OLIVER BROWN, chief sports writer of The Telegraph, pays a personal tribute to his father, Adrian, who died on Boxing Day at the age of 83  …
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Month: December 2020
SJA Notebook: Covid rules shut reporters out of football matches
Catch up with our regular column of sports journalists making the news … And don’t forget, the deadline for the British Sports Journalism Awards i…
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Before The Athletic, there was another journalism trailblazer … the ‘Athletic News’
By PHILIP BARKER Long before The Athletic, there was the ‘Athletic News’, essential reading for sports fans on either side of the first wo…
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Wightman and Reekie honoured by athletics writers
From BRITISH ATHLETICS WRITERS ASSOCIATION Middle-distance duo Jake Wightman and Jemma Reekie were named male and female British Athletes of the Year …
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Sir Michael Parkinson and Jim Rosenthal in conversation – part two
Sir Michael Parkinson and Jim Rosenthal in conversation… When these two founts of sporting knowledge met to discuss their choices for the SJA…
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A year of special challenges for Bill McGowran Trophy winners
The Bill McGowran Trophy is the longest running award of its kind. PHILIP BARKER pays tribute to this year’s winners. Triple victories were the …
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SJA President Patrick Collins pays a wonderful tribute to Chris Brasher, winner of the 2020 President’s Award
SJA President PATRICK COLLINS chose Chris Brasher as the recipient for his personal award at the SJA British Sports Awards 2020 and has written this w…
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Hamilton, Doyle and Liverpool FC big winners at SJA British Sports Awards
The Sports Journalists’ Association are delighted to announce the winners of their British Sports Awards, sponsored by the National Lottery. Usually…
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Who is the greatest sportsman and sportswoman of the last 71 years? All is revealed
The question was easy, the answers not so much. We asked our members to vote for the SJA’s greatest sportsman and sportswoman going back 7…
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SJA BRITISH SPORTS AWARDS 2020: The case for the team of the year
REISS TIGWELL, PAUL SAPPER, MATT HANCOCK-BRUCE and TOM MASTERS make the case for four contenders for our 2020 team of the year, the title won 12 month…
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