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THIS SPORTING LIFE Now that Hull City are playing Premiership football, which is the largest European city never to have had a top-flight team? (one answer) Smitten by the opening ceremony, I fancy taking part in the 2012 London Olympics. I am 39 years old, can do 10 press-ups and run down to the shop every morning for the newspaper. Which sporting discipline would I have the greatest chance of taking part in? (5 answers) Ignoring the traditional medals tables, which country has been the most successful at the Olympics if you take population and GDP into account? (one answer) In the sporting world the division between male and female participants persists. Putting to one side the existence of very physically strong women and chaps who'd stereotypically be regarded as "weaklings" - there are many sporting activities where female/male differences in any case seem of no consequence. So why don't we see both women and men competing together in, for example, the same golf tournament, or the same darts match, or the same equestrian event, or in gymnastics? And can sporting organisations be challenged in terms of national and EU anti-discrimination laws? (one answer) Are there any non-sedentary sports in which the experience gained with age more than compensates for the loss of fitness we experience as we get older? (4 answers) Why is it that on a cricket scorecard they list the players first and middle intial: ie M P Vaughn and I R Bell. I think this is the only sport that does this, why? (5 answers) In cricket, can two batman can be dismissed on the same delivery? (11 answers) Why are pool balls red and yellow? (6 answers) Why have reporters started referring to the England captain, France goalkeeper, Australia wicket-keeper, etc. instead of English, French and Australian? Who decreed this change and when? (8 answers) In football, what is in the rules to stop 10 players forming a tight, arm-linked ring around their 11th player who then dribbles the ball inside this ring (thus preventing him from being tackled) all the way to the other end and kicks the ball in the opposition goal? (14 answers) Football journalists often use the phrase that teams hold the 'indian sign' over another- where does this originate from? (one answer) What could Zidane possibly have said to Materazzi to get him to insult his mother and sister? (2 answers) How can I easily explain the offside rule to my football-mad seven year old son? (5 answers) During international football matches players are often seen to have animated conversations with members of the opposite team. They also engage with the referee from a third country to dispute his decisions. What language are they speaking in? (2 answers) Watching tennis from Wimbledon, I noticed a sailor sitting in one of the courtside boxes. I'm sure I've also seen this in previous years. Is there some kind of connection between the LTA and the Royal Navy? (5 answers) Has there ever been a major football game where a player's protest about a referee's judgement has resulted in that judgement being changed in favour of the player's protest? (5 answers) The vast majority of teams in the world cup play in colours which derive from their countries flag. Why do Italy play in blue? (5 answers) Why do Americans insist on calling the game they play with their hands "football" and the game they play with their feet "soccer"? (6 answers) Why do French, Swedish and many other non-British Europeans say 'for sure' so often when they speak in English? And why is this concessive locution especially common among people in sport? (4 answers) Why do australian teams play in yellow and green? (one answer)  |
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