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I got to discuss sports "associations" with some folks. That is: what country you mostly associate when you hear of a team sport: Here is the "consensus" (without too many thrown punches).

Cricket = India
Rugby = Australia
Sailing = New Zeland
Basketball = USA
Baseball = USA
Hockey = Canada
Football/Soccer = Brazil
American Football = by Definition
Formula One (car) = ? Monaco (forgot already)

P.S. the "association" does not mean who invented the game (e.g. footfall) or who is the current champion.

I think Hockey and Football/Soccer are probably different for most people (not your regular sports fan) but the intial association for Hockey and football/soccer is as listed.

What say you?

Concord wrote:I got to discuss sports "associations" with some folks. That is: what country you mostly associate when you hear of a team sport: Here is the "consensus" (without too many thrown punches).

Cricket = India
Rugby = Australia
Sailing = New Zeland
Basketball = USA
Baseball = USA
Hockey = Canada
Football/Soccer = Brazil
American Football = by Definition
Formula One (car) = ? Monaco (forgot already)

P.S. the "association" does not mean who invented the game (e.g. footfall) or who is the current champion.

I think Hockey and Football/Soccer are probably different for most people (not your regular sports fan) but the intial association for Hockey and football/soccer is as listed.

What say you?

I think it depends on where you come from as to what you associate. My own personal view is.

Cricket = Australia
Rugby = New Zealand
Sailing = The Netherlands (don't ask me why)
Basketball = USA
Baseball = Japan
Hockey = The Netherlands
Ice Hockey = Canada
Football/Soccer = Germany
American Football = er.. not sure
Formula 1 = Italy

Or you could flip it around:

Australia = Cricket
India = Cricket
NZ = Rugby
USA = Nascar
England = Whinging
Ireland = Hurling
Netherlands = Hockey
South Africa = Rugby
France = Football

as an example.

for me it would go

cricket - india, australia
Rugby- NZ
Hockey (ice)- canada (ball) - Germany
Basketball - USA
Baseball- USA
Soccer - Brazil
American Football- USA
F1 - Italy

Afghanistan - rocket launching
Britain, India- trying cricket
Pakistan - trying to leave cricket

Pakistan - Bob Slaying.

i guess i'm gonna add something

Horse & Camal Races = United Arab Emirates

Uae_Me wrote:i guess i'm gonna add something

Horse & Camal Races = United Arab Emirates

And then there's...

Camel Wrestling = Don't you know...

This would be mine...

Cricket - Australia
Rugby- NZ
Basketball - USA
Baseball- USA
Football - England/Italy/Spain
American Football- USA
F1 - Italy
Hocky - Nobody cares


Pakistan/India - tring to destory cricket with illegal betting & match fixing.

I won't argue with most of that list. Although I will say,

Soccer/Football - Global - It's the world's game. Even here in North America, it's not huge for spectators but it's massive for participation. Since The World Cup in the US in 1994 the game continues to grow exponentially.

And do the Canadians a solid and call it hockey, not ice hockey. Drives us crazy. Field hockey is field hockey. Ball hockey is ball hockey and ice hockey is just plain old hockey!

Football - Brazil

Rugby - New Zealand

Gymnastics - China

Javelin Throw - Russia (USSR)

Sprinting - USA / Jamaica / UK

Swimming - Australia

How about:

Walrus teasing - Bulgaria
Bear Throwing - Japan
Invisible Javelin - Chad
Boomerang Massacres - Australia
Indestructible Boxing - Columbia
Hadoken - USA
Old Wise Men - China

Concord wrote:I got to discuss sports "associations" with some folks. That is: what country you mostly associate when you hear of a team sport: Here is the "consensus" (without too many thrown punches).

Cricket = India
Rugby = Australia
Sailing = New Zeland
Basketball = USA
Baseball = USA
Hockey = Canada
Football/Soccer = Brazil
American Football = by Definition
Formula One (car) = ? Monaco (forgot already)

P.S. the "association" does not mean who invented the game (e.g. footfall) or who is the current champion.

I think Hockey and Football/Soccer are probably different for most people (not your regular sports fan) but the intial association for Hockey and football/soccer is as listed.

What say you?

Cricket = Pakistan
Rugby = South Africa
Sailing = Who Cares????
Basketball = USA
Baseball = USA
Hockey = Nederlands
Football/Soccer = England/Italy/Brazil
American Football = by Definition
Formula One (car) = I think more the manufacturere like Ferrari

Anyway.....

KeithL wrote:
Gymnastics - China

Javelin Throw - Russia (USSR)

Sprinting - USA / Jamaica / UK

Swimming - Australia

Good ones. These did not come up. I think "drinking" was mentioned but the debaters were an irishman, german and scot so I left mid-way thru the tournament. I'm due to check in a couple of days time to see who is leading.

KeithL wrote:
Swimming - Australia

Dint the thorpedo missfire recently?

Jeevan wrote:

KeithL wrote:
Swimming - Australia

Dint the thorpedo missfire recently?

Yes Michael Phelps (USA) rules. Thorpe retired I believe.

KeithL wrote:Football - Brazil

Rugby - New Zealand

Gymnastics - China

Javelin Throw - Russia (USSR)

Sprinting - USA / Jamaica / UK

Swimming - Australia

hmmmm something on the list isn't normal

Baseball: USA

Softball: Canada, USA

F1: Schumi, Italy, Spain

Basketball: USA, China, Argentina (Olympic Games)

Wrestling: USA

Football: Brazil, Africans, UAE

Bowling: Philippines (Rafael Nepomuceno)

Volleyball: Brazil (women) & south americans

Tennis: USA, Switzerland, Australia, Russia (woman)

Cricket: Pakistan, Australia, India

Horse Sports: USA, UAE, Australia, UK

Boxing: Mexico, Philippines, USA,

Chess: Russia

Table tennis: China, Japan, Korea

Swimming: Australia

Polo: UK

Archery: Sweden

Golf: USA

Table Tennis: China, Japan

Badminton: I don’t know, it suddenly becomes a fad!

Pool: Philippines

Track & Field: USA

Sumo: Japan

Dance Sports: Canada, Latin America, Russia

Synchronize Swimming: Canada, USA, Russia, China

Figure Skating: USA

Fencing: Italy and East Asia

Taekwando: Korea

Kayak: South Americans, France

Shooting: China, Japan

Cycling: England?

Hockey: Australia

Dog Racing: USA

Darts = ASC no doubt

Paintball = Bleakus

^^^^I guess you have a lot of free time to write all this

skiing = austria


asc, funny last 2. Now leave me alone please.

Galactico wrote:^^^^I guess you have a lot of free time to write all this

Nope. Sports = like current affairs from the family where i grew up. We ate dinner and Sports TV was infront of us.

asc_26 wrote:

Galactico wrote:^^^^I guess you have a lot of free time to write all this

Nope. Sports = like current affairs from the family where i grew up. We ate dinner and Sports TV was infront of us.

Did you watch all of this on that b/w 14in tv

Galactico wrote:

asc_26 wrote:

Galactico wrote:^^^^I guess you have a lot of free time to write all this

Nope. Sports = like current affairs from the family where i grew up. We ate dinner and Sports TV was infront of us.

Did you watch all of this on that b/w 14in tv

Yes for baseball and basketball (NBA). For the rest of the sports, we'd watched them when the cable satellite era started.

NBA was a hot thing before & until now. The whole clan became divided. Men wanna watch NBA finals, women wanna watch drama series. Naugthy men in the family bought extra remote control; TV was almost set on fire.

ASC was in the middle and confused.

asc_26 wrote:ASC was in the middle and confused.

I say she still is. Not sure about the middle part.

Concord wrote:

asc_26 wrote:ASC was in the middle and confused.

I say she still is. Not sure about the middle part.

Concord, I saw you sitting in the pavement along szr holding a placard "Homeless, Will sit until...." Poor Dawgy.

asc_26 wrote:

Concord wrote:

asc_26 wrote:ASC was in the middle and confused.

I say she still is. Not sure about the middle part.

Concord, I saw you sitting in the pavement along szr holding a placard "Homeless, Will sit until...." Poor Dawgy.

If only I still had balls...

Concord wrote:

asc_26 wrote:

Concord wrote:

asc_26 wrote:ASC was in the middle and confused.

I say she still is. Not sure about the middle part.

Concord, I saw you sitting in the pavement along szr holding a placard "Homeless, Will sit until...." Poor Dawgy.

If only I still had balls...

For once, being truthfull

sage & onion wrote:

Concord wrote:

asc_26 wrote:

Concord wrote:

asc_26 wrote:ASC was in the middle and confused.

I say she still is. Not sure about the middle part.

Concord, I saw you sitting in the pavement along szr holding a placard "Homeless, Will sit until...." Poor Dawgy.

If only I still had balls...

For once, being truthfull

more truth =

edit: taking back the real reply - I promised my great-grandmother on her death bed that I would be nice at least once! Even if it killed me to do so!


p.s. she is still alive but...