Dragon

Yesterday's newspaper had the headline "Trump surrenders to Iran"
 Judd Trump 12-13 Hossain Vafei  

https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/recent_deaths
May I remind you of this page

Italian hero Alex Zanardi died today at the age of 59

https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/recent_deaths
May I remind you of this page

https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/recent_deaths
May I remind you of this page

Yesterday's newspaper had the headline "Trump surrenders to Iran"
 Judd Trump 12-13 Hossain Vafei  

An odd fact. This is the first time since 1983 that half the quarter finalists have come from outside the UK. 
In 1983 it was  
This year  

Yesterday's newspaper had the headline "Trump surrenders to Iran"
 Judd Trump 12-13 Hossain Vafei  

Yesterday's newspaper had the headline "Trump surrenders to Iran"
 Judd Trump 12-13 Hossain Vafei  

http://www.olympedia.org/
Now being updated again

If China gets awarded another Olympic Games I think they will want Snooker to be added to the Games...

Qualifiers for the World Championships
 13
 11
 3
 1
 1
(In Total)  18
 1
 1
 1
 1

Qualifiers for the World Championships
 13
 11
 3
 1
 1
(In Total)  18
 1
 1
 1
 1

A Celtic hero

I think what worried Paddle UK was the video Kurts posted of him "performing a sex act on an aeroplane".
I just hope he wasn't the pilot...

At the moment that would be
 
Men





(New Zealand could overtake Australia but the others seem safe to qualify)
 
And one
from







and whoever wins a tournament between the countries in the 
 
Women





 
and one from







and whoever wins a tournament between the countries in the 
 
 
 

https://www.cricketfj.com/
"The qualification process for the six-team men’s and women’s competitions at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has all but been agreed upon.
As I first reported last year, the cricket competitions will comprise the top team in the regional rankings - Asia, Oceania, Europe and Africa - along with host nation United States, who would represent the Americas.
The final spot will be determined by a single global qualifier likely to be held in 2027 and feature the highest ranked eight teams who did not automatically qualify. Specific details will be shared at the next meetings."

To be fair, they didn't eat ALL of him. 

At the age of 15 Michal Szubarczyk  becomes the youngest player to win a game in the qualifying rounds of the World Snooker Championships

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/central-american-cricket-championships-2026-1529373/mexico-vs-brazil-final-1529382/full-scorecard
Brazil's men have won the Central American Championship beating Mexico in the final

Sorry to all Italy

Sorry to all Italy

Sorry to all Italy

30% of all currently unfinished Olympic doping cases are to do with Egyptian weightlifters

One of the strangest facts in sport is that, despite having the biggest team in F1 for over 60 years, Italy have had no drivers world champion since 1952