51 years ago, Mary Peters became an Olympic champion at the Munich Games - her thrilling success on the track and her considerable achievements off it…
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Four women writers on shortlist of six for William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize
"This is arguably the most exciting shortlist in the history of the award," says chair of judges, Alyson Rudd; Sally H. Jacobs, Lauren Fleshman, Kathr…
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Readers will relish the ride as Fulham’s ‘Great Adventure’ under Al-Fayed is recalled
Mohamed Al-Fayed's tumultuous 16-year reign as Fulham owner is the focus of an entertaining new book by Tony Banks, reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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Memories of Cantona, Speed and many more Leeds United heroes shared in new book
Dave Tomlinson's 'Leeds United in the 1980s and 1990s: From Wilderness Years to Wilko' charts the eventful end to the Yorkshire club's exploits in the…
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18 on longlist for William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize
Snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan and three-time winner Duncan Hamilton among those vying for £30,000 top prize; 13 different sports featured, includi…
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Calvin encourages talented writers to ‘touch history’ beyond sport
The incredible story of Josef Lewkowicz - 'The Survivor' - is the Holocaust memoir that former SJA Sportswriter of the Year Michael Calvin always hope…
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Celebrating 75 years of the SJA and iconic radio institution … Sports Report
By PHILIP BARKER This year marks the 75th anniversary of the foundation of what became the Sports Journalists’ Association. There had been explo…
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Shriever’s golden guide to BMX racing is welcome addition to sporting bookshelves
Great Britain's Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist takes readers on entertaining and informative ride in highly accessible new book; Shriever's co-auth…
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Tales from a travelling TV sports reporter: Chris Skudder’s ‘Underdogs and Newshounds’
Sharing memories from trips to cover seven World Cups alongside observations from a storied career in broadcasting, former Sky News reporter Chris Sku…
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Behind the mask of racial identity: White Thinking by World Cup winner Thuram
By JON BATHAM, SJA committee member Lilian Thuram’s ‘White Thinking’ is a challenging, complex, academic and at times distinctly uncomfortable r…
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