Sanny Rudravajhala
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Journalist & Broadcaster | @SkySportsNews | @5LiveSport | @guardian_sport | @FotMob | #OnYerBikePod | 🗣️ @JSchofieldTrust @The_JDF | Rep: @refreshsport
Manchester, England
Joined February 2009
Five years into journalism, here are some tips and reflections:. 1/ Don’t be a d*ck. Obvious? Yes, but you’d be surprised. Being decent and courteous with everyone you meet can only be a good thing. And people remember. I said this on my 2023 thread - it remains no.1.
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And so it begins…
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Ffs I work for Sky Sports News and this gets me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. 😂.
BREAKING:🚨The FA have confirmed that Gareth Southgate will sign a two-year extension to stay on as England manager which will see him in charge for the next World Cup. ✍️ . Read More:
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Post match interviews at sea should be banned.
"That's going to be something I remember for the rest of my life." 🗣️. @dundeeunitedfc's Brandon Forbes reacts to his memorable debut at Tannadice 🍊. #PremierSportsCup
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This man scored the winning penalty in the World Cup Final and is now freezing his bollocks off in Blackpool.
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By hitting the most 180s in the tournament, Luke Humphries has also won the ‘Ballon d’art’. Not quite how the French would translate it.
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A moment of history. “FREE AFGHAN WOMEN”. Manizha Talash of Afghanistan in the first ever Olympic Breaking competition. She loses her qualifier but not before unveiling a cape from underneath her jumper. Representing the refugee team, Talash is Afghanistan’s first female
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Spotted in a cafe in Felixstowe. Constituency: Suffolk Coastal. You can guess their MP…
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Kendrick Lamar ending his Glastonbury set with a pointed reference to RoevWade. #glastonburyfestival2022 #RoeVsWade
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I blame FA Cup replays.
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'Amorim. or if not Neil Warnock or pay the big money for Ian Holloway from Swindon.' 🤣🤣. I still don't know if this guy was on a wind up, but a good sport either way. @SkySportsNews #mufc 🔴
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Evertonians - I can't reply to you all - there's too many. And, as a freelancer I'm writing this as solely me because I know you're wanting me to correct what's out there. Also, as a football fan who knows exactly what it's like to feel absolutely done over by those in power,.
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RIP Terry Venables. Reunited with Graham and Sir Bobby. Thanks for the brilliant football memories and much more.
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How close are we to the EFL boycotting the FA Cup for next season?. Every club statement coming out right now is mutinous at best.
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@theJeremyVine Respectfully Jeremy, I wonder if videos like this are doing more harm than good?. I cycle and have certainly had my run-ins and yeah very quickly commuting in a city you end up developing a bit of a seige mentality because of the number of near misses and people breaking the.
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I may be a journalist in football but I don’t need this guy and his agenda polluting my timeline. Bye bye Fabrizio.
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Sorry but ignore the story, the best thing about this is Jon Obi Mikel’s podcast title. I assume they normally talk midichlorian count rather than XG.
How well has Erik ten Hag handled the Jadon Sancho situation? 🤔. Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, doesn't think the Man Utd manager should have dealt with it so publicly ❌. #BBCFootball
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I’ve been following #Trabzonspor’s #superlig title win for @bbcworldservice & @BBCWorld News. 🏆📻📺. 38 years since the title went to @Trabzonspor_EN_! Youth of Trabzon’s Alihan Nuroğlu is very happy!. More ⬇️ 📻 #BBCSportToday.@Trabzonspor @KuzeyTarafi #bbcfootball @BBCWSSport
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Undoubtedly the best turban in football. Spotted at the Leeds - Norwich game yesterday. 🙌🏾 #LUFC
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Astonishing that the FA’s statement is pegged completely around broadcast slots and prize money. Do they understand that the oldest cup competition in the world isn’t about prize money or who’s watching on the sofa?.
FA statement on changes to the Emirates FA Cup.
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Somebody has taken a chainsaw to the one of our nation’s most beautiful sights. The Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall Path - Northumberland. It was also the star of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Utterly appalling, police are investigating.
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WTF IS THIS?! . Some bloke just chucked a bag of crisps into Tadej Pogacar’s face at 2km to go. #tdf2024 #OnYerBikePod @writebikerepeat
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Spare a thought for Bury FC today. About 800 fans have made it to the Isle of Man - a load on the ferry last night. The players however are stuck at Manchester Airport after their flight this morning was cancelled. #nonleague #BuryFC.
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Three and a half years into this #journalism broadcasting malarkey, I thought I’d share some tips. 🧵. 1/ Don’t be a d*ck. This one’s obvious right? Well, you’d be surprised. Being decent and courteous with everyone you meet can only be a good thing. And people remember.
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“Here’s Gascoigne, oh brilliant, oh yes! Oh yes!”. We each have our own Motty moment. For me, it’ll forever be Euro 96 and Gazza’s genius. RIP John Motson.
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Justice.
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Remember Bury FC?. In 2019 they made worldwide news becoming the first football club in 27 years to be kicked out of the English Football League. But after 4 years, they are back. Here’s the story of what happened….#BuryFC
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Every reporter has been there. This was Sutton United boss Steve Morison with BBC London’s Ahmed Nur. All fair questions, only one person comes out of this badly…. 👊🏾 @ahmednur94.#EFL @BBCLondonSport
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I’m just going to say this… What’s happening to football right now is what happens in any industry when senior leaders take an idea and completely bastardise it to fit their own organisation. There is no ‘right way’ to play the game. Pep’s Barcelona has been warped into loads.
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Goodison Park under the lights. Few better sights in English football. Will miss it when it’s gone. #efc
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Greg Clarke hasn't JUST resigned for saying 'coloured'. He also referred to being gay as a "lifestyle choice", said South Asians would rather a career in IT than play football and quoted a coach to say that girls don't like having a ball kicked at them hard. The chair of the #FA.
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What a fucking brilliant game of football. The FA Cup will never be beaten, no matter how much they try and destroy it. Shame that moment… comes down to what, camera resolution?! . #muncov
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Wycombe’s 3-2 FA Cup win against York City had a bloke on his stag do as the half time entertainment. 😂. #facup.
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Rest in Peace Iain Purslow. A lifelong Bolton fan, the 71-year-old was at the game with his son Stuart. Yesterday was a horrible day. I shared this and I’ll share again:. A free 15-minute online training in CPR from @TheBHF that we can all do: #bwfc.
Bolton Wanderers are deeply saddened to confirm that the supporter taken ill at yesterday afternoon’s home fixture against Cheltenham Town has passed away. Rest in peace, Iain 🤍.
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Proper build up and analysis, not being bombarded by betting adverts and all the stops pulled out. Football on the BBC. Nobody does it better. @BBCMOTD ⚽️🏟📺. 👏🏾 @GaryLineker @MicahRichards @alanshearer @DannyMurphy08 & @bbcsport team. #bbcfacup #bbcfootball #EmiratesFACup
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@Joey7Barton Alright mate, box ticker here. Hope you’re well. Every person I’ve worked with in broadcasting is extremely hard-working. You get found out very quickly otherwise. Why not dedicate time to being a better broadcaster if it’s media work you’re after? Rather than screaming into.
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Bloody hell, I’ve had so many kind messages and replies. Thank you for taking this at face value. 🙏🏾. Looking forward to returning to #efc and the Finch Farm car park soon!. I promise I’ll wear my wool jumper. 😅.
Evertonians - I can't reply to you all - there's too many. And, as a freelancer I'm writing this as solely me because I know you're wanting me to correct what's out there. Also, as a football fan who knows exactly what it's like to feel absolutely done over by those in power,.
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Not a good look. Absolutely no surprises that Mary Earps is leaving when there’s stuff like this happening.
Manchester United’s women’s team will be moved into portable buildings at the club’s Carrington training complex this season to allow the men’s squad to use the women’s building while the men’s building is being revamped. Excl. story for @guardian_sport.
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We’re about to have an elite women’s road race in Britain and such is the current state of play, we’ve got a 4x4 driver nearly killing one of our British riders. This is absolutely unhinged. @roadcc article link below. ⬇️
Team rider Kate Richardson was hit from behind by a car during a training ride yesterday. Injuries sustained include a re fractured scapula. No Tour of Britain for Kate and we’ll be assisting her recovery and aiding her journey back to training when suitable.
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ICYMI: Danny Röhl on @SkySportsNews . #SWFC boss on - Steel City Derby, Euros and Musiala, Transfers and Jamal Lowe, and on looking forward to the new season. @SWFC Owls in the Park - great stuff by the club. My kids had a blast too!. Looking forward to returning to
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4,834 at Gigg Lane today in the ninth tier of English football. Bury 2-0 Prestwich Heyes. After 125 years in the EFL, Bury were kicked out in 2019 and are working their way back - starting in the @nwcfl Premier Division. #buryfc #NonLeague @buryfcofficial
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After 518 days, on Saturday, the town of Bury will have a team playing in a league again. This was at the end of the final training session tonight. The wait is almost over.
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Highgate needed a 12 goal swing to make the play-offs in the ninth tier Midland League. Final match of the season. And… they’ve managed it. #nonleague
"83". Brown scores it's 12!!!!. BEWD 0-12 HUFC.
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Bournemouth fans at full time serenading Andoni Iraola. Man United beaten 3-0 at Old Trafford by Bournemouth, as they did last December. #afcb #mufc. @skysportsnews
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Ghana make it to the World Cup play-offs thanks to this penalty decision and a 1-0 win over South Africa. Wow. Just wow. 🤯. #BlackStars #GHARSA #WCQ2022.
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Did you know this exists @LaurenLayfield? Test card playing on a loop on channel 471 at @BBCNorthPR. 😂😂😂 @wejustnormalmen
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“I have got the best game of the day. When Amazon rang me up, I thought they wanted me to deliver parcels.”. Brilliant from Chris Kamara at Forest - Spurs and reunited with Jeff Stelling on Prime today. @chris_kammy @JeffStelling
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If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. There’s no Squad Goals across BBC Local Radio today. I hope you can understand our decision. #Solidarity
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Was always going to fail a cat scan tbf.
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Meikayla Moore scores a perfect hat-trick of own goals for the USA in the She Believes Cup. You’ve never seen anything like this. New Zealand trail 4-0. There’ll be no more Moore own goals - she’s been subbed off. What a nightmare. 😱
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lol Ipswich on TikTok responding to the Peppa Pig comment from a Spurs fan. 😂 📷 @IpswichTown
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Bury 1-0 Charnock Richard . We’re into the play-off final. 4,000 on a Tuesday night in division nine. This is what it means. Love my club. ⚪️💙 #buryfc . @buryfcofficial @whitebluearmy 🥁👋🏾
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Congratulations @SangitaMyska on winning Radio Presenter of the Year. She’s been unable to pick up her @asianmediaaward in person because of online threats made to her. We’re with you. 👊🏾 . @TherealNihal collecting on behalf: ‘We’re just journalists. We ask probing questions…’
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🚨 Delighted to tell you that for a month, I’m your Sports Presenter on @bbc5live Breakfast!. CAN’T WAIT to get going next week with @rachelburden, @rickedwards1 and the team! 😃🎙⚽️🏏🎾🏉⛳️🚴🏽♂️🏅. And if you have any sports news that’ll get us talking then give me a shout! 🗣🙋🏾♂️📻
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Amadou Onana with his first 90 minutes since coming back from a calf injury and back in the goals too. I caught up with him last month for @SkySportsNews. Everton fans, what'll come across here is how wise he is for only 22 years of age. A good lad. #EFC @Everton
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Just absolute madness that this is what it’s come to. A pricing structure that turns your football club into a tourist day trip like it’s Disneyland or maybe a ‘hidden London gem’ that you can post on your Instagram.
Hundreds of tickets remaining in Fulham's Riverside Stand for tonight's match vs Brentford. Having to do digital adverts at train stations. Minimum adult cost is £100 for a seat in the corner right by the away fans.
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Southampton boss Russell Martin asked if Rishi Sunak had been to see him and the players….🗣️ @1AaronPaul 📻 @5liveSport #saintsfc
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Coming soon to @SkySportsNews - hear from #SWFC boss Danny Röhl on the Euros, Steel City Derby and maybe even on a new signing too…. Also been chatting to Liam Palmer and Callum Patterson at the Owls in the Park event at Hillsborough Park. First time they’ve done it since 2019 -
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I’m the reporter who asked Pep Guardiola about racism against Vinicius Jr. 🎙️. Sometimes, maybe it does matter *who* is asking the questions if you want better responses. 🗣️.#ViniciusJr #MCFC @SkySportsNews
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Two of you on that article and neither could engage your brains @eleanorsteafel @bienbutcher. Your whole piece centres on injuries and deaths from cyclists without anything to compare it with. Four deaths caused by cyclists for example versus say the 1,711 from cars in 2022?.
Telegraph journalists told "check your research" after front page claims cyclists hit 52mph chasing London Strava segments. despite that being faster than Olympic track cyclists.
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More disruption at #Wimbledon! Another Just Stop Oil protester gets onto Court 18 with a jigsaw and confetti! @BBCSport
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🚨UPDATE: Robyn Storm Rudravajhala born at 12:53pm. Mum and baby are well! 🥰. Had to dash after my wife messaged whilst I was on air this morning with @anna_jameson_ reporting on #stormEunice! 😱. If anyone’s at Birch @motoway Services, could you sign me out?? @BBCRadioManc
My wife’s gone into labour whilst I’ve been out reporting on #StormEunice for @BBCRadioManc! Got some essential travel to do!! 😱.
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HE’S BLOODY DONE IT!!!! Mark Cavendish! . What a finish!! . 35 Tour de France wins - he takes Stage 5 and is the greatest ever. #TdF2024
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@AniHarish1 Can’t say for sure but away fans just had a round of applause so the person certainly appears to be being looked after.
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This is the LIVE scene at Old Trafford on the Lancashire webcam. But let’s not have a spare day for tests. No, no, no, no. 😡😡🤯🏏❌ #ashes
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What a truly disgusting headline from The Sun. A poor soul at Bolton has a CARDIAC ARREST and CPR in the stands for 20 minutes before being taken to an ambulance. An awful experience for all present. Yet this what they come up with. Reprehensible. #bwfc.
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In case you’re wondering, Chris Waddle was one of the greatest players of his generation. #ENGFRA.
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✅ @SkySportsNews debut.😀. I’m at Everton to talk to Shaun Dyche ahead of a HUGE Merseyside Derby. Catch more at 13:30 with @HayleyMcQueen & the @SkySports team. #EFC. And of course, it’s only live once - Monday Sky Sports PL from 19:00. 🔵🔴😁
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@lmechegaray I want a 500 word statement on how the club are committed to lowering their carbon footprint and it was standard procedure. 😂.
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@GNev2 Tbf you can’t score ‘The Paul Scholes Corner’ without floating it to the edge.
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When Bury were kicked out of the EFL in 2019, an entire generation was nearly lost - a consequence never considered by the powers that be. Today #BuryFC beat Colne 4-1 in the ninth division at Gigg Lane. And my one-year-old daughter loved it so much she didn’t want to leave.
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@juza_23 Because there was a time when we had it as a massive gold star on our kits. 2006 golden generation really sticks in the craw. Gold star and gold name and numbers on the back. After that period it just felt like more pressure if anything. God I’m angry just thinking about that.
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Five minutes on what we’ve witnessed at Hillsborough today. Röhl had Rooney’s number. 🤙🇩🇪. Feat. the voice of God shouting at kids on the pitch. 😂. Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 Plymouth Argyle. 🗣️ @Sanny_Rudra @SkySportsNews .📈 @FotMob . #swfc #pafc #efl @swfc @Argyle
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Incredible work by @CliveMyrieBBC and the @BBCNews team.
"We don't understand how you can make money out of blood".Our interview with Ukraine's President Zelensky @ZelenskyyUa - filmed deep in his HQ building, at the heart of the resistance against Russia's invasion. With @CliveMyrieBBC @Claudia_Journo @4nnchor & Christian Parkinson
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Very upsetting scenes at Bolton Wanderers. Well done to the stewards and medical staff. And credit to ref Sunny Gill stopping the game within moments of the medical emergency becoming apparent. You can feel nothing but powerless in these situations. @TheBHF do a 15 min online.
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My wife’s gone into labour whilst I’ve been out reporting on #StormEunice for @BBCRadioManc! Got some essential travel to do!! 😱.
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Just spoken to the team. Within minutes, every other team offered bikes for the riders. Lifeplus Wahoo have made the start of Stage 2 of the Tour of Britain. The team car has one spare bike on its roof… an SD Worx bike! 😅. More on On Yer Bike Podcast later. @TourofBritain.
We woke this morning to find all 14 of our Ribble Endurance SLR bikes stolen from our mechanic's van. We are hoping to find a solution to enable us to start in Wrexham today. Stolen from Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel, Whitchurch, Shropshire.
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