By Steven Downes The SJA delivered another lunchtime coup on Monday. Short of inviting the restored England No10 himself to lunch at the Olde Bank of …
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Month: January 2007
Bose moves the goalposts
SJA member and first sports editor of the BBC, Mihir Bose, is interviewed by The Guardian‘s James Silver While there is no suggestion that Mihir…
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Grandstand RIP
Alan Fraser, of the Daily Mail, laments the passing of the British sports broadcasting institution, as the last Grandstand goes out on BBC television …
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Another World Cup win for Germany
From Philip Barker in Lake Taupo, New Zealand The incomparable Michael Schumacher may have just retired but the Germans may well have unearthed a teen…
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Is sports commentary better with a bit of bias?
Nicky Campbell, in The Guardian, examines whether “The McLaren Principle” of commentary is still being honoured by sports broadcasters Las…
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We have the talent to succeed in 2012
From Sue Campbell, chair, UK Sport Seb Coe and his team at the London Olympics Organising Committee are already making great strides in delivering the…
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Why Beckham is bad for football in America
Since the words 250 and million will be appended to David Beckham’s name in virtually every media mention, American fans will likely expect to s…
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Sweetenham uses SJA lunch for bold prediction
By Ian Cole Bill Sweetenham used the occasion of the SJA’s first sporting lunch of 2007 to pledge his future to Britain, revealing that he wants…
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Photographer “stunned” by arrest at match
From Holdthefrontpage.co.uk A freelance photographer has told how was “absolutely stunned” when he was arrested while covering a Mansfield…
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News from Lausanne
From Giselle Davies, IOC Greetings and Happy New Year. First, I wanted to take this opportunity to send best wishes from the IOC Communications team f…
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