Irish author Conor Niland is the winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2024; 'The Racket' is the first book about tennis to take th…
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SJA Sportsman of the Year: The case for Alfie Hewett
In the year he became Wimbledon singles champion and won a Paralympic gold medal, Alfie Hewett is a contender to be named Sportsman of the Year at the…
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Mike Dickson remembered as ‘consummate professional’ after sad news of Mail Sport writer’s death
Tributes are being paid across the industry following the death of long-time Daily Mail sports correspondent Mike Dickson. Here, the SJA brings you me…
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#SJA2023: British tennis in good place and Andy Murray still very competitive, insists Greg Rusedski
Speaking at the British Sports Awards, former SJA Sportsman of the Year Greg Rusedski gives his verdict on the state of British tennis...…
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SJA Sportsman of the Year: The case for Alfie Hewett
Alfie Hewett continues to defy the odds, this year recording his most successful season on tour, achieving previously unthinkable new heights of wheel…
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#SJA2022: Hewett honoured with Bill McGowran Trophy after rollercoaster year
By OLIVIA CHRISTIE Alfie Hewett said he is honoured to be able to put disability sport on the map as he collected his SJA award for male para-athlete …
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RIP Clive ‘Chalky’ White, tennis and football writer
FUNERAL DETAILS SEE BELOW Former Times deputy sports editor Clive White has died peacefully at the age of 71 at his daughter Chloe’s home after a lo…
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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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Ex-Sun tennis and football reporter Jamieson dies at 76
Hugh Jamieson, for many years tennis corresponent and Midlands football writer at The Sun, has died after a short illness. Jamieson, 76, nicknamed the…
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I was grateful for security men – PA reporter Crooks on Nastase fury
Press Association Sport tennis correspondent ELEANOR CROOKS was verbally abused and physically threatened last weekend as she attempted to do her job …
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