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What's the most beautiful piece of sport you've ever seen (live)?

*Liu Xiang broke Colin Jackson's 13-year-old 110m hurdles world record this week. That World Championship-winning run of 12.91 from CJ was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in sport. What's your favourite - not the most important or dramatic, but simply the most beautiful? (Ideally you should have watched it live for it to count.)

* denotes a link to a video clip.

*Football: Diego Maradona's second goal, Argentina vs England, World Cup QF, 1986		0%

*Football: Marco van Basten's winner, Holland vs USSR, European Championship Final, 1988		0%

*Football: Roberto Carlos's goal, Brazil vs France, Le Tournoi, 1997		5%

*Football: Michael Owen's goal, England vs Argentina, World Cup Round 2, 1998		0%

*Football: Dennis Bergkamp's last-minute winner, Holland vs Argentina, World Cup QF, 1998		0%

*Football: Ryan Giggs's extra-time winner, Man United vs Arsenal, FA Cup SF, 1999		0%

*Football: Thierry Henry's winner, Arsenal vs Man United, Premiership, 2000		0%

*Football: Zinedine Zidane's winner, Real Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen, Champions' League Final, 2002		5%

*Football: Steven Gerrard's last-minute equaliser, Liverpool vs West Ham, FA Cup Final, 2006		10%

*Football: Esteban Cambiasso's goal, Argentina vs Serbia, World Cup Group C, 2006		5%

Cricket: Lance Klusener's 31* off 16 balls, South Africa vs Australia, World Cup SF, 1999		0%

Cricket: Kevin Pietersen's 91* off 65 balls, England vs Australia, ODI, 1999		0%

Cricket: Matthew Hoggard's series-winning 7-61, England vs South Africa, 2005		0%

Cricket: England (477) reducing Australia to 99/5, 4th Ashes Test, 2005		0%

Rugby: Rob Andrew's last-minute match-winning drop goal, England vs Australia, World Cup QF, 1995		0%

Rugby: Jonny Wilkinson's tackle on Matt Giteau, England vs Australia, World Cup Final, 2003		0%

*Rugby: Jonny Wilkinson's last-minute match-winning drop goal, England vs Australia, World Cup Final, 2003		15%

Rowing: Searle brothers winning Gold in the coxed pair with Gary Herbert, Barcelona, 1992		0%

Rowing: Redgrave and Pinsent winning Gold in Barcelona, 1992		0%

Rowing: Redgrave and Pinsent winning Gold in Atlanta, 1996		0%

Rowing: Cambridge breaking the course record (16.19) in winning the Boat Race, 1998		0%

Rowing: British coxless four winning Gold in Sydney, 2000		0%

Rowing: British eight winning Gold in Sydney, 2000		5%

*Rowing: Oxford winning from behind at Barnes Bridge, Boat Race, 2002 (see next option for video)		5%

*Rowing: Oxford winning by one foot, Boat Race, 2003 (video)		0%

Rowing: British coxless four winning Gold in Athens, 2004		5%

Athletics: Daley Thompson's decathlon Olympic Gold, Los Angeles, 1984		0%

Athletics: Colin Jackson's 110m hurdles world record (12.91), World Championships, Stuttgart, 1993		5%

*Athletics: Jonathan Edwards's triple jump world record (18.29m), World Championships, Gothenburg, 1995		0%

Athletics: Haile Gebrselassie breaking the 5000m world record by 11 seconds, Zurich, 1995		0%

*Athletics: Michael Johnson's 200m world record (19.32), Olympic Final, Atlanta, 1996		5%

Athletics: Haile Gebrselassie winning Olympic 10000m Gold, Sydney, 2000		0%

Swimming: Australia beating the USA to win Gold in the 4x100m relay, Sydney, 2000		0%

Hockey: Great Britain going 2-0 up on Germany, Olympic Final, Seoul, 1988		0%

Tennis: Goran Ivanisevic beating Pat Rafter in 5 sets, Wimbledon Final, 2001		0%

Tennis: Roger Federer beating Andy Roddick, Wimbledon Final, 2005		0%

Golf: Constantino Rocca's 60-foot putt on the 18th hole to force a play-off, British Open, 1995		0%

Golf: Tiger Woods winning the US Masters by a record 12 shots, aged 21, 1997		0%

*Snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan's world record fastest 147 in 5min 20sec, 1997		0%

Figure-skating: Torvill and Dean winning Gold with Bolero*, Winter Olympics, Sarajevo, 1984		5%

Other (please post below, with a link if possible.)		30%

Total: 20 members' votes (30 comments...)

Best of the rest

Yeah yeah Lent VIIIs we love you and all, but let's spread that love. In the style of the well known but trademarked movie awards, who should get the 'best supporting crew' award?

2nd Men		39%

2nd Women		13%

3rd Men		5%

3rd Women		29%

4th Men		2%

5th Men		13%

Total: 56 members' votes (10 comments...)

How will First and Third fare this week?

Estimate the total number of places lost or gained by our crews (in total) this week. We have 8 crews on the River, and could go up a total of 28 places if all crews gain blades with no overbumps.

Down more than 5 places		2%

Down between 1 and 5		0%

Stay level		0%

Up between 1 and 5		2%

Up between 6 and 10		9%

Up between 11 and 15		41%

Up between 16 and 20		35%

Up between 21 and 25		2%

Up more than 25 places for the week		9%

Total: 46 members' votes (3 comments...)

Grammar Police

They know who they are...

They're ensuring that high standards are maintained		50%

They're standing in the way of an evolving language		50%

There's no one quite like Grammar...		0%

Total: 2 members' votes

The Big One

neither		2%

men		22%

women		5%

both		71%

Total: 41 members' votes

Day tickets

The ARA is abolishing day tickets next month and entry into all open regattas and heads will require ARA membership (unless they run dodgy events e.g. CRA only). Which of these do you agree with?

It will have no effect on me whatsoever		56%

I have regularly used day tickets as I do 1 or 2 open events each year and this will stop me racing		6%

I fear that there will be less people for me to race at events I go to		21%

It's good because it will stop people with lots of points cheating by entering on a day ticket with 0 points		26%

ARA membership is a rip-off		29%

ARA membership is good value for money		21%

I predict BPBC will now only enter non-ARA events		32%

What's a day ticket?		29%

Total: 34 members' votes (4 comments...)

Best indicator of form?

With only two competitions left before the Lents and, more importantly, BumpIT, which is traditionally the best indicator of who's going up and who's going down?

Cambridge Head-2-Head		0%

Head of the Nene		10%

Newnham Short Course		0%

Robinson Head		42%

Pembroke Regatta		48%

Total: 31 members' votes (1 comment...)

Which club do we hate the most?

Over the years it has become traditional to hate some clubs more than others, but which is the worst of the lot?

LMBC		22%

Downing		61%

Caius		17%

5 iron		0%

Total: 36 members' votes (5 comments...)

The hype starts here

It seems you can't have a game of football these days without a load of OTT build-up. We're having a game of football, how can we best hype it up?

Just a note on the blackboard @GG on the day of the game		5%

Special section of this website		14%

Kick off is moved to accommodate tv schedules - debate over whether the organisers have sold out		23%

Richard Keys of SkySports calls it 'the most important game of football that's ever been played'		5%

Speaking before the game, Neil Talbott is quoted as saying the following when asked about Bryn 'But I'll tell ya - you can tell him now if you're watching it - we're still fighting for this title, and he's got to go to Cramner Road and get something, and.		5%

Graham Fisher breaks a metatarsal next week, leading to speculation regarding his participation in the game		18%

This poll is quite enough thank you.		32%

Total: 22 members' votes (2 comments...)

Security

The Glastonbury Festival have announced that the 2007 Festival tickets will be personalised with photos to prevent touting. Another event in June which costs a lot of money and has an issue with security is the May Ball. Which of these security measures should the Ball adopt?

Prescreening of applicants to ensure they are buying tickets for their own use		4%

Photos on tickets		16%

Fingerprints		4%

Iris recognition		4%

All guests required to wear gold socks		52%

Replacing tickets with tattos		16%

Doubling the price to take the floor out of the tout market		0%

Give up - let the free market take over		4%

Total: 25 members' votes

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