England and penalties. We have history, as a new book on the national team reveals. ERIC BROWN reports. The year was 1899 and a quarter of the world s…
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Month: November 2018
VIEW FROM THE PRESSBOX: when football finally hit the tv jackpot
As Richard Scudamore prepares to ride off into the sunset after changing the financial face of football thanks to tv revenue, ANTON RIPPON looks back …
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VIDEO REPLAY: National Lottery Spirit of Sport award 2017
Flashback: Highlights of the SJA 2017 British Sports Awards – Kate and Helen Richardson Walsh win the National Lottery’s Spirit of Sport A…
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VIDEO REPLAY: 2017 team of the year
Flashback: The moment England’s women cricketers were named SJA 2017 team of the year after winning the World Cup. Who will it be this yea…
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Arsenal from 1886-2018
A monumental new history of Arsenal including details of the glory years under Herbert Chapman, George Graham and Arsene Wenger as well as reflecting …
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The first SJA Sportsman of the Year – Jim Dear in 1949
The British Sports Awards goes back a bit. In fact the then Sports Writers’ Association staged their first dinner in 1949 and acknowledged five …
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VIDEO REPLAY: 2017 British Sports Awards highlights
Flashback: Highlights of the SJA 2017 British Sports Awards Who will it be this year? President Patrick Collins will be revealing the winners of …
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VIDEO REPLAY: British men’s 4x100m relay team win 2017 Pat Besford award
Flashback: The British men’s 4x100m relay world champions talk about baton practice after winning the 2017 Pat Besford award for outstanding per…
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VIDEO REPLAY: Hannah Cockroft SJA 2017 Sportswoman of the Year
How time flies. A year ago Hannah Cockroft made history by becoming the first para athlete to win THE big award of sportswoman of the year. Who …
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Tortured life of former Liverpool star John Arne Riise
John Arne Riise describes his schoolboy torture, personal heartbreak and sparkling football career in a brutally honest and revealing autobiography re…
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