The Sport Thread

[RhysJR]

They've added an extra 10 minutes build up to the Euros final on Sunday with coverage now starting at 3.50pm rather than 4pm.  Can't really see how an extra 10 minutes to an hour long build up makes much difference really.

I'm assuming they wanted to start earlier but didn't want to change cahnnel halfway through a Commonwealth Games event (the Traithlon mixed relay is at 14:31 which might be what they are delaying it for). It gives them 60 minutes total build-up before the anthems now but apart from that I agree it's neither her nor there. I was surprised Tuesday only got 30 minutes build-up but not many people outsode the broadcasters themselves are super keen on having eons of studio talk.

Sticking with the Euros, this was a really lovely moment in last night's coverage, great work from the BBC to arrange it and for Gabby as well.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62315709



And the official intro, the Euro 2008 music still going strong, outliving ITV's use of Bittersweet Symphony from the same year now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Szr7OHRd5E