Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, confirms that, following the 2012 London Olympics, he will stand down as the head…
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Month: August 2009
Reporter’s security test falls foul of… security
Security seems to be up to scratch at the 2012 London Olympic Park after an ITV News reporter was arrested, trying to break in to the park to… t…
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SJA offer: exclusive Olympic Park tours
Journey into unknown with new football system
By Keir Radnedge The new Premier League season begins with a journey into the unknown for the media. It is not a question of whether Manchester United…
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Football Nation that gives media a kicking
ANTON RIPPON kicks off the new Premiership football season with a review of a book that looks at how the game is woven into the fabric of our society …
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Media advisory: RFU press call
Rugby writer Roche is latest Sun casualty
By Barry Newcombe and Steven Downes Tony Roche, rugby correspondent at The Sun since 1986, has been told by the newspaper that he is no longer require…
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Manson, Muhammad Ali and Beatlemania, via Butlins
This week, NORMAN GILLER sends a vote of thanks to the old colleague who went from the East End of London to the West Coast of America to establish hi…
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Hacks fail to hit their moving target
By Philip Barker It is not often that the media get the chance to have a go at a sport in top-class facilities on the eve of a world championship, sti…
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Brian Madley
Brian Madley, a sports writer at The People for more than 30 years, has died after a short illness. He was 72.…
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