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Dominic Fifield
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Senior writer turned commissioning editor at The Athletic. Previously spent 20 years at the Guardian and Observer newspapers https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/dominic-fifield/
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Dominic Fifield @domfifield.bsky.social · Nov 19
Pinning this because, well, it means Vince Hilaire is at the top of my feed...

🎶Billy Corkhill, Vince Hilaire
Freddie Flintstone and Fred Astaire🎵

An interview with Jon Marsh of The Beloved on Hello and how a #CPFC icon ended up in a cult hit song

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How Crystal Palace’s Vince Hilaire ended up in a cult hit song
Vince Hilaire got a shock when he appeared in a song by The Beloved. So how did he end up there?
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Dominic Fifield @domfifield.bsky.social · Feb 24
Andoni Iraola. Bournemouth. Frankenstein

By @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social

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Andoni Iraola. Bournemouth. Frankenstein
The Bournemouth head coach talks philosophy, 'organised spontaneity' and his adopted town's unlikely association with Mary Shelley's monster
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Matt Woosnam @mattwoosie.bsky.social · 8d
"19 games 19 games undefeated"

A fantastic evening for Palace in Lublin. Great atmosphere & did the job on the pitch with a solid performance

For many this European journey means so much & they're determined to live in the moment to enjoy it #CPFC

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How Crystal Palace fans began their European party with songs, solidarity… and lots of beer
The London club had waited its whole history for a first game in the main draw of a European competition. It was never going to be quiet
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Dominic Fifield @domfifield.bsky.social · 8d
“It’s fantastic we’re criticised. It means people care about what we’re doing. Five years ago, if someone drops a catch, they drop a catch. Now it’s, ‘They should be better than that’”

Charlie Dean talks England, off-spin and monopoly with @samdalling.bsky.social

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England’s Charlie Dean: ‘It’s fantastic we’re criticised. It means people care about what we’re doing’
The England off-spinner talks captaincy, life under Charlotte Edwards and Nat Sciver-Brunt, and the team's World Cup prospects in India
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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 9d
Bill McCracken: the greatest Irish and Newcastle United player of them all? Probably. Delighted to get a copy of Paul Joannou’s new biography of the forgotten brilliant thinker, a man The Guardian called “the Irish Mephistopheles”.
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Dominic Fifield @domfifield.bsky.social · 10d
“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

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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
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Tom Davies @tomdaviese17.bsky.social · 15d
Really sad news. A sharp and sound cricket writer and a comprehensively nice bloke
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Rob Steen passes away aged 67
The Cricket Media Club was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Rob Steen last week at the age of just 67. Please take a few minutes to read this touching obituary by Matthew Engel in memory of a...
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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 15d
For NFL folk attending or watching Steelers-Vikings, some history ancient & modern of Croke Park in Dublin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
A history of Croke Park, the NFL’s latest venue across the Pond
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings will bring NFL to Dublin's iconic arena, a stadium that has been at the heart of Irish history
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Dominic Fifield @domfifield.bsky.social · 15d
Ahead of the NFL’s visit to Dublin, here’s @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social with a history of Croke Park

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A history of Croke Park, the NFL’s latest venue across the Pond
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings will bring NFL to Dublin's iconic arena, a stadium that has been at the heart of Irish history
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Tom Williams @tomwfootball.bsky.social · 22d
Strasbourg are fifth in Ligue 1, in Europe for the first time in 20 years and enjoying the fruits of a €160m stadium renovation. And some of their fans are livid. Piece for @theathleticfc.bsky.social on the fall-out from Emanuel Emegha’s decision to sign for Chelsea www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...
Chelsea’s Emanuel Emegha deal plunges fellow BlueCo club Strasbourg deeper into civil war
The Club World Cup winners, also owned by BlueCo, riled some supporters by publishing a photograph of the Dutchman posing in a Chelsea shirt
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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · 24d
Remembering Newcastle United 3-2 Barcelona on this day in 1997. Featuring among others Faustino Asprilla, Shay Given, Louis van Gaal, Durham City, Oasis and the sheer noise of it all. www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...
The night Newcastle and Faustino Asprilla beat Barcelona: ‘I swear I’ve never heard noise like that’
The Barcelona Game in the autumn of 1997 was a landmark in Newcastle’s history, and an occasion decorated by the club's Colombian maverick
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Michael Walker @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social · Aug 28
The #NUFC striker who moved to Liverpool for a huge fee, won the title and the admiration of The Beatles: in some ways Albert Stubbins was an early version of the Alexander Isak situation. In others, not.
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The striker who swapped Newcastle for Liverpool and ended up on a Beatles album cover
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 22
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?
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
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Oliver Kay @oliverkay.bsky.social · Aug 15
New Premier League season, new predictions feature on The Athletic FC
Each week I’ll take on an Athletic subscriber, a data algorithm and… a six-year-old in predicting scores, exposing my stupidity as well as — importantly — my agenda against YOUR club #PremierLeague
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Premier League Predictions: Liverpool vs Bournemouth, Man Utd vs Arsenal and the rest of Matchday 1
Welcome to the new game where subscribers pit their wits against one of our writers, a predictive model and a very informed small child
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Will Jeanes @willjeanes.bsky.social · Aug 8
Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack — the world’s longest-running sports book — has been published every year from 1864; through war, disease and several enforced cancellations of cricket itself.

Here's my look at its place in the sporting and collectibles' worlds:

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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack: The bible of the sport and a collectible that charts societal change
The world's longest-running sports book is a collector's favourite, its cricketing stats and stories leading readers down rabbit holes
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jul 25
Joe Root is now the second highest runscorer in Tests thanks to another flawless century.

He is the Peter Pan of cricket who just gets better and better.

He is now closing on Sachin Tendulkar - surpass him and the record will surely be his forever.

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Joe Root.
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jul 24
Rishabh Pant passed 50 for the fifth time on the tour today - effectively batting on one leg.

In 2022 his life and career was very different after a car accident left him with serious injuries.

This is the story of his comeback.

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Rishabh Pant of India celebrates reaching his century with a somersault during Day Two of the 1st Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Headingley on June 21, 2025 in Leeds, England.
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jul 11
Is Zak Crawley untouchable opening the batting for England, or a man legitimately under pressure?

The much-maligned England opener has struggled against India, with the clamour from the outside for him to be replaced growing ever louder.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jul 10
Lord’s has never provided a level playing field for Test cricket, and England and India will have to contend with an unusual characteristic at the world’s most famous cricket ground.

A slope. And not just any old slope.

✍️ Paul Newman

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jul 8
🇮🇳 "Just when I thought India were in disarray, they completely outplay England at Edgbaston. Without Bumrah."

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 "If Archer's ready, which England clearly believe he is, he has to play."

England vs India is beautifully poised at 1-1.

Our writers offer their thoughts ahead of a pivotal third Test.
England vs India discussed: Gill’s glorious batting, series predictions – and can Archer bounce back?
The England v India series is two matches in and has packed plenty of drama in already – The Athletic debate the action and what is to come
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jul 6
India are level in the five-match series thanks to captain Shubman Gill and fast bowler Akash Deep.

Deep had the final word when Brydon Carse attempted a slog and only skied the ball to — who else — Gill.

Jasprit who?

📝 Paul Newman

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India bowler Akash Deep in bowling action during day five of the Second Test Match between England and India at Edgbaston on July 06, 2025 in Birmingham, England.
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jul 3
Shubman Gill's 269 was one of the great innings by an Indian batter in England.

He oozed class throughout. His cover drives were glorious.

But arguably as encouraging was the way he led his team in the field in the last session of day two.

This was the day Gill came of age as India captain.
Gill’s class with the bat was established, but this was the day he came of age as India’s captain
The skipper scored a career best 269 at Edgbaston as the visitors ran up an imposing total before making early in-roads into England's reply
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jun 20
Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes were thrown together in 2022 and have since transformed an England team that had become passive and dull.

But, three years on, 'Bazball' has still not inspired a series win against either India or Australia.

Is it now or never for England’s cricketing revolution?
Crunch time for Bazball: Is it now or never for England’s cricketing revolution?
England's positive-first approach to Test cricket has been transformative, but they await a defining series win over India or Australia
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Dominic Fifield @domfifield.bsky.social · Jun 18
We are now covering cricket @theathletic.bsky.social

To kick us off, here's Paul Newman on the cricketing powerhouse that is India ahead of the start of their Test series in England later this week

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India rule the cricketing world, but is their dominance good for the sport?
India generate an estimated 80 per cent of the game’s global revenue, leaving almost every other cricketing nation reliant upon them
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Seb Stafford-Bloor @sebsb.bsky.social · Jun 10
What did Edin Terzic do after leaving Borussia Dortmund?

I caught up with him, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social

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The reinvention of Edin Terzic: ‘Life is painful sometimes – but pain doesn’t have to be negative’
The ex-Borussia Dortmund head coach lifts the lid on the period of both reflection and preparation that followed his Westfalenstadion exit
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Dominic Fifield @domfifield.bsky.social · May 24
Going to watch that BBC montage one more time... for now
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