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Radio clubfoot went on to win “Best Specialist Music Show” and as if mixing with the hoy paloy of BBC Radio at the awards ceremony wasn't enough (not that I'm jealous of course...much), last Sunday they got their shot at national broadcasting by hitting the “6 Mix” on BBC 6 music.

It was my last After Dark show on Monday, and after two years of playing the best local music around I couldn’t just leave without doing something memorable, so I decided it was time to put into action I plan I’d had since last year: would it be possible to get a load of local bands in to write and perform a song from scratch over the course of one show?

With the help of producer Alex and his band Frontiers, we managed to compile a supergroup of Nottingham talent with the aim of not only playing out music from the local scene, but directly contributing to it too.

On Thursday 10th June The URN World Cup Sweepstake was drawn live on air in our 2-hour World Cup Special show.

For those of you listening, you will already know your team(s), but for those who were not here is a complete list of what the draw through out for everyone.

Simon Nixon = Spain and Slovakia
Liam Higgins = South Africa
Jamie Stanley = Paraguay
Tom Ryan = Greece, Netherlands and Nigeria
DJ Em = Slovenia
Ben Pound = North Korea
Stephen Hankey = Honduras
Joe Davis = France
James Bamphrey = Italy
Simon Bailey = South Korea
Tim Edwards = Japan
Nat Benjamin = Australia and Serbia
Sam Edwards = Denmark and Ghana
Nick Manners = England and Cameroon
Ali Hill = Switzerland and Uruguay
Matt Richmond = Chile
Jamie Loyd = USA
Ollie Bayliss = Mexico
Simon Brown = New Zealand
Paul Millington = Germany and Brazil
Emma Bradshaw = Algeria
Sam Owen = Portugal
Rosie Tressler = Argentina
Ben Townsend = Ivory Coast

Let the World Cup commence!

Day 7:

Having completed all sports competitions the previous day, most of the British spent the day either relaxing by the pool or out in KL.

At 6pm, the Malaysian Tri-Campus Games closing ceremony began. After speeches by the Malaysian campus Vice-Chancellor Ian Ashbee and Games Organiser Nigel Mayglothling, all athletes were presented with their medals. The UK, who won the overall Tournament with a haul of 11 Golds also saw team member Andrew Mitchell (Ultimate Frisbee) collect the Men's Spirit of the Games award.

Second place was occupied by Malaysia, with China finishing third.

Overall, the games had been a privelage to be involved in, offering the opportunity to watch and participate in a wide variety of different sports and of course the chance to visit and experience an altogether different culture. Only one UK University boasts the experience that we have had here and that is the Univerity of Nottingham.

On behalf of all the athletes I'd like to thank organiser Nigel Mayglothling along with his assistants and Malaysian and Chinese counterparts for making this a fantastic experience that I would recommend to any University athlete.

So for the last time, from the Mayalsia 2010 Tri-Campus Games, I wish you well.

Ed Tarlton

Full Results

Results
Badminton Ladies: United Kingdom, Ningbo China, Malaysia Campus

Day 6:

Having had some R&R time the previous day, the deciding day of competition saw the UK wrap up an number of impressive performcances with gold medal finishes.

In Badminton, the UK women secured gold in emphatic style with a 12-0 win over China. The men, who could only finish as high as second after their defeat to Malaysia, similarly dispatched the Chinese without dropping a game, with the final score standing at 11-0.

Table tennis also offered mixed fortunes for the British, with the Men's team again crushing their Malaysian opposition 5-0. However, the UK women were unable to match this feat, instead being at the opposite end of the same score, losing 5-0 to Malaysia.

Both UK Ultimate frisbee and Volleyball also secured gold medals, with 11-6 and 3-0 victories over the Chinese respectively.

The last contested event of the games was the Football and with most athletes taking to the steps of the Pavillion esque sports centre, the atmosphere was good. Up first was the women's match, as the UK and Malaysia battled for gold, having both beaten China. However, the UK were never troubled, eventually notching up a 4-0 victory, with all the goals coming in the first half, taking their overall tournament tally to 12 scored without reply.