Bad news on the doorstep!

(actually on the world wide web!)
KJT pulling out of the Commonwealth Games with a "stress reaction" in her foot.
Given her young age, a wise decision, but somewhat optimistically she feels she may still be OK to LJ at the Europeans - running or throwing maybe - but I would have thought that jumping was out for at least a month.

2 Days to Go!

World Junior Championships begin Tuesday in Eugene - first up is the Heptatahlon hurdles as "Veronica" rejoins the battle with the two girls who finished 29 points (Visser) and 11 points (Rodriguez) respectively ahead of her in Goetzis.

Here is the link to official entry list as at yesterday's date

https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitioninfo/e09c6793-1f53-45d8-97c9-4df7a6732fbf.pdf

Final entries will be available after 16.00 PST on the 21st. (+ 8 hours for UK time)

Bach continues to compose the promised chaneges

http://news.yahoo.com/olympic-leaders-back-tv-channel-bidding-changes-164053079--spt.html

http://news.yahoo.com/olympic-tv-channel-gains-support-ioc-meeting-141938718.html

http://news.yahoo.com/ioc-explain-merits-games-better-says-bach-154204400--oly.html

http://news.yahoo.com/lviv-drops-2022-bid-targets-2026-games-ioc-081424148--oly.html

http://news.yahoo.com/lviv-3-cities-left-race-22-games-215622152.html

http://news.yahoo.com/ukraines-lviv-quits-2022-bidding-race-093726690--oly.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/does-anyone-want-to-host-the-2022-winter-olympics-195531135.html

Well done Mrs. Hill !

Our beautiful baby boy Reggie Ennis-Hill was born yesterday. We couldn't be happier x pic.twitter.com/2KrMEccFSK

Gary Warburton??

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28329545

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28338669http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28338669

"Father, Son and Holy Coach"

What an inspired sub-title for the David Rudisha documentary "100 seconds to Beat the World"*, which traces the 10 years to his Olympic Gold.
The "Beeb" is showing it next Tuesday (BBC Four @ 10 pm.), and it will sit nicely alongside Eamonn Coghlan's documentary on Brother Colm.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/other-sports/rudishas-long-road-to-olympic-glory-with-holy-coach-from-mallow-275555.html

another link for when the above "disappears"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXBYrKdx7og



(* OK - in case you didn't get it - that's 1' 40" for 800m.)

I refute the suggestion ...

... that I showed no interest in the World Cup!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1zpeu1_top-10-world-cup-wags_sport?from=ca

And while we're at it, how does Messi become player of the tournament? He wasn't vene the best player on his team - Mascherano almost single-handedly carried the Argentine team through the tournament, while managing to show none of the thugish behaviour he displayed in the EPL!
And best goalkeeper - I have no quarrel with the selection, but Tim Howard wasn't even among the finalists - apart from his incredible display against Belgium. he pretty much kept USA, USA, USA  in every one of their games.
But, what do I know about football - my team's in the Championship, and I know a guy who supports Millwall!

Oh, you Boulder Beauty

Emma Coburn 9:11.42 American Record!

            

Caught in the Act!

Vlad "Now, about the rest of my money ..."

                        

                                                                       Sepp "You're f--king kidding right?"