It's all over. Disappointment all round on the last day. Canada's four year dream of a home victory was shattered, and England were beaten in the Bronze medal game. FINAL Canada 5-19 US BRONZE England...
The Sports section seems a bit redundant now, so I'm just "chatting" about Netball. Hey, I see that (note "chatty" tone of voice) ... Netball has been awarded £16.9m in Sports England funding, for...
http://www.dailymail....tiation-ceremony.html Can I just say ... have none of these whingeing people ever heard of Cyndi Lauper? ... "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Was no one at the Daily Mail...
Lacrosse ... not a game for footballers !!! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ1Rm4KaTns Watch the third hit ... the player gets his helmet ripped off ... Ouch !!!
... to say you're sorry! Clare Balding injured an opponent playing Lacrosse ... about 20 years ago !! And she's apologised ... in this week's Country Life. (as reported in today's Telegraph)...
The Daily Mail seems determined to spoil everbody's fun ... (see Lacrosse team initiation thread). Except the fun, it seems, of it's dirty pervert readers. Thousands of miles away, in Los Angeles,...
Part 1. From my balcony, with a stick, I could throw a lacrosse ball on to the beach. From this height, it would make a random pattern in the pebbles. Primitive civilizations would have called this...
So, 2013 ! And this summer's big sporting highlight is ... ... the Women's Lacrosse World Cup 2013 Canada is hosting it, in Ontario. I think the Ed should add a new Lacrosse section under Sports, to...
25A in today's Guardian ... A pass in the French game (8) The answer is presumably "LACROSSE" ("LE" with "A CROSS" = L - A,CROSS - E) So, today's the end of term, and...
We went to the polo at Windsor Great Park yesterday. Fab day out (if somewhat squiffy by the end) and a great win for England over South America in the Coronation Cup. England should stick to sports...
... a team of football players. LOL I came in and put on the telly, and there was an Arsenal player, and the German guys ... The German guy had his leg out, and the Arsenal player tumbled over. What...
One word to sum up life without the Winter Games. :0( So, err ... What's going down? Football? Anything, really? Bowls? Darts? (uses spatula to throw hard boiled egg across kitchen, lacrosse style)...
So here it is. The last day of the 2013 World Cup. England are playing Australia for the Bronze medal. No dream Final against Canada. Maybe in another four years. Watch this space in 2017. I'll let...
The Semi Final in the top half of the draw has been decided. The Quarters finished ... England 10 - 0 Wales US 20 - 1 Haudenosaunee So the first Semi Final is ... US v England We have to keep...
Morning, guys. Yesterday, Wales beat Austria, Haudenosaunee beat Ireland, Scotland beat Japan, and Israel beat New Zealand (wow!) So the Quarter Finals now look like this ... Haudenosaunee v US Wales...
So, here we are guys ... into the seeded "Championship Bracket" Basically, this is the knockout stage of the World Cup tournament. England are seeded 4, behind the US, Canada and Australia. Our first...
At the moment, England are 4th in our Pool. As they (possibly) invented the game, the various groups of native Americans are allowed to enter their own team, in addition to the US team. I'm not sure...
England's first game today ... against the US (gulp). All I can say is ... it won't be as tough as the Canada game. By the way ... Lacrosse World Cup ... worst EVER non-existent telly coverage of any...
At the moment, England are 4th in our Pool. As they (possibly) invented the game, the various groups of native Americans are allowed to enter their own team, in addition to the US team. I'm not sure...
The Daily Mail seems determined to spoil everbody's fun ... (see Lacrosse team initiation thread). Except the fun, it seems, of it's dirty pervert readers. Thousands of miles away, in Los Angeles,...
Manchester seems to be the only thing on the radio News this morning.
A town hitherto best known for Lacrosse sticks, thrown into the limelight ...
... by a lazy, philandering football player....
So the Olympics is over and the country is £11bn worse off. Being sone of the minority who watched less than 4 minutes of the whole thing, do we think that it was all a bit of a waste of time...
http://news.bbc.co.uk.../football/9371642.stm
Given the recent gaff by Andy Gray and co regarding femail lineswomen. Would any of the ladies on here care to explain the offside law?...
How many players in a team? (don't just Google it ... have a go yourself) 1. Lacrosse (inc. the goalie) 2. Netball 3. Hockey 4. Polo 5. Volleyball 6. Ice hockey 7. A Ryder Cup team
Will NOT be played here on Saturday night! http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02937/manauspitch_2937798b.jpg That pic was taken some 12 hours ago. England have half a chance against Italy...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23963142 Is this really the 'like something form a horror film' injury that is keeping him from playing for his club and country? I've seen rugby players with...
Have been thinking a bit about this recently and thinking of the phenomenal recent success of authors like EL James (50 Shades), JK Rowling (Harry Potter) and Stephenie Meyer (Twilight), it does make...
So here it is. The last day of the 2013 World Cup. England are playing Australia for the Bronze medal. No dream Final against Canada. Maybe in another four years. Watch this space in 2017. I'll let...
Bat for 2 days and make 650+. How excited are you for the Ashes?, it is such a shame that it is not available live on free to view TV Remember 2005 and how the country got behind England, more of that...
The World Cup starts tomorrow.
England are in Pool A with Canada and the US :0(
Our first game, against the US, is on Thursday.
Come on Team England !!...
It's Friday! The weekend in nudging it's way in. It's comparatively warm this morning. No frost. Progress! I'll settle for that today. :o}
Have a happy day everyone....