Those axed include chief sports correspondent Ian Chadband, cricket analyst Simon Hughes, athletics correspondent Simon Hart, sailing writer Kate Lave…
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Tag: Olympic
‘Shocked’ Barnes says Times cannot afford his wages
Barnes has been at the paper for 32 years, initially as its sports diarist, but for two decades as its noted and award-winning chief sports writer, co…
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Stats and stories of derring-do at Cups and Games
There must be a busy summer of sport coming up, if the weight of packages arriving at SJA Towers is anything to go by, as our members have been busy g…
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Folley’s lifetime of stars, deadlines and scoops
One of those to have left Associated Newspapers is MALCOLM FOLLEY, after 22 years as the Mail on Sunday's chief sports reporter. Here he remembers his…
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High standards set by short-listed awards entries
TOM CLARKE, the chairman of the SJA's sports writing judges, reveals the short lists from which the winners of the British Sports Journalism Awards wi…
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Boxers celebrate Hubbard’s 50 years around the ring
Congratulations to veteran SJA member Alan Hubbard, who has been recognised for a career in boxing writing stretching back more than 50 years…
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Cups of tea all-round: intern’s true-life story
A week's work placement on a national newspaper's sports desk. A dream come true for some thrusting trainee hoping to soon be NCTJ qualified? Not if t…
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Murdoch’s world domination big news for papers
SOCHI SKETCH: PHILIP BARKER is now a curling expert, in common with the whole of the British press corps at the Winter Olympics…
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Mixed fortunes for British press after Yarnold’s gold
SOCHI SKETCH: It's been a busy couple of days at the Winter Olympics for the British media pack, as PHILIP BARKER reports…
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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…
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