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 Argentina 🇦🇷 takes first in group C followed by Poland 🇵🇱 in 2nd, Mexico 🇲🇽 3rd and Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 last.  (Poland and Mexico had same record. Poland had better goals differential 0 to -1). Argentina and Poland advance. Group D had France 🇫🇷 first, Australia 🇦🇺 2nd, Tunisia 🇹🇳 3rd and Denmark 🇩🇰 4th. France and Australia advance. France and Australia also had identical records. France had better goals differential +3 to -1. Argentina plays Australia on Saturday in the round of 16, while France plays Poland on Sunday. Tomorrow will be groups E and F.

 The 2026 Commonwealth Games are in the Australian state of Victoria (a first) 75 nations and 5000+ athletes scheduled to compete in 21 sports. Venues include Karadinia Park in Geelong, Eureka Stadium in Ballarat and Melbourne Cricket grounds. As mentioned, first games in one region instead of one city. First games under King Charles III. Sports include 3×3 basketball, 3x3 wheelchair basketball, shooting, shooting para sport, mountain bike cross, track cycling and para track cycling. Rowing, golf and BMX to debut. Judo, wrestling and rhythmic Gymnastics dropped. Bendigo and Gippsland also to hold events. Gabon 🇬🇦 and Togo 🇹🇬 expected to send a team in 2026. By the numbers. Australia has hosted the most, hosting 5 times. Canada has hosted 4 times. England, New Zealand and Scotland 3 times, Wales, Jamaica, Malaysia and India once.  Top 3 medals: Australia leads with 1003g, 834s, 767b for 2604 total. England is 2nd with 773g, 783s, 766b for 2322 total.  Canada is 3rd with 510g, 548s,

 So I decided to do this today. The 22nd Commonwealth Games was in Birmingham England from July 28 to August 8. Maldives 🇲🇻 returned to the Commonwealth, marking all 72 Commonwealth nations competing. 5054 athletes competed in 280 events and 20 sports. Charles, Prince of Wales opened the games, Geva Mentor gave the athletes oath and Denise Lewis was final baton runner. Alexander Stadium was main venue. Durban South Africa was originally selected to host these games, but due to financial constraints (I heard the missed some payments) they were stripped of host duties in March 2017. Birmingham was chosen to host on December 21st 2017.  Road cycling, judo, triathlon, table tennis and wrestling added to the games.  There were 7 podium sweeps (5 from Australia, 2 from England). 43 nations won a medal. The Gambia 🇬🇲 won its first silver from Faye Nije in mens 73kg judo. 🇳🇺 won its first ever medal in boxing. Duken Tutakitoa-Williams won it in mens heavyweight. Australia was (ya you kno

 Group A had Netherlands 🇳🇱 first, Senegal 🇸🇳 second, Ecuador 🇪🇨 3rd and Qatar 🇶🇦 last. Netherlands and Senegal advance. Group B had  England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 first, USA 🇺🇸 2nd, Iran 🇮🇷 3rd and Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 last. England and USA advance.  Netherlands plays the USA in the round of 16 on December 3, England plays Senegal on the 4th. Groups C and D tomorrow. Stay tuned. 

 The 21st Commonwealth Games were in Gold Coast Australia (Queensland if you're wondering). They were from April 4-15. 71 nations, and 4426 athletes competed in 275 events in 18 sports. Charles, Prince of Wales opened the games,  Karen Murphy did the athletes oath and Sally Pearson was final baton runner. Carrara Stadium was main venue. 300 Para athletes were included in the athletes total. The Gambia 🇬🇲 was readmitted March 31 after withdrawing in 2013. Maldives 🇲🇻 withdrew from Commonwealth in 2016 and obviously didn't go.  Swaziland 🇸🇿 makes final appearance before being renamed as Eswatini. Judo wac dropped,  basketball readmitted, and womens rugby 7s and beach volleyball made debuts.  7 podium sweeps. Australia had six, Kenya had the 7th. 43 nations won a medal. Firsts had: 1. Solomon Islands won its first ever medal  - a bronze from Jenly Tegu Wini in womens 58kg weightlifting.  2. Cook Islands won its first ever medal  - a bronze from Taiki Paniani and Aidan Zitter

 The 20th (can you believe 20 already) edition of the Commonwealth Games was in Glasgow Scotland from July 23 to August 3. 71 nations and 4987 athletes competed in 261 events and 18 sports. Prince Edward opened the games and Sir Chris Hoy was final baton runner. Celtic Park (opening ceremony) and Hampden Park (closing ceremony) were main venues. Kiribati 🇰🇮 won its first ever medal - a gold in 105kg mens weightlifting. Grenada 🇬🇩 won its first ever gold in the mens 400m. Chad Le Clos of South Africa won 7 medals (2g, 1s, 4b). Patricia Bezzowbenko of Canada won 5 golds in rhythmic Gymnastics. 37 nations won a medal,  and there were 8 podium sweeps.  England was first in golds and overall (surprise) with 58g  59s, 57b for 174 total. Australia was 2nd in both with 49g, 42s, 46b for 137 total. Canada was 3rd in both with 32g, 16s, 34b for 82 total. Host Scotland was 4th in gold and 5th overall with 19g, 15s, 19b for 53 total.  India was 5th in gold and 4th overall with 15g, 30s, 19b fo

 The 19th edition was in Delhi India 🇮🇳 from October 3-14. 71 nations and 4352 athletes competed in 272 events and 21 sports. Charles, Prince of Wales and President of India Pratibha Patil opened the games, athlete's oath by Abhined Bindra and Sushil Kumar was final baton runner. Main venue was Jawaharlal Nehru stadium.  2nd time the games was in a country not headed by British Monarchy. Fiji had been suspended from Commonwealth and Tokelau 🇹🇰 did not send a team. Rwanda 🇷🇼 debuted here.  Triathlon and basketball were dropped,  but archery, tennis and wrestling were added. 36 nations won a medal. 12 podium sweeps. Australia was first in golds and overall with 74g, 55s, 48b for 171 total. India was 2nd in golds and 3rd overall with 38g, 27s, 36b for 101. England was 3rd in golds and 2nd overall with 37g, 60s, 45b for 142. Canada was 4th in both with 26g, 17s, 32b for 75. New Zealand was 11th in golds and 5th overall with 6g, 22s, 8b for 36. Malaysia was tied for 5th in gold an

 The 18th edition of the Commonwealth Games was in Melbourne Australia from March 15 to 26. 71 nations znd 4071 athletes competed in 245 events and 17 sports. Opened by Queen Elizabeth II, Adam Pine did the athlete's oath and final baton runner was John Landy.  Melbourne Cricket Grounds was main venue.  Mascot was  Karak, a red-tailed black cockatoo (an endangered species). Queen's baton visited every Commonwealth nation for the first time. Athletics, swimming, table tennis and weightlifting was integrated for athletes with a disability. Star was Leisel Jones of Australia who won 4 golds in swimming. 39 nations won a medal.  Australia was first in golds and overall with 84g, 69s, 69b for 222. England was 2nd in both with 36g, 40s, 34b for 110. Canada was 3rd in both with 26g, 29s, 31b for 86. India was 4th in both with 22g, 17s, 11b for 50. South Africa was 5th in both with 12g, 13s, 13b for 38. Tomorrow - 2010 in New Delhi India. Here is the logo for this event. 

 The 1960-61 NHL season had (ya you know) 70 games and 6 teams.  Red Kelly moved from defense to forward, helps Toronto move to second. Stzn Mikita invents the curved stick. Jean Beliveau sets an assists record with 58. November 7, Gordie Howe is first player to 1000 points. August 26, the original Hockey Hall of Fame building opens. Semi finals had: Chicago 4 Montreal 2 and Detroit 4 Toronto 1. First series featuring two American teams since 1950. With the Montreal loss: their 5 championships in a row end. 2. Their consecutive series wins at 10 end. 3. Their streak of 10 consecutive finals appearances comes to an end.  Wow. The first and third streaks are safe.  The second one will eventually be broken.  Stanley Cup finals has Chicago beating Detroit 4-2 to win their 3rd ever Cup znd first since 1938. That is this season. 

 The 17th edition was held in Manchester England from July 25 to August 4. 72 nations and 2863 athletes competed in 281 events and 17 sports.  They were opened and closed by Queen Elizabeth II. Final baton runners were David Beckham and Kristy Howard. City of Manchester stadium was main venue. Games coincided with the Golden Jubilee of the Queen. These games had most events of any games in history (to this point). Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 appeared for the last time. They withdrew from the Commonwealth of nations in 2003. In the mens 100m, Kim Collins of Saint Kitts and Nevis wins country's first ever gold. On the last day of track, England won gold in yhe 4X100m and 4x400m by the smallest of margins. 39 nations won a medal. Australia was first in golds and overall with 82g, 62s and 63b for 207 total. England was 2nd in both with 54g, 51s, and 60b for 165 total. Canada was 3rd in both with 31g, 41s, 44b for 116 total. India was 4th in both with 30g, 22s and 17b for 69 total. New Zealand was 5t

 The 16th (16th) edition of hhe Commonwealth Games were in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 🇲🇾 from September 11-21. 70 nations and 3638 athletes competed in 214 events and 15 sports. Queen Elizabeth II opened the games and Koh Eng Tong was final baton runner. Bukit Jalil National Stadium was main venue. These were: 1. First games in an Asian country 2. Last games in the 20th century 3. First games to take place in a nation with a head of state other than head of the Commonwealth 4. First games in a country which English was not the dominant language and 5. First games to have team sports. Field hockey (men and women), netball (women) and rugby 7s (men) were added.  Mascot was an orangutan named Wira. Cameroon 🇨🇲, Kiribati 🇰🇮, Mozambique 🇲🇿 and Tuvalu 🇹🇻 debuted here. Some events began before the opening ceremony. 34 nations won a medal. Australia was first in golds and overall with 80g, 61s, 51b for 198 total (almost 200). England was 2nd in both with 36g, 47s, 53b for 136 total. Canad

 The 15th edition was hosted by Victoria, British Columbia from August 18 to 28. 63 nations and 2557 athletes competed in 216 and 10 sports. Opened by Queen Elizabeth II. Final baton runner was Myriam Bedard.  Centennial Stadium was main venue. South Africa made its return to the games after the apartheid regime was out (1958 was their last appearance). Namibia 🇳🇦 and Montserrat 🇲🇸 made their debuts and Hong Kong made last appearance before the British handed the territory back to China.  These were the last games not jo have teams sports. Starting in 1998, basketball, rugby 7s and field hockey were added.  33 nations won a medal. Australia was first in golds and overall with 89g, 53s, 44b for 186 (200 is close). Canada was 2nd in both with 40g, 42s, 47b for 129. England was 3rd in both with 30g, 45s, 51b for 126. First time England did not finish in top 2. New Zealand was 8th in gold and 4th overall with 5g, 16s, 21b for 42. Nigeria was 4th in gold and 5th overall with 11g, 13s, 1

 It was Japan beating Germany 2-1 that was the surprise. Spain beat Costa Rica 7-0, Morocco and Croatia played to a 0-0 tie znd Belgium beat Canada 1-0, despite Canada playing pretty well and had a few chances to score,  but couldn't. Canada plays again Sunday vs Croatia. 

 Auckland New Zealand was host of the 14th Commonwealth Games from January 24 to February 3.  55 nations and 2024 athletes competed in 213 events and 10 sports. Netball and triathlon were demonstration sports.  Games were held during New Zealand's sesquicentennial year.  Main venue was Mount Smart Stadium.  Prince Edward opened the games and the final baton runners were Mark Todd and Peter Snell. Yhe mascot was a kiwi bird named Goldie. British Virgin Islands,  Brunei 🇧🇳, Nauru 🇳🇷 and Seychelles 🇸🇨 made their debuts here.  29 nations won a medal. Top 5: Australia was first in golds and overall with 52g, 54s, 56b for 162 total. England was 2nd in golds and overall with 46g, 40s, 42b for 128. Canada was 3rd in both with 35g, 41s, 37b for 113 total.  Host New Zealand was 4th in both with 17g, 14s, 27b for 58 total. India rounds out the top 5 in both with 13g, 8s, 11b for 32 total.  Tomorrow is the 1994 games in Victoria, B.C. here is the logo for 1990.

 A bit of a world cup surprise as Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 beat Argentina 🇦🇷 2-1. Surprise!!  Denmark 🇩🇰 and Tunisia 🇹🇳 tied at 0-0. Two more games later. Yesterday had Netherlands 🇳🇱 beat Senegal 🇸🇳 2-0, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 beat Iran 🇮🇷 6-2 and USA 🇺🇸 tie Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 1-1. Mexico 🇲🇽 vs Poland 🇵🇱 and France 🇫🇷 vs Australia 🇦🇺 is later. 

 The 13th edition was in Edinburgh Scotland and held from July 24 to August 2. 27 nations and 1660 athletes competed in 161 events and 10 sports. 32 nations boycotted the games due to Margaret Thatcher government's policy on keeping Britain's sporting links open with apartheid South Africa. On top of that, yhe games were facing financial problems. Several athletes were excluded due to breaching amateurism rules.  Queen's baton final runner was Allan Wells, Queen Elizabeth II opened the games and Meadowbank stadium was main venue. Norfolk Island and Maldives 🇲🇻 debuted here.  15 nations won a medal. England was first in golds and overall with 52g, 43s, and 49b for 144 total. Australia was 3rd in golds and 2nd overall with 40g, 46s, and 35b for 121 total. Canada was 2nd in golds and 3rd overall with 51g, 34s, and 31b for 116 total. New Zealand was 4th in both with 8g, 16s and 14b for 38 total. Hist Scotland was 6th in gold and 5th overall with 3g, 12s, 18b for 33 total. Tom

 What a 4th quarter. A punt return for a touchdown. Two blocked field goal attempts 3 or four lead changes. Toronto has beaten Winnipeg 24-23 in a crazy finish. First Grey Cup since 2017 and 18th overall. Wow.  Sucks I couldn't be at the game. That's it for the 2022 season. See you in May.

 The 12th edition of the Commonwealth Games was in Brisbane Australia from September 30 to October 9.  46 nations and 1583 athletes competed in 141 events and 12 sports. Main venue was QEII stadium (ceremonies, athletics and archery).  Queen's baton final runner was Raylene Boyle. Logo was designed by Hugh Edwards.  Mascot was Matilda the kangaroo. Mens 200m was a literal dead heat between Mike McFarlane of England and Allan Wells of Scotland when judges couldn't separate the pair at the line. Falkland Islands, Saint Helena, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu 🇻🇺 debuted here.  23 nations won a medal. Top 5: 1. Australia was 1st in gold and 2nd overall with 39g, 39s, 29b for 107 total. England was 2nd in gold and 1st overall with 38g, 38s, 32b for 108 total. Canada was 3rd in both with 26g, 23s, 33b for 82 total.  Scotland was 4th in gold and tied for 4th overall with 8g, 6s, 12b for 26 total.  New Zealand was tied for 5th in gold and tied for 4th overall with 5g, 8s, 13b for 26 tota

 The opening game of the World Cup was this morning as Ecuador 🇪🇨 beat Qatar 🇶🇦 2-0.  Tomorrow has Senegal 🇸🇳 vs Netherlands 🇳🇱, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 vs Iran 🇮🇷 and USA 🇺🇸 vs Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. 

 The 11th edition of the Commonwealth Games was in Edmonton Alberta from August 3 to 12.  47 nations and 1475 athletes competed in 128 events and 11 sports.  Queen Elizabeth II opened the games, first time since becoming Queen. Diane Jones Konihowski was final baton runner.  Main venue was Commonwealth stadium. First games to use computerized system to handle ticket sales, first games under Commonwealth Games name, and first to have a mascot.  Keyano the grizzly bear was mascot. Bangladesh 🇧🇩, Cayman Islands, Cyprus 🇨🇾, Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (now Saint Kitts and Nevis) and Turks & Caicos debuted here. Some venues: 1. Commonwealth Stadium (new), 2. Commonwealth Bowls (lawn bowling,  new) 3. Argyll Velodrome (track cycling, new) 4. Kinsmen Aquatics center (new) 5. Strathcona Shooting Range (new).  6. Edmonton Gardens (boxing). Now sitscyhd Edmonton Expo Center. 7. Northlands Coliseum (Gymnastics) old home if the Oilers.  21 nations medaled.  Canada 1st in gold and over

 The 10th edition of the Commonwealth Games was in Christchurch New Zealand from January 24 to February 2. 1276 athletes from 38 nations competed in 121 events and 10 sports. These were named "the friendly Games." Main venue was the QEII Park. The athletics stadium, the roof covered pool, dive tank and practice pools were on the same site.  Queen's baton final runner was Sylvia Potts. The logo was designed by Colin Simons and set a benchmark for logos for the following 5 games. Botswana 🇧🇼, Cook Islands, Lesotho 🇱🇸, Tonga 🇹🇴, and Western Samoa 🇼🇸 debuted here. Don Quarrie of Jamaica defended his 100m and 200m from 1970 on the track. Also on yhe track, Filbert Bayi of Tanzania set a world record in winning the 1500m. Medal hauls had Australia 1st in gold and overall with 29g, 28s, 25b for 82 total. England was 2nd in both with 28g, 31s, 21b for 80 total. Canada was 3rd in both with 25g, 19s, 18b for 62 total. Host New Zealand was 4th in both with 9g, 8s, 18b 35 tot

 Edinburgh Scotland was host of the 9th games, held from July 16 to 25.  42 nations and 1483 athletes competed in 121 events in 10 sports.  First games under British Commonwealth name, first games to use metric measurements, first to use photo finishes, and first to use a games trademark logo. Scottish brothers Ian and Peter Stewart ran in the 5000m. Ian won gold and Peter finished 4th. Lachine Stewart (no relation apparently) won gold in 10000m.  Grenada 🇬🇩, Guernsey 🇬🇬, Malawi 🇲🇼,  Swaziland 🇸🇿 and The Gambia 🇬🇲 made their debut here.  27 nations won a medal. Speaking of medals, Australia was 1st in gold and 2nd overall with 36g, 24s, 22b for 82 total. England was 2nd in gold and 1st overall with 27g, 25s, 32b fir 84 total. Canada was 3rd in both with 18g, 24s, 24b for 66 total. Host Scotland was 4th with 6g, 8s, 11b for 25 total. Kenya was 5th in gold and tied with New Zealand for 5th overall.  Kenya had 5g, 3s, 6b for 14 total.  New Zealand had 2g, 6s, 6b for 14 total. To

 These games were hosted by Kingston Jamaica from August 4-13. 34 nations,  1050 athletes and 256 coaches competed in 110 events and 10 sports.  Lawn bowls and rowing were dropped for badminton and shooting. Final games in which athletics used imperial measurements. Metric was used going forward starting in 1970. Prince Philip opened the games and was accompanied by some future king and princess Anne. That future king is prince Charles. Antigua and Barbuda, South Arabia (South Yemen) and Tanzania debuted here.  England was first in golds and total with 37g, 24s, 23b for 80 total. Australia was 2nd with 23g 28s 22b for 73 total.  Canada was 3rd with 14g, 20s, 23b for 57 total.  New Zealand was 4th with 8g, 5s, 13b for 26 total. Host nation Jamaica was 5th overall with 4s and 8b for 12 total. Only host nation to not win a gold on home games. India and Nigeria reached 10 total (3g, 4s, 3b). Tomorrow is 1970 in Edinburgh Scotland. Here is the logo for these games.

 Perth Australia was host for the 7th edition. They were held from November 22 to December 1. 35 nations and 863 athletes competed in 104 events. Athletics and the ceremonies were at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat. The swimming was at Beatty Park in North Perth. Nations making their debut were Aden (South Yemen), British Honduras (Belize) Papua New Guinea, Rhodesia and Nyasaland (parts of Malawi 🇲🇼, Zambia 🇿🇲, and Zimbabwe 🇿🇼), Saint Lucia 🇱🇨 , Tanganyika (Tanzania 🇹🇿). 22 nations won a medal. Australia was first overall (and first over 100) with 38g, 36s, 31b, 105t. England was second overall with 29g, 22s, 27b 78 total. New Zealand was 3rd with 10g, 12s, 10b 32 total. Pakistan was 4th in gold and tied at 6th overall with 8g and 1s for 9 total. Ghana also had 9 total (3g 5s 1b) Canada was 5th in gold and 4th overall (4g 12s 15b 31 total). Scotland was 6th in gold and 5th overall with 4g 7s 3b 14t. Tomorrow 1966 in Kingston Jamaica.  Here is yhe logo for this ed

Cardiff, Wales was host of the 6th British empire and Commonwealth games from July 18 to 26. 35 nations and 1122 athletes competed in 94 events. Debuting nations include Gibraltar 🇬🇮, Isle of Man, Jersey 🇯🇪, Malta 🇲🇹, Mauritius 🇲🇺, North Borneo (now a part of Malaysia), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore 🇸🇬 and Sierra Leone. A team from Sarawak participated. They are a part of Malaysia. 23 nations won a medal.  The queen's baton relay  began here and Ken Jones was final runner.  Cardiff Arms Park was main venue. England was first in the medal standings (29g, 22s, 29b 80 total). Australia was 2nd (27g, 22s, 17b for 66t). South Africa was 3rd (13g 10s, 8b, 31 total). Canada had 1g, 10s, 16b fir 27 total. Wales finished with 1g, 3s, 7b for 11 total. Tomorrow is 1962 in Perth Australia. Here is the poster for this one.

 The 2024 summer Olympics mascots have been unveiled, and they're named the Phryges. And here they are.

 The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are heading for the Grey Cup after knocking off the B.C. Lions 28-20. They will be playing the Toronto Argonauts for the 109th Grey Cup. They will be going for 3 in a row, (and 4 years in a row if you include the canceled 2020 season).  Should be a good one in Regina Saskatchewan 

 The5th edition was hosted by Vancouver from July 30 to August 7. These games were named the British empire and Commonwealth games. 24 nations and 662 athletes competed in 91 events. Earl Alexander of Tunis opened the games. The "Miracle Mile" race happened at these games. Roger Bannister (3:58.8) and John Landy (3:59.6) ran under the 4 minute mile, the first two to run under 4 minutes. Rich Ferguson of Canada was third (4:04.6). Empire Stadium was main venue and was built for these games. B.C.  Lions began in the CFL the same year znd moved in after the games. They hosted 7 Grey Cups. Jim Peters entered the stadium leading the marathon with a 17 minute lead and was 10 minutes clear of the record when he collapsed.  The next 11 minutes he covered 200m while collapsing several times.  He was eventually stretchered off. He thought for sure he would have died. He stopped racing after. England was first in gold and overall (23g, 24s, 20b 67t). Australia was 2nd in both (20g, 11s,

 The Toronto Argonauts are Grey Cup bound after beating Montreal Alouettes 34-27 in the Eastern final. They await the winner of the Western Final between B.C and Winnipeg. Stau tuned for that

 The 4th edition was in Auckland, New Zealand from February 4-11, 1950. 12 nations and 590 athletes participated in 87 events. Bernard Freyerg opened the games. The 4th game were originally scheduled for Montreal in 1942 but WWII canceled them and 1946. Malaysia and Nigeria debuted here.  Eden Park was main venue.  Auckland town hall (boxing and wrestling), Western Springs (cycling and closing ceremony), Lake Karapiro (rowing) and New Market Olympic pool (swimming) were other venues.  Total attendance was 246,694. That would end up more than 1954, 1958 and 1962.  Australia had most golds and overall (34g, 27s, 19b for 80t). New Zealand was 3rd in golds and 2nd overall (10g, 22s, 21b, 53t). England was 2nd in golds and 3rd overall (19g 16s, 13b 48t). Canada was 4th overall (8g, 9s 13b 30t). South Africa rounded out the top 5 with 8g 4s 8b 20t. All 12 nations won at least one medal. Tomorrow is 1954 in Vancouver.  Here is the logo (I think) for these games.

 The 1938 British empire Games (as they were still known as) was held in Sydney Australia from February 5 to 12 (in late summer for Australia). 15 nations and 464 athletes participated in 71 events. These games coincided with Sydney's sesquicentenary (150th anniversary of the founding of Sydney). They were opened by John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst. The Sydney cricket grounds were main venue.  The Sydney sports ground, North Sydney Olympic ground and Hensen park were also used. Australian Decima Norman was the star with 5 golds in track and field. Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Makes first appearance as well as Fiji 🇫🇯 (I think).  Australia was first in golds and total (25g, 19s, 22b 66t), Canada was 2nd overall and third in golds (13g, 16s, 15b 44t). England was 2nd in golds and 3rd overall (15g, 15s, 10b 40t). South Africa had 26 total and New Zealand had 22. That is the top 5. No Newfoundland in this one. With WWII starting in 1939, the next games is 1950 in Auckland New Zealand.  Her

 These games were held in London England from August 4-11. These were still the British empire Games. 17 nations, 500 athletes and 68 events held ate these games. Johannesburg South Africa was originally selected but moved to London regarding treatment of black and Asian athletes by South African officials and fans. Women in athletes began here. Hong Kong, India, Irish Free State, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, Southern Rhodesia, and Trinidad & Tobago debuted here (although affiliation of Irish athletes is unclear). Main venue was Wembley Park, with track cycling was in Manchester. Was officially opened by King George V.  England was first with most golds and most overall (29g, 20s, 24b, 73t). Canada was 2nd (17g 25s 9b 51t). Scotland had 26 total, South Africa had 22 overall and Australia had 14. 12 nations won medals. Tomorrow, Sydney Australia in 1938. Here is the logo for these games. 

 The first Commonwealth Games were held from August 16 to 23 in Hamilton, Ontario. 11 nations and 400 athletes attended the games. 59 sports events at the games. Women only participated in aquatics. They were known ad the British empire Games. They were organized by Hamilton Spectator sportswriter Bobby Robinson, who had attended the 1928 summer Olympics. Many of the events, including the opening ceremony, was at Civic Stadium  - later named Ivor Wynne Stadium. Games were opened by Governor General Lord Willingdon. Few hours later, Canadian Gordon Smallacombe won ghe first ever gold in triple jump. The 11 nations were: Australia, Bermuda 🇧🇲, British Guiana, Canada, England, Ireland, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. England won most gold znd most overall (25g, 23s, 13b 61t). Canada was second (20g, 15s, 19b 54t). Tomorrow, the 1934 games in London England. Here is the poster for this one. 

 With a 30-16 win over the Calgary Stampeders, the B.C. Lions are heading to Winnipeg to face the Blue Bombers in the Western Final. This game and the Eastern final are next Sunday. 

 With a 28-17 win over the Hamilton Tiger Cats, the Montréal Alouettes are into the Eastern final, where they will be in Toronto to play the Argonauts. Getting closer to the Grey Cup. 

 The Houston Astros are world series champions after beating Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in game 6 and the series 4-2. It's their second title. And that is it for the 2022 season. See you in 2023.

 In a Houston Astros 5-0 win, four pitchers threw a combined no hitter. Cristian Javier (6 innings 2 walks and 9 strike outs), Bryan Abreu (1, 0, 3), Rafael Montero (1, 0, 1) and Ryan Pressly (1, 1, 1) combined to mo hit hhd Philadelphia Phillies. Third post season no hitter, and second world series no hitter. 1956 was the world series perfect game thrown by Don Larsen and Roy Halladay threw one fir Philadelphia against Cincinnati in 2010 NLDS. Series is tied at two. 

Canada has a five women Gymnastics team after claiming an Olympic spot at the world Gymnastics championships in Liverpool England when the took a bronze. The run to 2024 is now on.

 They were already set couple weekends ago.  Now that the regular season is over, the playoffs have: east semi final on November 6th has Hamilton at Montreal with the winner going to Toronto on the 13th. The west semi final has Calgary at B.C. on the 6th with the winner to play in Winnipeg on the 13th. The 109th Grey Cup is on the 20th.

 This tournament is in Qatar 🇶🇦 and is scheduled from November 20 to December 18. Held at this time of the year to avoid the extreme heat in that part of the world. First tournament in the Arab world and second in Asia. First game has Qatar vs Ecuador on the 20th at AL Bayt stadium and the final is on December 18th at Lusail Iconic stadium in Lusail on Qatar national day. Qatar is making its debut. Helps when you get chosen to host. 24 teams returning from 2018 and two ending lengthy droughts. Canada 1986 and Wales 1958.  Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal and Netherlands. Group B: England, Iran, United States and Wales. Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland. Group D: France, Australia, Denmark and Tunisia. Group E: Spain, Costa Rica, Germany and Japan. Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco and Croatia. Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon. Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea. I think Canada will beat Morocco, tie Croatia znd lose to Belgium and mis