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I go back to Frank Pemberton in Homicide: Life on the Street, which I still think was pretty much the best acting ever done on TV. Sadly, there are some stupid legal complications which prevent that all-time great cop show from being streamed.

Think the.Niskanens have done it in Cross Country.

Does make the racing more enjoyable for the neutral, like women’s poor form in CC this season.

Now wait a sec, wait a sec ….up till now I’d always thought Camogie & hurling were the same sport, the one all sensible people call shinty. Now you’re saying they’re different?

Has not been a hugely great year for individual achievement in so our list includes a few people with lifetime achievements alongside great winners from the year. Stuart Broad - Cricketer Frankie Dettori - Horse racing Mary Earps - Women's Football goalkeeper Alfie Hewitt - Wheelchair tennis Katarina Johnson-Thompson - Heptathlon World Champion Rory McIlroy - Golf Mary Earps probably the favourite based on the numbers of viewers of her games in the Women's World Cup. Sports Personality of the Year 2023 shortlist: Broad, Dettori, Earps, Hewett, Johnson-Thompson & McIlroy - BBC Sport

Inevitably there will be some kind of rare wild bird nests, eco-protests, disputes between architects, contractor over-runs etc etc and it will only be finished days before the actual races.

That’s Lago Placido to you, mate.

Huge PB for Flora Dolci in 4th.

So, wonder what the medals table looks like… https://live.european-athletics.com/lrs/medal-standings/ATH

Yeah OK, Double Gold in the Men’s U-23.

Another Double Gold for in the Women’s U-23s!

Shock as Dutch teen phenom Laros goes down to Axel Christensen in the men’s U-20. Heroic team gold for

Double Gold for in Brussels Women’s U-20, that will do.

Silver for Mia Brookes in the Big Air in Edmonton. Big Air World Cup: Britain's Mia Brookes finishes second in Edmonton - BBC Sport

And Chris Madzer also - just doing his home race this weekend & then hanging up his bootees.

Great day for the - four finalists in classic sprint!

JT Boe’s long two week career slump is over; wins again today.

Debut win as pilot for Keysha Love.

Woo hoo! First race into the season - Men’s Doubles - and already we have a big smacking upset!

Perfect! The kind of subtle insult we all understand but no-one else does.

Illegal passing move to take out Rohrweck.

There will be a “boycott” in the sense that we only send a low-ranking official to the Opening Ceremony, but the Team will go.

So many wins for Naeslund & Fanny Smith that people have been racing for years without a win.

Men’s Skeleton going to be another fertile source of medals this year. Silver - Matt Weston Bronze (tied) - Marcus Wyatt. And enough points to keep us at top of the Nations’ table, which gives us a Norwegian-style four sleds per race.

Live TV Coverage for the Euro Cross Country on Sunday. Streaming in most countries, but GBed in some. As usual, free registration required for detailed live scoring. https://allathletics.tv/championships/ea-cross-country-brussels-2023