Sports Thread

Post by **randowe** » 2020-10-13 15:59, Tuesday

Today Peter Sagan finaly won his first race of the season and his first ever stage of the Giro d'Italia

What a relief after all the second places and top tens!

Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2020-10-18 14:31, Sunday

Football (Portuguese First League)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiXsFIXNv_Y Braga 2 v Nacional 1

https://www.record.pt/multimedia/videos ... res-lances Gil Vicente 1 v Tondela 1

Edit adding:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7HJAye6bnI Sporting 3 v Benfica 2 (ladies)

Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2020-11-25 17:26, Wednesday

Diego Maradona: 1960 - 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ccNkksrfls

Post by **Radoye** » 2020-11-25 20:10, Wednesday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0KCbZ7L17I

Si yo fuera Maradona
Viviría con él
Mil cohetes, mil amigos
Y lo que venga a mil por cien

Si yo fuera Maradona
Saldría en mondovision
Para gritarle a la FIFA
Que ellos son el gran ladrón!

Ale · Post by **Ale** » 2020-11-26 11:31, Thursday

it is touching when you see people half my age leaving some messages and saying goodbye. i'm older but haven't seen him much in football action, ironical and funny part my best memory is 1990 WC game against our team and not good play and missed penalty, but they advanced

small man but probably one of the biggest in sport, right to mention by two of you. And because i have watched him live after all, rip Maradona

Post by **Radoye** » 2020-11-26 14:55, Thursday

My fist memory of him is the 1982 World Cup but he didn't play very good then, too young, too eager. But later that year he came with Barcelona to play Red Star Belgrade in the Euro cup and created one of the most amazing scenes i ever seen in football - he took the ball at the centre field and dribbled past the entire Red Star defense, ran through to the goalie and scored with a fantastic lob shot. In the moment the entire 100,000 strong crowd went silent, literally not a sound could be heard, then 1-2 seconds later everyone stood up and clapped. Very few players in the history of the game can claim they've received a standing ovation from the opposition supporters. Then of course the 1986 World Cup - the best World Cup ever if you ask me - which he won, managing to create The Goal of the Century and the Hand of God Goal in a single game. In 1990 (last "real" World Cup, after that something had changed and it never again felt the same to me) he reached the finals again but was denied, Germany taking revenge for the 1986 defeat...

Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2020-11-27 20:07, Friday

On entirely different level but still its also football:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X_5lOxD8Ds

Ale · Post by **Ale** » 2020-11-27 23:18, Friday

well, lets add after all...no, not that - even in 1990 i was still too young to get it fully. but Radoye is old man......

however, without mentioning Napoli in Maradona's short bio, it is incomplete so few lines.... Napoli (the city) made him and ruined him in a way. Very complex subject and must say, though not sport topic itself, most interesting subject of all in relation to him.... you know the story, you underdstand how and why he underperformed in 1990, beside age... one (more jokingly) aspect (or "conspiracy theory") how he almost intentionaly tried to miss twice, unconciously

probably remember Luigi (our old member, not some Camorra member)) and "Napoli is not Italy" phrase he used a lot, well other people maybe do not know it is Maradona's... just to add all to your words - never heard about Red/Dead star and game btw

- but i guess world had enough of Maradona (the name) in this few days so I'll end here... great player

and it adds to fame and myth to his name, if younger people do not get it

hoza · Post by **hoza** » 2020-11-28 08:04, Saturday

Ale wrote: ↑2020-11-27 23:18, Friday

probably remember Luigi (our old member, not some Camorra member))

I remember him very well and I miss him in the ligue. May be he got lost in action, hopefully not while riding his japanese motobike

Post by **Radoye** » 2020-11-28 13:25, Saturday

Bombast the Blue wrote: ↑2020-11-27 20:07, Friday On entirely different level but still its also football:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X_5lOxD8Ds

Wow.

Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2020-11-29 22:48, Sunday

These goals from Porto? (first one of first match and the lone one of second)
Shall we call it an emerging pattern?
Sheer lack of imagination?
Or just coincidence?

https://www.record.pt/multimedia/videos ... o-encontro
Fabril (Barreiro) 0 V Porto 2 (for the Cup) 21 November 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y75JzBCeEPQ
Santa Clara (Azores) 0 V Porto 1 (1st League) 28 November 2020

Will they do it again next match?...

Ale · Post by **Ale** » 2020-11-29 23:41, Sunday

hoza wrote:I remember him very well and I miss him in the ligue. May be he got lost in action, hopefully not while riding his japanese motobike

hello Hoza, just for the record i'm not sure we speak about same person, but probably

i was on/off often anyway, so can't say i'm aware of all the details... This Luigi was very active around 2004/05 and similar and i didn't see him much later as he grew up. this is just serious and precautionary post, not to mix some persons but again probably, yes

apropos any (untasty)) Naepolitan jokes, i like Vesuvio and "napolitanke" cakes very much

welcome

hoza · Post by **hoza** » 2020-11-30 06:58, Monday

Ale wrote: ↑2020-11-29 23:41, Sunday
hoza wrote:I remember him very well and I miss him in the ligue. May be he got lost in action, hopefully not while riding his japanese motobike
hello Hoza, just for the record i'm not sure we speak about same person, but probably i was on/off often anyway, so can't say i'm aware of all the details... This Luigi was very active around 2004/05 and similar and i didn't see him much later as he grew up. this is just serious and precautionary post, not to mix some persons but again probably, yes

apropos any (untasty)) Naepolitan jokes, i like Vesuvio and "napolitanke" cakes very much welcome

as I am also a long time PG I think it could be the same. My last contact with him was in 2016 at the raiders where he played for many years.

HexCode · Post by **HexCode** » 2020-12-01 06:26, Tuesday

Kindly delete !

Ale · Post by **Ale** » 2020-12-01 15:48, Tuesday

A-ha! he then disappeared after mentioning Erdogan's phonecall, Obama and Russia - sorted out

didn't even think about consequences of me talking in public about Conte calling before Scotland match, Antonio "Brutus" Conte not Italian PM.... btw, if there were no "banana icons" in that text, it was not "my" Luigi

seriously though, my mention wasn't that much about Luigi, his posts, his whereabouts etc. and had no idea about him playing on your forums - just mentioned him because of Napoli aka Naples (not Italy) line and Maradona. There are so many good jokes (sometimes not so PC for all) about Naples in specific and Italy in general... Vesuvian jokes are solid like "Napoli is so beautiful, too bad Vesuvius is so far to reach"

etc. however it is one of my fav countries and I warned mentioned population numerous times of dangers of being between Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei..... btw, mafia is not only Italian problem, it exists in many places - America, Albania.... to start with A

Luigi (there are many in Italy) welcome

back to sport, nothing happens except what they are doing to multiple waterpolo, basketball and almost football (1966, still remember)) continental champion is criminal

hoza · Post by **hoza** » 2020-12-01 16:08, Tuesday

that is definitely our Luigi

Ale · Post by **Ale** » 2020-12-09 13:59, Wednesday

big "talking point" today in world of football and here, for somehow different reasons i put in the end.... i don't know nor care that much - there will be investigation and all, all i know that Romanian term for black man is "om negru" and person was talking to another Romanian, not some folks from Texas or Alabama

if there is misuse of rules and discrimination, punishment of course, as simple. Generally subject is misused as term, saying as our clubs were punished several times for "racism" however there was no objection by opposing black players, but there was "objection" by Turkish press in one unimportant club game... even more recently in our NL group there was objection by Russians over Polish referee, so officials are under pressure constantly - we showed what is fair play in result way in that group

however this case involved black persons, indeed...

so these are different reasons i mentioned and is widespread suspicion that game, postponed for this evening, by most people liking sport here have some cloud over it and that it "won't finish with result mostly expected".... so yes, PSG players should prove all wrong and follow fair play, fight for results integrity of the sport and beat them, go PSG. if however doubters in result be correct (maybe) I just say go Lille, Lion and whoever except PSG

hoza · Post by **hoza** » 2020-12-09 15:46, Wednesday

"all i know that Romanian term for black man is "om negru" and person was talking to another Romanian, not some folks from Texas or Alabama "

If that means that he only wanted to inform the chief referee which person had to be penalized this is again proof how media overexaggerate things. Or does anyone think the 4. referee knew at this moment the name of the turkish assistant coach. Political correctness is one of the most misused notions of nowadays and misformes our thinking on normal human reactions and life.

Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2020-12-10 18:32, Thursday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Br3lHOrMCs
His 82 World Championship 6 goals.

Ale · Post by **Ale** » 2020-12-10 20:11, Thursday

although not any memory as player, yeah i've seen him on Italian TV sometimes with Tardelli & co in some their regular f-ball talks (i don't understand)) Usually both would have better words for our players there (if mentioned) then most of us have about them ) ...would never say so, looked healthy, rip.

....unrelated, but just remembered for thread content, a bit funny in unfortunate time regarding Rossi death. Anyhow to say, if some "news" were right at all, head of our mafi... i mean FA recently approached Arsene Wenger for a job of national team coach. Politely rejected with words "not ready in this moment"

Ale · Post by **Ale** » 2020-12-11 18:09, Friday

there is some clue, in first 30 seconds Wenger talks about proposed Serbia job:

https://youtu.be/X8cxOimgC7I

of course it would be great in sport sense (him on bench, to be clear) but unrealistic and needless althogether... country, age, money and team results aside ) .... btw, he is mentioned from time to time as he is friend with some our ex-players...

Post by **Parabellum** » 2020-12-29 14:00, Tuesday

PDC WM 2021 - 9 Darter from James Wade

Major Heinz · Post by **Major Heinz** » 2020-12-29 15:40, Tuesday

I have seen the match in livestream, but aloso the 9 darter didn`t helped Wade. In some way I was for Bunting, because he reminds me on Elton.

Post by **Parabellum** » 2020-12-29 21:02, Tuesday

Major Heinz wrote: ↑2020-12-29 15:40, Tuesday I have seen the match in livestream, but aloso the 9 darter didn`t helped Wade. In some way I was for Bunting, because he reminds me on Elton.

Haha, good comparison. But Elton is leaner.
At the moment Clemens vs. Ratajski and it's 3:3 sets. I am curious whether Clemens is good enough for another surprise.

Major Heinz · Post by **Major Heinz** » 2020-12-29 21:27, Tuesday

What an end, both missed several match darts and in the end Clemens lost.

But Ratajski was really strong. Another strong match from Clemens.

Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2020-12-30 23:03, Wednesday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktnKlpvIT2A (highlights)
Boavista 1 v Braga 4
Portuguese 1st League round 11
(includes one for those who like hits from outside)

Post by **Radoye** » 2020-12-30 23:51, Wednesday

My goodness some really dreadful defending there.

Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2021-01-08 11:04, Friday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLniaB2VxEw

Alex Apolinário, age 24, Brazilian mid fielder for Alverca of the Portugal Championship (aka 3rd League), died yesterday.
He was at the hospital since last Sunday, when he suffered a fulminant cardio-respiratory failure during a match.

Post by **Radoye** » 2021-01-08 15:52, Friday

So sad, such a young guy, half my age

Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2021-01-10 21:37, Sunday

I wish this post were just a second very bad taste joke...

Paulo Diamantino, age 35, player from Maia Basket of Portuguese 2nd Division and former international, died last Friday night, during a match.
He would be 36 the next day...

Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2021-01-22 23:22, Friday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q35XBBj ... ure=onebox
Vitória (Guimarães) 3 v Nacional (Madeira) 1
Portuguese 1st League round 12
More long range artillery...

Post by **Parabellum** » 2021-01-25 13:44, Monday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt6NsqMbByo
Buccaneers vs. Packers NFC Championship Game Highlights | NFL 2020 Playoffs
The "old" man (Tom Brady) reaches the Super Bowl again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FojDFDN99U
Bills vs. Chiefs AFC Championship Game Highlights | NFL 2020 Playoffs
Can Patrick Mahomes defend his Super Bowl title from last year?

Super Bowl XV is coming on 7th february 2021 ...
------------------------------------------------------------
My Game of the last weekend:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9RbUpWs8iA
23.01.2021 Dynamo Moscow vs Kuzbass Kemerovo | Highlights | Men's Volleyball Super League Parimatch

Post by **randowe** » 2021-01-25 14:10, Monday

Yeah, Bucs at Packers was a good game. Brady not with his finest day with 3 interceptions, but the packers couldn't capitalize on that. I don't understand why Brady wanted to avoid being sacked at all cost and then throws the ball long only to be intercepted

Bucs defense did a good job though.
Rodgers play was somewhat one-dimensional. He was always looking for his favorite receiver Adams, when others were wide open.
Well, i'd like to see TB & TB12 to win the Super Bowl, that would be a story for the ages. Poor Patriots...
I am sure Mahomes and the Chiefs will win a bunch of Super Bowls in the future (EDIT: adding to the one they won last season) but not this year

EDIT: typo

Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2021-01-30 09:09, Saturday

https://www.zerozero.pt/video.php?id=1064788
European (female football) Championship qualifiers
Portugal 1 v Albania 0
Still clinging to the old notion that women don't use their heads?
Time to revise that...

Post by **Parabellum** » 2021-02-05 09:38, Friday

randowe wrote: ↑2021-01-25 14:10, Monday ...
I am sure Mahomes and the Chiefs will win a bunch of Super Bowls in the future (EDIT: adding to the one they won last season) but not this year
...

Let's wait and see. I see the chances 49:51 for Mahomes and the Chiefs. The question for me is, can Brady use the home advantage?
If Brady wins, it will be a truly extraordinary accomplishment for all eternity.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NFL Super Bowl Preview

Post by **randowe** » 2021-02-05 14:50, Friday

There is a saying, "offense wins games but defense wins championships", so i hope the Bucs defense will do a good job again, like they did all season.
But yeah, Mahomes is probably the best QB right now and in the next 15 years i can see him winning a hand full of Super Bowls.
But i root for the Bucs this time

That would be a story for the ages!

Post by **randowe** » 2021-02-08 01:22, Monday

Yeah Baby, Yeah Baby, Yeah

It's halftime and TB leads with 21:6

Every time i see Gronkowski running it looks like slowmotion, but still he can make 2 touchdowns

KC with much too much penalties.

EDIT: So Bucs win the Super Bowl

Brady proves he is the GOAT.
Kansas City high scoring offense didn't even made a touchdown. But they will learn from this and come back stronger.

Post by **Parabellum** » 2021-02-09 08:14, Tuesday

randowe wrote: ↑2021-02-05 14:50, Friday There is a saying, "offense wins games but defense wins championships", so i hope the Bucs defense will do a good job again, like they did all season.
...

You're right.
i recorded the game at a hard disk and saw it on monday evening. So i was able to skip all the advertising and only had to invest around 3 hours.

I was expecting an even game with more excitement. That's why I'm disappointed with the game. The Chiefs' defensive was still good in the first quarter, but then fell sharply. Also too many mistakes / fouls in the first half with the Chiefs. The bucs played at a consistently high level and deservedly won.

Post by **randowe** » 2021-02-09 13:08, Tuesday

I read something interesting in an other forum: The Chiefs, due to Mahomes' high salary and the cap, will have a hard time to contract good players, so they should better enjoy what they have reached in the last years because it will be very hard to stay at the top.
We'll see next season. In one way it is good that we have to wait half a year for the next season to get going. There will be no overkill like with other sports

I'll now shift my attention to the remainder of the winter sports season and then to cycling.

Post by **Wonderdoctor** » 2021-02-09 21:33, Tuesday

randowe wrote: ↑2021-02-09 13:08, TuesdayI'll now shift my attention to the remainder of the winter sports season and then to cycling.

Feb 27 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad // Feb 28 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

Bombast the Blue · Post by **Bombast the Blue** » 2021-02-22 10:03, Monday

Portuguese 1st League Round 20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xggd6y ... ure=onebox
Braga 4 v Tondela 2
Old times result and with some long range artillery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BguriJFyS9I
Paços de Ferreira 2 v Vitória de Guimarães 1

Post by **Parabellum** » 2021-02-23 14:09, Tuesday

After a long Corona break, the first event of the CEV Snow Volleyball European Tour 2021 took place in Wagrain last weekend.
Unfortunately only a very limited number of participants, especially women.
February 20, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0oQpGAW6JY
February 21, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6fm_HK7q7A

Post by **Parabellum** » 2021-02-24 21:49, Wednesday

My Game of the Week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m14cLjdIsto
Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA vs. Grupa Azoty KĘDZIERZYN KOŹLE - CEV Champions League Volley 2021 Men QF

Post by **randowe** » 2021-03-27 16:35, Saturday

Peter Sagan finaly won a cycling race again today in Catalunya. My heart is racing every time he contest a sprint because i fear he is losing

Today the competition was mediocre but we'll see how he performs next weekend at Flanders against van Aert and van der Poel

Ale · Post by **Ale** » 2021-03-27 21:51, Saturday

just watched rare football game lately, WC qualifier Serbia-Portugal and it delivered "scandal" hence first class fun...

in added time, 92-93 min already, first red card for our player and then fast after Ronaldo scores - ball at least 20 cm in goal before defender clears it - Dutch referees say no goal and then protesting Ronaldo gets yellow and walks off the pitch before end, talking curses angry

I wanted to see some good match (it ended 2:2) and got extra time extras... no doubt Portugal will place first in group and go directly to WC, as they deserve by names but this was exceptional so i commented ;

Post by **Wonderdoctor** » 2021-03-27 22:04, Saturday

randowe wrote: ↑2021-03-27 16:35, Saturday Peter Sagan finaly won a cycling race again today in Catalunya. My heart is racing every time he contest a sprint because i fear he is losing
Today the competition was mediocre but we'll see how he performs next weekend at Flanders against van Aert and van der Poel

A nice warm-up tomorrow with Gent-Wevelgem

Post by **randowe** » 2021-03-28 14:41, Sunday

Wonderdoctor wrote: ↑2021-03-27 22:04, Saturday
randowe wrote: ↑2021-03-27 16:35, Saturday Peter Sagan finaly won a cycling race again today in Catalunya. My heart is racing every time he contest a sprint because i fear he is losing
Today the competition was mediocre but we'll see how he performs next weekend at Flanders against van Aert and van der Poel
A nice warm-up tomorrow with Gent-Wevelgem

I turned in after Mount Kemmel when everything was pretty much done and dusted. Van Aert then wins the sprint easily. MVDP was not on the start line though. He will race Dwars door Vlaanderen on wednesday. Meeting of the giants on sunday at De Ronde.
Now waiting for the coverage of the women's Gent-Wevelgem to start. Go Vos

...and Fahlin!

EDIT: BTW, start of Gent-Wevelgem in Ypres today. They start with a salute to the fallen ones and pass many WWI monuments en route.
EDIT2: Vos wins, Fahlin 6th

Post by **Parabellum** » 2021-03-29 11:03, Monday

last week final of the CEV-Cup - my Match of the Week:
Zenit SAINT PETERSBURG vs. Dinamo MOSCOW (Highlights)

Post by **randowe** » 2021-04-15 18:54, Thursday

I just read in a cycling forum and it is very fitting:

Dutch Beer Race

on Sunday this week. And it's true, when we visited Valkenburg for Amstel Gold Race they were handing out little main sponsor beer cans to the spectators

Alcohol free though.

Post by **Parabellum** » 2021-04-16 10:27, Friday

The play-offs are over. The BR Volleys, the club from the German capital, has won the German champions title in the series Best of 5 after three games. The final opponent was VfB Friedrichshafen, multiple German champions and cup winners and winner of the 2007 Champions League.

1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gMj3O1Y3gY
2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqZKqmwZzo
3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P3_j85zx3I

Which sports do you follow the most?