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7 Aug 2025
I’m chuffed to share news of my first book: On the Record and On the Ball: How Elite Coaches Master the Media, which is out on 28th August! Big thanks to the coaches, journalists & @FairfieldBooks. Pre-order your copy on Amazon: bit.ly/41r86XY
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Tim Percival retweeted
Jun 12
Arise, Sir Kevin Sinfield 🗡️
England Senior Men's assistant coach has been awarded a knighthood for services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and Fundraising in the King's birthday honours.
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Credit: @SouthamptonFC
Andoni Iraola has been seen leaving the Liverpool training ground alongside Richard Hughes.
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Tim Percival retweeted
Mar 30
Sports fans - is there a more prodigious young talent right now than Vaibhav Suryavanshi? He’s 15… who’s even close? #IPL #RajasthanRoyals
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Tim Percival retweeted
May 21
It’s wasn’t to be tonight at the @ctshirts Sports Book Awards 2026, but I want to say a heartfelt thank you to my publisher, Matt Thacker, @FairfieldBooks_ for his belief in me and my book.
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May 8
Whoever is doing the PR for that bloke from Kent, they need a raise.
Tomorrow's front page: Kim's boobs sprayed by car shop in Kent
thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/39…
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Tim Percival retweeted
The @sportsbookaward Sports Entertainment Book of the Year in association with @LoveReadinguk is decided by a public vote. If you've enjoyed 'On the Record & On the Ball' by @TimPercival please show your support!
Vote here (voting close 7th May): sportsbookawards.com/vote/#g…
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Tim Percival retweeted
Apr 27
He ran 3:21 in office shoes?!
Apr 26
An officially amazing outfit ✨ Boudewijn Dominicus ran the fastest marathon wearing a suit and dress shoes (male) in 3:21:42 🤩#LondonMarathon @LondonMarathon
ALT a man in a suit and dress shoes receives the guinness world records certificiate
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Tim Percival retweeted
Apr 27
Tim Percival's book deserves all the attention and love it can get, as it is a brilliant read!
Congrats for the shortlist Mr @TimPercival
Apr 23
Blimey! My book has been SHORTLISTED for the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards. The winner is decided by public vote… so I suppose that means I’m officially on the campaign trail. I feel like my local MP… but I do hope I can count on your vote! (voting link in thread)
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Tim’s book is a fascinating insight into an under-explored area of the sport (and media) landscape; well worth a read and a vote for this prestigious prize…
Apr 23
Blimey! My book has been SHORTLISTED for the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards. The winner is decided by public vote… so I suppose that means I’m officially on the campaign trail. I feel like my local MP… but I do hope I can count on your vote! (voting link in thread)
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Tim Percival retweeted
Apr 23
Blimey! My book has been SHORTLISTED for the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards. The winner is decided by public vote… so I suppose that means I’m officially on the campaign trail. I feel like my local MP… but I do hope I can count on your vote! (voting link in thread)
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Tim Percival retweeted
Delighted to have 2 of our titles on @sportsbookaward shortlists! Congratulations to our authors Ashley Giles and @TimPercival
#ReadingForSport #CTSBA26
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Tim Percival retweeted
Where sport meets storytelling and entertainment. The Sports Entertainment Book of the Year, in association with @LoveReadinguk shortlist is here.
The public vote is OPEN. Who gets yours? sportsbookawards.com/vote
Escape, John Smith (@PitchPublishing)
On the Record & On the Ball, @TimPercival (@FairfieldBooks_)
Once Upon a Toon, Paul Ferris (@BloomsburySport)
Still Here, Bobby George, with Dave Bracegirdle (@PitchPublishing)
Swimmingly, Vassos Alexander (@BloomsburySport)
The Changing Game, @moneill31 written with Joey D'Urso (@headlinenf)
Tuffers' Ashes Heroes, @philtufnell (@HarperCollinsUK)
#CTSBA26 #ReadingForSport
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Apr 23
Blimey! My book has been SHORTLISTED for the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards. The winner is decided by public vote… so I suppose that means I’m officially on the campaign trail. I feel like my local MP… but I do hope I can count on your vote! (voting link in thread)
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Apr 21
This is a brilliant piece of storytelling. Hats off @lgreenwell 👏🏻
Mar 24
On 6th October 1987, a newborn baby is found on the verge of a remote country lane in Suffolk. Police comb the area for clues and appeal for witnesses, but the mother is never found. The baby, Jess, is adopted.
Journalist Lucy Greenwell has never forgotten the day when Jess was discovered. She was a child and lived nearby. For decades, Lucy has wondered: what happened to Jess and what could have driven a mother to leave her child in such an isolated place? When Lucy tracks Jess down, she finds a woman already deep in her own search for the truth and a story far more tangled than either of them expected.
What unfolds is a tale of long-held secrets and unintended consequences that spiral out of Jess’s control.
Foundling is the brand new six-part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer.
Listen to the first episode now: observer.co.uk/listen/foundl…
Reporter: Lucy Greenwell
Producer: Katie Gunning
Original theme music: Tom Kinsella
Sound design and additional music: Rowan Bishop
Podcast artwork: Blythe Walker Sibthorp
Narrative editor: Gary Marshall
Editor: Jasper Corbett
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Tim Percival retweeted
Apr 21
Got hacked. Apologies if you got a suspicious message from me!
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