Football's stellar names and iconic matches of a shabby, post-war Britain still hampered by rationing are recalled in a memory jogger of a book by Mar…
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Month: December 2023
#SJA2023: Kelly Simmons hails club-owned future for WSL after restructure
Kelly Simmons - winner of the J.L. Manning Award at the SJA British Sports Awards 2023 - says "diversity is a priority" for women's football in Englan…
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#SJA2023: KJT can add Olympic gold to her two world titles, says Denise Lewis
Katarina Johnson-Thompson - the SJA Committee Award winner at the British Sports Awards 2023 - is neatly positioned for Paris 2024, says Dame Denise L…
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#SJA2023: British tennis in good place and Andy Murray still very competitive, insists Greg Rusedski
Speaking at the British Sports Awards, former SJA Sportsman of the Year Greg Rusedski gives his verdict on the state of British tennis...…
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#SJA2023: Dame Sarah Storey still hunting golds as she looks to rewrite the history books
Britain's most successful Paralympian, Dame Sarah Storey, is gearing up to go for gold once again at Paris 2024, as she told us at the British Sports …
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#SJA2023: Eve Muirhead: ‘I didn’t retire to just sit at home and twiddle my thumbs’
Olympic curling champion Eve Muirhead has no intention of putting her feet up in retirement as she looks ahead to next year's Winter Youth Olympics...…
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#SJA2023: Troy Deeney claims little progress made in his fight to diversify the school curriculum
Troy Deeney, winner of the Kick It Out | Sky Equality and Inclusion Award at the SJA British Sports Awards, says it's time to move away from tokenism …
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A gala for all generations as British Sports Awards marks 75 years of the SJA
Celebratory event at the Kia Oval brings together sporting legends and rising stars; Stuart Broad, Mary Earps and Manchester City named Sportsman, Spo…
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How we reached the 75th British Sports Awards: A timeline of key moments and milestones
At the first Sports Awards back in 1949, there were five joint winners but since then, a Sportsman of the Year has been crowned annually, with Sportsw…
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1966 and all that! Looking at a memento from yesteryear, ahead of the British Sports Awards
57 years ago, the Sports Writers' Association annual dinner was marking arguably the greatest sporting success ever achieved by a British team - Engla…
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