HBM
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All Blacks, EmiratesTeamNZ, Eagles & F1 fan. Anti doping.
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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really good on how the US Open turned itself into pure content scroll
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
Sorry, purists: the Coachella-fication of the US Open is here to stay
Once the people’s slam, New York’s major now doubles as a lifestyle carnival where attending is no longer just about watching, but being seen watching
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
really good on how the US Open turned itself into pure content scroll
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
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‘For a man who used to love holding court, expounding his theories of marginal gains, three weeks is a long time to keep schtum…’
Rocky road ahead for Brailsford and Ineos as questions remain amid Tour doping investigation | Jeremy Whittle
Dave Brailsford was hailed as a ‘secret-weapon’ on his return to the Tour de France but an investigation into a staff member has overshadowed the team’s modest successes
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
‘For a man who used to love holding court, expounding his theories of marginal gains, three weeks is a long time to keep schtum…’
Nick Kyrgios on Jannik Sinner case:
"He's the number one in the world. Do you really believe he's going to hire a physiotherapist who carries a scalpel without a cover in his bag, accidentally cuts himself with it, and then gives him a massage without protection?"
www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis...
"He's the number one in the world. Do you really believe he's going to hire a physiotherapist who carries a scalpel without a cover in his bag, accidentally cuts himself with it, and then gives him a massage without protection?"
www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis...
Nick Kyrgios piles back into Jannik Sinner doping saga with furious new doubts
The Australian has once agan spoken his mind.
www.express.co.uk
May 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Nick Kyrgios on Jannik Sinner case:
"He's the number one in the world. Do you really believe he's going to hire a physiotherapist who carries a scalpel without a cover in his bag, accidentally cuts himself with it, and then gives him a massage without protection?"
www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis...
"He's the number one in the world. Do you really believe he's going to hire a physiotherapist who carries a scalpel without a cover in his bag, accidentally cuts himself with it, and then gives him a massage without protection?"
www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis...
Football 🤝 Rugby
The Premier League is set to introduce the rule which only permits captains to talk to referees about key decisions ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Premier League set to introduce rule allowing only captains to speak to referees
The rule was introduced by UEFA for the 2024 European Championship
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Football 🤝 Rugby
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Cricket: time to pay the ferryman
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...
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Cricket paying the price for being ruled by the big stick, and the big cheque | Barney Ronay
The suspension of the IPL has ramifications for the game worldwide, but it has allowed itself to be too in thrall to the Indian money machine
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Cricket: time to pay the ferryman
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...
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Lads- the Cricket episode of Bluey has just gone on iPlayer. If you have 7 minutes there isn’t a better distillation of the love of the game. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Bluey - Series 3: 47. Cricket
During a friendly game of neighbourhood cricket, the dads struggle to bowl Rusty out.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Lads- the Cricket episode of Bluey has just gone on iPlayer. If you have 7 minutes there isn’t a better distillation of the love of the game. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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as the late economist Allen Sanderson put it: “if you want to inject money into the local economy, it would be better to drop it from a helicopter than invest it in a new ballpark”. column on the facts and the fictions of New Trafford www.theguardian.com/football/202...
A new Manchester United stadium isn’t about regeneration and never will be | Jonathan Liew
If ‘New Trafford’ is such a nailed-on wealth generator, then why aren’t Ratcliffe and the Glazers funding it themselves?
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
as the late economist Allen Sanderson put it: “if you want to inject money into the local economy, it would be better to drop it from a helicopter than invest it in a new ballpark”. column on the facts and the fictions of New Trafford www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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I know this is the type of story that has many of you looking for your smallest violins but I suspect your favourite teams have been bankrolled by pay-TV money, so there are consequences to pinching this stuff.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...
DAZN, Sky bosses warn that rampant piracy threatens broadcast industry with financial crisis
'I think there’s almost an argument to say you can’t get exclusive rights anymore because piracy is so bad', a DAZN executive said.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I know this is the type of story that has many of you looking for your smallest violins but I suspect your favourite teams have been bankrolled by pay-TV money, so there are consequences to pinching this stuff.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...
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“A chronic lack of ambition”.
A chronic lack of ambition has laid waste Tottenham
Ange Postecoglou has serious shortcomings as Spurs manager. But he has hardly been helped by a team trying to do things on the cheap
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January 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“A chronic lack of ambition”.
January 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Gang Green 🦅
January 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Gang Green 🦅
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NEW: By abandoning fact-checkers and loosening its Hateful Conduct policy, Meta has made clear the future it wants for its platforms.
The X-ification of Meta
By abandoning fact-checkers and loosening its Hateful Conduct policy, Meta has made clear the future it wants for its platforms.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
NEW: By abandoning fact-checkers and loosening its Hateful Conduct policy, Meta has made clear the future it wants for its platforms.
With Mudryk’s positive a rarity, is football tackling drugs issue the right way?
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
With Mudryk’s positive a rarity, is football tackling drugs issue the right way? | Rob Draper
The game either lacks a big drugs problem or isn’t catching cheats – and has long struggled to bring prosecutions
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 2:28 PM
With Mudryk’s positive a rarity, is football tackling drugs issue the right way?
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Over a decade later, none of the bodies of the 239 passengers and crew members abroad have been recovered.
Malaysia plans to restart a private search for the missing Flight MH370
Over a decade later, none of the bodies of the 239 passengers and crew members abroad have been recovered.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Over a decade later, none of the bodies of the 239 passengers and crew members abroad have been recovered.