📣 We're looking for a new Bibliographer to join the #UrbanHistory team! This is a great opportunity to get involved with a world-leading academic journal and find out about the latest urban history publications. Apply by 5pm on Friday 6 November. Contact Roey Sweet for more details.

12th in the World Championships ITT! 🤩 What a performance by @sigridhaugset in the @Kigali2025 time trial — the best non-WorldTour rider!👊 So proud of you, Sigrid!😍 #forAndré #171 📸 Szymon Gruchalski

The first results of my FIFA-funded project are out in the world! ⚽ Why the FA's takeover of women's football from the WFA in 1993 was a "Hobson's Choice" for the WFA, & a moment of disempowerment for #womensfootball ⚽ It's open access & available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

So… has the first season of professional county cricket been a success? My thoughts for The Observer. Featuring Taylor Swift! observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...

It's a pity that the Gloucester history festival doesn't have a Bluesky presence maybe take it up with the boss @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social

Are you interested in the history of sport? A classic text - Dick Holt's Sport & the British - has been reborn. Join Dick & a panel of historians to discuss the new edition (followed by a drinks reception!) When: 29 September, 5.30pm Where: Senate House, London (or via Zoom) Register below:

"Battling driving rain, fading light, & a pitch which eventually resembled the Somme, Georgia Adams & Mary Taylor shared a winning 104-run partnership which propelled their team into Sunday’s final" My piece on Hampshire's Heist in yesterday's One-Day Cup semi-final: crickether.com/2025/09/17/o...

Covers on & drizzle falling at the Utilita Bowl ahead of what is meant to be the Hampshire v Surrey SF. But don’t despair! You can read this piece on BBC Sport about Mary & Millie Taylor. I had a LOT of fun doing this interview - they are brilliant! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

All the action from yesterday's launch event for Histories of Women's Football in Britain & Ireland at the Embassy of Ireland, London. Images: Courtesy of Martin Polley and Gerard Farrell.

With 4 spots up for grabs, it feels likely that both Scotland AND Ireland will get the chance to play in the World Cup in England next year. Of course it's not actually a "home" World Cup, but for Scotland in particular it would be pretty close. I'm so excited for those players!

Ricky Hatton, former boxing world champion, dies aged 46

Breanna Stewart has more to accomplish, but nothing to prove. And winning another title next month — knowing how hard it is to do it again as the reigning champion — would would put Stewart in the pantheon of New York athletes. nypost.com/2025/09/13/s...

Confusion reigns - the BBC are reporting that the Blaze semi final will be on Wednesday. So it is quite possible that fans will turn up on the wrong day. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Three points on the road for the Paisley Saints! COME ON! 👊 FT // ⬜️ 1-2 ⬛️

Guess who’s back racing 😍🌈 Tadej Pogačar is racing the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, his first race in 46 days since winning the 2025 Tour de France in July. 📸 Sprint Cycling

A third for Arsenal 🔴

Durham comms just now: “We’re taking Syd Egan as gospel” 😬😂😂

Any Conference Questions? #edchat #HigherEd #academia

The plaque for the 1881 women's football team is complete and ready to be installed in the Hall of Fame...

Very nice for African cycling that Biniam Girmay changed his mind and will represent 🇪🇷 Eritrea at the first Worlds in Africa. Hopefully he will inspire many other young African cyclists, this way. #cycling #Eritrea

Just 1 day to go until @historydoug.bsky.social and Alex Connor present at the first in a programme of talks accompanying the @fusmuswarwick.bsky.social Home and Away: Football in the British Army Exhibition. Tickets are still available for the event

OK this latest press release from the ICC has seriously pissed me off. The VERY FIRST World Cup in 1973 was entirely umpired by women. Maybe pause a minute from puffing yourselves up to read a history book? (I can recommend a good one... 😂) www.icc-cricket.com/media-releas...

Actually something we are really excited for is the quarterfinal set in Sao Paulo against Alex Eala and Janice Tjen. Will preview this in tomorrow Coffee Catch Up (Lives on Instagram, TikTok and YT Shorts) 🎾

PhD students working on diplomatic history - if you need more language training, apply for the Hogan Fellowship from @shafrhistorians.bsky.social I’m a previous winner & thrilled to be chairing the committee this year! ⬇️ #skystorians 🗃️ #diplohistory

30 September 5-6pm BST: We're launching a new research report on the history of women's cricket in Scotland. I'll be chatting to Fiona Reid @bayfirth.bsky.social, Nic Wilson (Cricket Scotland) & former Scotland players. Zoom link & more info here - come along! www.bayfirth.co.uk/women-s-cric...

Delighted to say that 2 books I’ve worked on are to be launched this month. Unusual to get 2 launches in the same month. One I’ve co-authored; the other I’ve co-edited. 1 will be launched at the National Football Museum; the other at the Irish Embassy in London. Watch this space.

New on @playingpasts.bsky.social today John 'Jack' Henry Tyers The Amateur Champion of the World By Mark Evans of the #Hockey Museum Link 👉 www.playingpasts.co.uk/articles/tea... #Swimming #SportsHistory @bssh.bsky.social

'Still hope' for clubs not successful in Football Fund [ From BBC News NI ]

Lancs v Warks has restarted Warks are 22/1 (6 overs). Their revised target is 172 in 22 overs.

𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 ✍️ Our second U.S. scholarship arrival, the club are happy to announce the signing of midfielder Emily Moran. 📸 Livingston WFC

Today at the 2025 London Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Conference - @willnorman thanks LCC activists! The data clearly shows that all our tireless work is improving our city and saving lives: crash stats, air quality improvements, mode shift, Mastercard spend data 🥳

Can confirm. Also the deluge of submissions, many of which are entirely inappropriate for our journal. Dealing with these uses up time that could be spent on the ones that are relevant to our field and that we’d like to publish #twitterstorians 🗃️

Yorkshire about to begin their chase of 195 here at Radlett. Up for grabs: a place in next weekend’s Tier 2 One Day Cup final at Worcester. Also up for grabs: further embarrassment of the ECB if Yorkshire are knocked out 👀

#OnThisDay 5 Sept 1882 Hotspur Football Club was founded in North London, adding 'Tottenham' two years later 🏆 First (and only) non-league side to win the FA Cup 🏆 Won the second League and Cup double (after Preston) 🏆 First British side to win a European trophy (Cup Winners' Cup 1962/63)

Sign up today via this link to be part of a great evening whether you’ll be joining us in-person or via zoom: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Today (Sept 4th) sees the launch of Richard Holt's revised edition of 'Sport and the British'. See attached for special discount.

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 by Bill Williams #Cricket #Hockey #WWII @bssh.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social Link 👉 bit.ly/4ncrwZ5

Covers are coming off at Portland Road, but it is a bit of a race against time to dry everything out. The far end of the pitch looks particularly tricky. For now, early lunch has been taken (midday). Cut off is about 4.20pm for a 10 over game.

St Mirren Football Club is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jimmy Bone at the age of 75. stmirren.com/all-news/6009-st-mirren-saddened-by-passing-of-jimmy-bone

Stuart Gibbs was the recipient of the Richard Cox Postgraduate Prize for his presentation on Lady Florence Dixie www.sportinhistory.org/articles/ric...

Ross Walker of Stirling University receiving this year's Best Article prize: www.sportinhistory.org/articles/spo...

This is such a lovely piece on Kim Garth and mum Anne-Marie - set to become the first mother-daughter duo to have both featured in a World Cup. The analysis of Garth’s new ball is interesting too.

1 of 5 #scotsfoundedfootball 16th July 1937 the Brisbane Courier-Mail publishes a letter from Don Gemmell. His topic? The ‘primitive days of Queensland Soccer’. That is the 1880s for Don. His subject is the clash of 3 codes on what was then called Queen’s Park. This needs a lot of unpicking.

New today on @playingpasts.bsky.social the concluding part of @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social's series on the life of Clarice Vizard "A man may be useful, but a woman is essential, in a pub.” Link 👉 bit.ly/3HH3vKJ @bssh.bsky.social #Football #WomensFootball @nfmofficial.bsky.social #WomenInSport

It's such a privilege and honour to take over as Chair of the @bssh.bsky.social. Being a part of this community has played a key role in my academic journey and I look forward to continuing to support our members and maintaining our reputation as a friendly space for research in the discipline.

Like us, @sportinhistory.bsky.social are now on LinkedIn! It’s great to see the journal increase its online presence and we hope as many of you take the time to follow their account on there (and ours too if you’re feeling generous!) But please do share the post below with your networks!

Matthew Brown is always worth reading or listening to

Really enjoyed moderating this @bssh.bsky.social roundtable on 30 years of the @icshc.bsky.social Sports History & Culture MA 🗃️ #twitterstorians And there’s still time to apply for this year’s course for anyone who is interested! Full-time in 12 mo, part-time in 24 mo www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course...