David McArdle

Apparently these fellas consume 10,000 calories a day. If I cut down a bit, this could be the sport for me.

I thought Brisbane in winter was perfect. Melbourne, not so much...

iirc, netball was invented by people who thought basketball was too rough for girls...If they saw how the best teams play it now, they'd have a fit.

One of the world's most popular sports, but as a nation we're consistently useless at every aspect of it.

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It's amazing how folk respond when they realise i) you Know Stuff and ii) you aren't necessarily going to say what they want to hear.

Plus the fact that you might want, you know, paying

Carlos Alcaraz: Players 'misunderstood' over exhibition criticisms World number one Carlos Alcaraz says players are misunderstood when they want to play in exhibition tournaments despite criticising the demanding tour schedule.

I'm just a guy whose finances are good... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Israel says 'dangerous precedent' set by Indonesia decision to deny athletes visas The Israeli Gymnastics Federation says a

An important reminder that rightly or wrongly it's governments that decide on visas, not sports - www.bbc.com/sport/gymnas...

Basketball: Fiba suspends BBF and British men's team barred from international competition Basketball's world governing body Fiba suspends the British Basketball Federation and bars the British men's team from international competition because of governance issues.

well, this looks an utter mess - www.bbc.com/sport/basket...

'Big John' Fisher: British social media star detained in Australia over visa Fisher says his visa is "legit" but that authorities were unhappy he would be working while in the country.

Every evening in the pub you can see him arrive
He weighs 400kg and can't see his thighs.
Big John
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Many blooms still linger there...

Rangers: Kevin Muscat leads race to succeed Russell Martin Kevin Muscat is the leading candidate to replace Russell Martin as Rangers head coach, although the Ibrox club are talking to other targets.

Muscat? Oh, man.
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Oh look, the All Blacks are playing the Llantrissant 3rd XV again.

42 years ago I went to a guest lecture by Celia Brackenridge. Her parting words were 'if you want easy access to kids, get involved in sports.'

I'm not sure things have changed very much.

Verily.

Ah sure, money insulates you from pretty much everything.

Honestly loves, chucking the Brits out was almost as big a mistake as letting Columbus in.

Britain's most remote pub cancels Harry Potter night over backlash The Old Forge in Knoydart said staff had received 'inappropriate grief' over the Halloween event

We are a nation of cretins.
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You mean the toxic racists. A decent proofreader would have saved you half a dozen letters here.

Salford City supporters vote to change club's colours back to orange Salford City's supporters vote to change the club's primary home shirt colour back to orange.

they brought about 14 fans to Chesterfield on Saturday. If you see anyone wearing this you'll think they're a Dundee Utd supporter who got lost www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

"Today, I feel genocidal."

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing? 2? Questions I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up. Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

The Backbone of England. With rice.

Screenshot of a post from some social media site (not sure which) from a user named "salt_bear". Text reads "I put a fried egg on my Croque Monsieur to make it a Croque Madame, and now JK Rowling is outside my house shouting at me." An accompanying image shows a Croque Monsieur with a fried egg on top".

Found on Facebook.

Tommy Robinson refused to give police phone Pin to protect 'journalistic material' The far-right activist was charged under the Terrorism Act over an incident at the Channel Tunnel in July 2024.

If anyone knows PC Thorogood, buy him a pint.
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Billy Vigar: Concrete wall demolished following Chichester City striker's death BBC Sport understands a concrete wall at Wingate & Finchley FC's stadium has been demolished following the death of Chichester City striker Billy Vigar.

Maybe destroying the evidence wasn't the most helpful move they could have made www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

We get plenty wrong but on this one, yes.

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