Rick Broadbent

Thanks Simon. Seems a lifetime ago that one.

This age of extreme nihilism threatens us all Charlie Kirk gunman appears to have roots in foetid online communities where users can’t cope with their atomised lives

Great writer, thoughtful piece.

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Ricky Hatton up there with Cooper and Bruno as Britain’s best loved boxer Las Vegas nights when legions of fans would invade Paradise, Nevada, coalesced into a gilded pomp before courageous defeats by Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao

Ricky Hatton up there with Cooper and Bruno as Britain’s best loved boxer

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Say what you like, it’s #YorkshireDay so watch ‘Kes’, listen to Pulp and read ‘Now Then: the story of Yorkshire’ (or anything by Tony Harrison) www.amazon.co.uk/Now-Then-Bio...

Ozzy Osbourne, working-class wild man who changed the sound of rock The Birmingham-born singer was beloved for his everyman appeal as much as his solo music, albums with Black Sabbath and antics on and off stage

Best thing I’ve read on #Ozzy - by @willhodgkinson.bsky.social

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ORGREAVE INQUIRY ANNOUNCED!

The government have announced an inquiry will take place into Orgreave. Please see and share our press release. otjc.org.uk/orgreave-tru...

Quality marriage guidance

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‘The boys got sex. I got poetry’: what Britpop was like for women Oasis are back, along with a wave of Nineties nostalgia. But was Britpop as much fun for the women in bands as it was for the blokes? We asked the lead singers of Lush, Sleeper and Echobelly

‘The boys got sex. I got poetry’: what Britpop was like for women

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Night Train - Thom Jones
Island of Longing - Anne Griffin
James - Percival Everett

Three finals, three days, 212,000 fans — joy and despair on Wembley Way Rick Broadbent spent the Bank Holiday weekend at Wembley to experience the highs, lows, weird and wonderful festival of football that is the play-off finals

“A different kind of loyalty” - spoke to a rocker, author, player, owner and die-hards about the brilliant trudge of play-off dreams #safc #twitterblades #afcw #cafc #lofc #walsallfc

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Premier League is full of navel-gazing, VAR, tiny shin pads, tourists, teams beginning with B and four-hour analysis shows, but guess the prospect of beating Man Utd (looks pretty simple) is a silver lining. #lufc

John Curtis: The Voice of New Road - Worcestershire CCC Worcestershire County Cricket Club are mourning the passing of legendary Club Reporter John Curtis, a journalist, storyteller, and lifelong Pears supporter whose tireless dedication and passion for th...

So sorry to read this. A very funny and friendly presence in many a press box. RIP John

The real boxing world behind A Thousand Blows — in pictures As the drama puts Victorian London’s illegal fights in the spotlight, we delve into the Times archive to chart some of the sport’s history-makers

Some evocative stuff here

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Terrible title, brilliant tv. Best thing I’ve seen since The Flashing Blade

In which you can read Brough Scott’s Gold Cup report - in his 80s now but still a lovely writer and the sharpest, best-connected and most generous of colleagues.

The Cold War murder of our star reporter — solved after 48 years David Holden, the Sunday Times chief foreign correspondent, was assassinated hours after landing in Cairo in 1977. At last we can reveal who did it and why

This is some yarn…

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Marc Marquez mojo back after four-year funk, 132 crashes and million tears Spain’s six-times MotoGP champion in the Ducati hot seat and ready to stake new claim to world title after giving up £15m salary last year to ride for satellite team

For those bored of Prem League footballers with the pain threshold of wimpy gnat, try Marc Marquez. Interview with a genius

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Emma Raducanu, Monica Seles and the sinister side of success The tennis player’s distress at the Dubai Open is a stark reminder of the dangers elite female athletes encounter. And it’s not an isolated case

Emma Raducanu, Monica Seles and the sinister side of success

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Agree with the first bit but not the second. Happy days though.

Well done, Stu. Look forward to it 👏

Matt Hudson-Smith: I’m ready to break the 43-second barrier The 30-year-old is using the disappointment of Olympic 400m silver in Paris as fuel to break new ground in Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track

Always a pleasure to talk to Matt Hudson-Smith, but doesn’t look like he’s ever going to watch ‘Chariots of Fire’

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Sam Moore, Half of Dynamic Soul Duo Sam & Dave, Is Dead at 89 Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”

Sam Moore, the tenor half of the scorching soul duo Sam & Dave — known for indelible hits like “Soul Man” — has died at 89.

I read that, Don and missed it was your daughter. Congrats to her. A great publication to be in.

New pix - ta v much

major challenge the RL campaign has is it has been subsumed by very big picture religion v sexuality arguments. But the fundamental point of the campaign is that men’s football is seriously lagging on the trends of British society when it comes to gay representation, inclusion and safety.

Finally, for the first time, an FA Cup 3rd round tie to get excited about. Leeds v Harrogate, Harry Ramsden’s v Betty’s, waifs v Stray, posh v Batts. Biggest thing to happen in Harrogate since Agatha Christie went awol…

Alex Yee: It’s cool to show a bit of personality. We’re not robots Triathlon hero of Paris on how his gold medal-winning performance fell below his own standards and the reaction to his Cole Palmer celebration

Nice to talk to Alex Yee about lacking a killer instinct and his best form in Paris. Still, four Olympic medals ain’t bad…

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Today is thst darkest of anniversaries, 13 years since I took a call from the desk asking me to check out a report that Gary Speed, the football hero, my friend, was dead. I’ll never forget that morning.
My thoughts are with those closest to him on this awful anniversary.
Talk to someone.

Thanks to all who came to Sheffield and Leeds last week. Thrilled ‘Now Then - the story of Yorkshire’ is a paperback of the year

Anger and disillusion: toll of losing to cheats in ‘dirtiest race in history’ As fifth athlete from 2012 women’s 1,500m Olympic final receives a drug ban, three of the clean runners that day share the lasting mental toll of having career hurt by dopers

First post on here. On the innocent victims of cheats…

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