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UNCOVERED: Andy macdonald - The Untold Story

“It's the best thing that's happened to Lee but also the worst. He wrote this perfect song, but it's meant he hasn’t had to do anything because he has a constant source of income”: The torturous - and ironic - story of There She Goes

"He had this blueprint in his head for the record, but it was like an acid trip that kept coming back to him, and it would mess him up"

MusicRadar

Afternoon Update: Reynolds defends leak to journalist; New Zealand PM starts trans-Tasman language row; and the ‘succulent Chinese meal’ man dies

Liberal senator suing Brittany Higgins over social media posts she claims damaged her reputation

The Guardian - AU

Iconic Andy Macdonald carries torch for 51-year-old men in cargo shorts

Team GB’s ‘Rad Dad’ and legend of skateboarding charms his way out of the park despite missing the Olympic final

The Guardian - UK

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Olympics day 12: Medal milestone for Great Britain but golds prove elusive

Britain have passed 1,000 medals won at summer and winter Olympic Games.

The Independent UK

Team GB’s skateboarding veteran shows why Olympics isn’t always about the medals

The 51-year-old finished 18th out of 22 against much younger rivals

The Independent UK

51-Year-Old Skateboarder Andy Macdonald Is Having the Time of His Life at the Paris Olympics

In a sport typically dominated by teenagers, Great Britain’s “rad dad” is having fun while also helping his next-generation competitors.

Sports Illustrated

Tony Hawk Loved Seeing 51-Year-Old Andy Macdonald Skate in Olympics

Tony Hawk reacts to Andy Macdonald’s Olympics park run.

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Old Macdonald? Andy says age no barrier in skateboarding and it keeps him young

The American-born veteran once skated down the marble floor of a hallway in The White House.

The Independent UK

Older guys Macdonald and Oberholzer set a gold standard for skateboarding fun at the Paris Olympics

Andy Macdonald was among the lower-ranked finishers in the men’s park skateboarding competition at the Paris Olympics

The Independent UK

Skateboarding Icon Andy Macdonald Shines At Olympic Games

Skateboarding's Olympic debut featured young champions and a veteran defying age stereotypes.

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In Women’s Olympic Skateboarding, the Beauty of Paris Meets a Sport on the Rise

With the Eiffel Tower and Luxor Obelisk as the backdrop, three teenage medalists soared above the competition, while looking to take their event to new heights.

Sports Illustrated

Tuesday briefing: How undecided voters could shape the UK general election

In today’s newsletter: 12% of the electorate are believed to be undecided about how to vote, and they might change the demographic of voters. Could the polls be wrong?

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t age yourself’: meet GB’s unlikely Olympic skateboard trio aged 15 to 50

Sky Brown and Andy Macdonald bridge a 35-year gap, giving Team GB the widest age range to feature in an Olympic skateboarding team

The Guardian - UK

Skateboarder Andy Macdonald says qualifying for Olympics at 50 ‘pretty surreal’

Macdonald is part of a three-person GB team for the Paris Games alongside teenagers Sky Brown and Lola Tambling.

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From 15 to 50: Sky Brown seals Olympic place with veteran Andy MacDonald

Great Britain’s Paris skateboarding team will have a 35-year age range after Sky Brown (15), Andy MacDonald (50) and Lola Tambling (16) qualified

The Independent UK

Who is Andy MacDonald? The 50-year-old Team GB skateboarder ‘representing the old guys’ at Olympics

American-born MacDonald joins 15-year-old Sky Brown and 16-year-old Lola Tambling in the Team GB squad

Louder

“We played Glastonbury and it rained and it changed the whole course of our lives”: Travis frontman Fran Healy on the making of their classic hit Why Does It Always Rain On Me?

The weather gods came through and sent the Scottish quartet on their way to being huge

The Guardian - UK

13 and 50: meet Britain’s young-and-old Olympic skateboard double act

One has grey hair and the other is a teenager but they tell Ben Bloom they are both targeting Paris 2024 with one goal: winning medals for Britain

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The Independent UK

Love Island winner Ekin-Su used to go by different name, former boss reveals

New details of the Turkish actress have emerged from her days working as a shot girl while living in Preston, Lancashire

The Guardian - UK

Double take: the weird and wonderful world of celebrity lookalikes

Earning a living by resembling someone famous is a strange business. Here Madonna, Michelle Obama, Prince Charles and Johnny Depp offer some insights into what it’s like to look like someone else

Daily Record

Looking back on Dumbarton Accies' West of Scotland Cup success a decade on

Victory in the West of Scotland Cup gave Accies their first national silverware since Bobby Chalmers’ team won the Scottish Cup in 71, and entered the squad that night into Accies folklore.

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