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Chess Boxing

August 13th 2008 02:09
Chess Boxing

Chess Boxing is the newest sport to hit the world circuit. Starting in Germany in 2003, the sport has grown exponentially ever since with Russia recently emerging as a new force.
The idea behind this hybrid game was simple, combine the best thinking sport with the best fighting sport for the ultimate contest of mind and body.

Chess boxing championships

In a Chess Boxing match there are 11 rounds, 6 chess and 5 boxing. A chess round lasts for 12 minutes with time limits on each move, then a 3 minute boxing round. There are numerous ways to win such as a knock out, check-mate or a points victory.
chessboxing

If you're keen to get into Chess Boxing, have a look at the world bodie's official site here.
world chess boxing




*The first image licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License. It came from the Wikipedia page for Chess Boxing.
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Breakdown of Olympic Sports

August 1st 2008 13:35
The Olympics this year in Beijing will play host to 28 different sports, and will hold 302 events (165 men’s events, 127 women’s events, and 10 mixed events).
Which sport required the most skill, endurance, teamwork or other attributes? This chart may help you to break it down.

Speed Accuracy Dexterity Coordination Endurance Teamwork Agility Strength - Aquatics, Table tennis, Track & Field, Cycling, Handball, Kayaking, Triathlon, Fencing, Shooting, Pentathlon, Basketball, Gymnastics, Tennis, Sailing, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Rowing, Badminton, Equestrian, Archery, Soccer, Judo/Taekwondo, Boxing, Baseball/Softball, Hockey, Wrestling
The games of the XXIX Olympiad will take place from August 8th, through August 24th, 2008. The Games will play host to the 28 summer sports that currently comprise the Olympic program. Nearly 10,500 athletes are expected to compete in the sports listed here. Used the diagram to match each sport to the skills required to compete.


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Xtreme Ironing

July 7th 2008 02:26
These are some hilarious pictures of the latest sport to become popular world wide - Extreme Ironing.

See more gold medal contenders at //STATIC here.



Xtreme ironing - Desert Cliff


Extreme Ironing - Sailing


Extreme Sports - Ironing out of a plane


Xtreme sports - Ironing and skiiing


Ironing underwater




*These images used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.


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Record Scrabble Score

April 7th 2008 10:29
On October 12, 1996 in the basement of a Unitarian church on the town green in Lexington, Massachusetts, a carpenter named Michael Cresta scored a world record 830 points in a game of Scrabble. His opponent, Wayne Yorra, totaled 490 points. On that day three records were set for Scrabble in North America.
1. Most points in a game by one player - 830.
2. Most total points in a game 1,320.
3. Most points on a single turn - 365, for Quixotry, played by Cresta himself.

See their record breaking game below!

World record scrabble score. 830
Quixotry means visionary schemes in case you're wondering.




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Port Adelaide Power

October 15th 2007 12:05
Well I guess when you dish it out...you gotta wear it when it comes back to bite you on the whatsit..!!


Warren Treadrea phone - Port Adelaide Jokes - Hello triple 0, We have 22 people choking to death out here, send help!


Port Adelaide monopoly board


Looking for something to eat your words with Chad Cornes? Port Power Margarine, softer than butter. Heartless foundation approved.


Mark Williams Marshmallows. Original choco style. Warning choking hazard. Port Adelaide Power

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AFL Football Look A Likes

September 12th 2007 11:38
AFL Look alike - Matty Scarlett and Craig Lowndes
Matty Scarlett and Craig Lowndes


Damien Peverill and Roger Federer - Football look a likes
Damien Peverill and Roger Federer

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The Battle of Surfaces was an ATP Men's Tennis exhibition match that was held on May 2, 2007. The contest was fought out between by the world number 1, Roger Federer and world number 2, Rafael Nadal, with Nadal finally prevailing 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (12-10). What made the match unique was that it was played on a hybrid court which was half clay and half grass. The event was held in Rafael Nadal's home town, Palma, Mallorca in front of a home crowd at Palma Arena.

The reason for constructing a hybrid court is that, when this match was played, Roger Federer had dominated the grass court with 48 straight victories while Rafael Nadal had dominated the clay court with 72 straight victories


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Table Tennis Professionals

August 24th 2007 08:48
History of Ping Pong - The game has its origins in England as an after-dinner amusement for upper-class Victorians in the 1880s. Mimicking the game of tennis in an indoor environment, everyday objects were originally enlisted to act as the equipment. A line of books would be the net, a rounded top of a Champagne cork or knot of string as the ball, and a cigar box lid as the bat. The popularity of the game led game manufacturers to sell the equipment commercially. Early bats were often pieces of parchment stretched upon a frame, and the sound generated in play gave the game its first nicknames of "whiff-whaff" and "Ping-pong." A number of sources indicate that the game was first brought to the attention of Hamley's of Regent Street under the name "Gossima". The name "ping-pong" was in wide use before English manufacturer J. Jaques & Son Ltd trademarked it in 1901. The name "Ping-Pong" then came to be used for the game played by the rather expensive Jaques equipment, with other manufacturers calling theirs table tennis.

Below are some photos of Table Tennis professionals doing what they do best. See some more pictures here
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Funny Sports Pictures

August 13th 2007 02:15
You know those times when a camera catches a sportsman at that perfect moment when they have the most ridiculous expression on their face?

Here are some of those times!

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AFL Football Families

July 18th 2007 02:38
Here are some family photos of all your favourite football stars!



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The 19th Hole

April 6th 2007 10:29
Maybe not the 19th hole you were expecting....

19th hole, golf streaker naked
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Rhythmic Gymnastics

April 2nd 2007 12:26
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or pairs, trios or even more manipulate one or two apparatuses: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. It combines elements of ballet, gymnastics, theatrical dance, and apparatus manipulation. The victor is the participant who earns the most points, as awarded by a panel of judges, for leaps, balances, pivots, flexibility, apparatus handling, and artistic effect.

The photos below show some of the incredible flexibility and skill required to compete in Rhythmic Gymnastics on the world stage


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Interesting Soccer Field

January 11th 2007 04:34
I can't imagine any world cup matches being played here, but this soccer field would be a lot of fun to play on, for a while at least.


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Women's sports or men's sports, which is better?


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