The Commonwealth Games

Some useful performances in the pool.

9 Gold medals for Aus today. Handy.

skully wrote:9 Gold medals for Aus today. Handy.

Oui, but hardly surprising because if you watch the news reports on this, there is absolutely no other country competing.

Red wrote:

skully wrote:9 Gold medals for Aus today. Handy.

Oui, but hardly surprising because if you watch the news reports on this, there is absolutely no other country competing.

Almost as arrogant as David Warner

Was surprised neither Charmers, nor McEvoy won the mens 100 freestyle. According to all the previews today and this evening, they were the only two in the race.

Charmers does appear to be labouring a bit and perhaps slightly below his best.

Malawi upsets the kiwis in the netball!

Red wrote:Malawi upsets the kiwis in the netball!

Huzzah. When I was staying in Malawi a few years ago I went to a Netball fundraiser. The locals absolutely love it. The oncourt celebration after that win is nothing compared to what will be going on in Malawi

Wish they'd show clay target shooting instead of a replay of a walking race.

British swimmers impressing all round... a long way from the days of the Sydney, or was it Athens, Olympics where they came home without a medal and some said they were “just there for the party”. Adam Peaty seems to be leading the way for plenty of others to follow.

Athletics starting today, I wonder who the new names to watch in the sprints will be - I know this doesn’t always attract the biggest names but a chance for people to put a marker down for the post-Bolt era. I think I heard Yohan Blake is competing but he’s not done much for a few years.

Red wrote:Malawi upsets the kiwis in the netball!

Nath wrote:

Red wrote:Malawi upsets the kiwis in the netball!

The loss means the Kiwis now have to beat England in pool play to be assured of a place in the top four, and a shot at the play-offs.

Malawi had previously lost to Uganda and at one stage the kiwis were up by ten.

Meanwhile, the Aussie men's 200 metres freestyle relay won with the jaded Chalmers again part of the team. Gibraltar was lapped. Not sure how they gained a berth in the final as there were only five teams in it and one would have thought there would be a mandatory qualifying time.

Yeah, was amazed there was a Gibraltar team and no South Africa...

And now for a bit of bowls. It’s kind of like curling on grass...

Nath wrote:

Red wrote:Malawi upsets the kiwis in the netball!

This has JtB written all over it.

vilkrang wrote:

JKLever wrote:Farking hell

That's f*cking disgraceful.

from the same event 8 years ago ... good times

I missed the story about Kerri Pottharst referring to Caribbean beach volleyball players as "looking like human lamingtons" when their sweaty bodies were covered in sand.

PMSL. But naturally the PC brigade have arced up, calling for her to be sacked.

For anyone unfamiliar, these are lamingtons (chocolate covered sponge cake sprinkled with coconut):

And up there with Fosters and Vegemite as national disasters.

Phurt. I love lamos.

skully wrote:Phurt. I love lamos.

And vegemite.

And I wouldn't knock back a Fosters if offered one.

skully wrote:And I wouldn't knock back a Fosters if offered one.

but if you had to buy your own?

Much as I love this country, most of the population have their taste in their arse.

Blake misses gold in the men's 100, while a Trinidadian wins the women's blue ribbon event which was their first ever on the track.

Red wrote:Blake misses gold in the men's 100, while a Trinidadian wins the women's blue ribbon event which was their first ever on the track.

Um, you forgot to mention it was a SA 1/2?

Big evening for SAf with 3 gold in the pool and a quinella in the Men's 100m track.

Still, Aus is going OK with 106 medals (39g, 33s, 34b).