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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · Nov 20

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 1d

'Independence Day and 13 January 1991 – when the first multiparty elections were held – are the two symbolic dates that have united our people. This World Cup qualification can already be considered the third defining moment of our nation.'

Dispatch from Praia as Cape Verde get the party started

‘A defining moment of our nation’: Cape Verde goes wild to celebrate historic World Cup spot

By blending diaspora players with homegrown talent the island nation of fewer than 600,000 people has qualified for 2026 tournament

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 1d

This week's @davidsquires.bsky.social cartoon: plane sailing for Tuchel on the field … distractions, as always, off it

David Squires on … plane sailing for Tuchel’s England amid off-field distractions

Our cartoonist on a smooth journey towards the World Cup for England against a backdrop of patriotic uproar

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 1d

And the Next Generation global edition for 2025 …

James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 1d

The fall of San Siro.

By @nickybandini.bsky.social

Breathtaking San Siro faces end as Inter and Milan try to keep up with modern game

Clubs’ plan to open new ground in 2031 has been met by local opposition but is required for hosts to stay competitive

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 2d

Next Generation: back for 2025 with 20 of the best Premier League talents

Next Generation 2025: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs

We pick the best youngsters at each club born between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009, an age band known as first-year scholars

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 4d

Next up in our reader interview series … Clive Tyldesley.

Famous lines, favourite stadiums and how many times a day he gets told: ‘Not for me, Clive.’ With @sachinnakrani.bsky.social

Clive Tyldesley: ‘I’ve only been drunk twice and once was with the England women’s team’

Veteran commentator answers your questions on famous lines, favourite stadiums and being told ‘Not for me, Clive’

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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 6d

Hello! The Guardian is expanding our American soccer coverage. In the US, we're hiring:
• Reporters
• Asst. editor
• Audience editor
• Social video producer
• Sports biz reporter
These are all full-time, permanent, union positions.
www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-of...

The Guardian announces plans to expand its global soccer coverage ahead of 2026 men’s World Cup in North America

Combination of seven new roles, including six in the US, spanning sports and business coverage, visuals, video and more

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 6d

Europe’s top clubs are aiming to earn at least €5bn (£4.3bn) from the sale of television rights to Champions League, Europa League and Conference League games in the next cycle, potentially sealing a 10% increase on their current value.

From @nickames82.bsky.social in Rome

Clubs target groundbreaking £4.3bn TV rights deal for European football competitions

Europe’s top clubs are aiming to earn at least €5bn (£4.3bn) from the sale of television rights to Champions League, Europa League and Conference League games in the next cycle

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 6d

Tennis reaches breaking point in the heat: 'You want a player to die on the court?'

‘You want a player to die?’ Heat is on tennis after players wilt in extreme conditions

Every year players are pushed to their limits in a sport that chases the sun. But the number of retirements, withdrawals and injuries this season has been shocking

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 7d

Cricket in Corfu and unexpected delight. Lovely piece this, by @benbloomsport.bsky.social

The Spin | Cricket in Corfu causes confusion but also unexpected delight for a few

Seeing a match on the Greek island may be unusual but it gave one American boy a touching link to his dead father

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 7d

Geraint Thomas on winning the Tour, the sacrifice to succeed, Pogacar, the Rozman saga and what comes next.

By @donmcrae.bsky.social

‘I’m the total opposite to Cav and Brad’: Geraint Thomas on how a normal bloke won the Tour de France

The two-time Olympic gold medallist tells Donald McRae about the grit and sacrifice needed to succeed for two decades in elite cycling

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 8d

'The floodgates are open. The toothpaste has been squeezed from the tube. The foundation upon which professional football is built … is cracked.'

By @leanderalphabet.bsky.social

Uefa allowing domestic games abroad is a sad turning point, ending soccer as we’ve known it | Leander Schaerlaeckens

The change may seem small, but the profit-seeking games are clearly the first step in a mass reorientation of the club game

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 11d

Kilian Jornet’s latest epic: States of Elevation, climbing the 73 highest US mountains … in 31 days

‘The most aesthetic line’: how Kilian Jornet climbed the 73 highest US mountains in 31 days

The mountain-running legend has just completed States of Elevation, scaling every fourteener in the contiguous US in a single month, powered only by his legs

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 12d

'There’s people telling me I’m about to spend the rest of my life in prison over some edibles.'

American basketball player Jarred Shaw talks to @matthabusby.bsky.social from prison in Indonesia

‘I use cannabis as medicine’: the US basketball player facing execution in Indonesia over $400 of gummies

Unlike his fellow basketball player, Brittney Griner, Jarred Shaw has received scant attention after being arrested for a drugs offence overseas

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 12d

Oh Ange/Vange

📸 Robbie Jay Barratt

Evangelos Marinakis looking, well, not that chuffed

James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 13d

Cross-country running, cyclocross and even judo for the Winter Olympics? Story: @seaningle.bsky.social

Cross-country and cyclocross could be added to Winter Olympics by 2030

Cross-country and cyclocross have a good chance of being added to the 2030 Winter Olympics in France, Sebastian Coe has predicted

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 13d

‘The tale of West Ham is a parable for something larger than West Ham, something larger even than football.’

By @jonathanliew.bsky.social

West Ham tumble in modern football’s vortex, with home now a distant memory | Jonathan Liew

A feeling of loss and dislocation surrounds the East End club, which has never been part of tourist or establishment London

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 15d

Andy Young, the coach who guided Laura Muir to Olympic and world championship medals, has been banned for three years for serious misconduct, which included driving at speed with an athlete in his car following a disagreement before abandoning them at the roadside.

Story: @seaningle.bsky.social

Laura Muir’s former athletics coach banned for three years for serious misconduct

Andy Young, the athletics coach who guided Laura Muir to world glory, has been banned for three years by an independent appeal panel

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 16d

A companion piece to the article above.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...

US fan ugliness at the Ryder Cup was merely a reflection of Trump’s all-caps America | Bryan Armen Graham

European players were subjected to slurs and crude insults about their families. They were no surprise as public discourse in America has broken down

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 16d

Rory McIlroy: ‘I think golf should be held to a higher standard than what was seen out there. Golf has the ability to unite. Golf teaches you life lessons. It teaches you etiquette. It teaches you how to play by the rules. It teaches you to respect people. Sometimes this week we didn’t see that’

McIlroy condemns ‘unacceptable’ Ryder Cup abuse and reveals his wife was hit by a beer

An emotional Rory McIlroy opened up on how he and his wife Erica were treated by the crowds during the tournament in Bethpage

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 20d

The wrong Bury

The wrong Bury: footballer takes 200-mile diversion after mixing up towns

Non-league defender Lewis White played the final minutes of Spalding’s win at Bury St Edmunds after driving to the wrong Bury first

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 21d

And here's said obituary

Dickie Bird obituary

One of the world’s finest cricket umpires who became a popular celebrity known for his comic anecdotes and quirky ways

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 21d

Memories of Dickie Bird from @davidkhopps.bsky.social

David Hopps remembers Dickie Bird

James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 21d

Why every cricket lover from Barnsley, Bridgetown or Brisbane will remember Dickie Bird with huge affection … and a smile. By Vic Marks

Dickie Bird’s humour and love for cricket made him an unlikely icon of his sport | Vic Marks

While he could be funny, Dickie Bird was also firm and players knew where they stood with umpire who became as famous as them

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 22d

Martin O'Neill has some things to say about Evangelos Marinakis, the changing world of management … and xG.

By @donmcrae.bsky.social

‘Expected goals is a clueless development’: Martin O’Neill on the changing world of management

Martin O’Neill tells Donald McRae about how he was sacked by Forest, the role of data in football and not getting the England job

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