Sky Sports receives five nominations for 2026 SJA British Sports Journalism Awards

Sky Sports News' chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekol is in contention at this year's SJA Sports Journalism Awards

Sky Sports have picked up five nominations at this year's SJA British Sports Journalism awards with Kaveh Solhekol, Craig Slater, Adam Bate and Megan Wellens all in contention.

It will be the 49th annual staging of the awards, which date back to 1976 when industry legends Hugh McIlvanney and Ian Wooldridge were jointly named the inaugural winners of the SJA Sportswriter of the Year Trophy.

With the digital direction of sports media, the Sports Publisher category brings together organisations regardless of platform, format or distribution model.

There are 10 contenders for the crown, including Sky Sports and The Athletic, the most recent winners of the equivalent category for content, and Telegraph Sport and CNN Sports, both recognised for their digital publishing acumen within the last five years.

Daily Mail, ITV Sport, talkSPORT, The Guardian, Times Sport and TNT Sports complete the shortlist.

For the first time, the feature writer award is split into long-form and short-form sub-categories, while darts, F1 and tennis are among the sports represented in Specialist Correspondent.

Patrick Davison and Rob Harris are both nominated for Broadcast Journalist of the Year, while Alice Daniell and Rupa Ghelani are featured in the 'Ones to Watch - Off Air' category.

Peter Drury is in the running for Commentator of the Year, and Jamie Carragher, Nasser Hussain and Nico Rosberg and nominated in the best pundit section.

Sky Sports' coverage of Ricky Hatton's funeral has been shortlisted for Television Live Event Coverage alongside The 2025 Ryder Cup, while Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Simon Thomas are in the mix for best presenter.

SPORTS SUMMARISER

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Sky Sports chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekol explains why a move to Saudi Arabia seems most likely for Mohamed Salah...

Alex Crook - talkSPORT
Kaveh Solhekol - Sky Sports News
Matt Slater - The Athletic
Phil Buckingham - The Athletic
Phil Hay - The Athletic
Richard Hoiles - ITV Sport
Rob Harris - Sky News

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British horse racing to go on strike over betting tax rise - Tom Kershaw, The Times & Sunday Times
Christian Horner's emotional exit speech - Craig Slater/Sky Sports News
Erling Haaland signs new nine-and-a-half-year Manchester City contract - David Ornstein, The Athletic
Isak Bombshell - Craig Hope, Daily Mail
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans not allowed to attend Aston Villa game in Europa League - Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic
Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track fails - Adam Crafton, The Athletic
Thomas Tuchel's "Repulsive" Revelation - talkSPORT
Wiegman fury as Earps quits - Kathryn Batte, The Telegraph

FEATURE WRITER - SHORT-FORM

Adam Bate - Sky Sports
Chris Collyer - The Rugby Paper
Rob Maul - The Sun
Seb Stafford-Bloor - The Athletic
Siddharth Thakur - Freelance

SPECIALIST CORRESPONDENT (MIKE DICKSON TROPHY)

Brian Smith - talkSPORT
Chris McKenna - Freelance
Donald McRae - The Guardian
Megan Wellens - Sky Sports
Molly Hudson - The Times & Sunday Times
Riath Al-Samarrai - Daily Mail
Tom Kershaw - The Times & Sunday Times
Tumaini Carayol - The Guardian

SPORTS PUBLISHER

CNN Sports
Daily Mail
ITV Sport
Sky Sports
talkSPORT
Telegraph Sport
The Athletic
The Guardian
Times Sport
TNT Sports

BROADCAST JOURNALIST

Patrick Davison - Sky Sports
Rob Harris - Sky News

AUDIO PODCAST - 'ALWAYS ON'
Sky Sports Cricket Podcast - Sky Sports

COMMENTATOR

Peter Drury - Sky Sports

CONTENT CREATOR

Sanny Rudravajhala - Sky Sports contributor

ONES TO WATCH - OFF AIR

Alice Daniell - Sky Sports
Rupa Ghelani - Sky Sports

ONES TO WATCH - ON AIR

Uma Gurav - Sky Sports contributor

PRESENTER

Kelly Cates - BBC Sport / Sky Sports
Mark Chapman - BBC Sport / Sky Sports
Simon Thomas - Sky Sports

PUNDIT

Jamie Carragher - Sky Sports
Nasser Hussain - Sky Sports
Nico Rosberg - Sky Sports F1

TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY
Football, Cancer & Me - Sky Sports News

TELEVISION LIVE EVENT COVERAGE
Ricky Hatton's Funeral - Sky Sports News
The 2025 Ryder Cup - Sky Sports

TELEVISION SHOW
Monday Night Football - Sky Sports
Premier League Friday - Sky Sports News
Sunday Supplement - Sky Sports News

YOUTUBE NEWCOMER
Sky Sports - WSL Channel Sky Sports

The winners of the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards will be announced at a gala ceremony, taking place at the London Palladium on Monday, April 27, 2026.