Accreditations for the written press at the 2014 World Cup are down by around 20 per cent on four years ago, according to FIFA figures…
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‘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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Game of Shame memories puts focus on Klinsmann
ANTON RIPPON delves into the archives to find good reason for healthy scepticism about the potential outcomes of a significant World Cup group match t…
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You’re nicked! World Cup camera thief caught in act
Eddie Keogh, the award-winning Thomson Reuters sports photographer, survived a scare at the World Cup over the weekend, when someone attempted to stea…
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Brazilian blend offers best World Cup since 1970
HILDA OGDEN stands in this week for Norman Giller, for whom watching every kick of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil so far is beginning to take its toll. …
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Too many own goals in film of Brazil World Cup
When he saw the DVD in his local store, ANTON RIPPON was curious about a Hollywood movie about England's notorious defeat in 1950. Too late, he realis…
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World Cup sees Warner hit high note with Gollum
Adrian Warner, who has covered five World Cup finals as a reporter, is among the chorus on a new recording, Hope and Glory, which has been released ah…
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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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British Sports Awards are back at Covent Garden
Generously sponsored by The National Lottery, the SJA British Sports Awards are the country's longest running annual celebration of the nation's sport…
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Winning numbers will make your copy add up
It may be overlooked, but to be a sports writer you need to be as good with numbers as you are with words, writes ROB STEEN…
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