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Lauren Fleshman’s ‘Good for a Girl’ wins William Hill SBOTY2023 award 

SBC News Lauren Fleshman’s ‘Good for a Girl’ wins William Hill SBOTY2023 award 

“Good for a Girl: My Life Running in a Man’s World” – the memoir of US athlete/coach Lauren Fleshman has won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award (#SBOTY2023). Fleshman becomes the 36th winner of the William Hill SBOTY prize, recognised as the highest accolade for sports writing in English literature. “The announcement makes history as it is …

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Unsung hero Beryl Burton wins William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize

SBC News Unsung hero Beryl Burton wins William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize

The memoir of Beryl Burton has been crowned as the 34th winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize (#SBOTY2022) – the most valuable literary award for sports writing.  Yesterday at BAFTA HQ, William Hill judges announced “Beryl Burton: In Search of Britain’s Greatest Athlete” as the winner of SBOTY 2022 prize, coming top of five finalists …

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Rodchenkov Russian doping expose wins William Hill SBOTY2020 award

SBC News Rodchenkov Russian doping expose wins William Hill SBOTY2020 award

‘The Rodchenkov Affair’, a riveting account of Russia’s state-backed doping programme by whistleblower Dr Grigory Rodchenkov, has won William Hill’s ‘Sports Book of the Year’ (#SBOTY2020) award. William Hill’s judging panel, chaired by The Times sports journalist Alyson Rudd, stated that there was “simply no contest for the top honour given the stunning revelations, captivating narrative and far-reaching effects of …

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Duncan Hamilton becomes first three time winner of William Hill SBOTY award

SBC News Duncan Hamilton becomes first three time winner of William Hill SBOTY award

Duncan Hamilton has become the first author to win three William Hill ‘Sports Book of the Year’ (SBOTY) awards, as judges recognised his biography of cricket correspondent Neville Cardus as 2019’s best sports literature. Yesterday at London’s Horseguards Hotel, William Hill judges presented Hamilton with his third SBOTY award, having previously won in 2007 for ‘Provided You Don’t Kiss Me’ and …

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William Hill announces SBOTY2019 finalists

SBC News William Hill announces SBOTY2019 finalists

William Hill has announced the ‘final six’ books and authors that will compete for its ‘Sports Book of the Year’ (SBOTY2019) heritage award, a prize recognised as the most prestigious accolade in English sports literature. The bookmaker’s judging panel, which this year is led by The Times lead football journalist and author Alysson Rudd, has narrowed SBOTY2019’s initial longlist of …

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William Hill publishes longlist for SBOTY2019 awards

SBC News William Hill publishes longlist for SBOTY2019 awards

William Hill has announced the fourteen contenders which will make up the long list for its 31st ‘Sports Book of the Year Award’ (SBOTY2019). The award, considered to be the bookmaker’s legacy competition, is regarded as the most prestigious prize in English sports literature. This year’s longlist has been whittled down from 151 submissions and sees acclaimed SBOTY past winners …

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William Hill announces long-list for 30th SBOTY award

SBC News William Hill announces long-list for 30th SBOTY award

William Hill has announced the long-list of contenders for its 30th ‘Sports Book of the Year Award’, considered the most prestigious prize in English sports literature. The UK bookmaker announces the 17 sports books and authors that have made its ‘2018 SBOTY long list’, a diverse mix which includes novels, diaries, autobiographies, exposes of sports biggest stars and gonzo journalism. …

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William Hill announces 2015 ‘Sports Book of the Year’ shortlist

SBC News William Hill announces 2015 ‘Sports Book of the Year' shortlist

William Hill has announced the six books that will compete for its £27,000 ‘Sports Book of the Year Award’ at BAFTA London on the 27 November. The shortlist sees Guardian journalist Donald McRae aiming to win the literary prize for a record third time with boxing biography ‘Man’s World’: The Double Life of Emile Griffith. McRae won previously in 1996 …

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