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Lets get out of the way the dreary announcement that the answer to Sned’s final question in his Macmillan Nurses Prediction Quiz 2023 is MANCHESTER CITY. Now commonly referred to as ‘the best side on the planet’ by pundits and commentators living in their bubble of media hyperbole. Of course [ … click here to read more … ]

Despite the quiz question being put to bed before a ball was pitched or a bat swung in anger in the World Series, the Arizona Diamondbacks & Texas Rangers, both located WEST of the Mississippi, squared off to decide who would be hanging the golden pennant in their stadium come [ … click here to read more … ]

Three questions decided since your last update 1)the RL Grand Final seems always an either/or question. 2023 was Wigan’s turn 2)Bob Brewer reports on the World Cup Final, retained by South Africa. 3)The baseball World Series is still ongoing and Neil Dewhurst will report next time but our  question is [ … click here to read more … ]

All the talk of a Northern Hemisphere whitewash came to nothing. In the end it was the usual story, a tantalising clash between two Southern Hemisphere giants, both seeking a record fourth final victory. English presence will be from Wayne Barnes, Matthew Carley and Karl Dixon, with Tom Foley the [ … click here to read more … ]

TEARING IT UP Tear up your list of former winners of the Women’s World Cup for all four previous winners failed to make the semis. Tear up the current world rankings as Olympic champions Canada(No 7)go out in the group stages as did Germany(No 2)and Brazil(No 8).The USA limped into [ … click here to read more … ]

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The 2023 Netball World Cup was held for the first time in South Africa. Contested every four years, it is the premier competition in international netball. Sixteen nations contested the title and after two group stage rounds, the top four teams in the world, England, Jamaica, Australia and New Zealand, predictably [ … click here to read more … ]

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The experiment of holding a unified Cycling World Championships has been a triumph and the blue ribbon event, the men’s elite road race did not disappoint. Glasgow was magnificent. The technical street circuit took the riders through a succession of climbs and corners designed to show us all the magnificence [ … click here to read more … ]

OH NO 19)Oh no Ons writes Nigel Anderton.The narrative was surely set. After battling past giant opponents with considerable skill and nerve, Ons Jabeur would put the disappointment of last year’s final defeat behind her. She would become the first African player to win a Wimbledon singles title. Only Marketa [ … click here to read more … ]