Test cricket, at home. South Africa world test champions. Australia the visitors. What more can you want? Well, a lot more looking at the crowd in Durban. Where is everyone?
Gareth Cartman
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I ride bikes, write books about riding bikes (We Rode All Day, Walko, Koblet & Kubler and soon - We Rode All Night), wrote for The Road Book in 2024, I run a recruitment agency (theexample.co.uk) and suffer Everton FC.
Wait, so Iran sent 5 British doggers in some vans with no explosives and some petrol canisters to RAF Fairford? Is that all they've got?
If City are relegated to the Championship, does the Football League then punish them separately?
I wonder what the Daily Mail thought of all that... <checks Daily Mail> Good grief...
What in the artificial intelligence is this?
SportBursts@sportbursts.bsky.social · last mo.Late Drama Secures Thrilling Draw Between Everton and Manchester United Everton, managed by Vitaliy Mykolenko, hosted Manchester United in the third round of the 2026-27 English Premier League season, with the visitors entering the campaign with high ambitions. Mykolenko played the full 90 minutes…
That Hackney lad. There's a player there. George n'all. Made up for Ainsley. So long as we have no injuries AT ALL, EVER we'll be absolutely fine this season.
Modern football: 52 seconds of play, 4 minutes of Harry Maguire receiving treatment.
If you can't keep cars off the road when you're holding a bike race, you shouldn't be allowed to stage a bike race. End of. Fewer races. Safer for riders.
René Bugner@renebugner.bsky.social · last mo.During the final kilometer of the individual time trial at the SauerlandRundfahrt 2026, Louis Leidert (Lidl-Trek) encountered two cars on the course that had no business being there. With the first oncoming vehicle, things could have ended very badly. Fortunately, nothing happened. Phew!
This is the most Everton transfer deadline day since Muller walked out. So far, anyway.
Hey Everton, we really need to sign a full back. Sell a full back, you say? OK! No no no - BUY a full-back. Send one out on loan, you say? OK!
Alright Evertonians, it seems we have power. Let's get this Kenny Tete deal overturned and bring Mbappe in.
Kenny Tete in. Harrison Armstrong out. We are broke again, aren't we.
Yes, a Thierno Barry hat-trick is nice. But what's more important? A Thierno Barry hat-trick, or survival? HMM?
If you can't organise a road race, don't stage it. Simple as that.
road.cc@roadcc.bsky.social · 2mo agoMaeve Plouffe described the “scary” experience, adding “it can have horrific consequences, especially so soon after suffering such a tragedy” following Finlay Tarling's death. The near-miss shines more spotlight on the efficacy of rolling road closures.
As someone who never wants the best for our redshite tenant friends across the park... I wouldn't wish Bezos on them. That's just too cruel.
We tried to transfer your new German defender but you were out so we left him with you neighbour, Everton FC.
Reuters@reuters.com · 2mo agoAmazon founder Bezos nears deal to buy stake in Liverpool - Reports reut.rs/3U7CQfM
If I were commentating on the Tour de Pologne, I would at the very least google how to pronounce place names. Maybe I'm naive?
Gatecrashing the top 5... Have a listen to Tuesday's The Cycling Podcast for me waffling on for 20 minutes :)
Just announced as the Secretary of State for Breaking Brian Marwood's Legs
Ian Birrell@ianbirrell.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe great Peter Reid at Downing Street to watch the toffee takeover…
