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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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Kevin Howells @kevinhowells.bsky.social · 27d

Regardless from here; it’s another win for county cricket today in Birmingham.

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Paul Newman @paulfnewman66.bsky.social · 27d

Afraid not but starting work at The Athletic again soon 👍

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Paul Newman @paulfnewman66.bsky.social · 27d

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 County Cricket Club @somersetccc.bsky.social · 27d

SOMERSET WIN THE 2025 VITALITY BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

#WeAreSomerset
#FinalsDay | #Blast25
@ItsTradeNation

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Chris Stocks @stocksycricket.bsky.social · 28d

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

inews.co.uk

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · Sep 9

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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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.

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Danny Kelly @dannykellywords.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚀🚀🚀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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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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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · Aug 27

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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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.

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Paul Newman @paulfnewman66.bsky.social · Aug 23

Read this and you will know exactly why Thomas Frank said he only wanted to sign players who want to play for Spurs

The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · Aug 23

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...

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · Aug 22

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.

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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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Paul Newman @paulfnewman66.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · Aug 20

Arsenal have made their move for Eberechi Eze and the player wants to join them from Crystal Palace.

More from @david-ornstein.bsky.social ⤵️

🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · Aug 19

⚪️ 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

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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Jack Pitt-Brooke @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social · Aug 19

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?

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · Aug 18

🚨 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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Danny Kelly @dannykellywords.bsky.social · Aug 13

And so Cristian Romero joins the legion of legends who have captained the mighty Spurs. Go get em, Cuti.

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Richard Sutcliffe @rsooty73.bsky.social · Aug 13

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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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?

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 6

“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.

🔗 bit.ly/45mjBBk

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 5

LAFC has finalized the transfer of Korean star Son Heung-min for a league-record fee.

The club will pay Tottenham in the neighborhood of $26.5 million (£20 million) for the winger, sources said.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · Aug 2

Tottenham fans will have woken up this morning and been rocked by the news that their captain, Son Heung-min, has asked to leave this summer after 10 years at the club.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 1

In a series full of rumblings and spice, this was the most provocative moment of all.

When Akash Deep put his arm around Ben Duckett after dismissing him at the Oval, he was breaking an unwritten code frowning on any physical contact on the cricket field.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jul 31

The fifth Test should have been a grand finale to a superb series.

Instead, it’s being played without many of its superstars.

It’s the inevitable result of cramming too much cricket into too tight a schedule - to the cost of players and fans.

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Jamie Overton of England reacts during Day One of the 5th Rothesay Test Match between England and India at The Kia Oval on July 31, 2025 in London, England.

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Richard Sutcliffe @rsooty73.bsky.social · Jul 29

When I was a lad, pro footballers could still play county cricket.
Now, the closest we get to dual sportsmen are the likes of #LUFC signing Sean Longstaff, whose club cricket exploits went viral this summer.
We spoke to Nigel Martyn about this sporting crossover..
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Will Sean Longstaff keep playing cricket after joining Leeds? He already has one offer

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Jul 28

Cricket likes to claim it is morally superior to other sports.

In reality it is anything but.

England’s churlish reaction to India wanting to play on at Old Trafford on Sunday - while understandable - proved it beyond doubt.

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England captain Ben Stokes speaks with India batsman Ravindra Jadeja after day five of the 4th Test Match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford on July 27, 2025 in Manchester, England.

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