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Clive White RIP
The FWA is saddened to learn that another of our dear friends, Clive White, has passed away. On the same day that Vikki Orvice lost her battle with cancer, we heard that Clive, who was an extremely popular and friendly colleague on the football and tennis circuits, had also succumbed to the illness. He passed away peacefully at his daughter Chloe's home.Tags: CLIVE WHITE, Paul Newman
Tributes flow for Vikki Orvice
Tributes have been flooding social media after Vikki Orvice, FWA vice-chair and The Sun sportswriter, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 56.Her husband Ian Ridley, one of our most esteemed members and a fine sportswriter in his own right, announced on the morning of February 6th that Vikki had finally succumbed after a long battle with cancer.
Tags: Anna Kessel, ian ridley, Jacqui Oatley, Steven Howard, Tributes, Vikki Orvice
Vikki Orvice’s legacy – Sun Scholarship scheme
The Sun are launching a scholarship scheme for aspiring female sportswriters in honour of Vikki Orvice, who passed away on Wednesday.
Vikki was the Sun's athletics correspondent and also covered football for the paper, having become the first female sports journalist to be employed by a tabloid newspaper in 1995.
Tags: Scholarship, The Sun, Vikki Orvice, Women in Football, Women Sportswriter
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