July 2016 – Sports Journalists’ Association

July 29, 2016August 6, 2016

A 20-year Olympic absence and no Rio regrets

VIEW FROM THE PRESSBOX: The Games may be coming, but RANDALL NORTHAM has no great hankering to be working at 2016's 'Greatest Show On Earth'…

July 27, 2016August 6, 2016

Beaumont and Francis head Rugby Expo speakers

Speakers at this year's Rugby Expo, being staged in Coventry for the first time, include Bill Beaumont, who will deliver a keynote address ahead of ta…

July 26, 2016July 27, 2016

Memorial service for Ray Ryan in Gateshead, Jul 29

Ryan spent much of his career working in the north-east, and Friday's event is an opportunity for his many friends and colleagues to say a final farew…

July 25, 2016August 4, 2016

No escaping Clough’s shadow in Forest’s rich history

From Pickwick Papers to their European exploits spread across the back pages of the tabloids, the first 150 years of 'the original reds' offer many f…

July 21, 2016July 27, 2016

Gazette seeks replacement for high-powered Watt

Watt is the sports journalist who called for the Football Association to take action against football clubs who try to ban newspapers from attending p…

July 20, 2016September 19, 2016

Human rights group gives advice for Rio journalists

An international campaign group has today published a guide for journalists working at the Olympics on best practice when filming around Rio de Janeir…

July 19, 2016July 21, 2016

Press screening of Unbelievable, Thu, Jul 21

SJA members are invited to a special preview screening of Unbelievable - The Chad Clos Story being held in Barnes, London, this Thursday morning from …

July 18, 2016August 1, 2016

Long-suffering Carter’s tale of Grecians’ legends

Gus Honeybun... Your Boys Took One Hell of a Beating is the first book to be published by Simon Carter, the sports editor of the Southern Daily Echo, …

July 13, 2016August 1, 2016

Real insights from Charlton’s account of ’66 and all that

For the second time in his career, ERIC BROWN tackles Sir Bobby, this time in book form…

July 12, 2016August 11, 2016

SJA begins the search to find a new Secretary

We need someone to pick up the baton and be part of the world’s largest and most active national organisation of sports journalists…