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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    If we'll allow a chess picture without a "Chess is/isn't a sport debate"...

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    The match controller stopping world champion Boris Spassky's clock in the second game of his title match against Bobby Fischer in Iceland in 1972. Fischer had locked himself in his hotel room in protest (largely considered a nonsense protest) at noise from TV cameras in the room and never showed up for the game.

    At the time, Fischer was one of the most dominant people in any sport ever. But now people wondered if he was mentally unprepared for the match (which was best of 24 games) or if he had any chance of winning. That's if he even turned up for the next game. He did, won it, won four more in quick succession and in due course won the title.

    It's hard to overstate how huge an event the match was - USA v USSR at the height of the Cold War. It was the Match of the Century, the first chess match ever broadcast live on TV. It made the front page of Time magazine and the Irish Times. In Ireland, the number people playing the game doubled almost overnight - the Leinster Leagues went from 5 divisions to 12 in the space of a couple of years. New tournaments and clubs were created everywhere, many of which are still going strong today. The whole game here was overhauled because of Fischer v Spassky; arguably the strongest weekend tournament in the world is in Ireland now. I'm sure other countries have similar stories.

    Fischer never played again, except for a rematch with Spassky 20 years later, when Spassky was still in the world's top 100. Fischer won handily enough.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    The first Olympiad was unofficial. For the 1924 Olympics an attempt was made to include chess in the Olympic Games but this failed because of problems with distinguishing between amateur and professional players.[1] While the 1924 Summer Olympics was taking place in Paris, the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad also took place in Paris. FIDE was formed on Sunday, July 20, 1924, the closing day of the 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad.[2]
    FIDE organised the first Official Olympiad in 1927 which took place in London.[1] The Olympiads were occasionally held annually and at irregular intervals until World War II; since 1950 they have been held regularly every two years.

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    There were 16 participating nations in the 1st Chess Olympiad, 1927. By the 41st Olympiad, 2014, there were 172 participating nations.

    A group of chess enthusiasts had checked into a hotel, and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse.

    "But why?" they asked, as they moved off.

    "Because," he said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."


  • Registered Users Posts: 48,742 ✭✭✭✭Wichita Lineman


    As a keen golfer I am delighted golf is included at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

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    Canadian George Lyon, above, was the last Olympic gold medal winner in golf at the 1904 St. Louis games. AP Photo.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


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    Lee Trevino played a miraculous round of golf in 1972, beating Nicklaus and Jacklin to win the British Open at Muirhead.

    and, it's beautiful to watch

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  • Registered Users Posts: 48,742 ✭✭✭✭Wichita Lineman


    On this day back in 1967 - Donald Campbell died a split second before breaking his own water speed record in his jet-powered boat, the Bluebird K7.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭Andrewf20


    The last F1 race on the original spa francorchamps circuit in 1970 at the fearsome downhill flat out burnenville corner. The circuit was over 8 miles long over public roads, where average speeds reach >160mph.

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    From wiki:

    "Spa was the fastest road circuit in Europe at the time, and it had a nasty reputation for being dangerous and very fast- it was a circuit known to be one for the brave, and most drivers were frightened of it. Entries in the F1 and sportscar races there were often smaller than usual compared to other circuits."

    "The old Spa circuit was unique in that speeds were consistently high with hardly any let-up at all for 3–4 minutes. This made it an extraordinarily difficult mental challenge, because most of the corners were taken at 180+ mph and were not quite flat- every corner was as important as the one before it."

    "The lap record of the old triangle-shaped track is 3 minutes and 13.4 seconds, held by the French driver Henri Pescarolo, driving a Matra at the 1973 Spa 1000 km World Sportscar Championship race at an average speed of 262 kilometres per hour (163 mph)
    "

    " [Jackie] Stewart later compared the old Spa circuit in 1986 as being as ferocious as a tiger, and he later described Masta in an interview in 2011 as perhaps the hardest corner on any racetrack he raced on in his career."


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,186 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    I think Stewart had reason to hate Spa after his 1966 crash in the BRM left him trapped in a car with broken ribs and fuel leaking all over him.
    No fire marshalls around either.

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    He led the charge for F1 safety and wasn't really appreciated enough by fellow drivers for it.

    BTW Jimmy Clark detested Spa after the 1960 crashes that killed Alan Stacey & Chris Bristow at the Burnenville Corner.
    This picture shows one of the main hazards of the Burnenville corner. On the outside of the corner, there was a drop of about 12 feet, which was there due to someone’s house and driveway having the audacity to be in the way. Picture is from the 1966 race, with Jo Bonnier’s Cooper dangling over the edge. He was uninjured.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭Andrewf20


    Theres a great BBC4 documentary called "Grand Prix - The killer years" with shows alot of this and more:

    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x14el38_grand-prix-the-killer-years-do


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    At the finish, Ford decided to stage publicity photo between Miles/Hulme and McLaren/Amon with the No. 5 following, too. According to witnesses, McLaren left a small margin to Miles and it was expected than Miles/Hulme will be declared winner after the examination of the photo finish. But the ACO declared the McLaren/Amon car had won the race, having covered more distance in 24 hours, as it had started the race several places behind the Miles/Hulme car. The ACO estimated the difference to 8 meters. This was a terrible disappointment for Ken Miles, who expected the triple crown Daytona-Sebring-Le Mans as a reward for his investment in the GT40 development. The finish remains the closest in Le Mans history.

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    The Ken Miles/ Denny Hulme car had led for ost of the race and was told to slow to allow the McLaren/Amon car to catch up. Ken Mikes was employed by Ford as the developement Engineer and had virtually built the GT40 mkll

    Rimoured has it that Dan Gurney at one of the LeMans starts, requiring the drivers to run across the track, got one foot caught in the steeering wheel. Gurney's car had a "dimple" in the door to allow Gurney to sit upright. He was too rall for the car.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    When we talk of the all-time greats in Formula 1, we talk about Juan Manuel Fangio, about Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, and about Michael Schumacher. Indeed, their greatness cannot be doubted. because each of them knew a thing or two about driving in their respective eras.

    Fangio raced in the 50s, when racing cars were unreliable contraptions, which could reach 200 km/hr, then could break down at any time and kill you. Senna and Prost were associated with the mid 80s-mid 90s - which was possibly the most competitive era of motor racing, when turbo charged engines and driver aids produced some of the most technologically advanced cars of all time. Schumacher drove in the recent past, and broke almost every record that had been set before him.

    However, there is yet another driver who could well lay stake to being one of the greatest of all times - only had destiny had been a bit forgiving.

    After Stirling Moss, Jim Clark was the pride of British motorsports in the 60s. The Times put him at number 1 in the list of greatest racing drivers of all time, ahead of the aforementioned mavericks. It wasn't an exaggeration, because when he died in a Formula 2 crash at Germany, he had won more races and scored more pole positions than any other driver before him.

    The Italian Grand Prix of 1967 is considered to be one of his most spectacular races.

    The circuit at Monza has always been associated with sheer speed, and if there was one single grand prix which was a display of such eye-watering speed it was none other than Clark's in 1967.

    Clark, driving for Lotus-Ford had scored pole position, with a time of 1:28.5. He was leading the race and was well on his way to scalp yet another win, but mid-way through the race - disaster struck in the form of a tyre puncture. In the pit-stop that followed, he lost one whole lap, and dropped to 16th place.

    All hopes seemed shattered for the 31 year old Briton, which was when he decided to do something quite surrealistic. He tore through Monza's 'Temple of Speed', and systematically destroyed the competition. The fastest-lap time plummeted with every lap that Clark completed, till he went fast enough to set a fastest lap time which was equal to his qualifying pole time. Now when has that happened in Formula 1 before?

    But that wasn't it. In the second last lap, he unlapped himself by blasting past his arch-rival Jack Brabham and then past John Surtees' Honda and into the lead. The crowd around the circuit looked on in disbelief. Jim Clarke, had just gone past the race leader, after being a lap down and in 16th place some time back.

    However, Clark couldn't make it work till the end, as a faulty fuel pump problem in the last lap, made his car lose all engine power. Surtees and Brabham went past him and Clark coasted past the chequered flag in 3rd position.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭Andrewf20


    I think that pic above is from the 1971 italian gp.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    I think that pic above is from the 1971 italian gp.

    You are absolutely right, but... LOL search for 67 Italian G{ brings up the same pix... I've seen aerial shots of the finish but...

    But, Thanl you for pointing that out.

    Cheers


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Oblomov wrote: »
    But that wasn't it. In the second last lap, he unlapped himself by blasting past his arch-rival Jack Brabham and then past John Surtees' Honda and into the lead.
    Great story, but I think this is wrong - you'd be doing well to unlap yourself on the second-last lap and then take the lead! Would require passing a guy out twice on the one lap.

    I think from reading the story elsewhere, he did take the lead on the second-last lap, having unlapped himself previously.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    Jim Clark won the 1963 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps in extremely wet, foggy and rainy conditions. After starting eighth on the grid Clark passed all of the cars in front of him, including early leader Graham Hill. About 17 laps into the race, with the rain coming down harder than ever, Clark had not only lapped the entire field except for Bruce McLaren, but he was almost five minutes ahead of McLaren and his Cooper. This would be the first of seven victories for Clark and Team Lotus that year.

    He was also able to master difficult Lotus sportscar prototypes such as the Lotus 30 and 40. Clark had an uncanny ability to adapt to whichever car he was driving. Whilst other drivers would struggle to find a good car setup, Clark would usually set competitive lap times with whatever setup was provided and ask for the car to be left as it was.

    Led for 190 of 200 laps in winning Indy

    Won the british touring car championship

    Drove rally cars, finished 3rd at Le Mans, drove a weird 4 wheel drive car in the BOAC 500...

    The year he lost to Graham Hill in the Indy because of a miscalculation in number of laps, his win in the Milwaukee Mile, lapping all but 2nd place man...

    The tales of running out of fuel, the fuel pump failing, Clark switching the pump on and off top gain that extra yard or two... But the record book speaks volumes of his achievements.. Unequalled.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,186 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    Oblomov wrote: »
    ...
    However, there is yet another driver who could well lay stake to being one of the greatest of all times - only had destiny had been a bit forgiving.

    After Stirling Moss, Jim Clark was the pride of British motorsports in the 60s. The Times put him at number 1 in the list of greatest racing drivers of all time, ahead of the aforementioned mavericks. It wasn't an exaggeration, because when he died in a Formula 2 crash at Germany, he had won more races and scored more pole positions than any other driver before him.
    ...

    Earlier in the thread I mentioned Gilles Villeneuve, who even though he never won a world title, I believe he was truly one of the greats.
    If he was as cutthroat, and dare I say backstabbing, as the likes of Senna or Schumacker he could have beaten his teamate Jody Scheckter in 79.
    If only Pironi had shown the same courtesy to him.

    In qualifying in the rain for Watkins Glen 1979 he was 11 seconds faster than the other 6 odd cars that bothered going out in the torrential conditions.

    Friend and biographer Nigel Roebuk commented ...
    "You would think he had 300 horsepower more than anybody else. It just didn't seem possible. The speed he was travelling at didn't bear any relation to anybody else. He was 11 seconds faster. Jody was next fastest and couldn't believe it, saying he had scared himself rigid! I remember [Jacques] Laffite in the pits just giggling when Gilles went past and saying, 'Why do we bother? He's different from the rest of us. On a separate level'."

    On returning to the pits Villeneuve whipped off his helmet and beamed at the assembled members of the paddock, who were looking on in disbelief. "That was fun," he said. "I was flat in fifth on the straight, about 160mph. It should have been faster but the engine had a misfire and was down about 600 revs. But for that I could have gone quite a bit faster, but then maybe I would have crashed."

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    And how many drivers have driven an entire lap without 1 or even two tyres ?
    His rear tyre blew when passing the pits in Zandvoort in 1979 and he completed a lap back to the pits.
    The suspension was shot to sh** mind you and he couldn't continue.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    On returning to the pits Villeneuve whipped off his helmet and beamed at the assembled members of the paddock, who were looking on in disbelief. "That was fun," he said. "I was flat in fifth on the straight, about 160mph. It should have been faster but the engine had a misfire and was down about 600 revs. But for that I could have gone quite a bit faster, but then maybe I would have crashed."

    That is so typical of drivers trying to intimidate their opponents. I remember seeing the puncured tyre druve on youtube. But, the concensus of opinion, he destroyed the wheel, rear suspension and with the fuel cell of the time, a massive fire risk.

    The number of conflicts between drivers is legendary, the Proust v Mansell at Ferrari... Mansell would leave to fly back to the Isle of Man and Proust would start swapping bits to get the best car. Leyton House copying the William's car and getting the measurements wrong. If you ever read the transcript from the Ferrarigate and FIA hearings... so one sided.

    The moves by Max and Bernie to coerce the car manufacturers into F1.... Machiavelli would have been proud.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,186 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    Oblomov wrote: »
    That is so typical of drivers trying to intimidate their opponents. I remember seeing the puncured tyre druve on youtube. But, the concensus of opinion, he destroyed the wheel, rear suspension and with the fuel cell of the time, a massive fire risk.

    Actually he was by all accounts one of the real nice down to earth guys.
    I don't think you will ever find another driver with anything bad to say about him.

    The guy wasn't like the likes of Prost or Lauda who were very tactical.
    And he wasn't a win at all costs, drive others off the road, ala Senna or Schumacker.
    See his Dijon race with Arnoux for prime example of this.

    His first GP was with McLaren in a third car at Silverstone in 77.
    He had been recommended by James Hunt and Chris Amon.
    In practice he spun at every corner and about 30 times in total.
    Some thought he was nuts and out of his depth, but he never spun in the same place twice.
    And he out-qualified one of the other regular McLaren drivers when he got 9th.
    He said he needed to be quick and prove his ability, thus he drove the car as fast as possible to find the limit.
    Oblomov wrote: »
    The number of conflicts between drivers is legendary, the Proust v Mansell at Ferrari... Mansell would leave to fly back to the Isle of Man and Proust would start swapping bits to get the best car. Leyton House copying the William's car and getting the measurements wrong. If you ever read the transcript from the Ferrarigate and FIA hearings... so one sided.

    The moves by Max and Bernie to coerce the car manufacturers into F1.... Machiavelli would have been proud.

    Ever hear of Balestre versus Senna at Place de La Concorde.
    Supposedly the shouting could be hear a couple of floors down and out on the street.

    BTW Bernie would be at home in FIFA I reckon.
    Mind you I loved his Parmalat era Brabhams. :D

    Including this one .... the BT46B.
    They claimed the fan was for cooling to which Mario Andretti remarked he didn't know they used a jet engine. :D
    The give away was when they revved the car it would plaster itself to the ground.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,186 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    Just in case some think the F1 fraternity have hijacked this.

    Thought it apt to post this.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    sugarman wrote: »
    Only the 2nd person to have beaten Oliver Khan in 2002 WC, the other being Ronaldo in the final for Brazil. What id do for a 23yr old Keane again!
    love those... and love Micks reaction nearly as much!

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    On returning to the pits Villeneuve whipped off his helmet and beamed at the assembled members of the paddock, who were looking on in disbelief. "That was fun,"

    Any bunch of competitors, how ever nice they are away from the "race" will seek an edge. Fact of life. Anyone driving a F1 Ferrari and writing off the rear suspension in trying to get back to the pits is ultra competitive, Otherwise, they sit in the middle of the grid. The talented driver is still a "racer". with all the imperus to win.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    Just for a change,

    Amy Williams, Olympic Gold medal winner at play

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    and relaxing:

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,186 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    I see your Amy Williams and raise you Anna Sidorova.

    At play

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    And ahhhhh at at ...... oh yeah practice :D

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    I have just thought of a new sport to rival beach volleyball. :D

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    OK The stakes are open, I raise you.

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    But, she looks good at rest and play

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,186 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    Why not stick with Russian curling ...

    Alexandra Saitova

    On the ice ...

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    And ehhh, doing some of those stretching excercises that the Russian womens curling team seem to go in for .....

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    Fecking hell there were never competitors like this when I used to watch the curling way back.

    Now if this keeps going I will be forced to put up the Dutch womens hockey team.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 48,742 ✭✭✭✭Wichita Lineman


    I hear Luis Suarez is in bother again with Barcelona. Verbals this time rather than biting but bother all the same. An amazing player but flawed personality lets him down. I saw him score v Norwich at Anfield and he was easily the best player on the pitch. (I think this pic is from that match).

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,186 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    Problem is he just can't keep that mouth shut.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    Problem is he just can't keep that mouth shut

    The opening is not the problem, it's what it bites on.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


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    Michele Mouton

    and even if you don't remember her, you should remember what she drove (like a bat out of hell)



  • Registered Users Posts: 48,742 ✭✭✭✭Wichita Lineman


    Brad Smith fires in a late equaliser for Liverpool in tonights live FA Cup match and in doing so ensures Exeter players dreams of playing at Anfield come true!

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


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    Marc Marquez AGE:22


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


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  • Registered Users Posts: 243 ✭✭Easca Peasca


    Brilliant idea for a thread, certainly makes for interesting reading! :) A few of my own favourites:

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    Ronan O Gara's drop at goal which sealed Ireland's first Grand Slam since 1948. To score such an important kick in the 78th minute in front of a packed out Millennium Stadium was an incredible achievement under pressure.

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    Paídí Ó Sé, former Kerry footballer. I've always been interested in Ó Sé's story. Holder of 8 All Ireland medals. In 10 All-Ireland apprearences he only ever let the man he was marking score 1 point, an incredible feat. He also remained loyal to his west Kerry roots all his life. Extra points for the cúpla focal ;) sadly passed in 2012 ages 57, should've had many more years. RIP.

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    With only 60 affiliated clubs in all of Ireland, I feel that tug of war is a sport which deserves a far greater amount of attention than it gets. Anyone who's watched two well matched and well trained teams pulling will agree that it's utterly captivating. Falls to the wayside against the Gaelic games, unfortunately. Something different, at very least :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 48,742 ✭✭✭✭Wichita Lineman


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    I'm not a big boxing fan but this was a good pic from a Sonny Liston v Muhammad Ali fight in the 60's.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,186 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    Not a fan of racing, but still admire and respect the achievements of some of sports major Irish stars.

    Pat Eddery had over 4,600 winners over a career that spanned 36 years.
    He was champion jockey 11 times.
    Between 1986 and 1996 he was champion for 7 of the 11 years.

    It is sad how it all ended due to drink.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


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    The Hand of............


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    I've got to admit, I do love a good conspiracy



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    At the height of the Cold War, one of the more egregious cheating scandals erupted during the Summer Games in Montreal. Boris Onischenko, who'd medalled in modern pentathlon in 1972, was back four years later aiming for gold. During the fencing component of the five-part compeition, athletes duel with electronically modified swords that are triggered to score a point when the tip comes into contact with an opponent.

    Onischenko had an advantage, however, one that was revealed when his British opponent noticed that Onischenko was scoring points even when he didn't make contact. As ESPN describes it, the Soviet's sword "turned out to be wired with a clever system that allowed him to score points at will by means of a hidden trigger." In other words, he'd lunge, hit the button, and get a point.

    Onischenko was, understandably, disqualified.


  • Registered Users Posts: 489 ✭✭R00ster


    South Korean and Turkish players complete a joint lap of honour after the 2002 World Cup 3rd place play-off.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,603 ✭✭✭lassykk


    Oblomov wrote: »
    Squash pics

    Might need some context for us non squash experts ;)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    They haven't a hope of batein' Mayo...

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov




    It;s all about the balls, graded and colour coded for speed. How you have your racket strung... Then the fitness and skill, speed and endurance. Ohh and stamina.

    The ball mustn't bouce more than once. The ideal, into the corner, it kills the ball. LOL if the oppenent is a bad loser, get ready for some bad strokes that canaccidently hit you. You can become the target for the ball if you are too far forward...

    if you want to get serious... abbreviated rules

    http://www.worldsquash.org/ws/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/RulesAbbreviated.pdf

    Balls

    Super slow - Yellow Dot (Single or Double) Slow - White Dot or Green Dot Medium - Red Dot Fast - Blue Dot Page

    3 3. Balls which are used at World Championships or at similar standards of play must meet the above specifications for the Standard Double Dot (Competition) ball.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


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    With only 60 affiliated clubs in all of Ireland, I feel that tug of war is a sport which deserves a far greater amount of attention than it gets. Anyone who's watched two well matched and well trained teams pulling will agree that it's utterly captivating. Falls to the wayside against the Gaelic games, unfortunately. Something different, at very least :)

    Probably the toughest sport I've competed in. I love it.

    I pulled against the Israeli Defense Forces in their Olympic training village at Wingate Uni, Netanya. Israel in 2001 ~ we won :cool:


  • Registered Users Posts: 48,742 ✭✭✭✭Wichita Lineman


    This is how all Liverpool goals should be celebrated under Klopp......

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    Opticians in Liverpool rubbing their hands!


  • Registered Users Posts: 48,742 ✭✭✭✭Wichita Lineman


    This is how all Liverpool goals should be celebrated under Klopp......

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    Opticians in Liverpool rubbing their hands!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,186 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    maudgonner wrote: »
    They haven't a hope of batein' Mayo...

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    Bloody, but unbowed.

    I am not allowed discuss …



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,186 ✭✭✭✭jmayo


    The great Ari Vatanen on Pikes Peak in 88.

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    Now that is my kind of politican. :D

    I am not allowed discuss …



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


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    Anton Geesink winning the 1964 Olympic Gold medal in Judo.

    Realizing what the defeat would mean to his opponent and to Japan (the '64 Olympic's hosts) Geesink raises his hand and asks for his supporters not to celebrate his win.

    Akio Kaminaga, his opponent was shunned by some in Japanese society when he refused to commit Harakiri.


  • Registered Users Posts: 243 ✭✭Easca Peasca


    Probably the toughest sport I've competed in. I love it.

    I pulled against the Israeli Defense Forces in their Olympic training village at Wingate Uni, Netanya. Israel in 2001 ~ we won :cool:

    I was pulling until recently, but the summer schedule of training and Sundays away didn't suit with changes at work :(

    Like you said, it's definitely one of the toughest sports going. It'd be great if it became more popular here.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    Following up on Ari Vatanen and his successes in the Paris Dakar.... the other contestants..



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,672 ✭✭✭Oblomov


    and the trucks

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