Football Association acknowledged the achievement o…
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Multi-platform journalism in the 21st century
In this era of "integration", "real-time" reporting, and where CND stands for Continuous News Desk, a piece by Washington Post news reporter Frank Ahr…
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The Questionnaire:
Barry Newcombe, SJA Chairman
Barry Newcombe, the SJA Chairman, looks back on a near 50-year career and reveals his admiration for Muhammad Ali, Martin Johnson and Tom Clarke, and …
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Sporting quote of the week
“The World Cup, with all the wives spunking up £25,000 on champagne when some bus driver is being asked to pay £400-£500 for a season ticket,…
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Advantage Philip
Robert Philip, the Daily Telegraph‘s often acerbic columnist, quite enjoys taking these sort of things head on. Oh, how he enjoyed resurrecting …
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Six years today, and counting…
On this day in six years’ time, the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony will be staged before 80,000 spectators in a new stadium in Stratford, e…
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When ‘Shove’ came before push
Stanley Shoveller was a burly, upstanding figure, and a legend in hockey, winning Olympic gold medals in 1908, when London first staged the Games, and…
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Sports digest: Problems to weigh on 2012
The dichotomy between the ever more corpulent Britain and our Olympic aspirations for 2012 has managed to stir two prominent SJA figures in their week…
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Eagar to please with exhibit at home of cricket
The fine cricket photography of Patrick Eagar has achieved the ultimate accolade, with a long-term exhibition of his work at Lord's…
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