The Sports Thread

[Lonely Boy from OZ]

I was thinking we have a music thread, movies thread why not have a soccer thread and a sports thread

I am a big fan of the game especially when the World Cup kicks in every 4 years. Its my favourite sport by far, I play the game at an indoor level and I'm also a fan either turning up to support our local teams or just watch the game on TV.

Does anybody else likes soccer? And if so what Club do you follow? If you dont like soccer its ok, its a sports thread.

We can talk about NFL, NHL, NBA, CRICKET, GRAND SLAM TENNIS, NASCAR, RUGBY UNION AND LEAGUE, BASEBALL etc etc.

I also like Tennis, Rugby League and Union, Australian Rules Football, Basketball and many other sports, except golf I cant stand spending a whole day watching golf lol

My favourite Soccer team btw is Manchester United aka the Red Devils

Sorry to all Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal Supporters Man Utd Wins my heart

 

[tennisgirl]

It's all about tennis for me - Love it! Also kinda like cricket. I don't mind football (soccer) but not a huge fan and only really watch it when there's an england game on.

 

[AngryLoner]

although I'm not very active now (well, not for a few years now ) my favorite sports are:

for watching:
Hockey, MMA

for playing:
Hockey, soccer, squash, tennis, basketball (well just shooting hoops really), badminton and baseball

I used to play hockey pretty avidly but that pretty much stopped when I went to college...
now I'm too lazy and out of shape to start up any of those again, plus I don't really have anyone to play them with

 

[Lonely Boy from OZ]

It's all about tennis for me - Love it! Also kinda like cricket. I don't mind football (soccer) but not a huge fan and only really watch it when there's an england game on.

Roger Federer is basically my favourite tennis player. Have you seen him or anyone play at Wimbledon?

And what do you think of our Australian Cricket Team?

Aus 5- England 0

 

[tennisgirl]

It's all about tennis for me - Love it! Also kinda like cricket. I don't mind football (soccer) but not a huge fan and only really watch it when there's an england game on.

Roger Federer is basically my favourite tennis player. Have you seen him or anyone play at Wimbledon?

And what do you think of our Australian Cricket Team?

Aus 5- England 0

Yeahh I watched roger fed this year at wimbledon.. he's pretty much a legend! I have sooo many favourite players - the 2 that I follow the most are Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal. I met them this year at queens which was very exciting

Well your cricket team is just a bit good!! Michael Clarke is my fave player on your team at the moment.

 

[Lonely Boy from OZ]

We dont get much tennis up here in Brisbane which is north of the country , most of the tennis happens in Melbourne were the Australian Open Grand Slam is held annually. Did you get the chance to watch the Rafa Vs Fed Final at wimbledon, one of the best finals ever I reckon.

 

[Lonely Boy from OZ]

Do you play tennis Tennis Girl?

 

[Lonely Boy from OZ]

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Well your cricket team is just a bit good!! Michael Clarke is my fave player on your team at the moment.
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Kevin Petersen is my favourite cricketer in the England Squad followed by Freddie

 

[NeverMore]

It's American football for me, GO RAVENS YEAAA, man were having a depressing season...

 

[Lonely Boy from OZ]

Its also depressing that I don't know the rules of American football , it looks like a very good game but at the same time very complicated, well 4 me that is .

 

[NeverMore]

Its also depressing that I don't know the rules of American football , it looks like a very good game but at the same time very complicated, well 4 me that is .

As rugby and cricket are to me, lol but I think I have soccer down

Rugby looks a lot like football I'm not sure how similar they are, but I bet it's awesome to watch, very tough looking, cricket looks a lot like baseball and I'm not the biggest baseball fan however so I'm not really sure about that one. I lived with someone from Germany for a year, he was a foreign exchange student, and he tried to explain cricket to me and my head nearly exploded, course that was a while ago, maybe I could comprehend it now, maybe..

 

[Lonely Boy from OZ]

Yep Rugby is kinda similar to American Football. Theres two types of Rugby, Rugby League and Union. Touchdowns in American Football are an exquivalent of tries in Rugby. THe main difference is that we dont wear as much protection, when we pass the ball to our team mates we cannot drop it or pass it forward and the point systems plus a bit more are different as well.

Btw you need an Australian to explain the Laws of Cricket lol were the masters of the game I grew up with cricket so the rules are very simple for me its one of our favorite summer pastimes.

Are you familiar with Australian Rules Football?

Its basically our national football code. Just incase ur wondering what it looks like, enjoy the vid

 

[Lonely Boy from OZ]

What I dont understand in America, baseball and NBA teams play like 70-80 games per year/ season thats not even including the big games like the play offs and finals.

How can that be possible, do you think that's a bit too much lol?

 

[NeverMore]

Yep Rugby is kinda similar to American Football. Theres two types of Rugby, Rugby League and Union. Touchdowns in American Football are an exquivalent of tries in Rugby. THe main difference is that we dont wear as much protection, when we pass the ball to our team mates we cannot drop it or pass it forward and the point systems plus a bit more are different as well.

Btw you need an Australian to explain the Laws of Cricket lol were the masters of the game I grew up with cricket so the rules are very simple for me its one of our favorite summer pastimes.

Are you familiar with Australian Rules Football?

Its basically our national football code. Just incase ur wondering what it looks like, enjoy the vid

No, I had never seen that before now, never, that looked pretty frickin sweet though,lol, here's some Ravens football:

The guy that shouts a lot is Ray Lewis, one of the best defensive player in the NFL, he's a pretty cool guy, and a damn good player, other teams fear the Ravens defense, unfortunately our offense is terrible because we can't keep a steady quarterback..

 

[tennisgirl]

We dont get much tennis up here in Brisbane which is north of the country , most of the tennis happens in Melbourne were the Australian Open Grand Slam is held annually. Did you get the chance to watch the Rafa Vs Fed Final at wimbledon, one of the best finals ever I reckon.

Yeah I watched the final on tv – Couldn’t get tickets. Was an awesome match but, for me, the wrong guy one... I get sad when Rafa loses!

Do you play tennis Tennis Girl?

I used to play – had lessons for a few years, but then I stopped and concentrated more on netball. I don’t play either now. Would love to play tennis again but don’t have anyone to play with – I probably suck at it now anyway. I love love love watching it though. Sooo excited for the Aussie open, although I wish they hadn’t changed the court surface – I liked the green! I’m insanely jealous because my sister and bro-in-law are going to NZ and Aus for xmas/new year and they’re going to be in Melbourne for the Australian open. She doesn’t even like tennis and has never been all that interested in going there, unlike me – I’m obsessed! Oh, cool, you’re from Brisbane? I like the veronicas – they’re from there, I think. My other sister went travelling up the east coast of Australia a couple of months ago and she went to Brisbane for a few days. Getting back to the topic of sport, I think she watched a rugby game there – Melbourne storm against... I can’t remember the other team.

It's American football for me, GO RAVENS YEAAA, man were having a depressing season...

I’m lost when it comes to American football. I did, however, watch the game that was played at wembly (on tv) and quite enjoyed it – even though I had very little idea of what was happening!

 

[Lonely Boy from OZ]

Yeah I heard that they were gonna change the court surfaces that would make it to that similar of Flushing Meadows, NY. It would be really nice if the French Tennis Federation could change the surface of Roland Garros from clay to either grass or hard, so that my favourite player Roger can finally win the French Open.

Have you been to Australia before? Its nice to know that you know alot about our country.

Yeah back to the rugby game your sister would have seen Melbourne Vs Brisbane Broncos that would have been way back since september and that would have meant that she went down to Melbourne just to see the game.

I went to the Grand Final in Sydney just over 2 months ago to see Melbourne play against Manly. My friend was barracking for manly and when they have lost it was so hard for me to talk and cheer him up the whole night

Oh btw you know how u said you don't play tennis anymore cause you did'nt have anybody to play with, see Andre Agassi back in his childhood he would actually play tennis against a wall and that's probably why he became one of the best returners of the game.

 

[evanescencefan91]

I really like soccer, but i haven't played it in a while

i don't follow sports a lot but i'm a fan of manchester United, i had a t shirt that my aunt got for me when she lived in the uk, i really liked it, but i out grow after some years.

and i come from a chicago bears and cubs loving family

 

[tennisgirl]

Yeah I heard that they were gonna change the court surfaces that would make it to that similar of Flushing Meadows, NY. It would be really nice if the French Tennis Federation could change the surface of Roland Garros from clay to either grass or hard, so that my favourite player Roger can finally win the French Open.

Have you been to Australia before? Its nice to know that you know alot about our country.

Yeah back to the rugby game your sister would have seen Melbourne Vs Brisbane Broncos that would have been way back since september and that would have meant that she went down to Melbourne just to see the game.

I went to the Grand Final in Sydney just over 2 months ago to see Melbourne play against Manly. My friend was barracking for manly and when they have lost it was so hard for me to talk and cheer him up the whole night

Oh btw you know how u said you don't play tennis anymore cause you did'nt have anybody to play with, see Andre Agassi back in his childhood he would actually play tennis against a wall and that's probably why he became one of the best returners of the game.

No way!! Roland Garros is Rafa's territory!!! That's the way it's gonna stay, sorry!!
Nah haven't ever been to australia - I want to sooooo much. I've always loved everything to do with australia and love reading about it/looking at pics etc. You're lucky to live there!!
Yeah, it was in melbourne that my sister watched that game. Oh cool, bet the grand final was good to watch.
Well maybe I'll start playing tennis against the wall and see what happens. It's winter now though so it's a lil bit toooo cold for the time being.

 

[Bluey]

This guy is amazing (Ronnie O'Sullivan's 147)

 

[tennisgirl]

This guy is amazing (Ronnie O'Sullivan's 147)

yeah, i heard he made 147.. how good is that! I used to watch snooker but didnt see any of these championships.