Olympic & Paralympic Games London 2012

[Bobfoc]

It looks as though I'm now the proud owner of tickets to New Zealand vs Belarus at Coventry. Should be fun, I suppose.

[Colly]

I've got Spain v Honduras and Morocco v Japan, which I'm pretty pleased with to be honest. Would've liked Senegal, but can't win em all.

Isn't Switzerlands U21 team pretty decent these days, in response to previous posts.

[Bobfoc]

They were the runners-up in last year's Under-21 European Championships, but I don't really know a lot about most of their players besides Xherdan Shaqiri.

[Cymbols]

Got tickets for Egypt vs Brazil which I'm pretty pleased with.

[Cymbols]

EDIT- Double post.

Edited April 24, 2012 by cymru96

[Lineker]

Our warm-up game against Brazil will take place at the Riverside on July 20th.

[METALMAN]

old news

[Adam]

Dwain Chambers eligible for London 2012 after court ruling

Britain's former drugs cheats will be eligible to compete at London 2012 after a court overturned the British Olympic Association's lifetime ban on offenders, BBC Sport understands.

The BOA has lost its battle with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).

It means the likes of sprinter Dwain Chambers and cyclist David Millar can try to qualify for Team GB.

Cas is expected to formally announce its decision at 1500 BST on Monday.

It is done. Now all these guys have to do is actually qualify for the Olympics!

[Colly]

Nice work World Anti-Doping Agency.

[METALMAN]

is this the best we can do?

[Colly]

In general or just Scotland? Duran Duran are ace.

[METALMAN]

they're all shit

[brenchill]

I'm surprised that pretentious shit Jessie J isn't headling it.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Duran Duran are brilliant. You shut your face.

Of course Blur, New Order and The Specials for the closing concert is more exciting.

[METALMAN]

still a bit shit though. Johnny Foreigner isn't going to be excited for Blur or the bloody Specials. Plus Blur and New Order can't actually perform live. Not to a reasonable standard at least.

She's also shit but they really should get Adele to do this. At least they like her elsewhere. She, McCartney or the Rolling Stones. Maybe the Who or Iron Maiden or Led Zep reunion. However unlikely some of these are, there about the only ones that won't be a letdown.

[Quom]

When does it start? I can't be bothered searching and I figure someone should know.

[DavidMarrio]

July 27th.

[Quom]

Boo, I picked the wrong time to get the sack.

[Lineker]

Team GB wrestler Myroslav Dykun tests positive for a banned recreational drug and faces a potential two-year ban. The Ukrainian born Greco-Roman wrestler won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He is now suspended pending the outcome of a second test on the B sample, and a disciplinary hearing.

[METALMAN]

Myroslav Dykun? He's not British!