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September 17, 2020

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…

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

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…

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

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…

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020

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…

September 4, 2020September 9, 2020

Forty summers on and Arlott remains the voice of cricket

By PHILIP BARKER It was 40 summers ago on a sunlit September afternoon that the crowd at Lord’s gave a standing ovation, not for a cricketer but a c…

September 4, 2020September 9, 2020

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…

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020

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 …

August 18, 2020

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…

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

Ground-breaker Benny Bonsu lands top job with IOC’s Olympic Channel

Ground-breaking broadcaster and SJA committee member Benny Bonsu is the new director of daily content for the IOC’s Olympic Channel. Bonsu, who wrot…

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020

I’ve called the office crying because I’ve felt so uncomfortable as a black man in press boxes

Imagine walking to your place of work and worrying about your personal safety. Imagine sitting in your place of work feeling uncomfortable, different,…