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Mary Earps’ book furore illustrates how women’s football fandom can turn toxic | Jonathan Liew Fallout from the goalkeeper’s autobiography a reminder of the danger inherent in sport becoming a disposable human drama “Why do you write like you’re running out of time? Write day and night like you’re running out of time Every day you fight, like you’re running out of time Keep on fighting in the meantime …” Hamilton (2015) But let’s leave Mary Earps to one side for a moment. Let’s leave Hannah Hampton and Sarina Wiegman and Sonia Bompastor, and who did what, who said it when. Let’s talk about you. How do you feel you’ve conducted yourself during the past few days? How would you rate your words and actions? To what extent do they stack up against your own personal morals and values? Continue reading...

Mary Earps’ book furore illustrates how women’s football fandom can turn toxic | Jonathan Liew

Hoping this means all short socks, all the time. Or even better: can you get Birkenstocks with cleats?

There is huge market share for the Lib Dem’s to run with the motto of “enough of this American nonsense let’s be sensible British people
Again” and not sure anyone’s weird arguments that specific voters should be chased is needed at all.

The first paragraph of this made me laugh in an inappropriate for the office kind of way. And I vigorously agree with the rest of it.

imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.

If someone who doesn’t ride for UAE could win a stage from the break at some point that would increase my ever flagging interest in this race exponentially #lavuelta25

It's far from the main point and miles from its main impact, but there's a huge and lucrative chunk of the podcast market that owes its very existence to In Our Time. I hope it continues.

Obsessed that they announced this in the middle of a three week Grand Tour that HE IS RIDING FOR THEM

My favourite thing, of several (and not least my fantasy team), about Jonas winning stages is that we get his relateably boring celebration video #LaVuelta25

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We're not talking enough about how hard the Lotto @lavuelta.bsky.social kits slaps #lavuelta

21. The Great Fire: London’s Burning (Ep 1) Journey Through Time · Episode

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Part one of a two parter. Anyone who doesn't want to hear David Olusoga telling the story of the Great Fire of London is objectively unwell, imho.

And, for me at least, the flipside of this is definitely true - any airport you associate with arriving at a great holiday gets bonus points even if it's an absolutely binfire by any objective measure.

Whether it's objectively good or I just associate it with like 90% of my happiest childhood memories I can't honestly say but: Orlando International

There’s nothing about this kid that I don’t love

I love watching Matty Brennan sprint so much #TourdePologne

No one cares about women's sport...

Cannot stop thinking about the sheer chutzpah of saying 'yeah, I'm gonna win the Tour in my first season on the road in years, why not' and then actually doing it

Wish I had 10% of the commitment to my job that Chris Woakes evidently has to his. Cricket: an objectively totally mad sport.

Interesting to me that all of this nonsense is linked to two men's egos whilst their female teams just crack on. Maybe men are just too emotional for sport?

Jonas v Richie (v whatever the hell UAE end up doing in reality) has potential

Ah yes, of course, how silly of me. All the big issues of the day covered at UCI HQ

But still - gear limits and narrower handle bars yeah. Top work UCI.

The crushing inevitability of a big crash on such a stupid course is enraging #TDFF2025

Wout winning, G crossing the finish line for a last time, trying to keep one eye on the football - I’m exhausted

Me, a Wout fan, before stage 21: this has been the worst Tour I’ve watched.
Me, a Wout fan, after stage 21: THIS IS THE GREATEST TOUR I’VE WATCHED
#TDF2025

There is no one older than me in the Hommes, but G is only six weeks younger and also Welsh so if he could win today that would be excellent. (I realise this is perhaps not the most likely outcome.) #TDF2025

My entirely self centred take on Mavi Garcia winning that stage is that I’m hugely in favour of people older than me winning things in sport (also: she’s amazing and another incredible stage) #TDFF2025

Imagine how people would react if there was only full coverage of seven stages of the men’s Tour

That was so good. Anyone who thinks women’s cycling is less exciting than men’s is an actual idiot #TDFF2025