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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Potato on February 09, 2021, 05:03:58 AM

Title: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on February 09, 2021, 05:03:58 AM
This thread is to celebrate sporting excellence of all types.

Eugenie Bouchard - Canadian tennis player.
(https://m1.quebecormedia.com/emp/jdx-prod-images/7ba4d05f-8129-4a31-85da-cfad55d45d5e_ORIGINAL.jpg?impolicy=resize&quality=80&width=960)

Carly Booth -Scottish golfer
(https://mulligang.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/6a00d8341caaef53ef0192abef75b1970d-800wi.jpg)

Ellie Carpenter - Australian footballer
(https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sites/sbs.com.au.topics/files/styles/full/public/gettyimages-513270954.jpg?itok=0Aua5ycw&mtime=1471362845)

Sabrina Frederick - Aussie rules footballer
(https://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/Image/20/65371.jpg)

Charlotte Caslick - Australian Rugby Union player
(https://australia.rugby/-/media/hi_1000x667_grey_larger_border_/200201-bankwest-stadium/200201-fijiana/200201-charlotte-caslick.png?h=643&la=en&mw=964&w=964&hash=67C3CDC4FC2F2B553CB7F73D34628C5D)

Please add your favourites.
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Transhuman on February 09, 2021, 05:47:30 AM
I'm more of an athletics fan tbh. In sports you're competing against a person or a team, but in athletics you're aiming for a record so you're competeing against everyone who has ever lived and everyone who will ever live, which is way cooler.
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on February 09, 2021, 05:57:47 AM
Athletics is just training for real sports
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on February 09, 2021, 06:26:41 AM
https://twitter.com/RealRondale/status/1358964996076675074
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: samir on February 09, 2021, 06:59:15 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivfTNE9WDGo
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on February 09, 2021, 07:10:43 AM
blocked
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Tasty on February 09, 2021, 09:46:12 AM
Patrice Bergeron - Boston Bruins captain

(https://i.imgur.com/fEoXmSF.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/sYrVslU.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/hbyXqyc.gif)



ATHLETICS CHOICE

Michael Phelps - Most decorated athlete in Olympics history, American swimmer

(https://i.imgur.com/srvrvqL.png)

:american
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on February 09, 2021, 03:01:21 PM
Patrice Bergeron - Boston Bruins captain

(https://i.imgur.com/fEoXmSF.jpg)
That's a good lookin dude.

Phelps, not so much.
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: MMaRsu on February 09, 2021, 03:02:18 PM
https://youtu.be/3-wjmIFlnNo
Insane excellence
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on February 20, 2021, 06:07:30 PM
https://twitter.com/RasclartRico/status/1363076159282503682


https://twitter.com/JamelTheCreator/status/1363257688671596546



 :umad
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Transhuman on February 21, 2021, 01:18:00 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLQa1vg1g0U
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on March 04, 2021, 06:23:44 PM
https://twitter.com/UnkleSilk/status/751895048355057664
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on March 07, 2021, 02:59:36 PM
https://twitter.com/NotNotDubs408/status/1368435651176067074
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on March 19, 2021, 11:04:47 PM
https://twitter.com/SamMich13838997/status/1373005053930397698
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on March 20, 2021, 12:29:33 AM
https://youtu.be/Q80NUB8GfNk
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Cauliflower Of Love on March 20, 2021, 02:21:58 AM
whats wrong with phelps?
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on March 20, 2021, 02:32:13 AM
Can't say I'm an expert on man-meat, but he just doesn't strike me as a very attractive guy...certainly not compared to that other dude.
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on March 22, 2021, 12:47:40 AM
https://twitter.com/TyeSportsRadio/status/1373830354319114240
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: SmokyDave on March 22, 2021, 05:37:21 AM
whats wrong with phelps?
Dude looks like Plug from The Bash Street Kids.

Great body though, gotta give him that.
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on April 03, 2021, 03:52:38 AM
https://twitter.com/RaiderBrodie/status/1378157782159945729
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on April 05, 2021, 09:27:10 PM
+1 for women's equality in sport...they can behave badly too!

https://twitter.com/WRugbyLeague/status/1378604577755332608 (https://twitter.com/WRugbyLeague/status/1378604577755332608)
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on April 09, 2021, 07:00:47 AM
https://twitter.com/TheReaIYorin/status/1380262490714611727


https://twitter.com/D0N_P3DR0/status/1380264447944622090


 :lol
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on April 09, 2021, 07:57:31 AM
Cheeky little cunt
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on April 14, 2021, 09:08:47 PM
https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1382210213424422916


 :bow :bow :shaq :bow2 :bow2
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on August 30, 2021, 03:55:59 PM
https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1432095461301800967


 :dislike :dislike :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on August 30, 2021, 10:02:07 PM
https://twitter.com/ComplexSports/status/1432444340606013441
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: jorma on August 31, 2021, 03:19:46 AM
https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1432095461301800967


 :dislike :dislike :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2

Holy shit, these bitches be whiny.
They're lucky they choose to play the one sport where they will never have to play in front of a crowd in literally anywhere else in the world  :lol

Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 31, 2021, 10:02:14 AM
https://twitter.com/ComplexSports/status/1432444340606013441

LOL, I heard about this story on sports talk radio yesterday. Hilarious.
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on August 31, 2021, 01:35:44 PM
it was a bunch of grown ass men playing against high school kids and getting annihilated  :dead
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: BIONIC on August 31, 2021, 01:40:58 PM
it was a bunch of grown ass men playing against high school kids and getting annihilated  :dead

:amirox
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 31, 2021, 02:15:29 PM
it was a bunch of grown ass men playing against high school kids and getting annihilated  :dead

Well, grown ass men that got cut from their junior college teams vs some 5 star recruits. :lol
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on August 31, 2021, 09:53:49 PM
https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1432095461301800967


 :dislike :dislike :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
https://twitter.com/MedInPanicCity/status/1432801761073434624

 ;)
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on August 31, 2021, 11:54:16 PM
https://twitter.com/JamzLndon/status/1432799897451995143
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on September 20, 2021, 09:54:33 PM
https://twitter.com/SaycheeseDGTL/status/1440113187844730880
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on September 23, 2021, 02:04:34 AM
https://twitter.com/opinionsondanba/status/1440911741177643009
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on September 23, 2021, 02:45:08 AM
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/sport/netball-queensland-under-fire-for-pitting-allmale-team-against-females-in-state-tournament/news-story/cb68cf9b9b834430b98a8773b7d1c5bf (https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/sport/netball-queensland-under-fire-for-pitting-allmale-team-against-females-in-state-tournament/news-story/cb68cf9b9b834430b98a8773b7d1c5bf)

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Netball Queensland under fire for pitting all-male team against females in state tournament

Netball Queensland has been criticised for allowing boys to compete against girls at the state tournament with parents and fans reportedly hurling "vulgar" abuse at the all-male team after defeating their female counterparts.
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Kurt Russell on September 24, 2021, 07:24:21 AM
(https://www.britishwrestlersreunion.com/daddy2.jpg)
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on September 25, 2021, 10:13:35 AM
https://twitter.com/UtdFaithfuls/status/1441755524501057537
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: BIONIC on September 25, 2021, 11:26:44 AM
https://twitter.com/opinionsondanba/status/1440911741177643009

Guess this explains why he has such an infectious
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smile. Dude was having the time of his life!
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Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on September 25, 2021, 11:07:54 PM
https://twitter.com/UtdFaithfuls/status/1441755524501057537
Eat shit Man United. Fucking love watching those cunts lose.
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on October 09, 2021, 04:46:04 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/NUFC/status/1446164622432669700

So, the club I've supported for 20+ years just got bought by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund.

I'm conflicted, because technically we're now the richest club in the world, but you know, they behead journalists for writing the truth about their regime.
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on October 09, 2021, 07:43:59 AM
https://twitter.com/ChrisMNee/status/1446374951490105362
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on October 09, 2021, 01:03:17 PM
I quite liked a comment on Reddit I saw. Something to the effect of: "With the new ownership in place, NUFC beheading in the right direction."
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on October 17, 2021, 03:59:04 PM
https://twitter.com/BSO/status/1449807042152173569
 :salute
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on January 14, 2022, 09:06:17 PM
https://twitter.com/overtime/status/1482019800289271820
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Transhuman on January 14, 2022, 09:19:32 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLQa1vg1g0U

What was this? Why are the videos I link always from channels that get deleted
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on January 14, 2022, 09:41:45 PM
it was probably some of them tall lanky women you love, like the outdoor two person volleyball players  :gurl
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on January 24, 2022, 10:14:25 PM

(https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/3fa52b41734c17d198c8740b3eb46ab6?width=768)


Tennis Australia backflips on 'Where is Peng Shuai?' T-shirt ban at Australian Open

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Tennis Australia has overturned a ban on Australian Open spectators wearing T-shirts referencing the controversy around Chinese player Peng Shuai.

It comes after security and police at Melbourne Park on Saturday ordered two spectators to remove their T-shirts and a banner with the message "Where is Peng Shuai?"

Tennis Australia said it confiscated them because they were political.

But it has now softened its stance.

A spokesperson said the body would now take a common-sense approach to ticketing conditions and it would allow certain messaging as long as there was no disruption to the event.

Peng's wellbeing became a matter of concern among the international tennis community and human rights groups when she appeared to allege former Chinese vice-premier Zhang Gaoli had sexually assaulted her in the past.

After the social media post was made, she was absent from public view for almost three weeks.

When she did appear in public again, she said that she had never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her and that the social media post had been misunderstood.

News of the decision came as the activists behind the campaign were making their way to Melbourne Park, with plans to wear the T-shirts again on Tuesday.

Max Mok, a human rights activist involved in the initial protest on Friday, welcomed the news and said 1,000 T-shirts would be handed out on Saturday at Melbourne Park ahead of the women's final.

"Let's hope Tennis Australia keep to their promise and let the crowd wear them," Mr Mok said.

Mr Mok said he hoped Peng would now enjoy more "regular freedoms", as a result of public advocacy in Melbourne and around the world.

"Can she actually start doing interviews with Western media? Can she play in tennis matches outside the country?" he said.

Drew Pavlou, who was behind the GoFundMe campaign to print the T-shirts which has now raised over $15,000, said the news was "excellent".

He claimed that Tennis Australia confiscated the T-shirts initially because of large sponsorship deals with Chinese companies.

"They were so worried about losing powerful sponsors, but the backlash from this campaign was even more powerful," he said.

Refugee advocate Craig Foster said Tennis Australia's decision was an important move for Australian sport.

"Human rights do not exist outside the sporting environment, they are inherent in everything we do, including hitting a tennis ball, kicking a football or swimming," Mr Foster said.

"Sport everywhere, and particularly in democratic countries where freedom of speech is a vital social pillar, cannot allow itself to be shaped by commercial interests at the expense of human wellbeing.

"Sport should not sell its soul, no matter who or how much is on offer."
Tennis Australia is really the worst.
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on February 07, 2022, 04:55:14 AM
Suddenly I love speed skating


(https://i.imgur.com/5LqZ23w.jpg)
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on February 21, 2022, 06:40:27 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/JasonMcAninch/status/1495503686126211078
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 21, 2022, 06:59:44 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/JasonMcAninch/status/1495503686126211078

(https://i.imgur.com/jmX49cm.gif)
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on February 21, 2022, 11:36:33 PM
Poor girl got subbed after 40 minutes too
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: chronovore on February 23, 2022, 06:34:09 PM
Suddenly I love speed skating


(https://i.imgur.com/5LqZ23w.jpg)

Jutta Leerdam. Yeah, she’s a tall goddess, as well. 
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: BisMarckie on February 23, 2022, 08:55:46 PM
There is also a cheese with the same name  :noah
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: chronovore on February 23, 2022, 11:59:22 PM
There is also a cheese with the same name  :noah

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leerdammer
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Leerdammer (Dutch pronunciation: [leːrˈdɑmər]) is a Dutch semihard cheese

https://www.reddit.com/r/JuttaLeerdam

I can relate to that cheese.
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on February 24, 2022, 03:49:12 AM
There is also a cheese with the same name  :noah

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leerdammer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leerdammer)
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Leerdammer (Dutch pronunciation: [leːrˈdɑmər]) is a Dutch semihard cheese

https://www.reddit.com/r/JuttaLeerdam (https://www.reddit.com/r/JuttaLeerdam)

I can relate to that cheese.
Semi hard
(https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/In-the-Beavis-and-Butt-Head-Movie-Beavis-and-Butt-Head-laugh-at-the-Washington-Monument-1024x725.jpg)
He he he he
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on February 28, 2022, 08:43:01 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/owbDUTO.gif)tbh
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: james on February 28, 2022, 09:11:34 PM
I need to lose weight :fbm
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: team filler on February 28, 2022, 09:13:46 PM
it's still big boy season tbh  :doge
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on March 04, 2022, 07:07:50 PM
RIP Warnie

Absolute Aussie bogan legend dead at 52

https://youtu.be/i2fuiu4_XzI
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on July 01, 2022, 05:41:43 PM
Anyone watching the Tour de France?

What odds can I get on someone being busted doping this year?
Title: Re: Sporting excellence
Post by: Potato on April 03, 2023, 03:58:14 PM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-04/paralympics-athletes-and-officials-call-for-action-on-cheating/102173494 (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-04/paralympics-athletes-and-officials-call-for-action-on-cheating/102173494)

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Paralympic athletes and high-ranking officials have expressed alarm at what they say is widespread and growing cheating, calling for urgent action to salvage the credibility of the Games – one of the world's most-watched sporting events.

A Four Corners investigation this week revealed how Paralympic athletes are deliberately exaggerating their impairments to improve their chances of winning medals, sometimes with the tacit approval or even encouragement of coaches.

At the heart of the issue is a classification system meant to level the playing field by grouping competitors based on how their impairment affects performance in their sport.

But Paralympians and senior classifiers from around the globe have told a current International Paralympic Committee (IPC) review how easy it is to exploit flaws in the current system and expressed their despair at the movement's apparent impotence in the face of the cheating.