Working on the sports desk for a regional title, as ANTON RIPPON well knows, can offer up some out-of-this-world material…
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Month: March 2014
‘The judges judged’: acclaiming a night of acclaim
TOM CLARKE, the chairman of the SJA's sports writing judges, enjoyed Monday evening's fruition of a year's efforts, but sees room for improvement…
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Duff held his corner to ‘rat’ on the Kray twins
NORMAN GILLER bids a sad farewell to his big brother and an old friend, but sends his congratulations to former press box colleague Jeff Powell…
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Memorial service for Peter Laker, Apr 11
A memorial service for Peter Laker, the former cricket correspondent of the Daily Mirror, is to be held on Friday April 11 in Lewes…
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British BMX rider Bestwick gets Laureus Action award
Britain’s 42-year-old BMX sensation Jamie Bestwick won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, today…
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Lennon masters cycling’s long and winding road
What does it take to win the Photographer of the Year prize at the BT Sport-sponsored SJA British Sports Journalism Awards? The brilliant specialist p…
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Glitzy night puts sports journalism in the picture
SJA photographer STEVE ROWE was on hand at the Grand Connaught Rooms on Monday night to capture some of the flavour of the gala night to celebrate our…
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Wise heads and wisecracks as Powell is honoured
ANTON RIPPON travelled down from Derby to attend last night's BT Sport-sponsored SJA British Sports Journalism Awards. Here's the view from Table No7…
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Lennon and Samuel land SJA’s major prizes
Getty Images' Bryn Lennon is named Sports Photographer of the Year and Martin Samuel is the Sports Writer of the Year on a big night for the Daily Mai…
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Watch out for awards winners through tonight
The full list of winners and highly commended entries at the 38th annual SJA British Sports Journalism Awards will be published on this website from 1…
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