Sportsday

Don't let the football result get you down - remember, our women's team were runners up in the recent Women's 2009 Euro Championship and Phillips Idowu has been named European Athlete of the Year; Dario Franchitti has regained the IndyCar series; England's netball team scored an historic victory over Australia in the World Series! Success at the World Darts World Cup for Tony O'Shea, Karen Lawman & Lisa Ashton and Jamie Lewis. And triathlete Chrissie Wellington has won her third successive World Ironman Championship - she's never been beaten! Rio who?

Another sportsday, tinged with sadness

We lost one of the nicest England managers today, as Sir Bobby Robson passed away at the age of 76. Having suffered from many forms of cancer of the past few years, Sir Bobby appeared at a charity match just last week, hoping he could help others suffering the same as he. In 1986, there are many who believe the World cup was ours for the taking - but for some dubious divine intervention! Close again in 1990, a World Cup would have cemented his reputation, after taking Ipswich Town to European glory. A gentleman manager; he will be sadly missed.

Swimming: Gemma Spofforth takes Gold in 100m backstroke in world record, Jo Jackson and Rebecca Adlington take Silver and Bronze in 400m Freestyle. The womens 200m Freestyle Relay team took Bronze.

Darts: Phil Taylor wins 10th World Matchplay title.

Sailing: GB pair pick up Silver in World Champs.

Shooting: GB women take Gold in European Championship.

Triathlon: Brownlee claims Silver in European championship, and tops rankings following another series win.

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Those were the days - Senna was my hero.

Athletics: Success for Stephanie Twell, with Andrew Lemoncello and Freya Murray taking 3rd places.

Darts: Phil Taylor and Ted Hankey win the World Championship(s).

Winter Sports: Shelley Rudman takes Silver in the World Cup; Zoe Gillings takes a Bronze.

David Vine: I hear the start of Ski Sunday and he’s the person I immediately think of. A sad loss; my sympathies to David’s family and friends.

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Boxing: Luke Campbell becomes England's first European amateur boxing champion for 47 years and Joe Calzaghe maintained his unbeaten record when he outpointed US legend Roy Jones Jr in New York.

Athletics: British Olympian Mara Yamauchi clocked a new personal best as she finished third in the International Women's Marathon.

Re-arrange the following well known phrase or saying. Team GB of Loads Again Cycling Gold Win

Darts Phil Taylor wins again.

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Commonwealth Youth Games British successes to report: 100m gold for Shaunna Thompson, in a championship record of 11.46 seconds, whilst Curtis Griffith Parker also won gold and set a new games record with an incredible throw of 18.56m in the men’s shot put. Jade Ive won the women’s pole vault with a new games record of 4.05m, with England team-mate Abigail Haywood taking Bronze. Peter Smith won the men’s hammer with 68.38m. Benjamin Williams won Silver in the men’s triple jump - just one centimetre behind the winner! Sophie Hitchon won gold and broke the hammer record with 58.43m, while Curtis Griffith Parker won silver in the discus. Abigail Irozuru won Gold in the women’s long jump. Hannah Lewis claimed the first athletics silver for Northern Ireland. Bronze in the men’s 400m was won by Jordan McGrath.

Phil Taylor 8th world grand prix win.

Leaving the football club - where they held the cricket club presentation - Matt reminded me to 'miss the wall, mum'. Thank you, I will. He reminds me every time we leave, since the night I came out and forgot the wall was there (it was dark) and with it only being shin height and me holding stuff, I walked straight into it and fell flat on my face. I'd love to say that everyone rushed to help but no; they were all too busy laughing ...

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Cycling - Nicole Cooke has become the first woman in history to win both the Olympic and World Title Road Race in the same year.

Athletics - Shelley Woods finished a close 2nd in the Great North Run.

Archery - Nichola Simpson won silver at the FITA World Cup Grand Final .

Darts - Phil Taylor won his 2nd South African Masters Title.

And a tenuous link to health, see The Daily Scatter for ways to bust your stresses!

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Usain Bolt decided to put some effort into it and slashed 2/10th off Michael Johnson's 12 year old world record, winning the 200m title in 19.30.

And the British aren't confining themselves to Beijing you know!

Bowls: Alison Merrien, current World Champion of Champions, won the World Indoor Cup Final in Australia.

Darts: Phil Taylor won the Stan James World Matchplay title in Blackpool.

So tell the Aussies - we do win some standing up!