🇮🇹🤌🏼From Italy to Madrid🏙️ Are you ready for what is coming? 🚴🏻⛰️💪🏼 🇮🇹🤌🏼De Italia a Madrid🏙️ ¿Estáis preparad@s para lo que viene? 🚴🏻⛰️💪🏼 🗓️ 23/08 – 14/09 🔜 #LaVuelta25 ❤️

🗓️ #OnThisDay 1️⃣9️⃣6️⃣8️⃣ : #Rangers beat Partick Thistle 5-1 in the League Cup at Firhill. Alex Smith(2), Alex Ferguson(2) & Orjan Persson scored. Billy McPhee debuted. He was later sold for getting married mid-season. Waddell told him “footballers get married in the summer, son!”

What a voice he had.

Studio Ghibli maestro Joe Hisaishi at the Proms last night. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

🧵📊 A striker thread won this mornings poll so here we are! With Cyriel Dessers injured and there being rumoured interest in Hamza Igamane, Danilo could be left as the only fit striker soon. In my opinion, Rangers need to go big on a first choice number nine.

The 2025-26 Premier League is the first men’s top-flight season in English football without either Goodison Park or Highbury since 1891-92.

The Beatles played their legendary concert at Shea Stadium on this day 60 years ago. Photo via Getty Images

On this day in 1972, Rock of Ages was released. Recorded live at the Academy of Music in New York, the album reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200. This performance of “The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show” captures The Band in full swing.

John Lennon Sgt Pepper Sessions 1967 The #Beatles

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Reread King’s On Writing. As everyone says, it’s the best writing book. What struck me this time was the tone - not the ex cathedra of the guy who’s done it all, but the ‘c’mere, try this’ of a guy who loves what he does and wants to spread the joy. What a book. What a writer.

Vuelta a España 2025 contenders: Can anyone challenge Jonas Vingegaard in the final Grand Tour of the year? Read now: rouleur.cc/blogs/the-roul…

Sell and spend some decent £££ on a replacement.

Cabby

Going to post a bunch of pictures which GARY MAIN took as we were finishing off our final ITV Cycling TDF show.

“At times, Kushins veers toward hagiography – but that’s understandable.” Justin Warshaw on a crime writer who offered ‘gritty, realistic portrayals of American lowlife’ the-tls.com/literature-by-…

Kaka balling out 🇧🇷

🚨 according to insider, joni mitchell's biophic movie is officially in development with a release date set for 2027. will have anya taylor joy and meryl streep in the cast and directed by cameron crowe.

PSA: if you're in Britain you can buy the Kindle version of John & Paul for the totally bonkers price of £1.89, for a limited period. amazon.co.uk/John-Paul-Stor…