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They usually do a bit more when it’s later in the year, but this time it’s Tennis Month at the BBC so…

I was afraid that would happen. It’s the same when they cover athletics. They do a live stream, but instead of just putting the livestream on the website after the event finishes, they break it up event by event, which always creates delays. The evening sessions are going to be on BBC streaming also, so they’re usually on the BBC iplayer 1-2 hours after the event.

German team withdraw from Krakow World Cup - team member has the Shanghai Shivers.

Paris DL tonight - here's the preview. Fraser-Pryce aims to impress in Paris as she plans world 100m title defence | PREVIEWS | World Athletics

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Aussie commentators commit / confusion.

Back in the golden age of football when goalkeepers still wore caps.

More on this https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/61841099

2023 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Possibly Манчестер or Глазго. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10926745/Eurovision-Song-Contest-2023-held-BRITAIN-Ukraine-safety-fears-organisers-say.html

Tour de hanging by a thread now. More withdrawals today. HIRSCHI Marc (UAE Team Emirates) SUTER Joel (UAE Team Emirates) DILLIER Silvan (Alpecin-Fenix) BAX Sjoerd (Alpecin-Fenix) JANSSENS Jimmy (Alpecin-Fenix) MEURISSE Xandro (Alpecin-Fenix) OLDANI Stefano (Alpecin-Fenix) PRICE-PEJTERSEN Johan (Bahrain - Victorious) ARASHIRO Yukiya (Bahrain - Victorious) ZAMBANINI Edoardo (Bahrain - Victorious) WILLIAMS Stephen (Bahrain - Victorious) MACIEJUK Filip (Bahrain - Victorious) PALZER Anton (BORA - hansgrohe) VLASOV Aleksandr (BORA - hansgrohe) HOLLENSTEIN Reto (Israel - Premier Tech) BERWICK Sebastian (Israel - Premier Tech) BISSEGGER Stefan (EF Education-EasyPost) URÁN Rigoberto (EF Education-EasyPost) CARTHY Hugh (EF Education-EasyPost) BETTIOL Alberto (EF Education-EasyPost) ULISSI Diego (UAE Team Emirates) COVI Alessandro (UAE Team Emirates) COSTA Rui (UAE Team Emirates) SOLER Marc (UAE Team Emirates) TRENTIN Matteo (UAE Team Emirates) ARANBURU Alex (Movistar Team) BRAMBILLA Gianluca (Trek - Segafredo) VERVAEKE Louis (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) PIDCOCK Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers)

I noticed last week there were two paddlers in one of the men’s finals: that can’t gave happened very often either. [ @hckošiceproduces long list going back to 1922]

UCI sign the death sentence for women’s cycling. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/61832420

It’s all on eurovisionsports.tv

No, good for him, the weather clears a bit & he gets 6.02WL. Jas a couple of goes at 6.10 but not really determined.

Wet & chilly looking in Oslo, so I doubt we’re going to get the big Duplantis jump here. Should be good for the middle distance races though.

It certainly got plenty snow at one time. https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Elsenborn_Ridge

COVID cuts a swathe through the Tour de Suisse - whole of the Jumbo-Visma team withdraws, and several others. FEDOROV Yevgeniy (Astana Qazaqstan Team) MÄDER Gino (Bahrain - Victorious) PERNSTEINER Hermann (Bahrain - Victorious) VERGAERDE Otto (Trek - Segafredo) GOGL Michael (Alpecin-Fenix) DENNIS Rohan (Jumbo-Visma) GESINK Robert (Jumbo-Visma) EENKHOORN Pascal (Jumbo-Visma) KUSS Sepp (Jumbo-Visma) OOMEN Sam (Jumbo-Visma) ROOSEN Timo (Jumbo-Visma) TEUNISSEN Mike (Jumbo-Visma)

Oslo tonight: sadly missing 50% of the main home-field attraction, but still a lot to look for. Always one of the best meets for crowds and atmosphere. World-leading Olympic champions ready to roll in Oslo | PREVIEWS | World Athletics

Agree: all they are doing is annoying loyal fans without attracting any new ones.

Australian Olympic Squad 08:00-10:00. Šamorín U-12 girls 10:00-12:00

Neeraj Chopra setting NRs in the javelin in Finland, 89.30. Still got throws to come. Max Burgin fastest 800m since 1990! 1:43.53.

Duncan Scott still suffering after effects of COVID, so withdraws. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/61792523

Lots of meets around this week, but two long-established names to look for Tuesday - Paavo Nurmi Games from Turku, , live on YT. Big throws expected in Turku as Olympic champions clash with world leaders | PREVIEWS | World Athletics Thursday - Oslo Diamond League.

Stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse - Albert Bettiol VERY delighted with his second place. Broken radio….young Andreas Leknessund had already won.

Another Gold Tour meeting tonight from New York - streaming on YT - featuring lots of North American athletes who’re not doing the usual European circuit at the moment. https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/mclaughlin-thomas-holloway-new-york-grand-prix