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  1. Blades and Boro pair set for World Cup with Curacao

    Tahith Chong (left), wearing Curacao's yellow jersey with blue trim, celebrates scoring a goal against Scotland. Sontje Hansen (right), wearing Curacao's blue Adidas training top with white trim, during a training session.Getty Images

    Sheffield United midfielder Tahith Chong and Middlesbrough winger Sontje Hansen will be team-mates for the World Cup.

    The pair will represent Curacao - the smallest nation to ever participate in the competition.

    Both Chong and Hansen played the second half of Curacao's 4-0 friendly win over Aruba on Sunday, with all four goals coming while they were on the pitch.

    Chong had given his country the lead against Scotland at Hampden Park last weekend before they went on to lose 4-1.

    Rotherham defender Ar'Jany Martha, who was relegated to League Two in the 2025-26 season with the Millers, is also in the squad managed by ex-Netherlands, Rangers and Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat.

    Elsewhere for Boro, Alfie Jones is in the Canada squad.

    Here is a reminder who Curacao and Canada will face in the group stage, so you can keep an eye out once the World Cup begins on 11 June:

    • Canada, Group B: Bosnia, Qatar and Switzerland

    • Curacao, Group E: Germany, Ivory Coast and Ecuador

  2. One of the centre's horses which is dressed up as a unicorn as part of a children's event. A horn and flowers have been fastened to the horse's head and its mane appears to have been lightly dyed in a rainbow of pastel colours. The white horse is looking towards the camera.

  3. Becky and Rachel Unthank sit next to each other on a red sofa in front of a colourful background. Both have long, dark, wavy hair. They are smiling and looking over to the left of the image. The woman on the left is wearing a maroon dress with a white flower pattern, and the woman on the right is wearing a pale yellow dress with a brown belt.

  4. Three people stand around the artwork made of feathers that are placed in a way that makes them look like a pair of wings. One woman stands in the middle, as if they are her wings, and is smiling at the camera. A man and woman stand on either side of the piece, also smiling at the camera.

  5. Nick Mohammed is sitting in a large leather armchair. He is a youngish man with dark hair and a bit of stubble and wearing a dark red top with jeans.

  6. Elizabeth MacIver has neck length dark hair and a black top with Tees Valley Nature Partnership written on it in white. Straps from a rucksack are visible on her shoulders. She is standing in a park.

  7. Head and shoulder shot of a man with slightly unkempt dark hair and a beard. He is wearing a dark blue jacket over a blue v-neck jumper and light blue shirt with a red and blue tie, and spectacles with light frames. He is standing in a park or open area with trees behind him.

  8. Four Coventry players nominated for PFA award

    Carl Rushworth, Matt Grimes, Jack Rudoni and Haji Wright all in Coventry City kit. Grimes has a Championship medal around his neck.Shutterstock

    Carl Rushworth, Matt Grimes, Jack Rudoni and Haji Wright all played major roles in Coventry's Championship title success

    Four members of Coventry City's title-winning side have been nominated for the Professional Footballers Association's Championship Players' Player of the Year award.

    Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, captain Matt Grimes, midfielder Jack Rudoni and striker Haji Wright are all in the running to add another trophy to the Sky Blues' successful season.

    Midfielder Grimes, 30, started all 46 of Coventry's league games as they finished 11 points clear at the top of the Championship while Wright, 28, scored 18 goals in all competitions and is part of the USA squad at the World Cup.

    Rushworth, 24, spent the season on loan at Coventry from Brighton, keeping 17 clean sheets, while 24-year-old Rudoni scored seven goals, including late winners against Derby and Stoke.

    Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney and Swansea striker Zan Vipotnik, who finished as the Championship's top scorer with 23 goals, have also been shortlisted for the award.

    PFA members will vote for the winner who will be announced at a ceremony on Tuesday, 25 August.

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  9. A woman standing on a stage reads words from a piece of paper into a microphone. There are people sitting on tables on the floor in front looking up at her. She is wearing a blue denim outfit and her blonde hair is tied back. The room is draped in long red curtains.

  10. The exterior of the University Hospital of North Tees. The brick building has signs on it that read: "Urgent & Emergency Care". There is an ambulance parked out front and a paramedic pushing a wheelchair.

  11. Tees flyover - both carriageways are visible and have a lot of vehicles driving over them. There are some green treetops visible at the bottom right, and the sky is a dull grey

  12. An image of leftover food being scraped into a kitchen food waste caddy

  13. A curlew chick, It is yellow and brown stripes and very fluffy and cute

  14. An aerial view of a bridge as it crosses a dual carriageway. One side of the carriageway is closed and is covered in blue tarpaulin with the slip road onto the dual carriageway below also closed.

  15. Peter Phillips has close cropped grey hair and is wearing a black sleeveless jacket with a white t-shirt underneath. He is standing in a domestic kitchen.

  16. Sam Silvera looks down

  17. Peter Phillips has close cropped grey hair and is wearing a black sleeveless jacket with a white t-shirt underneath. He is standing in a domestic kitchen.

  18. Actors Patsy Lowe, Alexandra Mardell and Elijah Young stand with their arms stretched out and smile. The mural is in the background on a the outside of a large brick building. It features the cast next to the Transporter Bridge and says Made of Boro.

  19. Brandon Osborne, a young man wearing an orange high-visibility jacket and holding an information booklet for children about how to dispose of their rubbish responsibly. On the cover, we can see a cartoon of a banana wearing a cape, captioned: "Become a food waste hero!" Next to him is three-year-old Arthur, who has blonde hair and wears a purple school jumper. The pair both hold the handle of a small, red bin. Arthur, in his other hand, also holds a tiny, red replica of a wheelie bin.

  20. 🎧 Challengers or imposters - what did Boro feel?

    72+ EFL Pod: Inside Hull’s promotion & Spygate drama

    "It must have been difficult for them with the way they come into the final, with all that went on with Spygate. I just wonder if they, as a group of players, had a bit of impostor syndrome and just felt they don't really deserve to be here."

    The 72+ team are joined by Bromley boss Andy Woodman to reflect on a difficult day at Wembley for Middlesbrough, who lost to Hull City after qualifying for the Championship final following Southampton's expulsion for spying.

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  21. Roadworks block one lane of a carriageway. A circular blue sign with a white arrow directs cars around a line of cones.

  22. David Lindsey is standing next to a bunch of balloons and looking past the camera. He has short, balding white hair and a thick moustache. He is wearing a black fleece and a blue shirt.

  23. 'Deja vu' for Morris as Boro fall short again

    Morris: 'It feels like deja vu'

    Aidan Morris says there was a sense of "deja vu" as Middlesbrough let slip another chance of promotion through their grasp.

    Boro became the first side to lose in both the semi-final and final of the Championship play-offs after their agonising loss to Hull City in injury time at Wembley.

    They were granted the opportunity after Southampton were kicked out following the Spygate scandal, but the Teessiders were left stunned by Oli McBurnie's late goal.

    "It feels like deja vu from 10 days ago," the midfielder told BBC Radio Tees.

    "It's disappointing. We're not going to be victims. We could have done more. As a collective, we weren't good enough and that's it."

    Boro were only reinstated into the final on Tuesday evening after Saints' expulsion, but Morris refused to offer the short and unusual preparation as an excuse for the result.

    He added: "Obviously, it's a bit different from normal football situations. But we should have been better."

  24. Luke Ayling alone in his thoughts and staring at the floor after Middlesbrough's play-off final defeat to Hull