Ten young people are to be offered the chance to contribute towards the BBC's coverage of the Olympic Games next year and the Commonwealth Games two y…
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Month: April 2011
No need for superinjunctions for proper Charlies
NORMAN GILLER is surprised at the hostile reaction to Scott Parker's selection as the FWA's Player of the Year, and remembers a time 40 years ago when…
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League tables show top universities for journalism jobs
Nottingham Trent University has been named in a government report as having the highest employment level for those graduating with degrees in journali…
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“He will freeze like an iceberg when I hit him on the chin”
This week's quotes from sport and journalism, by IAN COLE, includes superinjunctions, Manchester United, Rangers and Celtic, Ronnie O'Sullivan, jockey…
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Birthday wishes to Coleman, “Monarch of the Mike”
STEVEN DOWNES wishes a pioneer of sports broadcasting, a consummate commentator, presenter, quiz show host and interviewer, many happy returns…
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Marketing team for squash’s British Grand Prix named
The marketing team behind the biggest international squash event in the 2011 calendar has been named, with SJA member Howard Harding, the media direct…
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Newcastle’s Trey Moore scoops basketball writers’ top honour
Chicago Bulls and Great Britain forward Luol Deng is the Syd Lipski International Player of the Year. Deng takes the award – newly named after Syd L…
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Sepia memories of Derby’s perfect partnership
ANTON RIPPON enjoys discovering something new about his own pet subject, Derby County, in veteran sports journalist Eddie Giles's latest book about a …
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Duckworth Lewis’s text book case for Midsomer Murders
A book about cricket statisticians? PETER WILSON is struggling to find the right kind of stars for the film of the book…
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Broadcaster Stuart Hall lined up for magazine award
Stuart Hall, the octogenarian BBC sports broadcaster, is proving he can still turn a phrase on the written page after being short-listed as magazine C…
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