A new biography of England spin king Derek Underwood and his relationship with the Kerry Packer organisation is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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Month: June 2025
That marvellous moment! London 2012’s thrilling bid victory remembered, 20 years on
In the first week of July 2005, Britain was on tenterhooks, as decision day loomed for the cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympics; two decades on, t…
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All eyes on Women’s Euros, but sports media must also focus on what women graduates face
Last year, Juliet Nottingham graduated with first-class honours on the University of Derby's football journalism degree. Now a freelancer working in t…
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Happy days under Howard Kendall remembered in new Everton history
With Goodison Park about to be consigned to club history, a new book which lifts the lid on dressing room chatter there among Howard Kendall's trophy-…
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‘Compelling’ club history of Everton in the 1980s will delight Toffees fans
A treasure trove of Goodison Park reminiscences from Everton's opponents is sandwiched into an entertaining book reviewed by Eric Brown.…
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SJA AGM: Best wishes and goodbyes to Barker and Green, as Palacio joins committee
The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Sports Journalists' Association was held on Thursday 12 June; Philip Barker and James Green step down from comm…
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Sporting survivors and the author share stories of determination in ‘Brushes with a Stroke’
As Neil Harman began his recovery from suffering a brain haemorrhage in 2023, he thought of famous figures from the sports world who had endured simil…
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