European Championship
Jun 11th, 2016 | 10:49 PM
#27
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I am in Venice... quite a few bars have put televisions outside. For last Friday's game, the only places in my 'hood to watch were the Irish pubs and the sports bar Inishark. So I was glad to see lots more places showing the game last night.
Tomorrow night will be fun when Italy plays, but my money is on Spain (literally) and I will be watching that match too.
There's a great article about the Albanian team in the June issue of the British Airways mag I read on the way here. So I picked them as my long shot, and what a long shot it is.
Tomorrow night will be fun when Italy plays, but my money is on Spain (literally) and I will be watching that match too.
There's a great article about the Albanian team in the June issue of the British Airways mag I read on the way here. So I picked them as my long shot, and what a long shot it is.
Jun 12th, 2016 | 07:57 AM
#34
Joined: Feb 2006
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Ann, when is rugby season? I'm thinking perhaps I can catch a game when I'm down under in December and January.>>
Tripplanner - you'd be fine here catching a rugby match between December and Jan but I'm not sure about OZ where it will be summer at that time of year.
Rugby is essentially a winter game as is football though of course the main championships are usually played in the summer. I haven't been able to find exactly dates but so far as i can see the rugby season starts in Oz in about March and finishes in October time.
You could always go and see a cricket match!
<<Have the football on one monitor, the cricket on the second. 5Live commentary on the radio. Missing everything important!>>
Willit, what are you going to do when the Grand Prix starts???
Tripplanner - you'd be fine here catching a rugby match between December and Jan but I'm not sure about OZ where it will be summer at that time of year.
Rugby is essentially a winter game as is football though of course the main championships are usually played in the summer. I haven't been able to find exactly dates but so far as i can see the rugby season starts in Oz in about March and finishes in October time.
You could always go and see a cricket match!
<<Have the football on one monitor, the cricket on the second. 5Live commentary on the radio. Missing everything important!>>
Willit, what are you going to do when the Grand Prix starts???
Jun 12th, 2016 | 08:04 AM
#35
Joined: May 2005
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annhig - Ignore it. I used to be a fan, but F1 lost it's attraction years ago (probably about the time of Senna vs Prost)
Actually, I need to go and do something that doesn't involve "pigging out" on sports coverage - real life perhaps.
Actually, I need to go and do something that doesn't involve "pigging out" on sports coverage - real life perhaps.
Jun 12th, 2016 | 08:41 AM
#36
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Drat. Even football - or soccer as we call it - is played as a summer sport, along with baseball. I suspect it's due to the number of other sports competing for attention in the winter - American football, basketball, and now hockey.
