GAME ON: Sports media no longer a man’s world


The STAR's Rajes Paul (right) received the best sportswriter award from Sports and Youth minister Khairy Jamaluddin in KL last year. - BERNAMA

WHEN I became a sports journalist 18 years ago, a few male colleague took a bet: that I would leave the job as soon as I got married.

They lost the bet because I’m still here – older and with lots of grey hair, but still pounding away on the keyboard.

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