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#SJA2014: Voting opens for British Sports Awards
Hosted by Sir Michael Parkinson, with Jim Rosenthal and Sybil Ruscoe presenting the show, the 65th SJA British Sports Awards are taking place in Londo…
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Floodlights illuminate history of spectator sport
The latest book from Rob Steen has the look of a heavyweight, but SARAH JUGGINS say that it comes with a deft touch…
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Breaking headlines when gender’s on the agenda
NORMAN GILLER was less than impressed with some coverage of the news of an old friend's sex change, while he thinks the Sportsman and Sportswoman of t…
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Fun and Games, from gate-crashers to brothels
Star of stage and screen (alright, he was on last night's The One Show), SJA committee member PHILIP BARKER charts the role of sports journalists in t…
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Glasgow organisers charge media for preview material
Journalists hoping to provide readers with basic preview information on the eve of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are being forced to pay for it by…
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Mirror man who had sports pages make big headlines
NORMAN GILLER pays tribute to Tony Smith, the former sports editor of the Sunday Mirror, with tributes from Ken Jones, Dave Ellis and Keith Fisher …
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Dave Field: funeral arrangements
The funeral of former ExTel and PA boxing and cricket writer Dave Field's will take place on Monday, July 28 in Chiselhurst…
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David Field, Boxing Writers’ stalwart, has died
ERIC BROWN pays tribute to a former colleague and long-time secretary of the Boxing Writers' Club, Dave Field, who has died, aged 68…
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At 91, the Express’s El Syd keeps sailing on
NORMAN GILLER catches up with one of his old sports desk mates, a veteran of the early years of our Association
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