British athletics head coach Charles van Commenee's no-nonsense approach will deny one of his team the chance to be the flag-bearer at next year's Lon…
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Month: July 2011
What can Murdoch do to survive his ‘Rosebud’ moment?
We live in interesting times, but no one expected them to be this interesting. In his weekly commentary, NORMAN GILLER looks back on a stormy week fo…
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Final farewell paid at funeral for David Welch
The funeral service for David Welch, the former chairman of the awards committee of the Sports Journalists' Association was held in Brighton yesterday…
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Broadcast Centre completed with more than 1 year to go
The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) for the 2012 Games has been completed, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today as it published i…
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BOA to use Westfield centre as 2012 Games base
Team GB House will provide operational support, incorporatiing areas to engage with key stakeholders including Olympic partners, media and supporters…
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“Aristotle and ballet and Chanel and diarrhoea”
IAN COLE's weekly round-up of quotes from sport and journalism begins with the end of a newspaper and covers the F1 British British Grand Prix, Luke D…
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David Welch: funeral arrangements
The funeral of David Welch, the former SJA committee member and sports editor of the Daily Telegraph, will take place this Wednesday…
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Sports books for grabs in Mr Brown’s virtual boot sale
SJA member Eric Brown is having a bit of a clear-out and wonders whether any SJA members might be interested in buying any books from his collection…
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Morton wins promotion in latest UK Sport reshuffle
UK Sport has announced that Simon Morton has been appointed to the role of Director of Major Events and International Relations…
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Clarke’s “punchy” copy is a memory of happier times
NORMAN GILLER this week congratulates an old colleague who reached a landmark at Wimbledon, but also worries about the state of journalism…
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