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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Category: Sports broadcasting
Football’s darkest month, 40 years ago: Remembering Birmingham, Bradford and Brussels
In May 1985, three disasters at football stadiums - St Andrew's, Valley Parade, and Heysel - resulted in the deaths of nearly 100 fans, sending shockw…
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Cates takes Presenter prize in Broadcast section of SJA British Sports Journalism Awards
Kelly Cates (BBC Radio 5 Live / Sky Sports) emerges from Presenter pack as category winner; The Athletic wins Sports Content Organisation award for th…
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Vote for the SJA Pundit of the Year – members to decide the winner
Sports Journalists' Association members decide the winner of the Pundit category; check out the 10 contenders for the prize at the SJA British Sports …
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New MOTD trio tussle as Broadcast shortlists announced for SJA British Sports Journalism Awards
Mark Chapman, Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan - who will be BBC Match of the Day anchors from next season - all competing for Presenter crown at #SJA2024;…
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‘World of Sport’ shook up broadcasting when it began on ITV, 60 years ago this weekend
On 2 January 1965, ITV screened 'World of Sport' for the first time, going up against 'Grandstand' on the BBC; presented by Eamonn Andrews and later b…
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Sports writers, Steve Ovett and Banana Surprise… the British Sports Awards on TV, 46 years ago
Ahead of the announcement of the SJA British Sports Awards 2024 winners on Sky Sports on Wednesday 20 November, SJA secretary Philip Barker looks back…
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‘How to Read F1’: Jennie Gow launches guide to the ‘best sport in the world’
BBC F1 presenter Jennie Gow's entertaining A to Z of Formula 1 is an ideal companion for those who have loved the sport for years and those new to the…
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Hussain catches Commentator accolade as Clarke celebrates in Broadcast section of SJA Awards
Sky Sports' Nasser Hussain has his first success at the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards; ITV's Gabriel Clarke holds off past winners to bag Broad…
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Vote for the SJA Pundit of the Year – members to decide the winner
THIS VOTE HAS NOW CLOSED; Sports Journalists' Association members vote to decide the winner of the Pundit category; five new contenders for the prize …
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