Walddk Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Top 10:1. Cricket.2. Football (the real thing, aka soccer).3. Handball.4. Ice hockey.5. Tennis.6. Badminton.7. Basketball.8. Athletics.9. Table tennis.10. Swimming....57. Baseball....98. American football. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 football (the real thing, nfl)baseball (the real thing, mlb)college football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 1. Golf2. Hockey3. More Golf4. Seniors Golf5. LPGA6. Baseball7. College Football8. Tennis....26. College Basketball ....71. Pro football :) ....99. Pro basketball :) :angry: Table Tennis Roland? Anytime, anywhere :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted March 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Table Tennis Roland? Anytime, anywhere :) No contest, I can hardly lift the ball :) By the way, although I know that ice hockey is called hockey everywhere in North America, it's hardly fair on the sport that's played outdoors, also known as hockey (field). You ask somebody from India, Pakistan, England, South Africa or Netherlands, and they won't associate hockey with anything that's played indoors in an ice rink. Go Red Wings!! Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elianna Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Is this to play or to watch? to play:1. softball2. badminton3. tennis4. ballroom dance5. tag football6. volleyball7. capture the flag8. table tennis9. flag football10. soccer to watch:1. MLB baseball2. College Football3. Olympics (anything except hockey (eta, for Roland: ice) or basketball)4. Little League world championships5. Singles tennis6. Figure Skating7. World Cup soccer8. doubles tennis9. NFL football10. College Baseball...50. College basketball...99. Golf...10845730. NBA Basketball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted March 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 4. ballroom dance Excuse me, is that a sport? I guess it is, and if it is, I prefer square dance. That can take the breath away from anyone! Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigi_BC84 Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Snooker! Runner Ups:Ballroom Dancing (to practice and to watch)Socker (sometimes)Tennis (sometimes)--Sigi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanrover Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 1. Boxing2. Football3. Snooker4. Rugby5. Cricket I expect to be schooled in American sports when I emigrate there this summer :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elianna Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 4. ballroom dance Excuse me, is that a sport? I guess it is, and if it is, I prefer square dance. That can take the breath away from anyone! Roland If you asked the average person on the street, they're more likely to agree to Ballroom dance being a sport than bridge. It was also an exhibition sport at Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 to play: 1) Basketball2) Handball3) Downhill to watch: 1) NBA2) Handball3) Ski Alpine4) Soccer5) Snooker6) Biathlon7) Tennis ...3091) Cricket ( If I manage to learn how the points in this gameare counted, I will move it on my list to the first thousand :) ) Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted March 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 3091) Cricket ( If I manage to learn how the points in this gameare counted, I will move it on my list to the first thousand :) ) Robert If a batsman hits the ball when it is bowled to him, he may attempt to score runs. He scores a run when both the batsmen run to the opposite wicket, swapping places. As soon as they both touch the ground behind the opposite popping crease, one run is scored, and they may return for another run immediately, if they wish. The fielding side attempts to prevent runs being scored by threatening to run out one of the batsmen. The batsmen generally carry their bats as they run, and turn for another run by touching the ground beyond the crease with an outstretched bat. The batsmen stay at the wicket they end up at. So if they have run an odd number of runs, they have swapped ends and their striker/non-striker roles are swapped for the next ball (unless the ball just completed is the end of the over). Being Run OutIf the batsmen are running between the wickets, and a fielder gathers the ball and hits a wicket with it, dislodging one or both bails, while no batsman is behind that wicket's popping crease, then the nearest batsman is run out. Specifically, the batsman must have some part of his body or his bat (provided he is holding it) grounded behind the crease to be safe. On the crease is not safe. BoundariesIn baseball, if you hit a home run you still have to run the bases. In cricket, if you hit a 4 or 6, you score the runs without actually having to run. In baseball, if you catch a fly ball and then fall over the home run fence, the batter is out. In cricket, if you catch the ball and then fall over the boundary, the batsman scores six runs and is not out. If a batsman hits the ball and it reaches the boundary of the field, he scores four runs immediately. This is called a four. If a batsman hits the ball over the boundary on the full, he scores six runs. This is called a six. When a four or six is scored, the ball becomes dead. Fours and sixes are collectively called boundaries. If a fielder touches both the ball and either the boundary marker or anything beyond the boundary at the same time, the ball is deemed to have reached the boundary. This means the batsman scores a four if the ball has touched the ground since he hit it, or a six if it has not. If a spectator encroaches on to the field and touches the ball while it is live, it is also considered to have reached the boundary. OverthrowsThe batsmen usually stop taking runs when a fielder is throwing the ball back towards one or the other wicket. If no fielder near the wicket gathers the ball and it continues into the outfield again, the batsmen may take more runs. Such runs are called overthrows. If the ball reaches the boundary on an overthrow, four runs are scored in addition to the runs taken before the overthrow occurred. Short RunsIf, while running multiple runs, a batsman does not touch the ground beyond the popping crease before he returns for the next run, then the umpire at that end will signal one short, and the number of runs scored is reduced by one. ..... Another day I will give you a detailed explanation of how to score runs :) Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted March 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Cricket as explained to a foreigner:You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. That happens when the captain of the batting side decides to declare the innings. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game! Howzat! Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 1/. Power Lifting2/. Ice skating (watching)3/. Figure skating (watching)Ice Hockey (watching)4/. Rugby5/. Boxing (I prefer to watch this now as it takes to long to recover form a good thumping at my age hahahaha)6/. Bowling Any sort really (except cricket which is not a sport it is an excuse to get out the house drink on a sunny afternoon. perhaps this should be number 1)8/. I like watching any athletics and the Olympics9/. Shooting10/. moto cross, Rallying etc etc anything BUT NASCAR or anything that involves driving in circles for hours on end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Thank you for the explanation Roland, :) it brings more logicin my understanding of this game, but I suppose... every childin Pakistan knows more about cricket than all East Europeans together. :lol: Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTodd13 Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 My favorite sport is the second most popular participation sport in the world...table tennis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42 Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 active:walking (without those dumb sticks)Taijitangogymnasticsometimes swimming passive:soccerhandballsnookerdancingkarateBi-, Triathlon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Interesting that table tennis seems to be appreciated among bridge players ! I used to be in the best 100 players in my country. OK, the country is small but the level was (is) very good ! Now when I'm not at the bridge table I'm running an orienteering course somewhere in Belgium or in Europe ! Alain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Too various to enumerate. But my short list is: Playing:1. American Football2. Basketball3. Golf4. Racquetball5. Coed Softball Watching:1. American Football2. NCAA Basketball3. Baseball4. Cricket (I'm a convert)5. Golf (helps me sleep) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badderzboy Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Please Please when you add NFL Football , call it American Football not to confuse it with the real Football played by the rest of the world :P ie FIFA the international body does not mention soccer also a game played with a ball and your foot unlike the american version where u use your foot 6-10 times a game at most as a team :P which is more akin to Rugby League / Union Football just a bit weedier ( we don;t wear body armour and helmets!) ;) and we also pass the ball backwards to make it a little harder. favourites Sports to play. RugbyBadmintonTable Tennis to Watch FootballRugby American Football!CricketGolf ( Ryder cup especially when Europe win lol)Pool ( Mosconi Cup unfortunately Europe don't win) Just kidding Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 To play: 1) Soccer2) Baseball3) Basketball4) Table Tennis5) Tennis To watch: 1) CRICKET!!! I rarely get to watch it anymore, but I used to live, sweat, and bleed cricket. On my recent trip to India I spent a lot of my time watching cricket rofl. Also in Australia. What a great game. 2) Baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanrover Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 I am utterly astonished at the love for cricket displayed in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vang Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 table tennis too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 I am utterly astonished at the love for cricket displayed in this thread. I just wanted to be cool like Roland :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Well I must say I like to watch and/or play almost any sport... Well being from Argentina Soccer is of course a must, love to watch, can play but I should probably retire soon :-). We might organize a match of bridge players if we ever meet in a tournament :-) Then American Football, I'm a huuuuge Packers fan, probably the most southern Packer fan in the world (disputed with some Aussies). Go Pack! Table Tennis is fun to play. Tennis is fun, we have a local variation here called "Paddle" don't know if you know that in your contries but it's fun too and I like to play it.Last year in a tournament I tried a 10 hour bus ride during night without sleeping got to the hotel and then 2 hours of Paddle with 97F at noon.Then a big lunch and guess how I played in the first section at night? :-)Don't try that at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 I am utterly astonished at the love for cricket displayed in this thread. I am surprised to hear that. Cricket rules! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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