The Russians are way out in first place with 21 medals, and Germany Britainin's enduring sporting nemesis – was pleasingly in fourth place last night.
There was fury from National Lottery distributors, who will have to contribute £675m - on top of their initial £1.5bn commitment - towards the cost of the Olympics, and a warning that an enduring sporting legacy from the games will be endangered by a £223m reduction in funding for grassroots sport.
But the car, which pioneered an enduring sport-sedan archetype, is not slowing down for the pity party.
What's more British than that, then, smart-ass?" The most British thing is ultimately the concept of failure, and more specifically football failure: Our enduring sporting image is less Bobby Moore lifting the World Cup and more Gazza in tears; less Geoff Hurst spanking a fourth in off the goalpost and more Wayne Rooney stomping Ricardo Carvalho on the bollocks.
What's more British than that, then, smart-arse?" The most British thing is – ultimately – the concept of failure, and more specifically football failure: our enduring sporting image is less Bobby Moore lifting the World Cup and more Gazza in tears; less Geoff Hurst spanking a fourth in off the goalpost and more Wayne Rooney stomping Ricardo Carvalho on the bollocks.
The British may love sport but our most intimate and enduring sporting relationships tend to be with defeat and disappointment.
Minute Media's belief is that sports publishing has lacked a lot of innovation for years, and that — plus sports' enduring popularity — made it an interesting and lucrative area to tackle.
The company's most enduring connection to sports, though, may be Tabasco itself.
This, after all, is the team with the most losses in professional sports, enduring its 10,000th collective defeat this summer.
In many ways, this created a more intriguing matchup, reminding fans at the W.T.T. event of one of the more unusual friendships and enduring rivalries in sports.
