Saturday was at least a bit more enjoyable for spectators, with India batting in a determined fashion to attempt to gain a first-innings lead.
European Championships have frequently been more enjoyable for spectators than the over-inflated World Cups with which they alternate.
The petition, which has acquired almost 7,000 signatures, asks ITV to "remove Paloma Faith from the Rugby World Cup in order to make it a more enjoyable experience for all spectators".
"Ultimately we want to ensure the Olympic football programme in Coventry passes off peacefully and that all spectators witness a safe, enjoyable match-day experience".
"Learning lessons from previous Games we have offered opportunities to a wide range of compliant providers from the private security industry to contribute to delivering a safe and enjoyable Games experience for athletes, officials and spectators," said Glasgow 2014 in a statement.
By day, Smith sprays vehicles at a car repair shop in New Brunswick and throwing darts in front of 1,000 spectators at Lakeside has been an enjoyable aside.
For instance, during the Q-and-A with the audience following one of his many (and highly enjoyable) public appearances [6], he was asked by a spectator, "Would you rather die now or live forever?" Neil's somewhat condescending reply was, "I never believe that the options available to a creative person are ever limited by the choices offered by a philosopher".
"We pledge to make the stay of Olympians and Paralympians, spectators, journalists, guests in Sochi a safe, enjoyable and memorable experience," Putin told them in faltering English.
"There are no guarantees in our post-9/11 world, but we're doing everything we reasonably can to protect the runners and the spectators and have this be a safe and enjoyable event".
As political spectator sport, the verbal fisticuffs among Ed Miliband, Len McCluskey, Tom Watson and now John Prescott have been enjoyable enough.
