Matt Majendie is sports correspondent for The Standard, covering Formula 1, tennis, the Olympic Games, golf, boxing and athletics among others. Twice nominated for the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards, his first book Nazaré, Life and Death with the Big Wave Surfers is on the longlist for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year....
Matt Majendie is sports correspondent for The Standard, covering Formula 1, tennis, the Olympic Games, golf, boxing and athletics among others. Twice nominated for the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards, his first book Nazaré, Life and Death with the Big Wave Surfers is on the longlist for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year.
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Exclusive interview as brothers look for Festival winner
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