By PHILIP BARKER It was 40 summers ago on a sunlit September afternoon that the crowd at Lord’s gave a standing ovation, not for a cricketer but a c…
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The covid-19 crisis, which has already radically affected the freelance sports journalism industry, is beginning to take a heavy toll on staff jobs to…
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Mike Ingham’s acclaimed autobiography will be universally available at the end of March when it is released in paperback. Ingham, for many years…
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Everybody should be preparing for the day when they could be suddenly shown the door by their employers, especially in journalism. That is the advice …
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Mary Raine was a pioneering football journalist who made history by becoming the first woman to be heard on Sports Report. PHILIP BARKER tells her ext…
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As the countdown to next week’s British Sports Journalism awards gathers pace, PHILIP BARKER dips into the archives and reveals how the BBC went…
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BBC sports editor Dan Roan was back on home soil this week to receive an honorary fellowship from the University of Northampton. Fresh from covering E…
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From Chester University to the Camp Nou…student Sam May has landed dream job as digital media editor at FC Barcelona. May, who has just complete…
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By Frank Malley When John Motson, after 50 unforgettable years, had commentated on his final match for the BBC, perversely an instantly forgettable an…
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