NEWS and SPORTS: The Olympics

I was saddened by the news that Maeve Binchy has passed away. ( Read more... )

I’ve only recently had an opportunity to watch more than snippets of the Olympics, so I have no opinion on the opening ceremony. I did watch the exciting conclusion of the men’s gymnastics and caught some tennis last night – the end of the first set tiebreaker between Sharapova and Robson and then bits of Maria not letting go (the Russian women gymnasts could learn from her mental toughness) and then the end of the epic Raonic versus Tsonga. A good final point, and I am sure whoever is facing Tsonga next will be delighted by that third set.