September 2018 - Sports Journalists' Association

September 28, 2018May 1, 2023

RIP James Lawton: gift for a soaring phrase, an eye for the glib and phoney

By PATRICK COLLINS, President of the SJA The taxi was ordered, the table was booked, and the Roman restaurant came with the highest recommendatio…

September 26, 2018October 6, 2018

Terry O’Connor memorabilia on show as Sporting Memories go on the road

By ANTON RIPPON WE all have our sporting memories, and it seems that the older we get the more important they become. As they say, it’s an…

September 26, 2018October 6, 2018

Sports stars to share LGBT stories at #AuthenticMe event at BBC Sport

The SJA is delighted to support our friends at Sports Media LGBT+ at a special event called #AuthenticMe at BBC’s Salford headquarters next mont…

September 26, 2018May 22, 2023

Simon Barnes goes in search of the soul of sport and asks why it matters

Review by ERIC BROWN Lights began to flicker on one by one in the early hours of the morning as bleary-eyed souls reached for telephones whose insiste…

September 25, 2018October 6, 2018

Women empowered by change as Saudi Arabia take more liberal approach

A few weeks ago a delegation of Saudi Arabian journalists visited London and met SJA co-chair Andy Elliott and former chairman David Walker. This…

September 21, 2018October 6, 2018

1988 and all that – how gold medal Seoul Glow left a warm glow

SARAH JUGGINS reviews a new book on Britain’s men’s hockey Olympic gold medallists from Seoul 1988. What were you doing on the 1 October 1…

September 19, 2018April 30, 2023

New online radio station promises a broadcast Feast of Football

A new football radio station is being launched next month and is on the look-out for prospective presenters who would initially be prepared to work fo…

September 17, 2018April 30, 2023

RIP Ralph Ellis: Reliable, professional, an old-school sports journalist

FUNERAL DETAILS: Monday, October 15, Weston-Super-Mare Crematorium, 1.30. No flowers. Donations to https://ralph-ellis.muchloved.com/ for prostra…

September 13, 2018April 30, 2023

Thanks for the memories, especially when it comes to Manchester United

Somewhere, maybe in the loft or even in the garage, I still have souvenirs tucked away of my early visits to Charlton Athletic matches while still a s…

September 13, 2018September 25, 2018

Covered 10 men’s FIFA World Cups? You’re wanted

Media officers of the world football federation are on a mission to trace veteran World Cup reporters and photographers who have covered at least 10 e…