Learn more about the work of Support Through Sport, the Nottingham-based youth charity which is the winner of the Sport for Change category in association with Connect Sport at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025... #SJA2025

🏆 Rory McIlroy, Chloe Kelly and #Lionesses successful at SJA British Sports Awards 2025 Announcements for 77th edition of annual Awards made live on Sky Sports Hannah Hampton, Red Roses and Luke Donald also among winners Full list here 👉 www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/awards-news/... #SJA2025

🏆 Bringing our SJA British Sports Awards 2025 announcements to a close, we congratulate the Sportswoman of the Year SJA members voted for Arsenal and England star Chloe Kelly, a major player in her club’s Champions League triumph and the #Lionesses’ Euros victory #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards

🏆 11 years on from his first SJA Sportsman of the Year success, Rory McIlroy has done it again at the SJA British Sports Awards The #RyderCup hero won a members’ vote, following his huge contribution to Europe’s victory and his U.S. Masters win #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards #RyderCup

🏆 Onto the ‘big three’ - the main prizes at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025… Taking the honours for Team of the Year for the second time are the #Lionesses, after Sarina Wiegman’s side retained their Women’s Euros title in Switzerland #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards

🏆 Having demonstrated exceptional leadership in captaining Team Europe to back-to-back Ryder Cup victories, the winner of the Services to Sport Off the Field of Play category at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025 is Luke Donald #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards #RyderCup

🏆 Named after the late Lord Ouseley, the Sky Kick It Out Award at the SJA British Sports Awards recognises those who advance Equality & Inclusion Everton’s Jack Grealish, a Special Olympics ambassador who is helping to raise awareness on disabilities, is the #SJA2025 winner #SJABritishSportsAwards

🏆 Lifting the trophy for Para-Athlete of the Year in women’s sports at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025 is Sabrina Fortune Sabrina smashed her own F20 shot put world record again as she took the title at the World Championships, a year after Paralympic gold #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards

🏆 Time to salute our Para-Athletes of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025… In men’s sports, this year’s winner is para-cyclist Fin Graham, after he followed up his Paris Paralympics gold medal with another Road World Championships title, in Belgium #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards

🏆 The SJA British Sports Awards 2025 announcements continue, as we recognise the Outstanding Sporting Performance of the Year… The winners are England’s Red Roses, after their Women’s Rugby World Cup success 🌹🏉 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards #RedRoses #RWC2025

Rob Steen, the former Guardian sports writer and Sunday Times deputy sports editor, has sadly passed away at the age of 67. ✍️ Jed Novick writes in @theguardian.com: '“He cared more about sports journalism than anyone I’ve met,” a lecturer at Brighton Uni, where Rob taught, told me.' #sportsmedia

🏆 Congratulations to Support Through Sport, who are the winners of this year’s SJA Sport for Change Award in association with @connectsport.bsky.social SJA President Darren Lewis says the Nottingham-based charity has delivered “impressive” work #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards

🏆 This year, the Sports Journalists’ Association is celebrating the achievements of an International Sports Person with a special award The recipient of this honour is pole vault world champion and serial record breaker, Armand Duplantis #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards

🏆 Also named as a Breakthrough Athlete of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025 is boxer Moses Itauma SJA President Darren Lewis says: “Moses has emerged as a standout heavyweight prospect” #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards

🏆 Presenting the Breakthrough Athletes of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025… Collecting the prize in women’s sport is #Lionesses striker Michelle Agyemang, following her Euro 2025 heroics #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards

🏆 Next up in the SJA British Sports Awards 2025 announcements... the winner of the SJA Chairman's Award is Geraint Thomas SJA President Darren Lewis says: "His final season was defined by leadership and dedication, inspiring future generations" #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards

🏆 Opening the SJA British Sports Awards 2025 announcements... the winner of the SJA President's Award is #Lionesses goalkeeper Hannah Hampton Darren Lewis: "It was a summer to remember for Hannah... she has been outstanding" #SJA2025 #SJABritishSportsAwards

🕗 GET READY for the 77th edition of the SJA British Sports Awards! The announcements begin at 8am GMT on Tuesday 11 November, live on Sky Sports 📱 Follow updates as the winners are revealed, including the Sportsman, Sportswoman, and Team of the Year 2025 - as voted for by SJA members #SJA2025

🚨 The deadline for the AIPS Sport Media Awards is on Tuesday, 4 November, at 9pm GMT. 'Participation is completely free, with no membership required. Journalists, videographers, and photographers worldwide are invited to submit their best work' All you need to know in the link! #AIPS #AIPSawards

🚨 SJA MEMBERS - we need your votes to decide the winners of the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! 🗳️ Help us celebrate the best of UK sport from the past 12 months. Let us know your selections before the clock strikes midnight... 🕛 Vote here ➡️ sportsjournalists.co.uk/awards-news/... #SJA2025

🏏 “Joe Root’s humility has shone through the success” - Oliver Whitmore 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for Joe Root to win Sportsman of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! Read article in full via link in next post 🔗⬇️ /1

🏎️ “Although numbers are intrinsic to deciding & defining success in F1, what he has also done is bring the sport to a younger, new audience” - Joseph Terry 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for Lando Norris to win Sportsman of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! 🔗⬇️ /1

⚽️ “It’s supposed to take time to fit into a new team, a new country, and a new system – yet he looks like he’s always belonged in bright blue” - Callum Milne 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for Scott McTominay to win Sportsman of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards! Read via link below 🔗⬇️ /1

🚨 DEADLINE DAY for entries for the SJA Sport for Change Award, in association with @connectsport.bsky.social! 🚨 Don’t let the amazing organisations making a real difference through sport miss out on the chance to be showcased on Sky Sports! Email in before 5pm ⏰ #SJA2025

⛳️ “For Rory McIlroy, 2025 has been a year that balanced personal triumph with both national and international pride” - Suzi Garforth 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for Rory McIlroy to win Sportsman of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! Read article in full 🔗 ⬇️ /1

🎯 “He became the youngest PDC World champion at 17 years and 347 days, defeating Michael van Gerwen in a year that went strength to strength” - Dicken Richards 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for Luke Littler to win Sportsman of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! Read via 🔗 below /1

❤️ “That’s the thing with Leah Williamson – she doesn’t stop dreaming” - Joseph Saunders 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for Leah Williamson to win Sportswoman of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! Read via link in next post 🔗 /1

🏉 “Ellie’s efforts in the Rugby World Cup have captured the public imagination, and catapulted her to superstardom” - James Bools 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for Ellie Kildunne to win Sportswoman of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! Read in full, link below 🔗 /1

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 “Under the weight of club and country, she has proven herself as a player and a role model, determined to win and continuously improve” - Daisy Redhead 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for Chloe Kelly to win Sportswoman of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! 🔗 link in next post ⬇️ /1

🥈 “An inspiration to all young sportspeople… showing that you don’t have to abandon education in order to achieve sporting glory” - Mikhail Shklover 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for Amy Hunt to win Sportswoman of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! Link below 🔗 /1

🥊 “She has faced challenges since the day she put on her gloves… Her accomplishments this year have put her at the top” - Dylan McLaren 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for Caroline Dubois to win Sportswoman of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! 🔗 in next tweet /1

A note for sports: Bluesky’s engagement rate was x10 higher than X’s across a sampling of identical posts made on both platforms by @rapsheet.bsky.social (sharing with permission) Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.

⏰ It’s time to get your nominations in for the SJA Sport for Change Award… which organisations, big or small, deserve recognition for their game-changing efforts? 🏆 Since 2018, the SJA and @connectsport.bsky.social have been celebrating this important work. Tell us who should win this year! /1

72 new sport media jobs posted here in the last 15 days. Please encourage anyone looking for opportunities in the industry to browse my timeline. DMs open for any relevant new vacancy you want to share.

Episode two of our Black History Month mini-series with Channel 4 sports news correspondent and @blakademik_productions founder Jordan Jarrett-Bryan is out NOW on all podcasting platforms 🎙 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J11N... ✨ #HTBAJ #CoolestDisabled #Podcast

⏳ 2 weeks to go until the deadline for the annual AIPS Sport Media Awards… Writing, Photography, Video and Audio categories, plus Young Reporters Under 30 section Free to enter, with money prizes and scholarships on offer #sportsmedia #sportsjournalism #AIPSawards

🌹 “When the Red Roses won… there was jubilation accompanied, perhaps, by a collective sigh of relief” - Liv Franks 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for the #RedRoses to win Team of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! Read the article in full (link in next post) /1

🦁 “This is a team with grit etched into their shirts…. a team that picked their mantra and stuck to it” - Alice Jackson 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for the #Lionesses to win Team of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! Read article in full (link in next tweet) /1

⚽️ “For a club that helped shape the modern women’s game, this was as much restoration as victory” - Amelie Claydon 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for Arsenal Women to win Team of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! Read the article (link in next post) /1

⛳️ “Winning an away #RyderCup…. demands unity, resilience, and an unwavering belief” - Izzy Gilligan 🇬🇧🏆 The case has been made for Team Europe to win Team of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 2025! Read the article (link in next post) /1

📢 Calling all SJA members! 🗳️ You have ONE WEEK left to vote for the big 3 prizes on offer at the 77th annual SJA British Sports Awards 🇬🇧🏆 🤔 Who should be named the UK’s Sportsman, Sportswoman and Team of the Year for 2025? Let us know! 👉 www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/awards-news/... #SJA2025

🇬🇧🏆 The SJA British Sports Awards are back, for their 77th edition, honouring the high achievers and history-makers from across the country 📣 We’re proud to announce that the Awards are returning to Sky Sports - follow live on screen and on social media on Tues 11 November /1

NEW: It’s that time once again to celebrate the amazing UK-based organisations making social impact through sports - here we go with the eighth edition of the SJA Sport for Change Award, in association with @connectsport.bsky.social 🫵 And we need YOU! The nominations window is open… /1

NEW: Several renowned sports journalists in contention for prestigious @bookieprize.bsky.social as longlist of 15 books is announced 📚 🏆 Along with the coveted trophy, there is also a £30,000 prize for the winner… #WHSBOTY #sportsmedia #sportsjournalism

NEW: Jon Mulkeen has worked in #sportsmedia for more than 20 years and is currently out in Tokyo for the #WorldAthleticsChamps, overseeing editorial for the international governing body. He's also out as #LGBTQ, and in the latest 'Our Stories in Sport' Q&A, he shares his journey... 🏳️‍🌈 #WCHTokyo25

To mark the debut of women’s football in #FM26, SJA committee member Carrie Brown recently chaired a panel of fellow #sportsmedia professionals. Mina Ibrahim, Ayisha Gulati and Suzy Wrack believe the management sim’s big move is a special moment…

⚽️ A new chapter in Football Manager history… At SOOO London, Carrie Brown convened a panel titled “The Scouting Report” with Mina Ibrahim, Ayisha Gulati and Suzy Wrack to discuss the debut of women’s football in the greatest management sim of all time 🙌 #FM26 #sportsmedia

🚨 HEADS UP! A special #sportsmedia event is happening in London this Friday, 12 September… ⚽️ “The Scouting Report” is a live conversation about the arrival of women’s football in #FM26 and much more! Entry at SOOO London is free, with the SJA panel running from 4pm to 5pm.

📌 IOC welcomes three new directors 🔹Jan Paterson has been named as Chief of Staff in the Cabinet of the President 🔹James Pearce has taken up the role of Chief Communications Advisor to the President 🔹Julien Baehni will join on 1 January as Human Resources Director www.olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc...

Throughout the Seventies and early Eighties, Gerry Harrison - who has died aged 89 - was the voice of football for ITV Anglia viewers. The SJA’s Philip Barker looks back on Harrison’s broadcasting career, with help from Tony Jones… #footballmedia