John Murray, Ian Danter, Kris Temple and Peter Drury on how they write their notes and why they hold so many memoriesBy Mark Sanderson for When Saturday ComesJohn Murray, the football correspondent for BBC Radio 5 live, sits in his office, surrounded b…
A decision by the BBC and Sky to invest £8m a year in the Women’s Super League puts the sport on a far stronger footingIn one sense it’s been a long time coming. Advocates of women’s football in England spent most of the last decade pushing for broadca…
£8m-a-season deal believed to be biggest in women’s footballKelly Simmons hails ‘a landmark moment for the women’s game’The FA has announced it has signed a “landmark” multimillion pound deal with Sky Sports and the BBC for the broadcast rights to the …
NFL will nearly double media revenue to over $10bn per seasonAmazon paying about $1bn for Thursday Night Football packageThe NFL will nearly double its media revenue to more than $10bn a season with new rights agreements announced on Thursday, includin…
SJA praises Liew’s ‘abundant style’ and ‘insight and emotion’Guardian’s Andy Bull and Tom Jenkins also receive top prizesThe Guardian’s Jonathan Liew, Andy Bull and Tom Jenkins have been honoured with top prizes at the British Sports Journalism Awards,…
The broadcaster, who was the voice of Formula One on British television, has died aged 97. His career spanned more than 50 years at the BBC and ITV before he retired from commentating in 2001 Continue reading…
Tributes paid after broadcaster’s death announcedWalker first commentated on F1 in 1978 for the BBCFor generations of British fans, Murray Walker, who died on Saturday at the age of 97, was, quite simply, the voice of Formula One.The affection with whi…
Scotland and Liverpool footballer who later became a popular broadcaster, particularly in the ITV show Saint and GreavsieThe footballer and television personality Ian St John, who has died aged 82 after suffering from cancer, was a pivotal figure in th…
BBC rugby reporter was sent abuse after pitchside interviewsRFU: ‘Abuse for doing your job is not OK. We stand with you’The BBC and the Rugby Football Union have strongly condemned the online abuse suffered by the reporter Sonja McLaughlan following he…
Two of rugby league’s most established publications have closed in the last year. The fight to save the rest continuesBy Gavin Willacy for No Helmets RequiredWhen League Weekly announced last week that they were closing for good, 11 months after the ma…
We’re going nowhere for a while, so let’s reminisce about copies of Marca and Kicker that were more read than understoodBy Harry Pearson for When Saturday ComesIn a newsagents on Gran Canaria last year, I did what any sensible person would do when face…
Tests back on UK terrestrial TV for first time since 2005Series will begin on Friday with first Test in ChennaiTest cricket will return to terrestrial television in the UK for the first time since the 2005 Ashes after Channel 4 confirmed it had won the…
Huge coup for broadcaster comprises Tests, T20s and ODIsLate deal sealed before first Test in Chennai on FridayChannel 4 have won the rights to show England’s upcoming series in India in a groundbreaking deal that sees Test cricket return to terrestria…
Test team last on live terrestrial TV in 2005Contract not signed but Channel 4 confident of successEngland’s Test team could return to Channel 4 for their first live appearance on terrestrial television in more than 15 years unless Sky or BT Sport subm…
