He’s only been in the job two weeks, but what were the early signs that Régis Le Bris is having an influence on this Sunderland squad?. Well, in the first game it was immediately clear that we’d been asked to press high as a unit, something we were told RLB likes from his teams, and it was our high pressing that led to at least four of the five goals at South Shields.

Talking Points: Early signs of Régis Le Bris’ influence — and are performances important?

Another near miss. Another dose of pain for English fans, but on a tense might in Berlin, it was hard to argue against the fact that the best team won as Euro 2024, a strange and hardly classic edition of this storied continental championship came to an end. What a...

Matchday Musings: Fifty eight years of hurt...will it ever stop us dreaming?

Despite not getting the job done, congrats to Jordan Pickford and the England squad for a stellar Euro 2024 outing. ICYMI: Amadou Onana has inched closer to a move to Aston Villa. [RBM]. Everton have confirmed they will be taking on Dan Friedkin’s other club AS Roma in a preseason...

Monday’s Everton News: Lindstrom and Tessmann linked, Roma friendly confirmed

Tottenham Hotspur cruised past Cambridge United 7-2 in the first preseason friendly match of the 2024-25 preseason on Saturday afternoon. The match was a behind-closed-doors friendly game that was not open to the public, nor was it televised or screened. According to the Evening Standard, Brennan Johnson scored a hat...

Tottenham ease past Cambridge United 7-2 in behind-closed-doors friendly

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Revised plans have been submitted to make changes to a town's port facilities after boat owners criticised the original proposals. Associated British Ports (ABP), the owner and operator of the Port of Ipswich and the Ipswich Beacon Marina, has submitted fresh plans. A scheme, unveiled in 2023, would have seen...

Port could see £2m of changes if approved

Plans to build 120 homes on the edge of a village can go ahead after the developers successfully appealed against a council decision to reject the proposal. Developers, including Bellway Homes, saw their project for land to the east of Ploughley Road in Ambrosden, Oxfordshire, turned down by Cherwell District Council in July 2023.

Developers win appeal to build 120 village homes

An application to build a wind farm in the Scottish Borders has been rejected for the third time. Scottish Borders Council previously turned down the eight-turbine Wull Muir scheme near Heriot and an appeal to the Scottish government was also unsuccessful in 2020. Revised plans had been submitted which suggested...

Plans for windfarm rejected for a third time

New measures are being brought in to tackle a town's problem landlords and tenants. Extra powers have been granted in two areas of Blyth to deal with poor quality housing and anti-social behaviour. It requires all landlords in the Croft and Cowpen wards to apply for a licence before they...

'Bad landlords and tenants' face tough new rules

The MLB First Year Player Draft is one of the most exciting and important times for any baseball team. It represents the future, as teams strategize and scout players who will represent the organization for their foreseeable future. The 2024 Draft began Sunday night and had plenty of surprises. Below is a pick-by-pick look, along with a grade for each selection.

MLB Draft Grades: First round results and analysis

The 2024 NBA Draft class was considered weak at the top after some of the most highly touted prospects coming into the cycle struggled more than expected in their pre-draft season. Matas Buzelis fits that description. The 6’10 forward was the No. 1 player on our initial board published the day after the 2023 draft, but a rough season in the G League where he shot the ball poorly and lost constantly pushed him down to the No. 11 pick, where the Chicago Bulls happily scooped him up.

Matas Buzelis had NBA rookie class’ first poster dunk at Las Vegas Summer League

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Works have begun on a market town's shopping street to make it easier for people to get around without their cars. Cambridgeshire County Council began construction on The Broadway in St Ives on Monday. Businesses remain open during the works, but some shop owners said they were worried visitors would...

Work gets under way to transform shopping street

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

Network Rail says a new underpass in Needham Market is due to be finished by the end of 2024.

Railway crossing where actress died is to close

During its working life, Carmyllie Pilot hauled passengers and freight in Angus, Fife and Aberdeenshire.

Locomotive steams again for first time in 44 years

Drivers say they are being fined for parking in what they claim look like normal bays.

Drivers fined over 'confusing' market place parking

A leisure centre is due to fully reopen after undergoing a £5.7m refurbishment. The Louisa Centre in Stanley, County Durham, will unveil new exercise studios, an extended soft play area, a new cafe and power-assisted equipment for those who need extra support. The centre's pool reopened on Monday after...

Leisure centre ready to reveal £5.7m refurb

The developer wants to knock down the disused garage next door to the pub and build an office block.

Music pub fears closure as developer begins appeal

New bus routes are being launched to offer a more reliable service to passengers. Go North East said residents living in Derwentside will see new fast bus routes to connect Consett, Stanley and Newcastle, serving villages such as Burnopfield, Dipton, and Whickham. Bus frequency to Newcastle from Annfield Plain, Dipton...

New bus routes launched to increase frequency

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Matchday Musings: Un sac mélangé? Trai magnifique? Swings and roundabouts for Sunderland!

Aye. These are glorified training sessions that tell us very little about the coming season. They tell us nothing about the competency of players and coaches,...

Matchday Musings: Un sac mélangé? Trai magnifique? Swings and roundabouts for Sunderland!

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