David McArdle

Watford have sacked a manager. Is it that time of the year already?

Cool job alert:

Giant inflatable Stonehaven tennis club dome courts complaints The "world class" structure is aimed at allowing play regardless of bad weather, but blocks views.

'Someone had blundered...'
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Reckon the unions' lawyers had been reading Superleague. Plenty of boxes ticked!

R360: Nations issue international blanket ban on recruited players Rugby's leading nations come together to issue a blanket ban on R360 recruits playing internationals.

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'Abandoned' Kilchoan villagers told to travel 20 miles for hot meal Food and fuel supplies have been dwindling in the village of Kilchoan, which is in a remote part of the Highlands, since Storm Amy.

What's wrong with the ferry?
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Introducing Tarquin Cocklecarrot, the Tory PPC for Tumbleweed South.

Well, that's nice for him.

Did he take that nice walk across the Tiber?

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If he's a country music star he's only interested in whether his truck gets fixed, his dog comes home and his horse gets better

World Cup tickets: 2026 USA tournament prices, visas and security explained BBC Sport explores the issues which could make fans feel less than welcome when the World Cup takes place in the United States next year.

You could offer me free tickets,free flights and a free place to stay and I still wouldn't go www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Huge congratulations to everyone who ran the #GreatScottishRun yesterday – we hope you all had an amazing day! 🧡

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Solheim Cup: England Golf's 2030 bid needs £20m government backing Following Europe's recent Ryder Cup success, England Golf is urging the government to underwrite its bid to stage the Solheim Cup in the country for the first time, writes Iain Carter.

Went to this at Gleneagles. Hopefully by the time the UK hosts it again they'll have done something about the slow play. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/a...

By this logic, Russia should have won in Afghanistan too. Nobody ever wins in Afghanistan.

I've stopped drinking but if I hadn't I'd raise a glass to my fabulous big sister, who at the age of (ha!) sixty submitted her PhD today.

Greta Garbo?

Also "a period of hiatus." WTAF.

Super League: Leigh make official complaint over Wigan semi-final Leigh owner Derek Beaumont confirms the club have made an official complaint about their semi-final match at Wigan.

This sounds an utter debacle but you can't take somebody seriously if they use the world 'learnings.' Unless the hope to medal as a result. www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...

Whom?

How many pets can one man eat, the fat bastard?

Wiley retracts study stolen by reviewer, following Retraction Watch coverage A Wiley journal has retracted a paper more than a year after a researcher reported the work was hers and had been stolen by a reviewer for another journal. As we reported in July, Shafaq Aftab, now…

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'I know, I'll repost this on social media for likes and admiration. Even though it'll probably get people into trouble.'

I've not seen a Star Wars film.

Lady Chatterley's Lover. Oliver Reed. Oliver.

It's a pity he didn't take up sports admin when he retired from ping-pong.

Have had to stop for refreshment while driving through Flagshagshire. Trying not to make eye-contact.

In the modern university it's also important to keep a Monday Jumper at work, for that three-hour spell after they turn the heating back on and your room goes from fridge to furnace.

Disguise your can of WD40 as a mouse. You're welcome.

Fiji's HIV cases surge due to bluetoothing, chemsex and needle-sharing The small South Pacific nation is facing one of the world's fastest growing HIV epidemics.

In a world full of miserable, depressing news stories this is right up there
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