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February 22, 2014February 27, 2014

Clissitt gets ‘the vision thing’ in Telegraph changes

Ben Clissitt, the head of sport for the past four years, is to be the Telegraph group's first "director of visual journalism", one among a wide-rangin…

February 22, 2014February 28, 2014

Pauli’s pirates and punks put passion back in football

ANTON RIPPON on a book that charts how a disillusioned football fan rediscovered his enthusiasm for the game in Germany…

February 21, 2014March 1, 2014

Tony Cornell: driving force of TV and paper sports desks

Tony Cornell straddled the worlds of newspapers and television, usually in the background yet prominent in the final analysis of the coverage of many …

February 7, 2014February 9, 2014

Laureus to pay tribute to Mandela in Malaysia

The 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards, the premier honours event in the international sporting calendar, is to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on We…

February 5, 2014February 7, 2014

Herbert Chapman and Leeds’ first football farce

ANTON RIPPON writes that the past week's episode Leeds is far from the first time that the city has been involved in a football farce…

January 28, 2014February 6, 2014

Win or lose, increasingly fans are on the boos

Support your team? But does your team support you? NORMAN GILLER's disappointed at some of sport's boo-boys, but reckons that Premier League clubs sho…

June 14, 2011August 3, 2026

Leeds United help Clavane win sports book prize

SJA member Anthony Clavane has been celebrating having his book, Promised Land, voted as Sports Book of the Year…

March 16, 2011August 3, 2026

Loving tribute to player who was ahead of his time

Almost half a century after John White's death, the son of the former Tottenham player has written a book in search of the legend. PETER WILSON review…

January 31, 2010May 1, 2023

‘Jairzinho. Pele. Banks saves!’ The magic of Mexico

What has been your most memorable World Cup finals? For many of us of a certain age, Mexico in 1970 remains the finest footballing tournament. PHILIP …

May 10, 2008May 1, 2023

The Best years of our lives

TALES FROM THE TOY DEPARTMENT: As part of the SJA’s 60th anniversary, we are publishing a collection of articles that celebrate the best of Brit…