the mad sports man

 The bronze goes to Savannah Sutherland in the women's 400m hurdles. Let's keep it going. That is now 17g, 15s, 21b for 53 total. Yeeeees!!!!!

 Damian Warner has himself a silver in the decathlon. Finished the 1500m to take it. That is now 17g, 15s, 20b for 52 total.

 Six here. The 3 bronze: Joshua Ofori in boxing men's 80kg class, Amber Jane wall in boxing women's 51kg class and Evan Dunfee in the 10000m walk. The silver is from Heidi Quatch in judo women's 48kg class. The two gold are from Evelyn Beaton in judo women's 52kg class and Julien Frascadore in judo men's 66kg class. That is now 17g, 14s, 20b for 51 total. 

 Yup a silver in the discus throw and it goes to Julia Tunks. Woohoo. That is now 15g, 13s, 17b for 45 total. Let's keep it going.

 One of each. All in athletics. All in para sport. The bronze from George Quarcoo with guide Segun Mekinde in 100m T12. The silver from Chloe Dunbar and gold from Sheriauna Haase, both in 100m T47. That is now 15g, 12s, 17b for 44 total.

 Both in weightlifting. First is Xavier Lusignan in the 110kg class. The second is Etta Love in the 86+kg class. That is now 14g, 11s, 16b for 41 total.

 Sarah Mitton has shot put to gold. She is killing it today. That is now 14g, 11s, 14b for 39 total. Yes.

 The silver was from Alex Bellemarre in weightlifting 94kg class. The two bronzes are from: Rose Beaudoin in weightlifting 86kg class and the men's 3x3 wheelchair basketball team. The team consists of Reed De'aeth, Lee Melymick, Kyrell Sopotyk and Garrett Ostepchuk. That is now 13g, 11s, 14b for 38 total.

 Camryn Rogers is the golden hammer thrower, defending her gold from 2022. That is now 13g, 10s, 12b for 35 total.

 This from Noah Vucsics in the men's long jump (T20). That is now 12g, 10s, 12b for 34 total.

 The bronze is from Sophie Angus in the 50m breaststroke. The silver is from Oliver Dawson in the 200m breaststroke. The 2 gold's are from: Charlotte Simoneau in weightlifting 69kg class and Kylie Masse (her 11th) in the 50m backstroke. That is now 12g, 9s, 12b for 33 total. A pair of great days.

 Yep 8 more. Start with the 5 bronze. Lia Monica Fontaine on the balance beam, Felix Dolci on the parallel bars, William Emard on the horizontal bars, Nicolas -Guy Turbide in the 50m freestyle S13 swim and Lorne Winnington in the 400m individual medley. The 3 gold's are Felix Dolci on the vault AND horizontal bar and Maude Charron in weightlifting 63 kg class. That is now 10g, 8s, 11b for 29 total.

 Two bronze. They are: Rowan Hamilton in hammer throw and Zachary Gingras in men's 100m T38. The silver is Michael Barber in 1500m T54. The gold is Ethan Katzberg in hammer throw. First Canadian male to win hammer throw at the Commonwealth Games. That is now 7g, 8s, 6b for 21 total. 12 medals today.

 Yes. 8 more today. Start withe one bronze. That was Rebekah Grouly in weightlifting 53kg class. Now the 4 silver. They are: Ann -Sophie Taschereau in weightlifting 58kg class, William Emard in artistic gymnastics rings, Ellie Black in artistic gymnastics uneven bars, and Rene Cournoyer in artistic gymnastics men's floor. Now the 3 gold. They are Felix Dolci in artistic gymnastics rings, Jordan Carroll inmens pommel horse and Lia Monica Fontaine in artistic gymnastics vault. Wow 6 in artistic gymnastics and 2 in weightlifting. That is now 6g, 7s, 4b for 17 total.

 Ellie Black has the gold and Lia-Monica Fontaine has the bronze in the women's individual all around. That is now 3g, 3s, 3b for 9 total.

 Kylie Masse has herself a silver in the 100m backstroke.  It's her 10th ever Commonwealth Games medal. Canada now has 2g, 3s, 2b for 7 total.

 Start with the silver by Felix Dolci. Claims it in the men's gymnastics individual all around. He was two tenths from gold  Speaking of gold. Josh Liendo won it in the 100m butterfly. Yes. That is now 2g, 2s, 2b for 6 total . And more to come.

 The silver goes to the women's artistic gymnastics team. Ellie Black, Gabrielle Black, Lia Redick, Lia-Monica Fontaine and Alyssa Guerrier-Calixte all earned the silver. That's now 1g, 1s, 2b for 4 total.

 Let's start with the swimming bronzes. First by Mary Jibb in the individual medley SM10 and the second by Fernando Lu in the butterfly S10. The gold comes from artistic gymnastics in the men's all around. The team of Jordan Carroll, Rene Cournoyer, Felix Dolci, William Emard and Ethan Ikeda. So far just the 1g and 2b for 3 total. NOTE: Fernando Lu was disqualified and Jack Gill of Canada moved to bronze. Still 1g 2b

 The flame lit. Baton handed out. Speeches made. Oath said. 74 nation's and approximately 3000 athletes marched in the parade of nations. Competition officially begins tomorrow with swimming, 3x3 basketball, para weight lifting, bowls and others. 14 chances at medals. Who gets the first ones? How many will Canada get? Stay tuned.

 2014: Seahawks win super bowl. Argentina loses world cup final 1-0 in extra time. Glasgow hosts Commonwealth Games. I go to BC for vacation. 2026: Seahawks win super bowl. Argentina loses world cup final 1-0 in extra y. Glasgow hosts Commonwealth Games. Time to get to BC.

 Also announced yesterday was Canada's baton bearer. It is lawn bowler Ryan Bester. Opening ceremony is tomorrow at 1pm Prince Albert time.

 Canada's flag bearer at the Commonwealth Games is Paralympian Kady Dandeneau. She is on the 3x3 basketball team. Let the games begin 

 Commonwealth begins on Thursday with the opening ceremony, which I read will be held indoors. Bowls ( lawn bowling) begins action Thursday afternoon. Fun begins in earnest Friday with some medals handed out. Stay tuned. 2027 women's world Cup is in Brazil from June 24 to July 25. Qualifying is still ongoing. Canada finishes 14th at this past world cup.

 That was a heck of a tournament. Canada had a few firsts. First draw, first win, first time in the knockout round, first win in knockout round. Prior to the tournament, nobody heard of Cape Verde. After tying Spain and giving Argentina a handful in the round of 32, everyone was looking up where Cape Verde was. Norway knocking out Brazil. Spain giving up one goal the whole tournament and never trailed. The finish to the third place game was insane. This was a tournament to remember. Until 2030 (in Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The 100th birthday of the world cup), cheers. There's the 2027 womens world cup in Brazil.

 This went to extra time. Spain got the only goal of the game to claim their second world cup. Spain also won 1-0 in extra time in 2010 against Netherlands. Argentina lost 1-0 to Germany in 2014 in extra time. Congratulations Spain.

 This ended up quite a finish. England was up 4-0 at half time, and hung on to beat France 6-4. Wow. England takes 3rd, France finishes 4th. Tomorrow, the finale. 1pm Prince Albert time 

 Argentina scored two late goals to beat England 2-1 to play Spain in the championship game on Sunday at 1pm. England will play France on Saturday at 3pm for third place.

 Spain beat France 2-0 to go to the championship game on Sunday. France will play for third place on Saturday. Both games begin at 1pm

 It's gotten stormy the last couple of nights. Last night was really stormy. Had a tornado warning (red level), hail, even a power outage. Some of Alberta got it too. Quite happy I was indoors. Summer fun haha.

 This went into extra time. Argentina scored two in extra time to beat Switzerland 3-1 and will face England in the semis on Wednesday. I think this is the first time an all champions final four has happened. NOTE: it's the third time it's happened.

 This went to extra time and England got the goal to win over Norway 2-1. They will face either Argentina or Switzerland in the semi final game on Wednesday. Argentina vs Switzerland is next tonight.

The world cup ends in 8 days. But don't fret. The summer is not over.  From July 23 - August 2, the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland will be happening.  The break in between may be needed.

 A goal in the 88th minute gave Spain a 2-1 victory over Belgium and will face France in the semi final game on Tuesday at 1pm. Tomorrow has Norway vs England at 3pm and Argentina vs Switzerland at 7pm to finish the quarterfinals.

 France beat Morocco 2-0 to be the first team to the semis. They will face either Spain or Belgium. This game is tomorrow at 1pm. The semi final game is Tuesday at 1pm.

 This went to penalties. Switzerland beats Colombia 4-3 in said penalties and will face Argentina in the quarterfinals Saturday night. Also Saturday night has Norway vs England at 3pm. Friday has Spain vs Belgium at 1pm and France vs Morocco on Thursday at 2pm. The end is near.

 Argentina beat Egypt 3-2 afternoon being down 2-0. Ouch. They get the winner of Switzerland vs Colombia. That is at 2pm.

 Belgium beat the United States 4-1 to go to the quarterfinals against Spain.  That game is Friday.

 Spain has beaten Portugal 1-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. They play either Belgium or United States. This game is at 6pm. The quarterfinals game is Friday at 1pm.

 This co-host is Mexico as the lost 3-2 to England. England plays Norway on Saturday in the quarterfinals.

 Norway pulls off an upset as they beat Brazil 2-1 (just saw this). They will face either Mexico or England on Saturday at 3pm. Mexico vs England is starting shortly.

 Only one goal needed and France got it as they beat Paraguay 1-0 on a penalty br Kyle Mbappe. France will play Morocco on Thursday at 2pm.

 Morocco just beat Canada 3-0 to go to the quarterfinals against Paraguay or France. This game is at 3pm. The quarterfinals game is Thursday at 2pm. A great run by Canada, but Morocco was the better team.

 Colombia beat Ghana 1-0 to become the last team to make the round of 16. They play Switzerland on Tuesday.

 This went to extra time. Argentina wins 3-2 over Cape Verde. Cape Verde game Argentina a handful. Argentina plays Egypt in the round of 16 on Tuesday.

 It's Egypt who pulls it out in penalties, 4-2 over Australia. Egypt is in the round of 16, where the play either Argentina or Cape Verde. This game is at 4pm. The round of 16 game is on Tuesday.

 Yesterday Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 and Switzerland beat Algeria 2-0. Portugal will play Spain on Monday and Switzerland will play the winner of Colombia vs Ghana. Stay tuned.

 Spain just beat Austria 3-0 and will be in the round of 16 vs either Portugal or Croatia. Spain's round of 16 game is on Monday.

 United States beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 despite being down a player. Yikes . They will face Belgium in the round of 16.

 This went into extra time and Belgium wins 3-2 over Senegal. They will face either the United States or Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 16 on Monday at 6pm.

 Happy Canada Day. Today, Canada turns 159. Enjoy the day, wherever you are.

 Yesterday France beat Sweden 3-0 and Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0. This morning England beat Congo 2-1 to advance. Sooooo.... France plays Paraguay on Saturday at 3pm, and Mexico plays England on Sunday at 6pm. This afternoon has Belgium vs Senegal at 2pm and USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina at 6pm. Winners play each other.