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No, I'm sure they'll finish up the comp because ranking points are also important for other events, but it means that the other teams now have only 3 places to play for.

Damn, there goes my pitch for a 13-part series on the Discovery Channel! The ancient Roman grave marker recently found in the back yard of a New Orleans home had evidently been inherited and left there by the granddaughter of a US soldier who fought in Italy during the second world war. In statements that all but solved an international historical mystery, Erin Scott O’Brien told two local media outlets that her grandfather, Charles Paddock Jr, kept the 1,900-year-old artifact in a display case at his home in New Orleans’ Gentilly neighborhood before his death in 1986. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/roman-grave-marker-found-in-new-orleans-yard-left-there-by-us-soldier-s-granddaughter/ar-AA1OcZbf?ocid=msedgntp&pc=NMTS&cvid=68e8eecdb93946249fb6c87c72ab48c0&ei=12

In one single day, according to UNRWA, Gaza goes from famine to having three months food reserves.

Dunno if anyone here is, as I used to be until recently, an expired player of Lord of the Rings Online. Well, they have just introduced a feature whereby you can revive your characters from the old, non-functioning servers, to the shiny new modern servers.

bobsled pusher Arran Gulliver gets a 2 year ban for ostarine. Seems to have got off a bit lightly - although his personal results are all wiped, the team medals won with him have not been anulled. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c5yk188e7jno

Suddenly nobody is starving in Gaza or needing boatloads of food delivered by bad-tempered Swedes.

Good luck to all of our readers, who must be desperately praying that President Macron does not nominate them as Prime Minister of France tomorrow.

Olympic Diver Grace Reid. 3 times Olympian, Commonwealth & European.Gold, but like many divers just could not crack the Chinese. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/diving/articles/ced53vl8l04o

And so tough in Norway, am guessing from the timing she's just bern told she's not A Group.this year.

Nice story today. Zeb Kyffin started the season in the Div 3 British St Pirrin Team, did well at the Tour of Britain, got a pro contract & this morning got his first big win at the Tour de Lankawi!

Košice marathon on Sunday -not the most famous or most prestigious but absolutely one of the World's oldest. https://www.kosicemarathon.com/

And if you fancy some early-season curling this weekend, good coverage on YT. Not quite live, but very close. https://m.youtube.com/@curlingcanada/videos

Just look on wikipedia. she is the heir to some huge fortune.

Yeah, but she started with $2billion......

And this is what happens when you hold the annual vote before December.

I rather think she will. US Media cannot resist a soap opera.

still fighting hard for the tie, which looked impossible.

Official ruling: For these Championships we will be using the American system of ranking nations by Total Medals, and not the European system of Most Golds. So are declared Winners with 8 total medals, 3G 4S 1B and not with a measly 4G.

And that's your final question answered as Healy leaves Skjelmose behind.

Evenepoel cutting his cheese into slices - Hindley & Pidcock the casualties. Not getting any nearer to Pogačar though.

BBC has the rights but only shows the senior races, whereas all our medals usually come from the age group races.

Impossible to say with Women's cycling which is still developing as a pro sport.

And a great September for continues with silver. Oud Zeeland, not so much.

Just went back to watch it. Really amazing, up there with any of the great wins. Went solo from 36km out, never had a kead of more that 40-odd secs, but saw off challenger after challenger.

Just found out - those riders like Bennan, Del Toro etc who are now established as senior pros are not eligible for the men's U23 category here.