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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Tag: Philip Barker
FA Cup fever at White Hart Lane thanks to historic Haringey run
It has been possible to watch football at White Hart Lane this season despite delays to Tottenham Hotspur’s return to London N17. PHILIP BARKER …
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How The Guardian’s Rodda revealed truth of bloody protest at Mexico 1968 Games
On October 12, 1968 the Mexico Olympics started against a backdrop of bloody protests. As the 50th anniversary approaches, PHILIP BARKER (right) …
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Sportsnight with Coleman, 50 years on
It is half a century since the first edition of Sportsnight with Coleman appeared on tv screens and transformed the way sport was covered. PHILIP BARK…
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Stand by for a World Cup broadcast bonanza
Are you ready for World Cup overload? The tournament remains the last great football hurrah for terrestrial television and they are determined to make…
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By jingo! Aussies turn Gold Coast 2018 into personal party
From “jingeri” to “jingoism”, how the Australian media turned the Commonwealth Games into their personal backyard party. PHILIP BARKER, still …
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Balding and Irvine lead way as BBC plan Olympic bonanza
As a symbolic leg of the torch relay approaches the 38th parallel in South Korea, PHILIP BARKER looks ahead to the PyeongChang Olympic …
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Great footballing comebacks: Charlton score four and win 7-6
Christmas special. PHILIP BARKER delves into the archives and re-tells the story of one of football’s great comebacks. Sixty years ago this w…
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Glory, Glory Lane: a history of Tottenham’s home for 118 years
Spurs fan and keen sporting historian PHILIP BARKER revels in more than a century of history-making at White Hart Lane. Back in May, there was …
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To see yourself alongside sporting giants is nice – Hannah Cockroft
TABLE WITH A VIEW: SJA committee member PHILIP BARKER gives us his take on the British Sports Awards 2017 It is rare to find Hannah Cock…
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