Paul Newman
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Writing about cricket again @TheAthletic
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Josh Hazlewood has joined up with the Australia squad ahead of the first Ashes Test after initial scans indicated a hamstring problem was not serious.
Fellow pace bowler Sean Abbott, however, has been ruled out of the first Test in Perth, after suffering a moderate grade hamstring injury.
Fellow pace bowler Sean Abbott, however, has been ruled out of the first Test in Perth, after suffering a moderate grade hamstring injury.
Josh Hazlewood joins Australia squad after injury scare, Sean Abbott ruled out of first Ashes Test
Cricket Australia confirmed Hazlewood had been cleared of a muscle strain and "will train as planned in the lead up to the first Test".
theathletic.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Josh Hazlewood has joined up with the Australia squad ahead of the first Ashes Test after initial scans indicated a hamstring problem was not serious.
Fellow pace bowler Sean Abbott, however, has been ruled out of the first Test in Perth, after suffering a moderate grade hamstring injury.
Fellow pace bowler Sean Abbott, however, has been ruled out of the first Test in Perth, after suffering a moderate grade hamstring injury.
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A late night chat about all things Tottenham Hotspur after a crazy day. youtu.be/_3MVrbgkzBI
Crazy Tottenham, Richarlison curse, Sarr's funny moment and huge work for Thomas Frank
YouTube video by Alasdair Gold
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November 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A late night chat about all things Tottenham Hotspur after a crazy day. youtu.be/_3MVrbgkzBI
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No place to hide for Nathan Jones at Wrexham, as the locals once again turned his ill-judged "circus" jibe from last spring against the Charlton manager.
Away from the pantomime villainy, two successful managers went head-to-head in a fascinating duel. #WxmAFC
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Away from the pantomime villainy, two successful managers went head-to-head in a fascinating duel. #WxmAFC
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Phil Parkinson, Nathan Jones and the battle to prove their Championship credentials
Wrexham fans don't much like the Charlton manager - he's starting to think his trips to North Wales are 'jinxed'
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
No place to hide for Nathan Jones at Wrexham, as the locals once again turned his ill-judged "circus" jibe from last spring against the Charlton manager.
Away from the pantomime villainy, two successful managers went head-to-head in a fascinating duel. #WxmAFC
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Away from the pantomime villainy, two successful managers went head-to-head in a fascinating duel. #WxmAFC
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
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Australia have included uncapped Tasmania opening batter Jake Weatherald in their 15-man squad for the first Ashes Test against England in Perth later this month, with no place for Sam Konstas.
Australia call up Jake Weatherald in first Ashes Test squad, Sam Konstas drops out
Cameron Green is set to bowl 20 overs for Western Australia next week to prove his fitness as the team's allrounder
theathletic.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Australia have included uncapped Tasmania opening batter Jake Weatherald in their 15-man squad for the first Ashes Test against England in Perth later this month, with no place for Sam Konstas.
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“England will have to take a risk or two and then it’s just a question of them being a little more street-wise at the big moments."
Australian cricket legend Mark Waugh tells Paul Newman how England can win their first overseas Ashes in 14 years.
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Australian cricket legend Mark Waugh tells Paul Newman how England can win their first overseas Ashes in 14 years.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“England will have to take a risk or two and then it’s just a question of them being a little more street-wise at the big moments."
Australian cricket legend Mark Waugh tells Paul Newman how England can win their first overseas Ashes in 14 years.
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Australian cricket legend Mark Waugh tells Paul Newman how England can win their first overseas Ashes in 14 years.
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💥 VDV unstoppable from corners
😤 Everton lose at new stadium for the first time
🇫🇷 Randal Kolo Muani's encouraging first start
3⃣ Three goals, three points and third in the table
Full breakdown of Everton 0-3 Spurs up on @theathleticfc.bsky.social now
www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
😤 Everton lose at new stadium for the first time
🇫🇷 Randal Kolo Muani's encouraging first start
3⃣ Three goals, three points and third in the table
Full breakdown of Everton 0-3 Spurs up on @theathleticfc.bsky.social now
www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
Everton 0 Tottenham 3: How did Van de Ven end Moyes’ unbeaten home and set-piece record?
Analysis of Tottenham's Premier League game away to Everton
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October 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
💥 VDV unstoppable from corners
😤 Everton lose at new stadium for the first time
🇫🇷 Randal Kolo Muani's encouraging first start
3⃣ Three goals, three points and third in the table
Full breakdown of Everton 0-3 Spurs up on @theathleticfc.bsky.social now
www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
😤 Everton lose at new stadium for the first time
🇫🇷 Randal Kolo Muani's encouraging first start
3⃣ Three goals, three points and third in the table
Full breakdown of Everton 0-3 Spurs up on @theathleticfc.bsky.social now
www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
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“I don’t just want to play two or three times for England. I want to play at least 50 Tests.”
Tawanda Muyeye fled Zimbabwe at 17, seeking asylum in England. Now, at 24, he talks to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social about targeting a Test future with his adopted country
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Tawanda Muyeye fled Zimbabwe at 17, seeking asylum in England. Now, at 24, he talks to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social about targeting a Test future with his adopted country
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Tawanda Muyeye: ‘Test cricket and playing for England has been a goal of mine for so long’
The Kent batter has made waves since arriving in the United Kingdom as a refugee from Zimbabwe and is targeting an England future
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October 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM
“I don’t just want to play two or three times for England. I want to play at least 50 Tests.”
Tawanda Muyeye fled Zimbabwe at 17, seeking asylum in England. Now, at 24, he talks to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social about targeting a Test future with his adopted country
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Tawanda Muyeye fled Zimbabwe at 17, seeking asylum in England. Now, at 24, he talks to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social about targeting a Test future with his adopted country
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
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“West Indies used to be the envy of the world but we expected our dominance to last forever and stopped doing what we were so good at. Now we seem to have given up.”
Andy Roberts, and others, spoke to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social on the state of West Indian cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
Andy Roberts, and others, spoke to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social on the state of West Indian cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
The sad decline of West Indian Test cricket: ‘We seem to have given up’
West Indies travel to India with their Test team at its lowest ebb and memories fading of their world dominance from the 1970s and '80s
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
“West Indies used to be the envy of the world but we expected our dominance to last forever and stopped doing what we were so good at. Now we seem to have given up.”
Andy Roberts, and others, spoke to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social on the state of West Indian cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
Andy Roberts, and others, spoke to @paulfnewman66.bsky.social on the state of West Indian cricket
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
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Regardless from here; it’s another win for county cricket today in Birmingham.
September 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Regardless from here; it’s another win for county cricket today in Birmingham.
Congrats @somersetccc.bsky.social. Proper cricket club. The T20 finals day should be the biggest occasion in the domestic calendar. Hopefully it will be again next year….
SOMERSET WIN THE 2025 VITALITY BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
#WeAreSomerset
#FinalsDay | #Blast25
@ItsTradeNation
#WeAreSomerset
#FinalsDay | #Blast25
@ItsTradeNation
September 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Congrats @somersetccc.bsky.social. Proper cricket club. The T20 finals day should be the biggest occasion in the domestic calendar. Hopefully it will be again next year….
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Total Football, Tiki Taka and Bazball? Brendon McCuulum needs to lean into his team’s mythology rather than repudiate it ahead of this winter’s Ashes. For @ipapersport.bsky.social inews.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Baz is bored of Bazball - the Aussies will be delighted
Brendon McCullum has reiterated his disdain for the 'Bazball' term - but England should learn to love it before this winter's Ashes series
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September 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Total Football, Tiki Taka and Bazball? Brendon McCuulum needs to lean into his team’s mythology rather than repudiate it ahead of this winter’s Ashes. For @ipapersport.bsky.social inews.co.uk/sport/cricke...
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Ange Postecoglou is set to be appointed Nottingham Forest head coach after Nuno Espirito Santo was relieved of his duties.
The move is expected to be confirmed in the next 24 hours.
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The move is expected to be confirmed in the next 24 hours.
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Ange Postecoglou set to be appointed Nottingham Forest head coach after Nuno exit
The Australian head coach was dismissed by Spurs in June after winning the Europa League but finishing 17th in the Premier League.
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Ange Postecoglou is set to be appointed Nottingham Forest head coach after Nuno Espirito Santo was relieved of his duties.
The move is expected to be confirmed in the next 24 hours.
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The move is expected to be confirmed in the next 24 hours.
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🚀🚀🚀NEW VFTL🚀🚀🚀
MONSTER MAILBAG MANIA!
⚽️ Your questions answered, your gripes addressed, your stories transmitted... inc Tel out of CL... Moura v Brennan... curse of the ITKs... Spurs' unsellable kids... we 💚 Dele... Kane again? ENJOY!
Me @jaydmharris.bsky.social
@dankp.bsky.social
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MONSTER MAILBAG MANIA!
⚽️ Your questions answered, your gripes addressed, your stories transmitted... inc Tel out of CL... Moura v Brennan... curse of the ITKs... Spurs' unsellable kids... we 💚 Dele... Kane again? ENJOY!
Me @jaydmharris.bsky.social
@dankp.bsky.social
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The View From The Lane: A show about Tottenham: Time will Tel + your questions answered!
Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's Jay Harris and Dan Kilpatrick to discuss Mathys Tel's omission from the UCL squad. Plus! They go through your wonderful questions, including: Moura vs J...
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September 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🚀🚀🚀NEW VFTL🚀🚀🚀
MONSTER MAILBAG MANIA!
⚽️ Your questions answered, your gripes addressed, your stories transmitted... inc Tel out of CL... Moura v Brennan... curse of the ITKs... Spurs' unsellable kids... we 💚 Dele... Kane again? ENJOY!
Me @jaydmharris.bsky.social
@dankp.bsky.social
pod.fo/e/324c1d
MONSTER MAILBAG MANIA!
⚽️ Your questions answered, your gripes addressed, your stories transmitted... inc Tel out of CL... Moura v Brennan... curse of the ITKs... Spurs' unsellable kids... we 💚 Dele... Kane again? ENJOY!
Me @jaydmharris.bsky.social
@dankp.bsky.social
pod.fo/e/324c1d
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Hamburg have reached an agreement in principle to sign Tottenham Hotspur defender Luka Vuskovic on a season-long loan.
The deal is a straight loan and does not include an option nor an obligation to make the transfer permanent.
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The deal is a straight loan and does not include an option nor an obligation to make the transfer permanent.
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Hamburg reach agreement to sign Tottenham’s Luka Vuskovic on loan
The deal is a straight loan, and does not include an option nor an obligation to make the transfer permanent.
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Hamburg have reached an agreement in principle to sign Tottenham Hotspur defender Luka Vuskovic on a season-long loan.
The deal is a straight loan and does not include an option nor an obligation to make the transfer permanent.
More from @sebsb.bsky.social ⤵️
The deal is a straight loan and does not include an option nor an obligation to make the transfer permanent.
More from @sebsb.bsky.social ⤵️
Read this and you will know exactly why Thomas Frank said he only wanted to sign players who want to play for Spurs
It seemed Eberechi Eze was going to join Tottenham. But before signing anything, he needed to know if there was any chance of making a deal with Arsenal happen.
Timing is everything, and Eze’s couldn’t have been better.
@gunnerblog.bsky.social on how it happened: www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...
Timing is everything, and Eze’s couldn’t have been better.
@gunnerblog.bsky.social on how it happened: www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...
August 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Read this and you will know exactly why Thomas Frank said he only wanted to sign players who want to play for Spurs
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A 13-minute hat-trick from Harry Kane has put Bayern Munich 6-0 up against RB Leipzig.
The England captain is starting the new Bundesliga season as he means to go on.
The England captain is starting the new Bundesliga season as he means to go on.
August 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A 13-minute hat-trick from Harry Kane has put Bayern Munich 6-0 up against RB Leipzig.
The England captain is starting the new Bundesliga season as he means to go on.
The England captain is starting the new Bundesliga season as he means to go on.
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The Dukes cricket ball dates back to 1760.
Dilip Jajodia bought the business in the 1980s and, now in his early 80s, is still running the company alongside his son.
So how did they react to the furore around their ball during the England vs India series?
And how many balls does one cow produce?
Dilip Jajodia bought the business in the 1980s and, now in his early 80s, is still running the company alongside his son.
So how did they react to the furore around their ball during the England vs India series?
And how many balls does one cow produce?
Dukes, cows, and the ‘grimy’ craftsmanship behind the cricket ball
Dukes, now based in a factory in east London, have been manufacturing cricket balls used in Test cricket in England since the 1760s
theathletic.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The Dukes cricket ball dates back to 1760.
Dilip Jajodia bought the business in the 1980s and, now in his early 80s, is still running the company alongside his son.
So how did they react to the furore around their ball during the England vs India series?
And how many balls does one cow produce?
Dilip Jajodia bought the business in the 1980s and, now in his early 80s, is still running the company alongside his son.
So how did they react to the furore around their ball during the England vs India series?
And how many balls does one cow produce?
That’s enough now. Levy must go. His position is untenable. We can’t put up with his Mickey Mouse wheeling and dealing any longer. First Gibbs-White. Now this. The ultimate embarrassment
Arsenal have made their move for Eberechi Eze and the player wants to join them from Crystal Palace.
More from @david-ornstein.bsky.social ⤵️
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August 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
That’s enough now. Levy must go. His position is untenable. We can’t put up with his Mickey Mouse wheeling and dealing any longer. First Gibbs-White. Now this. The ultimate embarrassment
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⚪️ Tottenham in one-horse race for Eze
🦅 Palace contact over El Khannouss and bid in for Christos Tzolis
🎯 Hwang targeted
🔴 #LFC’s Guehi market opportunity
Crystal Palace’s moves and their impact on Eze and Guehi’s futures are @david-ornstein.bsky.social's One To Watch
🦅 Palace contact over El Khannouss and bid in for Christos Tzolis
🎯 Hwang targeted
🔴 #LFC’s Guehi market opportunity
Crystal Palace’s moves and their impact on Eze and Guehi’s futures are @david-ornstein.bsky.social's One To Watch
The Transfer DealSheet: Latest on Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid and more
This week, David Ornstein gives us his One To Watch, we have news on Newcastle's interest in a striker and Man Utd's midfield options
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August 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM
⚪️ Tottenham in one-horse race for Eze
🦅 Palace contact over El Khannouss and bid in for Christos Tzolis
🎯 Hwang targeted
🔴 #LFC’s Guehi market opportunity
Crystal Palace’s moves and their impact on Eze and Guehi’s futures are @david-ornstein.bsky.social's One To Watch
🦅 Palace contact over El Khannouss and bid in for Christos Tzolis
🎯 Hwang targeted
🔴 #LFC’s Guehi market opportunity
Crystal Palace’s moves and their impact on Eze and Guehi’s futures are @david-ornstein.bsky.social's One To Watch
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Wrote this before Cristian Romero signed his new contract on how he is now the face of the football club. Big achievement from Spurs getting him to sign a new deal. www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
Cristian Romero: Tottenham’s captain, leader… unlikely poster boy?
After months of speculation about his future, Romero is now Tottenham's new captain and club figurehead - so what about a new deal?
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Wrote this before Cristian Romero signed his new contract on how he is now the face of the football club. Big achievement from Spurs getting him to sign a new deal. www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
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🚨 Tottenham Hotspur captain Cristian Romero has signed a new four-year deal, in a major boost to the club and head coach Thomas Frank.
More from @david-ornstein.bsky.social ⤵️
#THFC
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#THFC
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August 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨 Tottenham Hotspur captain Cristian Romero has signed a new four-year deal, in a major boost to the club and head coach Thomas Frank.
More from @david-ornstein.bsky.social ⤵️
#THFC
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...
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#THFC
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...
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And so Cristian Romero joins the legion of legends who have captained the mighty Spurs. Go get em, Cuti.
August 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
And so Cristian Romero joins the legion of legends who have captained the mighty Spurs. Go get em, Cuti.
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To Dover, Barnet, Swindon, Salford and all the other Hollywood endings for Wrexham these past four years can now be added Hull City.
Personal redemption for Ollie Palmer, who came in from the cold to fire #WxmAFC into the next round with two stoppage-time goals.
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
Personal redemption for Ollie Palmer, who came in from the cold to fire #WxmAFC into the next round with two stoppage-time goals.
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
Ollie Palmer’s incredible and unexpected comeback could give Wrexham a selection dilemma
Has striker Ollie Palmer just earned himself the most unlikely of Wrexham reprieves with two goals against Hull City?
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
To Dover, Barnet, Swindon, Salford and all the other Hollywood endings for Wrexham these past four years can now be added Hull City.
Personal redemption for Ollie Palmer, who came in from the cold to fire #WxmAFC into the next round with two stoppage-time goals.
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
Personal redemption for Ollie Palmer, who came in from the cold to fire #WxmAFC into the next round with two stoppage-time goals.
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
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“I do think it will be challenging for the English batters in this Ashes because the wickets we’ve played on in Australia over the last three or four years have been as challenging as anything I’ve seen in my career.”
Steve Smith talks Ashes, Olympic ambitions, and Manhattan life.
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Steve Smith talks Ashes, Olympic ambitions, and Manhattan life.
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August 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“I do think it will be challenging for the English batters in this Ashes because the wickets we’ve played on in Australia over the last three or four years have been as challenging as anything I’ve seen in my career.”
Steve Smith talks Ashes, Olympic ambitions, and Manhattan life.
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Steve Smith talks Ashes, Olympic ambitions, and Manhattan life.
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