A bad day in the office ...

From the World Golf Croquet Championship 2008 ... this photograph missed the full drama ... seconds earlier Marcus Evans (ENG) had rolled backwards in expressive disappointment. This was after walking up level with hoop 13 to discover that Helmi Abdelgayad (EGY) had run the hoop backwards by just a few millimetres from 30 yards away in the deciding third game of their first round match in the main knockout; the most lucky way to set up a strong position at hoop 13. The scorer Val Armstrong has walked over to offer scant consolation. Marcus went on to lose the match.

And now for something completely different ...

To protect the innocent, I will not reveal the subject of this photograph, taken back in the UK this season. However, I can reassure you that John Travolta has not take up croquet!