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SWFC’s new away kit revealed – design takes inspiration from iconic 90s shirt – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield Wednesday have unveiled their new away kit, with its design drawing on one of the club’s well-known shirts from the 1990s. The release continues the club’s renewed association with Umbro and uses a retro reference intended to appeal to supporters while updating the look for the forthcoming season. The kit forms part of Wednesday’s…
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Hearing date set for Sheffield United parent company winding up petition – thestar.co.uk
A High Court hearing date has been set for a winding-up petition brought against Sheffield United’s parent company, COH Sports Bidco Limited, with the case now due to be heard on Wednesday 19 August. The petition was filed by United World Holding Ltd, the vehicle of the club’s former owner Prince Abdullah bin Musaed Al…
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Sheffield United finalising deal for 30-year-old midfielder after pre-season trip omission – Yahoo Sports UK
Sheffield United are reported to be close to completing a deal for a 30-year-old midfielder, after he was left out of the club’s pre-season trip. The omission has heightened expectations that a transfer is imminent, potentially strengthening the squad ahead of the new campaign. The article text supplied does not contain the underlying report or…
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Data centre expansion threatens rural Texas land, says Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson has publicly condemned the expansion of data centres across the United States, warning that such developments threaten rural communities like his hometown of Abbott, Texas, south of Dallas, where he still owns farmland. In a social media statement, the 93-year-old country music icon described the facilities as “loud, water thieving, light polluting” and…
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Who am I? Guess The Hundred cricket star No 9
This is a daily interactive cricket quiz from BBC Sport, part of a series running throughout The Hundred 2026 tournament. Rather than a news story, it invites readers to guess the identity of a player competing in this year’s competition using a series of progressively revealing clues, with fewer guesses earning a higher score. Clues…
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I threw a water balloon at a guy on his way home from work… and then I sung him our song
This is a short-form video from a creator (or duo) who mix pranks with music, posting the kind of quick, punchy clip built for YouTube Shorts. In it, they ambush an unsuspecting man walking home from work by lobbing a water balloon at him, catching his shocked reaction on camera. Rather than leaving it there,…
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The Devil’s Mouth review – Amazon’s shark thriller gives us just about enough to chew on
The Guardian reviews The Devil’s Mouth, a new Amazon Prime shark thriller released during Shark Week, which follows a group of American college friends whose Thailand holiday turns deadly when they become trapped in a cave system with an aggressive bull shark. The review notes that 2026 has become saturated with shark films, roughly six…
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Screen Burn Interactive’s Silent Hill Townfall shows early horror promise
Polygon’s hands-on preview of Silent Hill: Townfall, developed by Glasgow-based Screen Burn Interactive and published by Konami, suggests the standalone spinoff continues the franchise’s strong revival following the acclaimed Silent Hill 2 remake and Silent Hill f. During a three-hour Los Angeles preview session, the outlet played through the opening hours as protagonist Simon Ordell,…
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Silent Hill: Townfall promises to “massively subvert” your expectations, and it’s left me painfully excited
Silent Hill: Townfall’s developers have given press an extended hands-on preview of the upcoming survival horror instalment, promising that while it echoes familiar series themes, it will “massively subvert” player expectations. Eurogamer’s writer played through the opening four to five hours, describing high anticipation given the strong reception of recent entries such as the Silent…
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‘Hey Willy’: the 1971 hit that ended Allan Clarke’s days with The Hollies
The article argues that The Hollies’ 1971 single ‘Hey Willy’ marked a turning point for lead singer Allan Clarke, whose growing frustration with the group’s musical direction and producer Ron Richards contributed to his decision to leave later that year. Although the song was a hit, it did not resolve the tensions surrounding creative control,…