Speedway is a tough sport, and the 3 times Speedway World Champion Tai Woofinden (Britain) didn’t take part, as he is recovering from a serious elbow injury. X ray attached. Ouch writes Maggie Heginbothom British hopes rested on the shoulders of young Dan Bewley and Robert Lambert, both outsiders in [ … click here to read more … ]

That awaits the end of the Paralympics in September with a question worth a hefty four points. I have added an extra column for all those who scored 13 or more and therefore can still dream of Quiz Olympic glory. Everyone else will just have to extend that overdraft. I [ … click here to read more … ]

25)Quiz Tips warned that the Tokyo haul of four swimming golds would be hard to match. So it proved as the men’s 200m relay squad’s emphatic retention of their title our ONE gold. Disappointed quizzers will rue two fingertip finishes where Adam Peaty, suffering with Covid, and Matt Richards both [ … click here to read more … ]

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by Edward Gilder Those of you who have followed my ramblings over the years about this fantastic sports event, can’t but fail to have noticed that I am a bit of a Mark Cavendish fan. The sweary kid from the Isle of Man now domiciled in Essex. The best sprinter [ … click here to read more … ]

a)floodlit cricket in Nottingham b)cycling in Alpine heatwave c)dreek golf in Scotland. All this while we were catching breath or drying tears after Wimbledon and Euros. But no, the Olympics are but hours away and a reminder if you feel that Byron Grote and Garry Mahon, our joint leaders, are [ … click here to read more … ]

20)So what will you remember of the UEFA European (Mens) Football Championship of 2024? A period of great frustration as England stuttered and stumbled their way through the various stages giving way to the hope that always slays most fans’ dreams? They couldn’t could they? No. They couldn’t,writes Nigel Anderton. [ … click here to read more … ]

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58 years and counting… So what will you remember of the UEFA European (Mens) Football Championship of 2024? A period of great frustration as England stuttered and stumbled their way through the various stages giving way to the hope that always slays most fans’ dreams? They couldn’t could they? No. [ … click here to read more … ]

19)And we’re off! Once the strange Smurf like characters finished their cavorting on the Munich pitch the 2024 Euros began and a poor Scotland were outclassed by hosts Germany. This immediately encouraged revival of Lineker’s comment about football being a simple game played for 90 minutes and the Germans always [ … click here to read more … ]