French sports journalist Marie Portolano has found herself at the centre of a storm after her thought-provoking documentary ‘I’m not a slu…
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How grandson of a slave became Britain’s first black peer – the amazing story of cricketer Learie Constantine
Book review by ERIC BROWN Learie Constantine was a big man with a laugh to match. His guffaw reverberated around a room while his shoulders and chest …
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He came to my house, can in hand, and we would have a long, liquid dinner and I’d get him another pay rise – Burgess on Johnson
CHARLIE BURGESS, founding sports editor of The Independent and the man who gave Martin Johnson his break in national newspapers, tells the story behin…
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Telegraph lead the way and dedicate top prizes to the memory of office manager Lesley MacDonald
It was a night of mixed emotions for the sports desk of The Telegraph as they dedicated their amazing success at the British Sports Journalism Awards …
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The 2020 SJA British Sports Journalism Awards winners
Clive Mason, Jonathan Liew, Sky Sports and The Telegraph were the big winners on a very different night at the 2020 British Sports Journalism Awards, …
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RIP Martin Johnson, master of the withering prose…little dulled his pen
Martin Johnson, former cricket correspondent of The Independent, sports feature writer of the Daily Telegraph and multi-faceted writer for The Sunday …
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Cricket Writers’ Club release open letter in appeal to ECB to re-think jobs cull
The Cricket Writers’ Club have appealed to the ECB to rethink cost-saving plans which would slash county cricket coverage and involve a mass cull of…
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RIP Bob Driscoll: a journalist who would spot a story when no-one else could
Bob Driscoll, former Sun, Star and Daily Mail football reporter, died on February 26 at the age of 80. His friend, The Sun’s former chief footba…
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How and where to watch British Sports Journalism Awards 2020
As you may have already seen the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards is going virtual. The usual vibrant, bustling meet-up may not be possible this y…
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SJA British Sports Journalism Awards 2020: broadcast shortlists
A year ago Christina Macfarlane of CNN made history by becoming the first woman to win Broadcast Journalist of the year at the SJA British Sports Jour…
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