By ERIC BROWN Just 25 days elapsed between the last major event of a uniquely damaged season and the thud on my doormat announcing arrival of football…
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Former Mail head of sport and ‘Football Rascal’ Cooney loses cancer fight
Bryan Cooney, former Daily Mail head of sport, has died after a battle with prostate cancer. The Scot, who had also been chief sports writer for the D…
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PA Media head of sport Ashley Broadley new SJA chairman
Ashley Broadley, PA Media head of sport (left), is the new chair of the Sports Journalists’ Association. He takes over from co-chairs Andy Ellio…
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Where fact meets fiction; love of Leeds sparks The Damned City
By TOM CLARKE Leeds have recruited a manager full of self-belief and new ideas, some of them controversial, with one clear mission: make us an importa…
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Nominations open for Football Black List 2020 awards
The Football Black List 2020 is open for business! First published in 2008, the list highlights black industry professionals who are positive influenc…
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Veteran cricket journalist reveals Brian Close treasure trove of letters
By ROB STEWART Veteran cricket journalist David Warner has rolled back the years with an extraordinary book about English sporting icon Brian Close.&n…
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A sledgehammer wit which made him a legend – RIP former Sun deputy sports editor Bob Hayes
Bob Hayes, the former Sun deputy sports editor, died on Wednesday, aged 67, after a short battle against cancer. Friend and colleague DAVE KIDD, The S…
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Diary of a season and with a happy ending – perfect timing for Wycombe Wanderers
They say timing is everything and that is certainly true for a new book on the fortunes of Wycombe Wanderers. SJA President PATRICK COLLINS reviews Cl…
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TV sports presenter and reporter Steve Lee dies suddenly at the age of 68
By ANTON RIPPON Former television sports presenter Steve Lee has died suddenly at the age of 68. For a generation of viewers in the Midlands, Lee was …
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The Athletic recruit Telegraph’s Katie Whyatt as women’s football correspondent
The Athletic have appointed award-winning journalist Katie Whyatt as their new women’s football correspondent. Whyatt, Bradford fan and highly c…
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