Mr-Paul

Looks quite fun! Don't think I couldbe trusted with one of those big sticks though! Do they play it anywhere else in the world apart from Ireland?

I see your point in a way, but if you were terminally ill and suffering, would you want others to go through the same painful death as you, or would you do your best to help charities so others won't experience the same pain like Jane did? RIP Jane.

The old style were pretty uncomfortable, but I find the new style fit well, apart from when the grey bit round the edge comes off, that gets really uncomfortable. That happened to the ones that were replaced. Depends on the shape of your ears I suppose.

Well, not really a purchase, but a replacement of my old ones which broke under warranty.

True, though I'm sure I read that there wasn't even going to be a Nintendo press conference at TGS, that they would be totally missing from it unlike a xcouple of years ago, so this might be something else all together, just a private conference.

I thought Nintendo aren't doing the tokyo game show. And isn't this the time of year when apple announce their new iPods and stuff like that?

My only problem with NFL is the same one everyone does- can't stand how it stops after every single play. I like my sports to be pretty continuous.

Aaah, Orlando Magic. When I was 3 and went to florida, i tripped over and grazed my knee and wouldn't stop crying so a kind man gave me an Orlando Magic ball. Still have it somewhere. (bit off topic but ahwell)

Anyone watching the Inside Sport program on BBC? Tis quite interesting. They just said back in the old days when Sally Gunnell was competing and she missed drug tests all she got was a slap on the wrist.

Cricket is fun to play, but can get very boring to watch, especially with rain delays.

Whoah, I didn't know it was for something like that. That's out of order imo. Have fun at those matches, England should at least beat the USA.

Yes it is. There's monkey curling on timesplitters 3

Ooh, which ones you going to? I think it is a tad silly that some of the games are in Scotland and Wales, when it's meant to be France's world cup. Ooh, I'm a "Regular" now!

Definitely will. My dad is mad about Rugby, he'll be watching every game! Tis a fun sport to watch, I went to the premiership final this year. Lol, curling is funny. Definitely not the king of sports though. That has to go to tiddlywinks or dominoes.

Okay dokay, I won't run in and say "use the other thread" again! Hope you lot have fun, I'd love to go. I have their live album and Grohl's a good live singer imo. Very talented musician.

She has already served the main ban, it is just the olympic ban, which only the british enforce, she is trying to get overturned. Also in athletics, does anyone find the relays the most exciting event to watch??? I always find they double my heartrate, they're so exciting! Tis slightly weird how we're rubbish at individual sprinting but 3rd to the US and Jamaica in the relays.

yay, my thread is loved! Yeah, very bad timing! Dunno how long this rule has been in place though. Her own fault though.

Sorry for being confusing, the 1 year ban was from all athletics, and she has served that, ended a month ago. The olympic ban is from the British Olympic Association, who won't let anyone who has served a drugs ban compete for the british team ever. She has appealed against this decision on the grounds that she never actually has failed a drugs test.

I think it is a standard ban for the rule she broke. I think you get 2 years for faling a test, 1 year for missing 3. It's become a big fuss as she's the first "big" athlete to experiece this rule, aswell as being one of our greatest medal prospects.

I admit she was very stupid, but she has now served her ban. I cant find a reason for missing a test, but found out that she has said she will compete in the olympics for another country if she isn't allowed to represent GB. I like Basketball, always good when it is on Sky Sports. Don't particularly follow a team though. Who do you follow/support?

Cesc Fabregas

I think the 3 tests were over her whole career, not consecutive or within a specifictime period. And i'm talking about next years olympics for her winning a medal, not necessarily in 5 years time. Edit: @Daft: I'm not too sure, I'll have a look, but I think it may have been general forgetfulness.

So you don't care that we could have a drug free person in our team who could win a medal banned, where teams like the Americans win medals with people who have previosuly tested positive for drugs? How exactly does Hurling work Conzer? Any similarities to the games we have here in Britain?

Yeah definitely. Even though we have the 2nd best 400m runner as well (Nicola Sanders), but it would be nicer to have the 2 top runners rather than just one!

I get why you think that, but it isn't an olympic ban that she really has, it is the British who don't allow athletes who have failed a drugs test compete for them in the olympics. Surely, missing tests isn't as serious as actually taking performance enhancing drugs?