On 2 January 1965, ITV screened 'World of Sport' for the first time, going up against 'Grandstand' on the BBC; presented by Eamonn Andrews and later b…
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Tag: Philip Barker
How Fleet Street’s coverage of Wolves vs Honved 70 years ago helped ‘found’ UEFA Champions League
On 13 December 1954, Wolves recorded a famous victory over Honved under the lights at Molineux in front of 55,000 fans; media coverage reflecting the …
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Knighted by Spurs fans, ‘football man’ Bill Nicholson’s story is told in wonderful book
A new biography by Steve Perryman and Norman Giller provides the definitive record of a Spurs legend who won the league as a player and the Double as …
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Sports writers, Steve Ovett and Banana Surprise… the British Sports Awards on TV, 46 years ago
Ahead of the announcement of the SJA British Sports Awards 2024 winners on Sky Sports on Wednesday 20 November, SJA secretary Philip Barker looks back…
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‘How to Read F1’: Jennie Gow launches guide to the ‘best sport in the world’
BBC F1 presenter Jennie Gow's entertaining A to Z of Formula 1 is an ideal companion for those who have loved the sport for years and those new to the…
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‘They Came from a Land Down Under’: The unlikely story of Australia’s World Cup pioneers
Duncan Mackay's new book about the birth of the Socceroos and their 1974 debut at the FIFA World Cup finals in West Germany is reviewed by Philip Bark…
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Journalists honoured at special AIPS Centennial Celebration event held during Paris Olympics
Winners of AIPS Best Male and Best Female Champions of last 100 years named at UNESCO HQ in Paris on Tuesday…
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Bonjour, Paris 2024! Olympics begins with Uzbek drums, media buzz and patrol boats
The Main Press Centre is already a hive of activity, the action has kicked off with football and rugby, the future Winter Olympics hosts have been sel…
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‘The most special moment’: Journalists who have had honour of carrying the Olympic Flame
On Sunday, July 14, the Olympic Flame is due to arrive in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games; former L'Equipe editor Alain Lunzenfichter is among those …
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The Times Olympic Moments book is a wonderful ‘time capsule’
From Jesse Owens' defiant victory at Berlin 1936 to Dame Sarah Storey's record 17th title at the Tokyo Paralympics, John Goodbody's beautiful 'coffee-…
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