It sounds like the start of a joke but this was the way Sunday panned out for me in the UK capital.
A day of Gaelic sports in the western London suburb of Rusling with hurling and football finals on the agenda.
Regardless of not knowing any of the rules a lovely old man named Tom filled in the blanks with a dash of Irish humour.
Then to Leicester Square where Sarah McCann to meet former Northern Suburbs teammate Tommy Briscoe.
Little did I know that the bloke he was bringing along was none other than former Western Suburbs speedster Andrew Kealy.
A team of Maitland-ites in a London pub - the rest they say is history...
Meanwhile, back at the Olympics (day 2):
HUNTER WATCH
Thomas Fraser-Holmes qualified for his
second final of his debut Olympics after moving through the heats and
semi-final of the 200m freestyle event with a time of 1.46:80.
Merewether’s Richie Campbell and the
Australian men’s water polo team, better known as the Sharks, couldn’t stop the
might of world champions Italy in the Olympics opener going down 8-5.
PLAY OF THE DAY
North Korean weightlifter Om Yun Chol
joined an exclusive club by becoming just the third person to have lifted three
times his body weight in competition. He cleared 168 kilograms in the men’s
56kg division on his way to an Olympic record.
BEST OF THE REST
A judo result was overturned after an
uproar in the crowd. South Korea’s Cho Jun-Ho was originally declared the
winner over Japan’s Ebinuma Masashi but the crowd disagreed and showed its displeasure
by booing. After going to a review
commission victory in the 66 kilogram bout was awarded to Masashi.
Links:
*Read the London Eye each day in the Maitland Mercury during the 2012 Olympic Games
*Tune into 1233 ABC Newcastle each morning from 7.30am during the Games period for a live cross from the London Olympics with breakfast presenter Aaron Kearney
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