Martin Emmerson
@martycricket.bsky.social
Journalist of 30+ years. Cricket commentator for BBC Sport covering Durham CCC. Presenter/reporter on BBC Radio Newcastle for 28 years. Sunderland. Cycling. Cricket. North East England. Roker Riviera.
17 years from the infamous beach ball goal v Liverpool. I watched this in a bar in a little village in Cyprus. www.skysports.com/football/vid...
Flashback: 17 years on from THAT infamous beach ball strike from Darren Bent for Sunderland against Liverpool!
17 years ago today, one of the most bizarre goals in Premier League history was scored, as Darren Bents infamous beach ball goal against Liverpool gave Sunderland all three points.
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How many Scaramuccis is this? Im not great at fractions. 😂 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary
Zacharia hosted widely panned first briefing on Tuesday and faced scrutiny after admitting she didn’t pass bar exam
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Left: Conservative Mims Davies claims we got the covid vaccine because we left the EU Right: Dr June Raine says UK vaccine program ran while the UK was still legally within the EU and under EU law
The new "petrol" feature on Google Maps is interesting, particularly if you want a gas engineer! Must be an Americanism mix up. Gas = petrol etc!
Lovely place. Enjoyed a few days there in July - 25 years after our previous visit. The cycling infrastructure was also excellent.
Momentum Magazine@momentummag.bsky.social · last wk.The Best Small City in the World Is Made for Exploring by Bike. momentummag.com/the-best-sma...
NEWS! Man installs ‘placebo’ thermostat to let family think they’re putting the heating on newsthump.com/2026/10/08/m...
Man installs ‘placebo’ thermostat to let family think they’re putting the heating on
A man has installed a fake thermostat in the hall of his three-bed semi in the hope it will prevent his wife and children putting the heating on any time they ‘feel a bit chilly’.
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Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶
Noticing the nights drawing in? 🌙 October brings a big shift, with most of the UK losing over 2 hours of daylight this month. Do you enjoy the cosy evenings or miss the longer days?
Who is thinking what I am thinking?
Netweather@netweather.tv · 2w agoA cold front sinking south-east brings rain and noticeably fresher air. Heavy rain and brisk northerly gusts affect the south-east on Wednesday, followed by a chilly Thursday with ground frost in places before milder, windy weather arrives for Friday.
Forgot Celia Imrie was in this. Must have been a great gig filming on Jersey.
Dr Matt Pope@mattpope.bsky.social · 2w agoRIP George Fenton, forget the prestigous movie themes and Oscar nominations. You gave us moody guitar noodling and accordians as our sunday evening soundtrack. youtu.be/1y5E63jGT2I?...
Archer came and spoke to my school in the 1980s. Charm personified. Bragged at length about his many achievements and then... something bizarre happened. 1/3 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jeffrey Archer obituary
Politician and best-selling author whose career was mired in scandal and disgrace.
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My greatest #jeffreyarcher story. I was a lobby correspondent Archer was selected as the Tory London mayoral candidate in 1999...
Time to share this again. 11 years since it first went online. youtu.be/d7xTC2-klpM?...
Fenton Chases Deer in Richmond Park - Original - Viral Needs
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From rowing to footy. Gorgeous day for it. Second half getting underway. Sunderland RCA 1 - 0 Hartlepool FC. It's nice in the sunshine.
A great rider over the years. He was our favourite rider for a while, a breath of fresh air back in the day.
Domestique@domestiquecycling.com · 2w ago🇨🇴 Nairo Quintana bows out of professional cycling at the 🇮🇹 Giro dell'Emilia today😢 What a career he has had, but what is your favourite moment of his? 📸 Cor Vos
All done and dusted. About 60 boats competing in all.
Early start today for the Sunderland Rowing Club Heads. It's a bit chilly on the Wear this morning.
Been a hot day on the Roker Riviera today. Plenty of heat still in the sun, even on the sea front. Lovely in the back garden at the mo too.
From masseur to the Worlds peloton: 🇸🇰 Vladimír Kovácik pushed his unlikely ride beyond expectations 🗣️ "I wanted to test myself and see how many kilometres I could hang on." 📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/from... 📸 Cor Vos
It's October. I told you back on June 21st it was on the way. But would anyone listen?
Morning from the Roker Riviera. There are dolphins in the river this morning, out the back of our house. Nice morning for moody pix as well.
Working on buying a house. In the phase of being reminded of this sketch. youtube.com/watch?v=HIez...
THE ARMANDO IANNUCCI SHOWS - PAPER HOUSE SKETCH
YouTube video by GOOZEYdotCOdotUK
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