October 2015 - Sports Journalists' Association

October 30, 2015November 1, 2015

Photo passes that looked like touchline tickets

What have photographers made of working at the Rugby World Cup? Paris-based SJA member DAVE WINTER offers his personal views…

October 29, 2015November 4, 2015

Standard sports editor Nichols to join Daily Mail

Tim Nichols, a former sports news editor at the Mail, has been recruited as deputy sports editor following the departure of Alex Kay-Jelski…

October 29, 2015November 12, 2015

Armitstead’s brave world title will be getting my vote

Cycling is well-established as one of the country's most successful sports, and JANINE SELF writes that Britain's newest world champion deserves addit…

October 28, 2015October 28, 2015

Chad apologises to club over off-target match report

ANTON RIPPON reports on how a local paper had to give itself a yellow card over an embarrassingly inaccurate match report…

October 28, 2015May 10, 2023

Rugby World Cup scores top marks for press facilities

SARAH MOCKFORD and HUGH GODWIN provide an end-of-term report from behind the scenes on the media facilities at the 2015 Rugby World Cup…

October 27, 2015November 30, 2015

Hinch’s saves put England’s women up for team title

England winning a penalty shoot-out? Wonders never cease, and SARAH JUGGINS says the women's national hockey team and Maddie Hinch deserve your Britis…

October 26, 2015October 27, 2015

Book now for BAWA’s 2015 awards lunch on Nov 13

The British Athletics Writers' Association's 2015 awards lunch will be held at the Tower Hotel, London, on November 13…

October 24, 2015November 4, 2015

Captain Cook’s endeavour conquered Australia

SJA member ERIC BROWN has answered our call for suggestions on who we should be supporting for the Sportsman of the Year award. For him, there can be …

October 23, 2015November 4, 2015

Mum’s the word, 2015 was Ennis-Hill’s greatest yet

STEVEN DOWNES says that SJA members ought not take Jessica Ennis-Hill for granted when voting for their Sportswoman of the Year - 2015 was her toughes…

October 19, 2015November 1, 2015

Rhinos make a charge for Team of the Year title

Leeds Rhinos proved unstoppable in the Superleague season, and ANDY ELLIOTT says they ought to be unstoppable for our 2015 Team of the Year vote, too …