The winner of the Ian Wooldridge Award for the best young sports writer of the year, EMMA JOHN, revealed at the presentations last week that as a chil…
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The Questionnaire: Jon Colman
JON COLMAN, after being highly commended for his work in 2007, this week was named as the SJA’s Regional Sports Writer of the Year for 2008 at t…
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SJA raises £4,200 for charity at awards event
By Ian Cole Marc Aspland, chief sports photographer of The Times, was a double winner at the SJA’s British Sports Journalism Awards last Monday…
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Emms’ career recognised by badminton writers
By William Kings, Badminton Writers’ Association The Badminton Writers’ Association has just staged its 27th annual awards lunch at the Bi…
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The day Jeff Stelling was as sick as a parrot
NORMAN GILLER is spending too much time watching daytime television. Why else would Sports Broadcaster of the Year Jeff Stelling’s performance o…
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Two more to leave Independent sports desk
Two more long-standing members of the Independent‘s sports desk, Jon Cobb and Simon Jones, are primed to leave the paper along with sports edito…
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Guardian group merges jobs on three sports
The sports department at the Guardian Media Group has moved a step closer to “integration” by merging the jobs of its boxing, golf and ath…
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Cole’s yeoman efforts recognised with award
On a night full of surprises, no one was more shocked when their name was announced as an award winner at the SJA’s British Sports Journalism Aw…
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Sloane named as ITV’s head of sport
Niall Sloane was today named as ITV’s head of sport, less than a month after he announced his resignation as the BBC’s head of football an…
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What should I do at A level to be a sports writer?
The SJA regularly receives appeals for advice on training issues. This week, what A level courses should a 15-year-old consider if they want to become…
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