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Almost every social media post Sunderland AFC have published this summer has featured at least one reply asking the club to sign a striker. This isn’t the first transfer window in which it’s happened, and with three weeks left, there’s still time to add to the ranks- although not in time for tomorrow’s curtain raiser.

Eliezer Mayenda will be Sunderland’s main man for now, so let’s back him

One thing you can certainly not accuse Chelsea’s sporting directors of, is not sticking to the plan. They have set out their stall, and will not reconsider their ways. On some level, that’s commendable, even. On another level, that’s quite foolish. A plan that results in either great success or drastic failure, with no other possible outcome*? No wonder they hired Enzo Maresca.

Chelsea, RKC Genk agree Mike Penders transfer — report

Mansfield struck twice early on to pave the way for victory over Barnsley as they made a winning start to life in League One.

Mansfield beat Barnsley in League One opener

Honestly, this will be my last offering for a while. I think we basically agree that a first team squad consisting of Patterson, Hume, O’Nien, Ballard, Cirkin, Browne, Neil, Roberts, Rigg, Alese, Clarke, Huggins, Ekwah, Moore, and Jobe—plus the two strikers and the defensive midfielder you referred to in your response—would give us the backbone of a squad more than capable of competing at the top end of the Championship.

Fan Letters: “Shifting Sunderland’s deadwood could be a tricky task”

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Co-owner Ryan Reynolds is present to watch his side beat Wycombe 3-2 as they aim to complete a promotion trilogy

Fans marvel at Wrexham’s rise as League One campaign begins in style

Friday marked the Olympic debut of “breaking” with the women’s b-girl competition. The field was stacked with teenage phenoms, world champions, breakdancing pioneers getting to show their craft on the world stage — and also Raygun, a 36-year-old Australian professor who was just there to get funky.

‘Raygun’ the 36-year-old Australian breakdancing professor is our Olympic hero

Grant Williams, who is currently on the ground at the Paris Olympics, called out the sharp disparity in media coverage between the men’s and women’s basketball teams. “The difference between the men’s vs women’s postgame is disrespectful and the women deserve better,” Williams wrote on X shortly after the U.S. women beat Australia to advance to the gold medal game.

Grant Williams highlights lack of media attention on U.S. women’s basketball at the Olympics — and he’s right

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

MK Dons have been taken over by a Kuwait-based consortium, ending Pete Winkelman's 21-year spell as owner. Winkelman oversaw the club's renaming in 2004 and promotion up to the Championship before an eventual return to League Two. The consortium will be led by businessman and entrepreneur Fahad Al Ghanim who...

MK Dons sold to Kuwait-based consortium

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Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

It was nearly complete, it was nearly so sweet. Reading were so very close to starting their 2024/25 season in perfect fashion today, but were denied late on. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan had given the Royals a deserved first-half lead which the visiting side fought doggedly to protect after the break, only for the referee (awarding a soft penalty for handball) and Alfie May (who converted the spot-kick) to have other ideas.

Birmingham City 1-1 Reading: Almost A Perfect Start

The 26-year-old has signed a six-year contract and will cost an initial £55 million with a further £10 million in add-ons. Solanke, who began his career at Chelsea and also had a short spell at Liverpool, arrived at Bournemouth in 2019 and enjoyed his best goalscoring season in 2023/24 with 19 Premier League goals.

Spurs splash out for Solanke in £65m deal

In two short months Emma Hayes has done what her predecessors failed to do in two previous Olympic Games: win the gold medal. Hayes took over the US Women’s National Team just a few weeks ago, in June after leaving Chelsea, and she was immediately into the thick of things with the team heading to the Olympics in Paris. Expectations were as high as ever of course, though it’s entirely unsurprising that Hayes delivered to those expectations.

Emma Hayes leads USWNT to Olympic gold

Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

The Daily Hilario: Saturday

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An 18-year-old man has admitted being part of a group who left a police community support officer (PCSO) fearing for his life as they violently rocked a police van during the rioting in Rotherham.Footage of the CCTV van being rocked from side to side, with its rooftop mast swinging alarmingly, was one of many dramatic images of Sunday’s violence outside a Holiday Inn Express housing more than 200 asylum seekers.A neighbour of Kenzie Roughley, of Barnsley Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, contacted police with video footage of him punching and kicking the vehicle, and his fingerprints were later found on the...

Man, 18, admits to helping rock police van during Rotherham disorder

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Good Friday morning, TSFers. It’s a rainy, windy day in D.C. as the remnants of Hurricane Debby roll through the area. But the rain can’t dampen my Friday spirits too much! It’s been rather hectic for me of late, just a lot going on. I’m looking forward to a somewhat calmer weekend and things slowing down over the next few weeks. Do you ever get like that?

Friday Cannon Fodder: vibes

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Tottenham Hotspur are close to finalising a deal to sign striker Dominic Solanke, with Bournemouth agreeing to a club-record sale.

Bournemouth 'agree club-record deal' to sell Dominic Solanke to Tottenham

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JOHN MOUSINHO got ridiculed when he was announced as Portsmouth boss. Stunned fans joked there was a typo on the club’s website and Jose Mourinho had taken over. Specsavers even got in on the act, claiming anyone wearing their glasses would have correctly read Mousinho. But after taking Pompey back into the Championship after a […]

Everyone thought Jose Mourinho had taken over and my name was a typo – I’m making my own way as Portsmouth’s Special One

The Premier League in its current guise, with Manchester City doing their best Lance Armstrong impression, is cruel. Arsenal set a club record for goals last season, with the 91 goals the most ever in a Premier League season. It is the most amount of goals Arsenal have scored since the middle of the twentieth season (and that came in a 46 game season, with Arsenal having a goal difference of 8). But one look at Manchester City shows where Arsenal need to improve: Manchester City scored 96 goals to Arsenal’s 91. Manchester City scored in 35 of 38 games (drawing one and losing two) whereas Arsenal scored in 33 of 38 games (drawing one and losing four).

Arsenal Season Preview: Scoring even more

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The State Of Play: Where are Sunderland at as the start of the new season approaches?

Despite the almighty fuss that was made over appointing a Head Coach in the summer, Sunderland’s upper management took their time and eventually agreed a deal...

The State Of Play: Where are Sunderland at as the start of the new season approaches?

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