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David Coverdale
7 years
Here’s Cameron Bancroft appearing to put sugar in his pocket against England in January...
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1 year
3.30am at the World Snooker Championship afterparty and Mark Selby gets the DJ to play We Are The Champions in tribute to Luca Brecel. Brecel even cheekily sings ‘no time for losers’ to Selby, who sees the funny side. Great scenes.
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10 months
Kevin Sinfield completes his seventh ultramarathon in seven days on The Mall #7in7in7
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10 months
🎥 Kevin Sinfield arrives at York Minster after completing his first of seven ultramarathons in seven days. #7in7in7
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1 year
Great moment late last night as Mark Selby and Luca Brecel partied together following their final. Selby even got the DJ to play ‘We Are The Champions’ for Brecel.
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2 years
The head of Great Britain’s Olympic cycling programme, Sara Symington, has signed a letter calling for a rule change that would prevent transgender rider Emma Bridges racing in women’s events.
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5 years
Sheffield United midfielder Paul Coutts looked like he enjoyed last night's promotion party... Sat in the front row of Trump v Ding, had a swig of the ref's water, nearly fell asleep, staggered out after one frame, not seen again.
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2 years
Kalvin Phillips still signing autographs and posing for selfies with dozens of fans 90 minutes after a 3-0 defeat. Great to see. #lufc
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4 years
Chelsea v Leeds tomorrow. A reminder the 1970 FA Cup final replay was the fifth most-watched TV broadcast in UK history 🤯 #lufc
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2 years
UK Athletics confirm they will now also ban transgender women from competing in the female category, in line with the new policy of World Athletics. They have been assured the 'sporting exemption in the Equality Act 2010 applies to the Gender Recognition Act 2004'.
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British Athletics
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UKA has published a principle statement on Transgender Eligibility in Athletics in the United Kingdom. @EnglandAthletic @WelshAthletics @AthleticsNI @scotathletics
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6 years
🙋🏼‍♂️ @alanshearer
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2 years
1.6million people watched England’s winning moment of the T20 World Cup final on Channel 4 yesterday.
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2 months
George Mills 🤝 Danny Mills
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3 years
Exclusive interview with Hull City’s owner-in-waiting @acunilicali on: 🐯 Why he wanted to buy #hcafc 🦊 Hopes of breaking into the EPL top six and emulating Leicester 🇹🇷 Plans to take fans to Turkey on holiday 📺 Being called the Turkish Simon Cowell
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5 years
A timely reminder of what Paul Ferris, who was on Alan Shearer’s #nufc backroom staff, said about Michael Owen in his book last year...
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David Coverdale
7 years
Paul Ferris on Michael Owen in The Boy on the Shed. #nufc
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7 years
Jamaal Lascelles on fight with Mo Diame: "I just didn't like what I saw. I don't care who I upset. If we fall out, we fall out. If it comes to blows, it comes to blows. I've got to do my job and that's why I wear the armband." #NUFC #PremierLeagueShow
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David Coverdale
2 years
More fans at yesterday’s Rugby League World Cup final (67,502) than today’s Fifa World Cup opener (67,372)…
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3 years
Tom Daley must have thought this moment would never come. Absolutely brilliant and what a debut by Matty Lee. #TeamGB #Olympics
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David Coverdale
5 years
INTERVIEW: #Boro coach Leo Percovich opens up for the first time about his grief following the tragic accident which took the life of his two daughters. It is a heart-breaking story but he is an incredible man and it was a privilege to be in his company.
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Had the pleasure of sitting down with Rob Burrow for my first interview at the Mail. I will always remember his closing remarks… ‘This is big and I might not be able to fight it, but I’ll certainly be swinging’. He did that all right. 💙
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5 years
Gary Lineker just described Ben Stokes as the "main award winner"... Whoops.
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4 years
Bit late on this, but Ben Foster’s anecdote about Tony Pulis on Peter Crouch’s podcast is priceless...
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David Coverdale
6 years
How good was @AyozePG today? Underrated and underappreciated by many. Maybe that will now change. 👉🏻🤩👈🏻
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2 years
‘When we find a cure for this horrible disease, the name of Doddie Weir will always be associated with it’ @Rob7Burrow pays a heartfelt tribute to his ‘much, much, much taller big brother’ and ‘friendly giraffe’ @MNDoddie5 in today’s @MailSport
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David Coverdale
5 years
Rafa Benitez did not know #nufc were releasing a statement today. He heard the news when a friend alerted him to the announcement. He is now seriously considering going to China.
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David Coverdale
5 years
Steve Smith just been taking the piss out of Jack Leach by putting on glasses and shadow batting left handed in the middle of the team huddle.
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David Coverdale
4 years
Sources close to the Saudis say Ashley tried to 'significantly renegotiate' the £300m deal at the last minute. One of the reasons why they have pulled out today, as well as losing patience with the Premier League. #nufc
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6 years
On England duty, Jordan Pickford was asked about his diet and which foods were his favourite. Cheesy chips? “That's only when we get to Wembley, isn't it?” You can take the boy out of Sunderland...
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David Coverdale
7 years
That was an incredible moment earlier with Grant Leadbitter after he scored his penalty. He jogged over to the touchline, near the dugouts, and kissed his hand and planted it on the turf on the very spot his dad Brian's ashes were buried in 2008.
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David Coverdale
2 years
Story from earlier as #lufc urge fans to change the lyrics of their chant for Wilfried Gnonto. Kick It Out have contacted the club and say the song 'perpetuates a racial stereotype' which is 'harmful and offensive'.
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2 years
The Princess of Wales meets the England and Papua New Guinea teams ahead of this #RLWC2021 quarter-final at the DW Stadium.
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2 months
🕺🏻 The gold medal-winning French team have just gone and performed a choreographed dance routine to Will Smith’s Miami… What a first day. #Paris2024 #RugbySevens
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David Coverdale
1 year
Swim England becomes the latest sports governing body to stop transgender athletes competing in the female category.
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Swim England
1 year
We have published our updated transgender and non-binary competition policy. Read the policies for each sport and check out our FAQs here ⤵️
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4 years
The main man at home with his family in Ghana. Now running two hotels in his home country after previously owning a football club there. But spending most of his time on the golf course.
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2 years
Kevin Sinfield completes his fifth ultramarathon in five days in front of a huge crowd in the rain at York Minster. #Ultra7in7
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David Coverdale
6 years
. @alanshearer column on Wayne Rooney’s England farewell. ”It is an honour to play for England — England should not have to honour you.”
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9 years
Sam Allardyce asked to put #safc 's December into words. His answer: "Shite"
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David Coverdale
6 years
Belgium 0-0 Portugal. Hosts were poor. Boos at full-time. Kompany taken off after 54 minutes with suspected injury. Belgium have failed to beat any side inside top 40 of Fifa's rankings since Martinez took charge.
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1 year
🗣️ ‘I want people like me to know there is a space for them in sports’ Interview with @SportsOrla on the challenges she has had to overcome on her way to becoming TNT Sports’ new face of Friday night Premiership Rugby. ✍️
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7 years
The moment #nufc discover they have won the Championship.
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6 years
Lascelles on Rafa: “I can’t reiterate enough how important he is. Since he has been here, promotion, finishing tenth - everybody loves him. I don’t know what is holding the club back. But we all know what we want and, for me, I’d make him the happiest man here if possible.” #nufc
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David Coverdale
7 years
Strong statement from the Gallowgate. #nufc
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1 year
Spirit of cricket? A week after the row at Lord’s, another dead ball controversy in the Yorkshire Premier League North today, as a player is run out on his way to congratulating his team-mate’s 50…
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David Coverdale
5 years
Statement from the Bin Zayed Group. #nufc
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The Sun Football ⚽
5 years
Newcastle takeover close to completion with ‘terms agreed’
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6 years
. @alanshearer on Mike Ashley's holiday incentive: "If I was a player at that team dinner on Wednesday and he offered me that, I would have told him to shove it where the sun doesn’t shine." More from Shearer on #nufc here:
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5 years
Luke O’Nien: “The police asked if I wanted to press charges but that’s just football...” #safc
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5 years
“What the hell is going on at #nufc ?” @alanshearer pulls no punches in today’s column.
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David Coverdale
4 years
Mad story, this. Academy director leaves after academy player’s mum complains about the academy - overseen by her husband, the academy director. Only at #nufc
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Craig Hope
4 years
Exclusive: NUFC academy director Joe Joyce is stood down from role after his wife raises dispute with club over treatment of their son while he played for Under-18s. Steve Harper is now interim academy boss, meaning Steve Bruce has lost a first-team coach.
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David Coverdale
2 years
Princess of Wales on her way to Wigan...
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Rugby Football League
2 years
🤝 The Rugby Football League, @England_RL and @RLWC2021 are honoured that the Princess of Wales ( @KensingtonRoyal ) will attend the DW Stadium this Saturday (November 5)...
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David Coverdale
12 years
Mo doing Bolt's pose. Bolt doing Mo's. It doesn't get much better than that. http://t.co/EsQH7us4
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5 years
Matt Ritchie was sat in the row in front of me during that. Showed the same passion as he does on the pitch. Kicked every ball and was barking orders at the players. Great to see. #nufc
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David Coverdale
7 years
Paul Ferris on Michael Owen in The Boy on the Shed. #nufc
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6 years
Thibaut Courtois on Jordan Pickford's attempt to save Adnan Januzaj's shot: "The goalkeeper is 10cm smaller than me. I think I would have caught the ball. He was too busy throwing his legs in the air."
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David Coverdale
4 years
Exclusive: EFL hire Nationwide Pathology to carry out coronavirus testing in Championship - but clubs will have to pay for it. Also detail that #lufc ordered their own testing machine (not just for Covid) before league-wide programme was sorted.
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David Coverdale
5 years
This is how close Leeds came to signing Dan James in January before he joined #mufc in the summer... His deadline-day saga makes for extraordinary TV in the third episode of #lufc ’s Amazon docu-series Take Us Home.
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5 years
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Say what you like about Mike Ashley, but his name was much easier to write in copy than Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan...
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4 months
🔴 Nottingham Forest have become the first Premier League club to launch an elite-level netball team as part of 'major plans to develop a multi-sport model'. #nffc 🔴 Nottingham Forest Netball will play in a revamped Netball Super League next year.
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David Coverdale
5 years
Brighton ready to break their club record to sign Adam Webster from Bristol City for £25m. He would be a replacement for Lewis Dunk, who Leicester want as a replacement for Harry Maguire. The move could also see Ciaran Clark going to Bristol City as Webster’s replacement!
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8 years
We have our FIRST Olympic diving gold medal! Incredible stuff from @JackLaugher and @ChrisMears93 in the Rio rain. #Rio2016
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6 years
Breaking: Marcelo Bielsa admits #lufc have spied on all of their opponents this season.
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7 years
Says a lot about David Warner that he has just released a statement on social media while Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft have fronted up in front of the cameras.
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6 years
Good quotes from Rafa Benitez at the weekend: "To finish eighth or 15th doesn’t change my life. I like to win trophies, not to finish tenth. " #nufc
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2 years
Javi Gracia cannot take #lufc training as he waits for a work permit and is in a race against time to be cleared in time for Saturday. Situation complicated by the fact Gracia doesn't automatically meet criteria for work permit under post-Brexit rules.
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4 years
@CraigHope_DM Happy anniversary.
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Over Under Initiative
9 years
That escalated quickly. #NUFC
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3 years
Just finished 21km with Sir Kev. He’s at the halfway mark of his 101-mile run. #TheExtraMile Sponsor him here:
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🗣️ 'We wouldn’t force someone with a drug addiction to work somewhere with wall-to-wall advertising of the dealer's number. Why isn’t it the same for gambling?’ ❌ #nufc urged to support Sandro Tonali by removing gambling ads at St James' Park Story 👇
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7 years
Rafa with Mikel Merino’s dad’s junior team, who have come to watch #nufc train.
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6 years
Wes Brown on the pitch as a 'Fifa legend'...
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7 years
Favourite quote from @GHoneyman10 : "I heard the fans sing my name for the first time at Wolves away earlier this month. It was only about 20 seconds but it was one of the best feelings I’ve ever had." #safc
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Joe Root, Adil Rashid and David Willey all at @YorkshireCCC media day in glorious Headingley sunshine. Willey confirms he has pulled out of this year’s IPL as he awaits the birth of his second child. He was due to play for Chennai Super Kings. #OneRose #Yellove
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David Coverdale
1 year
Happy 9⃣0⃣th birthday to the legend that is Dickie Bird
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David Coverdale
7 years
Shearer: "Benitez has them up in seventh place. Imagine what he could be doing with some serious financial backing." #nufc
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David Coverdale
3 years
Kevin Durant's #USA beat France 87-82 to win men's basketball #gold again. It's the USA's seventh Olympic title out of eight since NBA players were first allowed in 1992.
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5 years
FT: Sheff Utd 1-1 Millwall. Chris WIlder is on the pitch confronting referee David Webb. Massive opportunity missed. Over to you Leeds. #twitterblades #lufc
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David Coverdale
2 years
David Beckham bows to the Queen after queuing for 13 hours…
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7 years
#safc 's last programme of the season - and it's brilliant.
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‘None of us know what twists and turns our journey in life will take, so make sure you enjoy the special moments when they are in front of you.’ @Rob7Burrow ’s message to @leedsrhinos ahead of the Grand Final with St Helens. Read full interview here:
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1 year
Colleagues @kierangill_DM and @chris_sutton73 on what #lufc can expect from Daniel Farke.
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Surrey v Essex in the T20 Blast on June 21... could be the first domestic sport played out in front of a full house.
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7 years
Paul Ferris on why Michael Owen didn't play v Fulham in penultimate match of 2008-09: "Michael didn’t want to risk his groin because he was out of contract in the summer and was saying, ‘I’ll not get a contract at another club if I’m injured'." #nufc
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3 years
Tim Paine texts…
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7 years
Incredible stat on @AyozePG . #nufc in the PL when he has started this season: P21 W8 D7 L6. #nufc in the PL when he hasn’t started this season: P10 W1 D1 L8.
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David Coverdale
8 years
. @alanshearer column: Getting Harry Kane to take corners is like asking Lewis Hamilton to change his own tyres.
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David Coverdale
5 years
My time with @SunSport ends with an FA Cup shock... two North-East teams still in the draw after third-round weekend! In 6½ years covering #nufc , #boro & #safc , I've seen 20 managers, 4 relegations, 4 Wembley final defeats & 0 major trophies - but it's been an incredible job.
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David Coverdale
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This legend is the @ofk_1996 kit man, Bengt-Uno Nilsson, or Vafflan (Waffle) as he is known to everyone at #ofk . Tomorrow his club will be playing the team he has supported since 1979 - Arsenal. #afc
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David Coverdale
7 years
Chris Coleman came across well on @bbcnewcastle #totalsport tonight. But this caller stole the show... 🍻🍻 #safc
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1 year
🎬 Athletics is to get the Netflix treatment with filming underway for a behind-the-scenes documentary on the world’s best sprinters. A camera crew have been following track and field stars this season with Dina Asher-Smith set to feature in the series.
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4 years
This definitely seems scripted/fake. Don't recognise the voices of the 'pundits', who sound like (bad) actors.
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