If Fery comes back from two sets down to win the semifinal, he should yell out: “Just when I thought I was out, THEY PULL ME BACK IN!” #wimbledon #fery #godfather

Paul O'Grady on Ann Widdecombe's opposition to gay marriage: “What does she know about love or marriage? She’s an eternal virgin. She’ll have on her tombstone, ‘Return to sender, unopened.'”

There's a definite ‘Flea from RHCP’ vibe about Stale Solbakken. #NORENG #BlueSkyWorldCup

Fery is provisionally up to 36 in the world rankings now (from 114 before the tournament). Likely to hit #26 if he beats Zverev, and I *think* he'd reach #13 if he wins the whole thing. Definitely the new UK #1 whatever happens. #wimbledon #arthurfery #sw19

Arthur Fery really has that Declan Donnelly/5ive '90s hair thing going, hasn't he? #wimbledon

Given G n’R’s albums history, shouldn’t they have released a Paradise United single on the same day as they put out Paradise City?

Might Arthur Fery’s run to the last 16 at Wimbledon suggest it’s time for a #roxytennis hashtag? @quantick.bsky.social? 15-Love Is The Drug Both Change Of Ends Burning

Being from the UK and a member of the late part of Generation X means having to live with the fact that every photo from your childhood resembles a still from a cultishly acclaimed but commercially disappointing folk horror film. ESPECIALLY IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE: www.tom-cox.com/some-photos-...

Ooh, I like Paul Robinson’s groovy 60s retro top. #bbcfootball

There's been a lot of talk about the fabulous Rik Mayall recently and rightly so. This three and a bit minutes remains his greatest moment. Nigel Planer's Neil the perfect foil. Just wonderful and still hysterically funny. youtu.be/HOmiJ3Tf9Cs?...

A joy to behold for one of the clan. #beachy

I’m not altogether keen on posting on this Belgium-Senegal match with the default hashtag, to be honest. #worldcup

Namur Heroes (There’s your headline, BBC Sport) #SENBEL

Who on earth can see beyond France? The best and most watchable team in this tournament by a country mile. #FRASWE

A very happy 100th birthday to the great Melvin Kaminsky (aka Mel Brooks). May he live forever.

In the rain there, Tuchel does look like he might be walking through an Overground train asking for ‘any spare cash’, clutching a battered Pret cup. #ENGPAN #PANENG

David Jacobs on Saturday mornings on Radio 2. “Hello there! And welcome to another two hours of our kind of music.”

Listening to this album today. It all sounds fucking amazing and fresh as a daisy. Perfect summer record. Who'd have thought? www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCDz...

Whistling in the office should be a sackable offence.

No word from the likes of Queers For Palestine about the official 'not in our name' comments from Egypt and Iran, where homosexuality is a criminal offence, naturally. www.reuters.com/sports/socce...

Often I think this is the greatest single of the 1980s.

There’s gonna be a low block Gonna be a low block Oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh Low block #ENGGHA

Re: Starmer “stepping down” - I’m now beginning to wonder whether being the Watford FC manager really is the most perilous job in the country.

So glad I finally got to see #Devo last night. Absolutely ace.

This is such a strawman (sic) argument. No one with a basic knowledge of international soccer is unaware that the US is and has been one of the pre-eminent women’s teams ever. But equally, it’s pointless to pretend that the men’s WC isn’t the older, bigger, and more globally followed tournament.

Hugely underrated record. A great experiment in baroque pop that sadly Weller never tried again. His voice was in great form too.

Happy 59th birthday to Nicole Kidman, who was great in To Die For.

Lyndon Dykes plays like someone who’s won a competition to be an international footballer. #SCOMAR

Great win yesterday for combative Canada coach Jesse Marsch against Qatar. #bskyworldcup

The shot of that c*** Infantino with a face like a slapped arse, sat next to Mark Carney after Canada’s fourth against his beloved domicile Qatar, was absolute gold. #bskyworldcup

MARCO PIRRONI - ‘YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE’ The long awaited autobiography. The true story of a pop phenomenon. This is Marco. Allow him to introduce his Firebird Seven. 10-09-26 tr.ee/P2_qxNZ6jC

The Zooropa League #U2Soccer

And on bass…. #U2Soccer static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/...

Nice to see Andrew Ridgeley has got some work on the BBC pundit panel tonight. #BSkyWorldCup

Pochettino’s USA looked brilliant in the first half against Paraguay, but as my son said to me, it was tinged with a sense of melancholy for us as the way they attacked with verve and style was so reminiscent of his finest Tottenham teams. Sigh… #coys

One for Belle and Sebastian fans: Watching Canada v Bosnia and it’s never not funny hearing the commentator mention Jonathan David (especially as he’s one of those players, like Solly March, whose name is *always* spoken in full). #CANBOS

GB News lost £113m, why are billionaires still funding it? Sam Bright investigates who the ‘people’s channel’ really serves.

Roy Keane’s over-arguing 🙄 He’s become one of those famous people who sound more and more like the people who do impressions of them. #itvfootball #worldcup

Blog update: M|A|R|R|S got to number one in the indie charts and the National Charts in 1987, and I hope I've managed to encapsulate just what an amazing a record it was (and is) with this entry - like some kind of luxurious future landing in front of us. indienumber1s.blogspot.com/2026/06/104-...

Found in the waiting room at the local GP. Who the f***ing hell brought that one in? #hmhb

“It’s a little bit funny This feeling inside The taste of this coffee Is like cyanide”

Karma police, arrest this man.

“They’re ’king crimson now!”, he exclaimed in dismay. #TOTP

CHUG-A-LUG ! #TOTP

Today's NYT #SpellingBee is choc-full of Japanese first names. That's all I see.

If Pedro Porro was as good at football as he was at pointing, he’d be an amazing player. #coys

“Perfumed blokes on the Ginza Line” - one of many classic ‘only Beck would write this lines’ in this song. #TOTP

Excellent article on the 40th anniversary of Bayer Uerdingen's DFB Pokal win and how they've since sunk to the 5th tier. Anyone who grew up on 80s county cricket though will have smiled on noting their chairman is one Norbert Philipp. @essexcricket.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...

What this chap says. 100%.