In a report published by English Federation of Disability Sport ahead of the Rio Paralympics they flag the importance of coverage beyond the Games…
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Month: August 2016
Mail’s Townsend saddles up to raise £8,000 for charity
At the age of 52, sports journalist Marcus Townsend, the Daily Mail's racing correspondent, has ridden in his first horse race and raised £8,000 for …
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Bumble’s career is about much more than one ball
ERIC BROWN reviews the autobiography of one of cricket's most colourful all-rounders…
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Special reduced rates for members at SJA Golf Day
The 2016 SJA Autumn Golf Day, for the Phil Sheldon Trophy, is taking place at Muswell Hill Golf Club in north London, on Monday September 12…
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Sporting tragedy as grassroots get left behind
SJA members are invited to the book launch of colleague Anthony Clavane's latest book, which outlines the sporting decline in Yorkshire and across the…
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Accreditation: Great Britain basketball internationals
British Basketball is staging five international matches over the next few weeks, including three EuroBasket matches in London's Olympic Park. Media a…
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£12,000 prizes on offer for county cricket coverage
The England and Wales Cricket Board, together with the Cricket Writers' Club, has opened entries for young journalists, broadcasters and regional news…
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Dodging bullets over green pools and empty stands
VIEW FROM THE OLYMPIC PRESSBOX: Our insider at the Rio Games reports back after the opening week of events, and the fun and games around the Mixed Zon…
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Goodison memoir tells story of lost age of reporting
The Liverpool Echo's award-winning Everton football writer has produced the sort of book about the life of a sports journalist which, according to ANT…
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Ace football guide blasts hacks’ use of axed words
Clichés are to be avoided like the plague, according to one newspaper style book. And now someone has compiled a book full of them. By STEVEN DOWNES…
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