Athletes from 206 teams competing at the Olympics will sail down the Seine on a fleet of boats on the evening of Friday 26 July; SJA secretary Philip Barker reports on the plans of the IOC and Paris 2024 to accommodate members of the media for the spectacular start of the Games…
The Summer Olympics is just 100 days away, and SJA secretary Philip Barker was at the birthplace of the ancient Games in Greece to see the Flame ignited and the first Torchbearers run in the relay…
A five-time winner of the SJA Sportswriter of the Year Award, Ian Wooldridge was an industry legend who also made over 120 television documentaries, with his heyday in the 1970s and 1980s; ahead of this year’s Sports Journalism Awards, we look back at some of his most memorable films for the small screen…
After being interned in a prisoner-of-war camp, Harry Edward won bronze medals for Britain in both the 100m and 200m at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, making history; after Edward’s death in 1973, his unpublished autobiography sat in an archive in New Orleans – but his remarkable story is now being told…
Thirty years ago, the SJA was still known as the Sports Writers Association and our Journalism awards did not include broadcasting. SJA Secretary Philip Barker recalls an outstanding football documentary made that year which has stood the test of time….
At the first Sports Awards back in 1949, there were five joint winners but since then, a Sportsman of the Year has been crowned annually, with Sportswoman and Team awards added in 1959 and 1970 respectively; here’s a potted history of the oldest sports awards ceremony in Britain…
The Bill McGowran Trophy for excellence in para sport has been a staple of the Sports Journalists’ Association’s British Sports Awards since 1963; in its 60th year, we look back at the history of the prize ahead of the naming of its next recipients at the gala event on December 7 in London…
Celebrating the first 25 years of the Sports Journalists’ Association – then known as the Sports Writers’ Association – “British Sport” was a special edition magazine that was published back in 1973. Looking back at the content, we can learn much about how our own industry has evolved as well…
The International Olympic Committee has recognised the “unique contribution” of writer and historian David Miller, who was previously chief sports correspondent of The Times and is the author of the official history of the Games…
As a black goalkeeper in the 1980s, Alex Williams endured shocking racist abuse from opposition fans but was much loved at Manchester City, spending 33 years with the club’s community programme. His autobiography ‘You Saw Me Standing Alone’ is out now…
