From Caroline Searle, Commonwealth Games England This week I have been in Delhi for an England team planning visit ahead of next year’s Commonw…
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Month: October 2009
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No awards given when hosts get it wrong
With just one week remaining for SJA members to cast their votes for the 2009 British Sports Awards, NORMAN GILLER looks back on past, less glorious, …
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Now Leeds bans Guardian over Bates questions
Leeds United has banned The Guardian from covering its matches, apparently a reprisal against the newspaper for probing the club’s ownership.…
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Last Post sounds for Birmingham newspaper
Another big-city newspaper with a proud tradition has effectively been closed. According to former Birmingham Post sports writer RANDALL NORTHAM, mana…
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The ultimate history of football, in all its forms
Scholarly work charts the development of football. By ANTON RIPPON Like the wheel, football must have been invented in lots of different places. Just …
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Button, Froch, Tweddle and Brawn: vote contenders
An extraordinarily successful weekend for British sport saw four new contenders thrust themselves forward for consideration for the SJA’s Briti…
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Writers may have Wembley vote after Beckham farce
The derision poured on the decision to give the Man of the Match award to David Beckham for his cameo substitute’s appearance for England may ye…
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Inverdale gets BBC’s athletics gig for 2012
SJA member John Inverdale has been selected to front the BBC’s athletics coverage through to the London Olympics – a tough task which migh…
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