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Lot of impressive Leeds United performances, including that of Jermaine Beckford. Keeping BBC A-team on their toes.
'But this is Arsenal,' stresses Gary
'Doesn't matter who they play, same every week' says Beckford
#ARSLEE
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Winning 4-1 away from home with a performance like that, full of verve and panache. What a terrific job Steve Evans is doing.
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Massive shock this one. One of the true good guys and greats of his sport. A true
@leedsrhinos
legend. Thoughts with him and his young family.
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JOB ADVERT
The Yorkshire Evening Post seeks a new chief football writer to lead our digital-first coverage of
#lufc
Details of how to apply below
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Gotta love it when toddlers test drive the words they've recently heard.
Just asked my 4yo daughter if she wanted any more milk. Her reply:
No, you fucker.
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Play-off results
#swfc
2-0 Brighton
#hcafc
3-0 @ Derby
#BarnsleyFC
3-0 Walsall
Agg: Yorkshire 8-0 Rest of the World
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Proud to say the
@yorkshirepost
has been named the
@ECB_cricket
regional newspaper of the year. Testament to our excellent correspondent Chris Waters, our commitment to cricket, the depth a and variety of our coverage as the judges said, and the dedication of the
@YPSport
team
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The obligatory 'office for the day' tweet. It just edges my desk in Leeds, but only just.
#SuperBowl
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NINE pages celebrating the life and career of
#lufc
legend
#normanhunter
in today's
@LeedsNews
including FOUR of NINE in
@YEPSportsdesk
as well as latest
@snozzer_gale
column and
@_jodieounsley
interview
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Everything I see and hear about Kalvin Phillips, he comes across as a really class act.
He led the tributes today as
#lufc
remembered fallen friends
Words:
@LeeSobotYEP
Pics:
@SimonHulmeYPN
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Bradford City sack Michael Collins. Don't expect the statement to say this: "We fast-tracked a young coach far too quickly and then thought nothing of shattering his confidence just as hastily. We take full responsibility and apologise."
📰 NEWS | The club has tonight parted company with head coach Michael Collins.
➡️ STATEMENT here:
#BCAFC
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Brilliant: GOLD 🥇 medal for Tom Daley at long last. Needed a Yorkshireman by his side.
@LeedsDiving
product
@mattydiver
one of the most humble guys you could meet. And now he's an
#Olympics
champion
#Tokyo2020
#diving
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Fearless: GOLD 🥇 for
@Tompid
of Leeds in the men's mountain bike at
#Tokyo2020
A more driven individual you couldn't wish to meet. He's already won so much. He'll win a helluva lot more.
#Olympics
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There's got to be a Yorkshire link to this Emma Raducana. You can't be that good, surely.
*Googles Raducana. Ah yes, she once stopped for fish and chips on the A64 on the way to Eden Camp. We have our intro*
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Can imagine these are tough old times for journalism and sports journalism students. No exams, no work experience, little chance to keep building that portfolio.
So we're offering you a chance to write for the
@YPSport
desk
Details below ⬇️
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And the back page of the
@YEPSportsdesk
@LeedsNews
Leeds United's International Man of History
#lufc
#ENG
#EURO2020
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Interview with Yorkshire's
@PaulJubb3
Born in York, raised in Hull, orphaned at a young age, first Briton to win the NCAA title in US, now heading to
@Ilkleytennis
and one day, he hopes, the top 100
@GamecockMTennis
@Pelican_Park1
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Delighted our
@letouryorkshire
souvenir guide has just been named supplement of the year at
@EditorsUK
#RegionalPressAwards
Huge collaborative effort involving editorial, photographic, commercial, newspaper sales, plus externally
@Welcome2Yorks
@swpixtweets
Well done all
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Never quite know how big to go when you're effectively celebrating 17th place, but it's a significant day and moment in the history of Leeds United so in Monday's
@LeedsNews
we settled on 16 pages across news and sport
#lufc
#MOT
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Interview with Leeds athlete
@alexbell92
on her
#Tokyo2020
journey. From considering quitting the sport to running the race of her life, Bell's is the quintessential
#Olympic
story of a lifetime ambition fulfilled.
@TeamGB
@PudseyBramleyAC
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Great character from the
#Lionesses
Through to a
#WEURO2022
semi-final at Bramall Lane
Here's how to get tickets to go and watch
#ENG
in such a huge game
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Bidding farewell to another titan of the
@YPSport
team. Give
@RSootyYPSport
10 minutes of your time to let him steer you through the highlights of his 15 years as chief football writer.
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Big Boxing Day interview with
@DaveClarkTV
- a proud Yorkshireman on his career in broadcasting, the halcyon days of darts, why it was the right time to step away and his ongoing battle and fundraising efforts for
@ParkinsonsUK
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Norman Hunter, the embodiment of a city, the embodiment of a golden era for
#lufc
YP and YEP comment
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It's been one long promotion party for
#lufc
since Friday night. Latest wrap on the YEP, an absolute beaut of a picture from
@TonyJohnsonYPN
that sums up Bielsa perfectly
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Yorkshire cycling chief
@GaryVerity
days away from finalising a date to bring
#LaVueltaEspana
to Yorkshire.
@lavuelta
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Today's
@LeedsNews
dedicated to
#lufc
legend Norman Hunter as he faces his biggest battle yet.
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Overwhelmed by response of student journalists to send us in a story. Intention was to run 1 a week. We've started with 3.
@Owen_Thompson98
@UCLan
on muslim netball in Bradford
@jonny_burke7
@UniLeedsPress
on esports
@Jimbo_R15
@SheffieldHallam
on squash prospect
Keep it up.
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Proud to collect TWO awards on behalf of
@YPSport
at the
@ECBNetwork
cricket awards at the House of Lords today. Beat the Times in one category. Michael Atherton? Never heard of him. And I say 'on behalf of' but the invite came in and no one else stood a chance.
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What an honour for
@JackLaugher
at
#CommonwealthGames2022
opening ceremony tonight, flying the flag for
@TeamEngland
One of the very best for Team Yorkshire over the years
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Well done
@philsesemann
- a junior doctor in Leeds who today finished 7th in the
#londonmarathon2021
Interviewed him in March. He bought a dog in lockdown to help keep him motivated during training. Called his dog Kipchoge
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Leeds runner
@alexbell92
has been waiting her entire career to make her Olympic debut. Tomorrow morning the 28yo finally does in the 800m, a tale of perseverance that fills
@PudseyBramleyAC
with pride
#TeamGB
#Olympics
#Tokyo2020
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In today's
@YEPSportsdesk
@LeedsNews
Leeds Warrior
@J_Warrington
pens an open letter to
@LeedsCC_News
urging them to overturn original decision and let him fight Mauricio Lara at Headingley (
@EmeraldStadium
) later this year
#boxing
#lufc
#MOT
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Feel for
@SalfordDevils
there but there's no denying
@leedsrhinos
- in the last 16 years alone that's:
8 Super League Grand Final wins
3 World Club Challenge victories
3 Challenge Cup trophies
Yorkshire's Power Franchise.
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Hightailing it to Heathrow.
Bound for Miami and
#SuperBowLIV
The tweet I have always wanted to post
😀😀😀🏈🏈🏈
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Judging by the amount of pages on the right side to those on the left, it looks to me like he's devouring the football page. News, analysis, comment, features. Under that mask you can almost see him mouthing the words:
Hell's teeth this is a good read.
Heading home from today's visit to Yorkshire.
80% of orders at the bus factory I visited have come from TfL so far this year. For every £1 invested in the Underground, 55p goes to workers and businesses outside London.
When our cities and regions collaborate, we all benefit.
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First wave of athletes selected by
@BritAthletics
for this summer's European Championships in Munich includes 4 marathon runners from Yorkshire:
@philsesemann
of Leeds City
Rosie Edwards of
@RotherHarriers
Becky Briggs of
@CityofHullAC
@andrewrheyes
of
@HallamshireH
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From the
@yorkshirepost
@LeedsNews
archives, Barcelona v
#lufc
Nou Camp, April 23, 1975, European Cup semi 2nd leg.
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No better story on
#DeadlineDay
than
@YorkCityFC
banking nearly £2.5m from Ben Godfrey's move from Norwich to Everton.
Back in 2016 when they negotiated that sell-on clause, little could they have known how crucial that money would be
#ycfc
@sturayner
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Six years after choosing
#london2012
platform to challenge cycling to encourage equality,
@lizziedeignan
chooses
#Womensday
to report the gap is closing.
@letouryorkshire
played a big role in that
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And she's done it.
@alexbell92
through to
#Olympics
800m semi-final Saturday lunchtime. The 376th and final
#TeamGB
athlete still going. The good people of
@PudseyBramleyAC
will be glued to their sets tomorrow lunchtime
#Tokyo2020
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What a tremendous week for
@DanJBradbury
turning a sponsor's invite into the
@JoburgOpen_
into a maiden win on the
@DPWorldTour
Spoke to him before the event and after. A very happy, humble young man.
@FSUGolf
@LMU_Golf
@wakefieldgolf
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After more than a decade of decline, 3 relegations, 2 rebrands & 1 near financial oblivion are
@LeedsTykes
finally on their way up? Too soon to say, but 8 wins out 8 in 4th tier is a good start and now named
@RFU
club of the month. Piece with
@jakeybrady
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Johnston Press to start new season with a 10-point deduction.
"It is what it is," said their manager. "We'll take it one game at a time."
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Email from the
@EFL
asking us to refer to the Football League Trophy as the
@PapaJohnsTrophy
and use the hashtag
#papajohnstrophy
Of course we will. Happy to.
But, what you gonna do for me?
I'll give you a hint...BBQ Meat Feast 😄😉
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FAO
#lufc
fans still intoxicated by the fumes of promotion. Drink in a lot more reading and pictures from a memorable week and season with this 40-page bad boy in today's YEP.
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Just the 28 pages of
#lufc
build-up coverage in the
@LeedsNews
and
@YEPSportsdesk
over the next two days, including this 8-pager in today's edition. All I can add is: they'd better do it.
#buyapaper
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During the day
@natttjohnson
processes Covid samples, then she swaps her lab coat for her football kit and joins
@sufc_women
for training. Many great stories in women's football, this is one of them
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As well as his work at the front of the book, Tom Richmond wrote with great knowledge and warmth about horse racing, championing Yorkshire's nine racecourses and the many stables and individuals who dedicate their life to the sport. Tom is sorely missed by us all. RIP
It is with an overwhelming sense of sorrow that I must inform you that our dear friend and colleague Tom Richmond passed away suddenly this week. The Yorkshire Post family is still coming to terms with our loss. He truly embodied everything that we wanted to be as a newspaper...
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TEN pages of big match
#lufc
coverage in
@LeedsNews
@YEPSportsdesk
every Monday morning.
Analysis
Reaction
Discussion
Talking Points
Fan Verdict
Pictures
Premier coverage for Leeds' Premier League team
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This can't be right can it, in this day and age - a female footballer for Rovers Belles
@sophies_8
having to raise funds for knee surgery when
#drfc
paid for one of their men's players to have surgery when he was out of contract
@suesmith8
@JacquiOatley
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Leeds United going up.
*presses button marked activate promotion plan on YP and YEP*
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Lost two damn good writers to
@TheAthletic
but we wish them well and to everyone involved in the project, the same. Big advocate of the long read. Subscription model is the best way to monetise what sports journalists can offer online. Hope it works.
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Snooker is a sport that needs it's great characters now more than ever.
@markwil147
certainly one of those. Despite being uncomfortable in media day surroundings, the 3-time world champ was on fine form as the
#WorldSnookerChampionship
gets underway
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Meet
@KacyMackreth
- proud Bostonian had never heard of RL when she moved to Leeds. Now she teaches ex-players at
@leedsbeckett
is studying it for her PhD and is a non-exec director at
@HunsletRLFC
hoping to engage existing fanbase and attract new fans
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Once had the pleasure of interviewing Peter Alliss. I was the last slot, he was on his second bottle of wine. 'Care for a glass, young man?' He went on to give me a great interview about Augusta and a few golfing tales. Such a warm man. Sad news.
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When you do your next shop for essentials, why not pick up the Weekend edition of
@yorkshirepost
Still on sale this Sunday. Reading quality, trusted journalism is a great way to keep your mind healthy as you
#StayAtHomeAndStaySafe
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There's no sport, they keep saying. No matter. NINE pages in
@yorkshirepost
Sports Weekend
@sturayner
&
@LeonWobYP
on
#normanhunter
@suesmith8
on
#lufc
#swfc
latest
@DCravenYPSport
on RL
@RHercockYPSport
on snooker
@_jodieounsley
interview
and much more
Go on
#buyapaper
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Serge Pauwels takes the
#TDY
blue jersey and hails Yorkshire on another weekend when White Rose shone
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Meet Lydia Walker, the full-time secondary school teacher in Holmfirth riding the wave of her second chance in professional sport with
@RhinosNetballSL
in
@NetballSL
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23-man England squad, 6 of em from Yorkshire - Sheffield trio Cahill, Vardy and Walker; Doncaster's Rose; Leeds's Milner; Barnsley's Stones
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Report, reaction from
@sergepauwels
&
@Scott_Thwaites1
and a call to grant
@letouryorkshire
it's four-day wish
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It's taken us 8 weeks of lockdown, 31 broadsheet pages of 'no' sport a week, but finally we have landed on the most quintessential of Yorkshire sports...coal carrying
@benmckennaJPI
reports
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Introducing
@GrahamSmyth
as the new chief football writer of the
@YEPSportsdesk
Together with
@LeeSobotYEP
&
@JoeUrquhartYEP
he will continue the YEP's long-standing, industry-leading coverage of
#lufc
in print and online.
He'd also better bring biscuits.
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Despite four years of injury hell
@_rosshaslam
never lost faith. At the British Champs he won two 🥇 medals and the
@SheffieldDiving
star is back in a senior British squad at the European Games. This is the story of how he got back there and what's next.
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Lot of players you'd have been happy the winning blow falling to - Fitzpatrick, Hatton, Lowry - kind of pleased it was 'Tommy Lad', who has been a nearly man for a long time
#RyderCup
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The long wait for acknowledgement is over for
@alexbell92
- now the challenge is to justify the external belief.
Interview with
@PudseyBramleyAC
very own Olympic finalist
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Just paid £8 for a salad. In Rotherham. What in God's name is going on?
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JOB ADVERT
The
@yorkshirepost
is recruiting a Rugby League Correspondent to lead our coverage online and in print.
This is an exciting, target-driven job to enhance
@YPSport
agenda-setting position within the game.
They don't come around often.
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Saturday Interview with
@EnglandNetball
legend and new
@RhinosNetballSL
signing
@jadeyclarke
on keeping the hunger over her long career and creating a talent pathway for young girls here in Yorkshire through a
@NetballSL
franchise
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Big interview with the newest & youngest member of the
@DPWorldTour
- 18yo
@joshuaberry2005
who went to Spain as an amateur, survived Q School exam and is suddenly a professional about to join the big boys
@DoncasterGolf
@SheffGolfUnion
@YUGCUK
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Attended Tour de Yorkshire announcement today with scepticism, wondering if the cycling boom was ending. What I found was defiance from WtY and local authorities still hungry for a slice of the economic and tourism pie
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Double Olympic champion
@NicolaAdamsOBE
is retiring from boxing via an open letter to the
@LeedsNews
the paper that has followed her remarkable career from the age of 12.
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Unreal
@MattFitz94
the new
#USOpen
champion. Only three Englishmen have won major championships this century, two of them are from Sheffield. Nerves. Of. Steel!
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16 pages of
#lufc
Premier League survival in today's
@LeedsNews
available in all good newsagents. If you can't get hold of a copy today
Click here:
Or for UK postals, multiple copies and/or postals outside the UK, email: subscriptions
@nationalworld
.com
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#Bury
need only look over the border into Halifax at
@FCHTOnline
at a club that rebuilt and is re-emerging from oblivion.
But this has to be a wake-up call for all clubs & particularly administrators to undertake rigorous ongoing checks that clubs are being run properly.
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Terrific job by Chris Wilder. Inherited a team that had finished 11th in the third tier and took them to the Premier League in three years.
#SUFC
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Follow-up with
@philsesemann
the junior Leeds doctor who finished 7th on his
#LondonMarathon
debut. Paris
#Olympics
now on his radar and he'll have a new training partner by his side 🐕
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Yorkshire developmental cycle team
@CYCLING_SHEFF
who helped
@SwiftConnor
on his way are in need of new sponsors to continue their development on the continent. Difficult times for cycling, but this team has a lot to offer and a proud history
👇🚴♂️
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Glad to see the back of March. I did
#BisMarch
(biscuit-free March, my own invention). Down from 8 biscuits a day to 0. I lost 1lb. One measly, frickin pound. So I've ushered in April by absolutely eviscerating a packet of custard creams.
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Just popped in to
@SheffieldSharks
training. 12 pros on signed contracts, still going through their preparations but in limbo as to when season will start. Sports like basketball, leagues like
@theBBL
need answers quickly, need funding help from Govt or they might never get going
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When you see what Kevin Sinfield is doing for Rob Burrow, what Marcus Rashford has done all year, and then you get Tyson Fury first on the SPOTY list and then rejecting it because he's the self-styled People's Champion. You're not pal. You're not fit to lace their boots.
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#GC2018
- Yorkshire's medal tally so far...
🥇 - 11
🥈 - 13
🥉 - 9
Would put Yorkshire 5th on the medal table, above New Zealand.
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