The Guardian triumphed in three major categories at this year’s Sports Journalists’ Association awards and also won six silver and bronze accolades.
Marina Hyde won both sports writer of the year and sports columnist of the year, becoming the first woman to be named sports writer of the year in the awards’ 43-year history. Barney Ronay, the Guardian’s chief sports writer, also won football journalist of the year.
Marina was commended for her regular contributions to the Guardian’s sport pages, including the Women’s World Cup, her piece on Tiger Woods’ win at the Masters and Theresa May’s decision to knight Geoffrey Boycott.
Barney was honoured for his reporting on Liverpool’s comeback against Barcelona, sportswashing in European football and the racist abuse suffered by England players in Bulgaria.
Several Guardian journalists also picked up silver and bronze awards across a number of categories, including:
Jonathan Liew for sports columnist of the year (silver)
Donald McRae for sports feature writer of the year (silver)
David Conn for sports news reporter of the year (silver)
Andy Bull for cricket journalist of the year (bronze)
Ali Martin for sports scoop of the year (bronze): Alex Hales banned for recreational drug use
The Guardian for sports website of the year (bronze)
A full list of the winners can be found here.
