The gods of Olympus smiling on Olympic House this morning

New independent study claims Rio 2016 Olympic Games provided 7.5 percent GDP boost to Rio. 1000 dollars a year to every household over four years: insidethegames.biz/articles/10742…

Arsenal's next Europa League match is against FK Bate - fresh from their victory against Torpedo Jodzina. Will Bate rest players ahead of their crunch match against Dinamo Brest-Litovsk? European football doesn't get much better than this

Can't understand why Mascot Minute Silence Mascots Minute Silence is trending.

I don’t know who said what to whom .. but boy do I applaud Joe Root’s reaction here . For me his twelve words as a role model will be in the end more important than a test hundred or possible victory.

Great to be at the International Athletes Forum. The biggest ever. Representatives of Athlete Commissions from nearly 200 countries and forty sports representing what athletes from around the world really think #AthletesForum #Athlete365 #lausanne

"Congratulations Tiger Woods. What a comeback. Now concentrate on qualifying for the Olympic Games #Tokyo2020. Looking forward to seeing you there." IOC President Thomas Bach. #Tokyo2020

Mayor Eric Garcetti projects $1-billion profit for 2028 L.A. Olympics latimes.com/sports/la-sp-o…

What is the collective noun for a full collection of all past Winter mascots. At the launch of the latest one for Beijing 2022. Beijing 2022

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Does everything this man touch turn to sh#t? #thecurseofBoris Rugby World Cup: Boris Johnson sends good luck message to England team players.brightcove.net/624246174001/B…

Did Boris Johnson really send his father along instead to the Channel 4 Leaders' Climate Debate last night? Maybe he should get his mum or the nanny to write a letter of excuse to the BBC and Andrew Neil. #leadership

Johnson will never face questions about trust. Because he has no answers ...

The worst result for Labour since 1935. Momentum and Corbyn breaking all records. Congratulations.

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As my foot is still recovering from my recent injury, I needed help to keep up the ‘Walk the Talk’ pace. Heartfelt thanks to my friend, The Olympic Games President, Thomas Bach for giving me some support and a good laugh! #HealthForAll #UNGA

Time to call it a day on X. It is a sewer of lies, filth and aggression. No use to anyone and undermining civilised discourse. Bye bye.