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Skip having a nightmare, can’t buy a final shot. 10-1 down.

For those new to it, lawn bowls is basically curling on grass, but you are aiming at the jack - the small yellow bowl - not a fixed point. The jack itself can be moved & even driven off the field. At the end, the nearest bowls to the jack count, so in this game 6 is the maximum score.

Up to six I think, but only one show rink.

We got v in the Men’s Triples Lawn Bowls! Perfect shot from India to start.

It’s on the Olympic Channel. Actually I think it’s highlights only.

Seems odd that the largest country in the Commonwealth would have to outsource shooting to the smallest.

Phew, athlete’s parade about to start.

Was wondering if we would get Black Sabbath! 25% anyway.

If you have CIA-strength VPN, here’s a link to the BBC’s live streams for each of tomorrow’s events. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live-guide

They have been investing in swimming for a while.

Here's the countries listed, but it's Commonwealth only. Fire up your VPN, looks like you picked the wrong Virgin Islands. Broadcaster Schedule (birmingham2022.com)

Here's all the medal finals tomorrow (Birmingham time) 11:01 Triathlon Men Sprint Final 14:31 Triathlon Women Sprint Final 16:02 Track Cycling Women Tandem B - Sprint Final 16:10 Track Cycling Men Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial Final 16:41 Track Cycling Women 4000m Team Pursuit Final 17:20 Track Cycling Men 4000m Team Pursuit Final 17:30 Artistic Gymnastics Men Team Final & Individual Qualification Subdivision 3 17:55 Track Cycling Women Team Sprint Final 18:03 Track Cycling Men Team Sprint Final 19:07 Swimming Men 400m Freestyle Final 19:15 Swimming Women Women's 400m Individual Medley Final 19:25 Swimming Women Women's 200m Freestyle Final 19:48 Swimming Men 100m Backstroke S9 Final 19:54 Swimming Women 100m Freestyle S9 Final 21:07 Swimming Men 200m Breaststroke Final 21:15 Swimming Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final

No, I do not begrudge England sporting success in sports like women’s football or sepak takraw.

Sadly, tabloid sex scandals, match-fixing allegations and the popularity of the new Finnish import wife-carrying have sent it into an eclipse.

In Britain we only get that kind of reception for the very best cheese-rollers & bog snorkellers.

Best line-up ever, I'd say. Norway & France have their own meets, both very much fan- and sponsor-friendly affairs.

In fact it is open to any nation that has never beaten us in a war. So only & are excluded. & are perfectly free to join.

Flag-bearer for the Isle of Man will be....Mark Cavendish! Very appropriate because one of his first big solo wins was a Gold Medal in the Scratch Race in Melbourne 2006.

Where else are you going to see match-ups like Rwanda v Cyprus, Scotland v The Solomon Islands or Malaysia v Norfolk Island eh?

So no need to speculate where next year’s Tour of Croatia is going.

I do remember she was a musician as well as an athlete.

Controversy over Michael Johnson’s - BBC Pundit - comments on the first hurdles semi. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11046681/Michael-Johnson-accused-RACISM-questioning-Nigerian-athletes-world-record.html

Here's a much more complete version of the Commonwealth Games Universal Event Time Calculator spreadsheet. Birmingham results website is still a bit buggy so I can't find see times for all the events - 110m hurdles has heats but no final, apparently No detailed times for sports like judo & wrestling which are one bout just follows the next. Not much detail in the boxing, lawn bowls etc. Some events listed that might have been cancelled for want of entrants in paralympic sports especially. Birmingham time calculator.xls

Commonwealth Games start on Friday! Lots of sports, not just lawn bowls. Slalom Canoe Worlds just starting. Speedway of Nations. TdF Femmes / Tour de Wallonie / San Sebastian.

Also: at the end of every year, all medical exemptions & formal prescriptions.