This month's sports news.

PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES

Saturday 14 August
Tottenham v Liverpool, Aston Villa v Southampton, Blackburn v West Brom, Bolton v Charlton, Man City v Fulham, Norwich v Crystal Palace, Portsmouth v Birmingham, Middlesbrough v Newcastle.

Sunday 15 August
Everton v Arsenal, Chelsea v Man Utd.

Saturday 21 August
Southampton v Blackburn,
Birmingham v Chelsea, Charlton v Portsmouth, Crystal Palace v Everton, Fulham v Bolton, Liverpool v Man City, Man Utd v Norwich, Newcastle v Tottenham.

Sunday 22 August
West Brom v Aston Villa, Arsenal v Middlesbrough.

Tuesday 24 August
Arsenal v Blackburn, Birmingham v Man City, Charlton v Aston Villa, West Brom v Tottenham, Crystal Palace v Chelsea.

Wednesday 25 August
Fulham v Middlesbrough, Southampton v Bolton,
Newcastle v Norwich.

Saturday 28 August
Blackburn v Man Utd, Aston Villa v Newcastle, Chelsea v Southampton, Everton v West Brom, Man City v Charlton, Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace, Tottenham v Birmingham, Norwich v Arsenal.

Sunday 29 August
Bolton v Liverpool.

Monday 30 August
Portsmouth v Liverpool.

DARTS - POOL NEWS HUA HIN

HUA HIN 8-BALL LEAGUE
TEAM G W D L PF PA RF RA MP
CLUB 99 20 16 0 4 178-62 186-75 32
LONDON BAR 20 15 2 3 163-77 171-91 32
MONDO 20 15 1 4 146-94 157-107 31
JOHNNIE WALKER 20 14 2 4 142-98 155-107 30
JUNGLE JUICE 20 13 2 5 135-105 149-121 28
U-TURN 20 12 0 8 133-107 145-123 24
BAMBOO GROVE 20 10 1 9 134106 140-127 21
BILLY'S BAR 20 10 0 10 122-118 133-130 20
RAINBOW 20 8 2 10 133-117 142-130 18
JAILHOUSE 20 5 4 11 103-137 115-146 14
ROAD HOLE 19 5 2 12 97-131 111-139 12
LIPS BAR 20 5 2 13 96-144 107-155 12
THAI GIRLS 19 1 2 16 81-147 94-167 4
LAZY DAISY**DISQUALIFIED 20 0 0 20 23-217 27-228 0

HUA HIN IDIVIDUALS
PLAYER CLUB W L +
SVEND JAILHOUSE 25 6 19
ANDY CLUB 99 19 2 17
FRED LONDON BAR 23 7 16
LARRY RAINBOW 19 5 14
DANNY CLUB 99 16 2 14
JIM BILLY'S BAR 18 6 12
STEVE T CLUB 99 18 8 10
RAYMOND MONDO 16 6 10
GLENN JOHNNIE WALKERS 12 5 7
MAGNUS BAMBOO GROVE 18 12 6
SOMBAT JUNGLE JUICE 15 9 6
MICK JUNGLE JUICE 13 7 6
TUNG MONDO 11 5 6
STEVE R CLUB 99 19 14 5
PON THAI GIRLS 16 11 5
PETER D U-TURN 10 5 5

HUA HIN DARTS LEAGUE
After the regular season, which saw Bamboo Grove gaining their second consecutive championship, Billy's Bar beat the champions in the cup final. Billy's Bar had also won the cup last season.
In the individuals top 16 competition John M of Billy's Bar beat Bamboo Grove's Eero in the final. They had beaten Osmo (Bamboo Grove) and Jaew (Beer Bank Bar) in the semi-finals. Doug (Billy's Bar), Terry (Broken Arrows), Leon (Lips Bar) and J.J. (Bamboo Grove) had also made it to the final 8.
New season will start late August/early September. Interested parties, contact Osmo at bamboogrovehuahin@yahoo.co.uk

BANGKOK RUGBY SEVENS

Mr John Free, Sales & Marketing Director South East Asia Region, Federal Mogul Corp., stated today that “Champion” was very excited and enthusiastic about supporting the Bangkok Sevens this year particularly on the Event’s 10th Anniversary.
In an expanded program, the Chairman of the Bangkok Sevens, Colonel David Dufall is planning “Bangkok Rugby Week” which will incorporate two major tournaments, a Guest Speaker Dinner and a Sydney first-grade team, 15-a-side match-up with perhaps the Thai National side.
The Tournament with around 55 teams and 750 players will be played in four Divisions with the Boys U/14s “Rugby Challenge” scheduled for the Police Stadium on 23-24 October and the Men’s and Women’s Sevens to be played on 29-30-31 October also at the Police Stadium. The Veterans/Golden Oldies event will be held at the Bangkok Patana School on 29th October.
The Guest Speaker Dinner on 28th October at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit will feature Chris “Buddha” Handy, a renowned ex-Wallaby front-rower with extensive experience as a player and manager in top-level rugby. He was the ‘Official Host’ for last year’s Golden Oldies Rugby Festival in Brisbane which featured over 4,000 guests and 175 teams including the Bangkok Bangers from Thailand.
An indigenous Australian team, the Darwin Dingoes will also support the overall program with coaching clinics in Bangkok and the North East in the week before the Sevens. This program will be designed to reach children at the ‘grass roots’ level of rugby development.
Colonel Dufall told the ‘Observer’ that teams from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the UK, Holland and France will be joining those from Thailand and the S.E Asian Region in what is expected to be the biggest Bangkok Sevens yet. He said that for the first time in the Tournament, prize money will be offered and a ‘Tournament Dash for Cash’ will also be a highlight over the Sevens weekend.

For more information call Colonel Dufall on 02249 1834 or 01-822 5932.

GREECE OLYMPICS

COCKY’S GUIDE to your viewing pleasure, here are some statistics regarding the upcoming summer Olympic Games in Athens. The Games start on 13 August, and the track & field events run from 20 to 29 August. I list here the champions from Sydney (2000), plus the Olympic and World records. Only six performances survive as both current World and Olympic records: Men's 200m, 400 metres hurdles, and 4x100m, and women's 200m, 4x400m and Heptathlon.

MEN’S EVENTS
Event Olympic Champion Olympic Record World Record
100m M Greene (USA) 9.84 9.78
200m K Kederis (GRE) 19.32 19.32
400m M Johnson (USA) 43.49 43.18
800m N Schumann (GER) 1:42.58 1:41.11
1500m N Ngeny (KEN) 3:32.07 3:26.00
5000m M Wolde (ETH) 13:05.59 12:37.35
10km H Gebreselassie (ETH) 27:07.34 26:20.31
3kmSC R Kosgei (KEN) 8:05.51 7:55.28
Marathon G Abera (ETH) 2:09:21 2:04:56
110mH A Garcia (CUB) 12.95 12.91
400mH A Taylor (USA) 46.78 46.78
High Jump S Klyugin (RUS) 2.39m 2.45m
Pole Vault N Hysong (USA) 5.92m 6.15m
Long Jump I Pedroso (CUB) 8.90m 8.95m
Triple Jump J Edwards (GBR) 18.09m 18.29m
Shot A Harju (FIN) 22.47m 23.12m
Discus V Alekna (LIT) 69.40m 74.08m
Hammer S Ziokowski (POL) 84.80m 86.74m
Javelin J Zelezny (CZE) 90.17m 98.48m
Decathlon E Nool (EST) 8847pts 9026pts
20kmWalk R Korzeniowski (POL) 1:18:59 1:17:22
50km Walk R Korzeniowski (POL) 3:38:29 3:35:29
4x100m USA 37.40 37.40
4x400m USA 2:55.74 2:54.20

Women's Events
Event Olympic champion Olympic Record World Record
100m M Jones (USA) 10.62 10.49
200m M Jones (USA) 21.34 21.34
400m C Freeman (AUS) 48.25 47.60
800m M Mutola (MOZ) 1:53.43 1:53.28
1500m N Benida (ALG) 3:53.96 3:50.46
5000m G Szabo (ROM) 14:40.79 14:24.68
10km D Tulu (ETH) 30:17.49 29:31.78
Marathon N Takahashi (JPN) 2:23:14 2:15:25
100mH O Shishigna (KZK) 12.38 12.21
400mH I Privalova (RUS) 52.82 52.34
High Jump Y Yelensina (RUS) 2.05m 2.09m
Pole Vault S Dragila (USA) 4.60m 4.87m
Long Jump H Drechsler (GER) 7.40m 7.52m
Triple Jump T Marinova (BUL) 15.33m 15.50m
Shot Y Korolchik (BLR) 22.41m 22.63m
Discus E Zvereva (BLR) 72.30m 76.80m
Hammer K Skolimowska (POL) 71.16m 76.07m
Javelin T Hattestad (NOR) 68.91m 71.54m
Heptathlon D Lewis (GBR) 7291pts 7291pts
20kmWalk Wang Liping (CHN) 1:29:05 1:24:50
4x100m Bahamas 41.60 41.37
4x400m USA 3:15.17 3:15.17

FORMULA ONE for August 2004

August 15th Hungarian GP at Budapest
Course Details: Circuit length: 4.381 km
No of laps: 70, Race distance: 306.663 km
Lap record: Juan Pablo Montoya, Williams, 2003, 1min 22.095
History:
The Hungaroring held its first Grand Prix in 1986 and has since been ever-present on the Formula One calendar.
The circuit is a modern complex and facilities are good. But overtaking is difficult and this often turns the races into a procession.
Recent Winners
Year Driver Team
2003 Alonso Renault
2002 Barrichello Ferrari
2001 M Schumacher Ferrari
2000 Hakkinen McLaren
1999 Hakkinen McLaren
1998 M Schumacher Ferrari
1997 Villeneuve Williams
1996 Villeneuve Williams
1995 Hill Williams
1994 M Schumacher Benetton
1993 Hill Williams
1992 Senna McLaren
1991 Senna McLaren
1990 Boutsen Williams
1989 Mansell Ferrari

August 29th Belgian GP at Spa Francorchamps
Course Details: Circuit length: 6.968 km
No of laps: 44, Race distance: 306.592 km
Lap record: Michael Schumacher (GER), Ferrari, 2002, 1min 49.758 secs
History
The Grand Prix circus returns to Spa after an absence of a year due to failed negotiations over tobacco adverstising.
In every sense one of the classics on the calendar. A circuit both spectacular and emotive; La Source hairpin, the downhill plunge to Eau Rouge, the forest setting and the longest lap distance in the World Championship. But the weather and size of the track means it can be problematic for drivers. It can be dry in one place and wet in another. Some of the course follows public roads, but the track boasts excellent facilities for teams, officials and media. It has been the home of the Belgian Grand Prix on a permanent basis since 1985.

Recent Winners
Year Driver Team
2003 No Race
2002 M Schumacher Ferrari
2001 M Schumacher Ferrari
2000 Hakkinen McLaren
1999 Coulthard McLaren
1998 Hill Jordan
1997 M Schumacher Ferrari
1996 M Schumacher Ferrari
1995 M Schumacher Benetton
1994 Hill Williams
1993 Hill Williams
1992 M Schumacher Benetton
1991 Senna McLaren
1990 Senna McLaren

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