The Sports Journalist Association awards took place tonight. Awards were divvied out in a range of categories.#
The blue riband award - Sports Journalist of the Year was won by Matt Lawton of the Daily Mail.
The football writer of the year went to the Guardian's Daniel Taylor (who spoke to us about his book 'I Believe in Miracles' on Nottingham Forest's absurd rise in the late 1970s), while Feature writer of the year went to David Walsh of the Sunday Times.
Commentator of the year was handed to Martin Tyler, with Clive Tylesdley and John Hunt (Radio 5 Live horse racing announcer).
The photos of the year produced some beauts, notably this phenomenal effort from Carl Recine of Action Images. This picture won Recine the Sports Picture of the Year gong.
First award is to Carl Recine of @ActionImages for Sports Picture of the year with this punchy image #SJA2015 pic.twitter.com/ndu7IshMgM
— Sports Journalists (@SportSJA) February 22, 2016
The Football picture of the year by John Sibley, also of Action Images, was from a League game between Crystal Palace and Arsenal.
#SJA2015 Football Picture is won by John Sibley of @ActionImages. H/c to Richard Heathcote + Kirsty Wigglesworth pic.twitter.com/YTLvyX3dJ9
— Sports Journalists (@SportSJA) February 22, 2016
The Rugby World Cup award went to Andrew Boyers, also of, you guessed it, Action Images.
#SJA2015 @andrewjboyers from @ActionImages wins Rugby World Cup portfolio with pictures like this @btsport pic.twitter.com/5yPbw8Q6kV
— Sports Journalists (@SportSJA) February 22, 2016
Getty Sport's Alan Crowhurst won the overall sports photographer of the year award.
Alan Crowhurst of @GettySport won Specialist Sports Portfolio with a set of racing images like this #SJA2015 pic.twitter.com/OUNIOn2F0s
— Sports Journalists (@SportSJA) February 22, 2016
