Thirty years ago, the SJA was still known as the Sports Writers Association and our Journalism awards did not include broadcasting. SJA Secretary Phil…
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Tag: England football
SJA Sportswoman of the Year: The case for Mary Earps
VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED to decide the winners of three major categories at the Awards, to be held at The Kia Oval in London on Thursday 7 December; Jake…
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SJA Sports Team of the Year: The case for England’s Lionesses
As Women's Euros champions, the Lionesses landed the SJA Sports Team of the Year prize in 2022. Should second place at the World Cup earn them a doubl…
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‘Be creative and embrace variety’: Top tips from SJA special event
By Jon Holmes With expert advice and enthralling personal experiences, the Sports Journalists’ Association’s special live ‘Storytell…
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How England’s 2018 World Cup penalty heroes laid the ghost of G O Smith to rest
England and penalties. We have history, as a new book on the national team reveals. ERIC BROWN reports. The year was 1899 and a quarter of the world s…
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From the press box: 1966 and the day England lost the World Cup
Geraint Thomas’s Tour de France trophy has been stolen during a nationwide tour but that’s nothing when compared to the day England lost t…
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Jimmy Armfield: journalism and football lose a man of integrity
DAVID WALKER, sports editor of the Daily Mirror, pays a personal tribute to Jimmy Armfield, who has died at the age of 82 after a battle with cancer. …
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Froome, Cockroft and England women cricketers take SJA prizes
He has been knocking on the door since 2013 and, after making road-race cycling history, Chris Froome was the Sports Journalists’ Association’s cl…
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