Sportswriter since 1987. Author of 'England Football - the Biography, 1872-2022.'
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In today's Observer, my exclusive interview with Sir Alex Ferguson about the games of his life...
My commentary on how Liverpool v Man City will feel on a day of reckoning.
The old Premier League idea is dead, a new one waits to be born.
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Why Liverpool v Man City marks the death of the Premier League as we thought we knew it and the start of a new post-naivety show.
My commentary....
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Australia and New Zealand, here he comes.
MND is of course a global scourge. Once it was hidden and not talked about. Now it's in the light. It's an intolerable illness and has to be defeated.
'I made a commitment for life'
Rugby League legend Sir Kevin Sinfield told #BBCBreakfast he wants to take his next major challenge and his message on research and funding for MND to Australia and New Zealand next year
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In tomorrow's Observer and here online, my exclusive interview with Sir Alex Ferguson, on the games of his life...
observer.co.uk/culture/inter…
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What does a former England football manager, the winner of Masterchef and a day out in Hull have in common?
Check out episode one of the 7 in 7: The Grand Finale podcast here therhinos.co.uk/article/2404…
Kevin Sinfield has just watched his son Jack reach the Grand Final with Wakefield.
Tomorrow Sinfield snr sets off on his 'Grand Finale' of seven ultra-marathons, finishing at Old Trafford, where he'll carry the trophy in for a game his son will be part of.
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Out tomorrow. Thanks to everyone at Quercus for doing such a fantastic job on it.
How Saffie Osborne demolished the myth that male jockeys are a safer bet in Flat racing's biggest contests.
Commentary for The Observer..
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Thanks for all the lovely comments about this. And thanks to everyone @dailymail who took such care over it and made it look so good
OLIVER HOLT: My mum played Emily Bishop in Coronation Street for 56 years. It's only after I cleared out family home and found all the scripts she'd hoarded that I discovered just how adored she still is trib.al/0TVVUda
Many times you'd ask @OllieHolt22 where he was and he'd say Grimsby or Fleetwood or Newport County as he worked his way round all 92 Football League grounds.
Here's his wonderful account of a tour that took more than 50 years.
It's also part memoir by a born reporter who's used his eyes and ears to seek out detail and nuance in every story he's ever covered @OllieHolt22
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🗣️ "I feel extremely overwhelmed."
An emotional @OsborneSaffie was back riding out this morning after she became the first female jockey to win a British Classic at Doncaster yesterday.
@WorldPool | #LuckOnSunday | @nickluck
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The same pitch, three years apart.
In tomorrow’s @ObserverUK: a special report about climate change in sport
✍️ @jeevanvasagar, @bencoles_ and I
