Many fans felt the ball had gone out of play but after a long VAR check, Anthony Gordon's goal in last weekend's Premier League clash at St James' Par…
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‘What a score!’ – Edwards’ great try and Morgan’s magical commentary remembered 50 years on
The Barbarians vs New Zealand match in January 1973 was just two minutes old when Gareth Edwards scored what is still widely thought to be the best-ev…
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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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Before The Athletic, there was another journalism trailblazer … the ‘Athletic News’
By PHILIP BARKER Long before The Athletic, there was the ‘Athletic News’, essential reading for sports fans on either side of the first wo…
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Sir Michael Parkinson and Jim Rosenthal in conversation – part two
Sir Michael Parkinson and Jim Rosenthal in conversation… When these two founts of sporting knowledge met to discuss their choices for the SJA…
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SJA greatest Sportsman and Sportswoman: A look back at the last 71 years
PHILIP BARKER looks back at some of those who won our awards, and a few surprising omissions to give voters some food for thought on who is the SJA…
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Pioneers of the polls: How British Sports Awards broke new ground
Voting is open for the 2019 SJA British Sports Awards, with members encouraged to cast their ballots for their Sportsman, Sportswoman and Sports Team …
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The first SJA Sportsman of the Year – Jim Dear in 1949
The British Sports Awards goes back a bit. In fact, the then Sports Writers’ Association staged their first dinner in 1949 and acknowledged five…
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VIDEO REPLAY: Hannah Cockroft SJA 2017 Sportswoman of the Year
How time flies. A year ago Hannah Cockroft made history by becoming the first para athlete to win THE big award of sportswoman of the year. Who …
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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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