A room for sports such as football (soccer), motor racing, athletics, tennis, rugby, rowing, cycling, snooker, squash and tournaments like the Olympics.
The idea is to compliment the Sports Talk 2.0 group, which mainly covers US/American sports. This group is to cover the rest. :-)
"Although it has no definite plans to broadcast the matches live in 3D, Fifa said it was a possibility and would be decided in "the coming months"."
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
The French team is eager to reach and touch fans with this new technology.
- Bill Sodeman
Americans drew a top seed in England, the 1966 World Cup champion, but avoided a second European power and a top African team, instead being placed in a group that includes Slovenia and Algeria
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
Brazil, a five-time World Cup champion, was drawn into the so-called Group of Death with the Ivory Coast, which is led by perhaps the world’s top striker, Didier Drogba, and is considered to be the first African contender; and Portugal, which finished fourth at the 2006 World Cup and features another great forward in Cristiano Ronaldo.
- chaz2b
Typically, the strong teams in a group of death will easily rise to the occassion, while strong teams in an "easy" group will carelessly bow out.
- Rene Wirtz
"England will face the United States, Algeria and Slovenia in the group stages of the 2010 World Cup. Fabio Capello's side could then face Australia, Ghana, Serbia or Germany in the last 16, and potentially a quarter-final against France after the draw for the tournament was made today in Cape Town."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
I doubt France will make it to the quarter finals given how they play lately...
- Philippe
"And the 1966 World Cup heroes gave their verdict on England's 2010 draw, declaring: "It's the best English group since The Beatles." " :) - http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol...
- Eivind
Too bad the tournament starts 2 weeks too early, otherwise the US could have played England on the 4th of July, would've been awesome :P
- Rene Wirtz
"Remember seeing Redskins QB Joe Theismann’s leg get destroyed on Monday Night Football? Watching Giants legend Lawrence Taylor giving Theismann an extra leg joint was kind of like watching a Bea Arthur sex tape–highly disturbing, strangely compelling, and thankfully, that wasn’t us in either scene. But most sports injuries are of the garden-variety type (think ankle sprains and groin pulls), but every once-in-a-while an athlete sustains a truly grotesque, stomach churning, pants shitting injury that, unlike a Golden Girl sex-a-thon, gets replayed on Sportscenter again…and again…and again. Here are ten of the most horrifying sports injuries of all-time, all rated with your handy Theismann-O-Meter."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
i feel a little sick from this list. at first i thought, "where's dave dravecky?" but as gross as his arm was, it wasn't gross enough for this list.
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
I remember watching that Raiders game with Napoleon McCallum's injury. They only replayed that twist a few dozen times in the first ten minutes after his leg decided to part ways with the rest of his body.
- Steven Perez
Yeah, I was kinda wondering why Robin Ventura's ankle blowout (1997 spring training) didn't make the list. That was fairly horrific, too.
- Steven Perez
I can't believe I watched those videos. Even more, I can't believe I watched the ones I'd already seen before *again*. -_-
- Penguin It's Cold Outside
Neither is separating your spine from your pelvis. Thank God they didn't find photos of that.
- Steven Perez
from IM
I will never, ever forget Malarchuk's injury. I still feel a little swoon-ish when I see it.
- vicster
Seems to be no video of the Jason Kendall (pittsburgh pirate) compound leg fracture while running to 1st base. After the break he ran another couple steps on the stump....
- Steve
"Ireland have appealed to world governing body FIFA to be allowed to compete as a 33rd team in next year's World Cup finals, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reported"
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
"Once a headache for the local organising committee, the 10 South African stadiums for the Soccer World Cup are now set to be ready on time for the football extravaganza. Stadium construction faced many challenges, including strikes in July when more than 70 000 workers asked for wage hikes, countrywide blackouts in January 2008 that crippled the economy, budget deficits and unpredictable weather."
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
"Russia's Nikolay Davydenko secured his sport in the ATP World Tour Finals in London after defeating Swiss world number one Roger Federer, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. He is to face either Juan Martin Del Potro or Robin Söderling"
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
"Police are expected to question world number one golfer Tiger Woods later on Saturday more than a day after a car crash outside his Florida home."
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
"Liverpool limped out of the Champions League despite victory over Debrecen as Fiorentina beat Lyon in the other Group E match to seal a place in the last 16."
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
We're out, I can't believe it! :-( Season over for Liverpool already?
- Kol Tregaskes
no!..... i wished inter can beat barcelona ....
- Dr.Lonely Lotus
"A much-improved performance from England was not enough to prevent New Zealand pulling away in the second half to win with some ease at Twickenham."
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
"Britain's Andy Murray gave home fans the perfect start to the ATP World Tour Finals with victory over US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the opening singles match at London's O2 Arena."
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
"Brazil reached the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final for the fourth year in succession after easily disposing of Portugal, and will now meet the tournament’s surprise package Switzerland, who enjoyed a comfortable win over Uruguay in the other semi-final."
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
"The Irish Football Association has given up its appeal to football's world governing body FIFA and to the French Football Federation to have the second leg of Ireland's World Cup play-off against France replayed because of Thierry Henry's handball"
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
"France qualified for the World Cup finals after a controversial 1-1 draw in a playoff second-leg match with Ireland on Wednesday"
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
"Jenson Button has visited the McLaren headquarters in Woking as doubts continue over who the world champion will be driving for next season."
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
"New Zealand have reached the World Cup finals for the second time in their history with victory over Bahrain in their qualifying play-off second leg."
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
"Referee Carlos Eugenio Simon, who will officiate at next year's World Cup, has been suspended for the rest of the season because of repeated mistakes in the Brazilian league. The Brazilian football confederation said Monday that Simon will not referee again this year because of a "repetition of mistakes.""
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
"John Terry grabbed the only goal of the game to extend Chelsea's Premier League lead to five points and deal a big blow to Manchester United's title chances."
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
Even though I'm not a Manchester United fan. It wasn't a free kick and Drogba was interfering.
- Faraz Mullick