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[Jake84]

There’s one incident, and calling it an incident would be an understatement was the Hillsborough disaster actually, leaving near a hundred dead and hundreds more wounded.

I remember it though I was a kid reading some newspaper and the utter shock of seeing photos of many women who had been pushed onto the stadiums barrier by a horde of drunken idiots hooligans.

Though the Sun for instance falsely reported that the Hooligans picked the pocket of the victims and so forth, or prevented the medics and ambulance to revive the victims. I don’t think it went that far.

A terrible day, not only for Sheffield or England but for this Sport overall.

 

[primer]

Jack Jordan has cut the competition to pieces in his first international Timbersports World Trophy outing, claiming the world title in Austria. Jordan, a former lock for the Taranaki Bulls now farming near Taumarunui, defeated America’s Jason Lentz in the final, with Australian axe-legend and three-time World Trophy champion Brad De Losa finishing third. Also competing in the Timbersports Rookie World Championship over the weekend was Tokoroa’s Cleveland Cherry, who came fourth. Jordan set the fastest time of the competition (58.07 seconds) on his way to the final, before defeating Individual World Champion Lentz by 10 seconds to claim the title.

Earlier this year.

An emotional Jason Wynyard has cut his first step towards claiming a 10th world title by winning the 2022 New Zealand STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® National Championships this weekend in Auckland. Saturday’s victory means Wynyard has earned the right to represent New Zealand at the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® World Championships in Sweden in October – a tournament he last won five years ago. Since 2017 Wynyard has battled debilitating arthritis in his hip, but now following nearly three years break from fulltime competition - involving stem cell treatment and a hip replacement - the nine-times STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® world champion is on the comeback at the age of 48!

Wynyard's won more wood titles than any alive.

 

[primer]

Germany’s Mick Schumacher walked away unhurt after his car was split in two at the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix. The 23-year-old’s car smashed into a barrier and snapped in two at the swimming pool chicane bend on Sunday.

 

[BCNTM]

There’s one incident, and calling it an incident would be an understatement was the Hillsborough disaster actually, leaving near a hundred dead and hundreds more wounded.

I remember it though I was a kid reading some newspaper and the utter shock of seeing photos of many women who had been pushed onto the stadiums barrier by a horde of drunken idiots hooligans.

Though the Sun for instance falsely reported that the Hooligans picked the pocket of the victims and so forth, or prevented the medics and ambulance to revive the victims. I don’t think it went that far.

A terrible day, not only for Sheffield or England but for this Sport overall.

You are probably too young to remember Liverpool scum pushing over a wall in a stadium and killing a load of Italian supporters

Heysel Stadium disaster - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I was in Liverpool that night, and they were celebrating in the street - they are scum of the lowest order

Hillsborough was exactly the same, but Blue on Blue (or red on red) - loads of idiots without tickets forcing their way into a football stadium
I feel sorry for the police as they took the blame - when in my opinion there was only one group of people culpable

Do you see a common theme here......................

On a lighter note

 

[Jake84]

You are probably too young to remember Liverpool scum pushing over a wall in a stadium and killing a load of Italian supporters

Heysel Stadium disaster - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I was in Liverpool that night, and they were celebrating in the street - they are scum of the lowest order

Hillsborough was exactly the same, but Blue on Blue (or red on red) - loads of idiots without tickets forcing their way into a football stadium
I feel sorry for the police as they took the blame - when in my opinion there was only one group of people culpable

Do you see a common theme here......................

On a lighter note

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Come on Ingerland, score some goals!

 

[Jake84]

Banter aside, it seems to have been a combination of mishaps and missteps this final.

Basically you had some suburban train union strike (uh oh, yes that’s France).
A number of Liverpools fans trying to sneak in the stadium as said before.
The city where the stadium is located is north of Paris (Saint Denis) and is known to be quite the ghetto. Lot of thugs showed up to rob or cause troubles.

Many Liverpool fans or other French folks willing to watch the game were denied entrance for nearly an hour and that’s unacceptable.

Lots of fake tickets and scams too around the stadium.

I get that Liverpool and their supporters aren’t the best, brightest there is, but the whole organization from the French authorities (police, the UEFA and the French football authorities) just sucked.

They better get their S**t together as Paris is hosting the next Rugby World Cup in 2023, and the Summer Olympics in 2024. It’s not fair for hundreds of thousand of foreigners to be held hostage by the French railway unions, or to be gassed by French police because of supposed troubles.

 

[BCNTM]

Banter aside, it seems to have been a combination of mishaps and missteps this final.

Basically you had some suburban train union strike (uh oh, yes that’s France).
A number of Liverpools fans trying to sneak in the stadium as said before.
The city where the stadium is located is north of Paris (Saint Denis) and is known to be quite the ghetto. Lot of thugs showed up to rob or cause troubles.

Many Liverpool fans or other French folks willing to watch the game were denied entrance for nearly an hour and that’s unacceptable.

Lots of fake tickets and scams too around the stadium.

I get that Liverpool and their supporters aren’t the best, brightest there is, but the whole organization from the French authorities (police, the UEFA and the French football authorities) just sucked.

They better get their S**t together as Paris is hosting the next Rugby World Cup in 2023, and the Summer Olympics in 2024. It’s not fair for hundreds of thousand of foreigners to be held hostage by the French railway unions, or to be gassed by French police because of supposed troubles.

 

[digrar]

MSN

Odd choice?

They're the reigning Olympic gold medallists.

 

[Gaz]

They're the reigning Olympic gold medallists.

 

[primer]

Will doing squats increase testosterone?


In fact squats are so intense that they trigger the release of testosterone and HIGH (human growth hormone) in your body, which are both vital for muscle growth and helping to improve muscle mass throughout other areas of your body aside from your legs.

Was watching video of American bow hunter/writer Cam Hanes and he claimed running up hill with massive rock in the pack increased testosterone.

 

[Jake84]

The Tour de France has started today in Copenhagen, I like that they had chosen a Scandinavian country for the start. No one make chauvinist comments anymore that it should start here instead, but I like that it triggers some anyway.

It was a difficult beginning. Rough conditions today for them, rain on a ~8 mile time trial thru city streets, Avg speed 30-32 mph, lots of painted lines to be weary of...

@NebrHogger

 

[NebrHogger]

Thanks! I try to watch it every year.

 

[NebrHogger]

Stage 2 was a regular demolition derby! Crashes left and right! Crossing that windy bridge must have been a real b*tch.

 

[Jake84]

Stage 5 was quite intense because of the numerous cobbles road the cyclists endured. In the end, Australian ?? Simon Clarke, 35 year old win by an inch the sprint.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cycling/58917122

 

[Gaz]

Following the conclusion of the summer tours, Ireland have gone number one in the world rugby rankings for the second time - genuinely really happy for them.

Men's Rankings | World Rugby | worldrugby.org

Information about the World Rugby men's rankings

www.world.rugby

 

[Jake84]

On the latest on the Tour, as an update; Danish rider Vingegaard had surpassed pretty much everyone today to win the last mountain stage of the race in the Pyrenees at Hautacam, with a comfortable advance of near 4 minutes on the second Slovenian Pogacar who was also great those past three weeks but faced someone even stronger.

He should win next Sunday on the Champs-Elysées, last big stage is a time trial in and around the lovely town of Rocamadour.

Nicely done of the Tour team and boss to have chosen Copenhagen for the start of this year edition and a Dane is most likely winning it.

Would expect quite a crowd painted in red and white in Paris Sunday then. ??

 

[Gaz]

England win the Women's European Cup. As a non-football fan, I did my usual thing of the only ever watching games if England make it through to the knockout stages of a major tournament - glad I did though.

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[pigmode]

The Tour de France has started today in Copenhagen, I like that they had chosen a Scandinavian country for the start. No one make chauvinist comments anymore that it should start here instead, but I like that it triggers some anyway.

It was a difficult beginning. Rough conditions today for them, rain on a ~8 mile time trial thru city streets, Avg speed 30-32 mph, lots of painted lines to be weary of...

@NebrHogger

A just reward. Denmark has always had a few great riders in the Peloton, probably beginning with Ole Ritter who in the late 60's set a record for the Mile. Now they have two General Classification winners of the Tour de France!

 

[primer]

World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday (11) at the age of 24.


Kiptum’s coach Gervais Hakizimana, who was in the car with the Kenyan distance runner, also died in the accident along Eldoret-Kaptagat Road.


Kiptum was one of the most exciting new prospects to emerge in road running in recent years. He grabbed headlines when he made his marathon debut in December 2022, clocking 2:01:53 to win in Valencia. Less than a year later, in just his third marathon, he smashed the world record with 2:00:35 to win in Chicago.

Reckoned to be a once in a generation talent.

 

[NebrHogger]

By the Grace of God, stupor bowl 58 is finally over. I was basically in favor of the Chiefs - who did pull the game out at the last second. Didn't care for the halftime show at all - the commercials were quite lame considering what companies had to pay - and play calling by both teams was lackluster.