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March 4, 2020

When Wembley final staged penalty shoot-out as pre-match TV gimmick for ‘On The Ball’

By PHILIP BARKER Manchester City did not need a penalty shoot-out to win the Carabao Cup on Sunday but when they first lifted the same trophy 50 years…

February 27, 2020April 30, 2023

A golden year of cricket, stand-up comic Gary Neville and a first for CNN and talkSPORT…

FAYE CARRUTHERS, chair of broadcast judges, reports on the British Sports Journalism Awards It was a year of new awards, new winners and a year where …

January 31, 2020May 10, 2023

Who will be SJA Pundit of 2019? Members can cast their votes here

Last year the SJA Pundit of the Year title was added to the broadcast category of the British Sports Journalism Awards, sponsored by The National Lott…

January 31, 2020April 30, 2023

SJA British Sports Journalism Awards 2019: broadcast shortlists

The broadcast shortlists for the 2019 British Sports Journalism Awards, sponsored by The National Lottery and Canon, are revealed today. And what a jo…

November 20, 2019May 10, 2023

Claudia Corbisiero’s journey from work experience kid at Sky Sports to the world’s biggest stages

From a work experience runner on Sky Sports to a director and producer in high-end sports content, Claudia Corbisiero of SJA award-winning Noah Media …

May 17, 2019June 11, 2019

When 1969 FA Cup final turned into 40-man brawl between BBC and ITV crews

By PHILIP BARKER Manchester City are at Wembley for the FA Cup final this weekend, just as they were 50 years ago. The domestic showpiece is alwa…

April 30, 2019May 10, 2023

Sky Sports News supremo Cairns calls it a day after 30 years

Andy Cairns, the man behind the Sky Sports News phenomenon, has decided to call it a day after three decades with the broadcaster. Cairns, who is also…

April 4, 2019April 30, 2023

Hit film on Papua New Guinea women’s rugby league team comes to UK

British sports journalist and broadcaster Joanna Lester, who ‘grew up surrounded by rugby league’, is the director of an extraordinary doc…

May 14, 2018July 27, 2018

Motty bows out and it’s business as usual

By Frank Malley When John Motson, after 50 unforgettable years, had commentated on his final match for the BBC, perversely an instantly forgettable an…

January 16, 2018January 18, 2018

How the professionals can mark UNESCO World Radio Day

On February 13 UNESCO is asking radio stations around the world to showcase the beauty of sport, in all its diversity. Community radio award win…