By Norman Giller Ken Jones – the late, great Welsh sports bard Ken Jones – will not mind me telling this story about his funeral. I promise it wil…
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Athletics writer Neil Allen, who watched Bannister break mile record, dies at 86
By NEIL WILSON NEIL Allen, one of the finest of British athletics and boxing writers in the 1950s and 60s has died, aged 86. Allen was witness to many…
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Ken Jones RIP: From red-hot football reporter to authoritative and balanced all-round sports columnist
Ken Jones, former chief sports writer of the Independent has died at the age of 87. Close friend Norman Giller pays tribute. It was just a few weeks a…
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Emery on Curry: ..flourishing among the big beasts of football with an ever-burgeoning contacts book
UPDATE, FUNERAL DETAILS: Friday August 30th, at 11.30, at St James Church, Weybridge KT13 8DF DAVID EMERY, former sports editor of The Express, on the…
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Norman Giller’s personal tribute to Steve Curry
Steve Curry, former chief football writer of the Daily Express, has died after a short illness. NORMAN GILLER pays this personal tribute……
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RIP: Joe Rigby ‘the perfect sports sub’
By IAN COLE JOE RIGBY, who has died suddenly, was one of those journalists without whom no sports department could function properly. Solid, dependabl…
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Telegraph’s Mr Snooker, John ‘Henry’ Dee, dies after short illness
John Dee, former snooker correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, has died after a short illness at the age of 82. Dee was part of the circuit as the sp…
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Memorial service for Andrew Longmore
A memorial service to commemorate the life of Andrew Longmore, the former Independent on Sunday and Sunday Times sportswriter, is to be held at …
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Hearts pay tribute following death of club photographer Ron MacNeill
SJA member Ron MacNeill, club photographer at Hearts, has died. The Scottish club revealed his passing on their website. Paying tribute, Hearts said: …
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Former SJA committee’s ‘Mr Cycling’ Benstead dies at the age of 86
Picture courtesy of British Cycling Former SJA committee member Stuart Benstead has died at the age of 86. He leaves behind an extraordinary legacy to…
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