Jonathan Liew again named columnist of the year as SJAs honour Rob Burrow

The Guardian’s Jonathan Liew was named sports writer of the year for a second successive time at the British Sports Journalism Awards on Monday night to crown an outstanding 12 months for the paper’s chief sports columnist.

Liew, who joined the Guardian in 2019, collected the John Bromley Trophy at the Westminster Park Plaza event where broadcaster Piers Morgan was among the winners and Ally McCoist was one of the most popular winners on the night.

Morgan collected his scoop of the year award for his interview with Cristiano Ronaldo which precipitated the footballer’s exit from Manchester United. He quipped that “until yesterday evening [the player] was the most iconic No 7 in Manchester United history.”

McCoist collected the gong for pundit of the year and after saying “the competition was fierce” couldn’t resist another dig at United’s travails by stating: “I don’t think Roy [Keane] has had a worse 24 hours.”

You continue to inspire us every single day @Rob7Burrow. Television Documentary of the Year tonight went to @BBCBreakfast's Rob Burrow: Living With MND programme. Keep on smiling Rob!