Just a day after Japan defeated the United States in softball, the International Softball Committee is planning their lobby to get the sport reinstated as an Olympic event. Softball was voted out of the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and won’t be a part of the London Games in 2012. One of the […]
… in Paul Johnson’s list.
The Australia’s Top 101 athletes list that was published on Alpha magazine pushed him to mull it over and come up with his own. But instead of listing 101 of them, he picked the top 25 that he thinks is notable.
Steve Waugh - cricket
Shane Warne - cricket
Pat Rafter - tennis
Mick Doohan […]
Here’s a list of sports that used to be part of the Olympic roster but are now no longer practised.
Cricket
Croquet
Golf
Jeu de paume
Lacrosse
Pelote basque or Basque pelota
Polo
Power boating
Rackets or Racquets
Rink hockey
Roque
Rugby
Tug of war
Water skiing
Tags: Basque-pelota, Cricket, Croquet, Golf, Jeu-de-paume, Lacrosse, Olympics, Pelote-basque, Polo, Power-boating, Rackets, Racquets, Rink-hockey, Roque, Rugby, Trivia, Tug-of-war, Water-skiing
Share This
The Olympic Torch is just part of what Light the Torch covers. We discuss the coming Beijing Olympics as well as future and past Olympic Games, Olympic athletes, and Olympics issues and news.
Written by Sandy Mitchell [email] for b5media.
All Poker Addicts
BCS Frenzy
College Fast Break
Dejuiced
Do You Nascar
Every Morning Quarterback
Girls Dig Sports
Gossip On Sports
Green Posse
Hockey Beat
Hoops Fantasy
Inside The Ballpark
Jab and Grapple
Knuckle Curve
Light the Torch
NBA Obsessed
Real Muscle Online
Sneaks 'N Gear
Squib Kick
The Fantasy Kickoff
The Footie
Thoroughbred Fever
Recent Comments