October 2011 – Sports Journalists’ Association

October 31, 2011November 29, 2011

Hampson book installs Kimmage as favourite

ANTON RIPPON investigates how a six-book short-list for the 2011 Sports Book of the Year became a seven-book list, and suggest a strong tip for the wi…

October 31, 2011October 31, 2011

Seven young sports journalists contend for NCTJ award

Seven of the country’s outstanding young journalists have been announced as the finalists in the sport journalism category at this year’s NCTJ Awa…

October 29, 2011October 31, 2011

Farah and Ennis win the Athletics Writers’ vote

World championships medallists Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis were named athletes of the year for the second year in succession by the British Athletics W…

October 28, 2011July 27, 2012

Press will burn the midnight oil from Opening night

The final World Press Briefing staged by LOCOG this week sought to show that everything is in place for next year's Games, PHILIP BARKER reports…

October 27, 2011November 3, 2011

Uncle Norm gets one in the Eye with a bit of a low blow

Fings ain't what they used to be for NORMAN GILLER and the sports book publishing business, as he remembers the time he took on Lord Gnome and got a b…

October 25, 2011October 27, 2011

“He is the best leader this country has ever had”

A busy week of quotes from sport and the media, collected here by JANINE SELF…

October 24, 2011November 10, 2011

Clarke gets my vote after a year of double delights

Golf writer PAUL TROW faced a dilemma when his voting form for the SJA Sports Awards arrived: who to choose from Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke. Here,…

October 23, 2011October 25, 2011

Internet charges let down Auckland’s winning show

BARRY NEWCOMBE, the SJA chairman, reports from Auckland, where he says that lessons for London 2012, and England in 2015, can be learned, and renews c…

October 23, 2011October 23, 2011

How Olympic officials “dealt” with harmful journalists

Press relations were not a high priority for the organising committee as they prepared for the Olympics the last time they were staged in London, PHIL…

October 22, 2011January 5, 2012

Tale of a War Horse that returned to race again

Brough Scott has republished his grandfather's tribute to his loyal and brave charger, with a book that fascinates ANTON RIPPON…