By PATRICK COLLINS Sports writers of a certain vintage will recall a punishing stream of long nights and hilarious days in the company of the brillian…
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Month: September 2019
Athletics writer Neil Allen, who watched Bannister break mile record, dies at 86
By NEIL WILSON NEIL Allen, one of the finest of British athletics and boxing writers in the 1950s and 60s has died, aged 86. Allen was witness to many…
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Ken Jones RIP: From red-hot football reporter to authoritative and balanced all-round sports columnist
Ken Jones, former chief sports writer of the Independent, has died at the age of 87. Close friend Norman Giller pays tribute. It was just a few weeks …
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Nominations open for SJA ‘Sport for Social Change’ Award
Nominations are being invited for the ‘Sport for Social Change’ category at the 2019 British Sports Awards, which are hosted by the Sports Journal…
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‘Confronting a new landscape’: Sports journalism academic text launched
In our rapidly changing industry, what learnings can we all take about the modern sports media? A new text book assesses ‘The State of Play̵…
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Sixty years since SJA voted for the first sportswoman of the year
We are fast approaching the SJA British Sports Awards when members will vote for sportsman, sportswoman and sports team of the year. We were the first…
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A life behind the lens: SJA award winner Richard Pelham’s 30-year journey with his camera
Award-winning photographer Richard Pelham of The Sun has a book out and who better to review it than award-winning pal and colleague TOM JENKINS of Th…
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