Recent questions tagged sport

Description : Should athletes risk injury for our entertainment?

Last Answer : No. And it’s not just great glory, but fortune as well.

Description : What is the great attraction to things like the U.F.C?

Last Answer : You learn what fighting styles are effective and what is just showy. From watching I found out that wrestling is the most useful skill and jump kicking like in Mortal Kombat is useless.

Description : Are you looking forward to the Olympics?

Last Answer : Yes, but pretty much only the gymnastics.

Description : Do you level down to your opponent's level, or...

Last Answer : I always go easier on them. No one wants to platy a game they constantly get owned at. I’ve been known to “rage quit” a few games of MW2 because I got the lobby with the expert quick-scopers lol.

Description : How do you celebrate a sporting success?

Last Answer : Yeah, I run around my apartment, shouting, “Yes!”, especially if it was a particularly dramatic victory, like last night’s Oriole game.

Description : Which of the following statements about India's performance in Test Cricket are correct in light of recent developments? I. The victory against Sri Lanka in third test of the 2009 series at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai was India's ... II only c. II and III only d. III and I only e. I, II and III

Last Answer : c. II and III only

Description : Which former Test Cricketer of Australia is the Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA) that looks after the interest of cricketers of Test playing countries? a. Allan Border b. Tim May c. Kim Hughes d. Tom Moody e. David Boon

Last Answer : b. Tim May

Description : Virender Sehwag was in news recently for his score of 293 runs in the first inning of the third test match between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai. Who has scored the highest number of double centuries in tests for ... b. Rahul Dravid c. Sachin Tendulkar d. Sunil Gavaskar e. Both (1) and (3)

Last Answer : a. Virender Sehwag

Description : Virender Sehwag was in news recently for missing his triple century in the India-Sri Lanka series by less than 10 runs. Who is the only batsman to have scored three triple centuries in Test Cricket? a. Allan Border b. Donald Bradman c. Brian Lara d. Both (2) & (3) e. None of the above

Last Answer : e. None of the above

Description : Sachin Tendulkar has the second longest One Day International (ODI) career currently. Who holds the record for the longest ODI career spanning 20 years and 272 days? a. Allan Border b. Kapil Dev c. Javed Miandad d. Brian Lara e. Andrew Flintoff

Last Answer : e. None of the above

Description : Mahela Jayawardene hit his sixth Test double century in the first Test of the series between India and Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad recently. Who holds the record of exceeding the score of 200 runs in an inning for ... a. Don Bradman b. Brian Lara c. Wally Hammond d. Marvan Atapattu e. Javed Miandad

Last Answer : a. Don Bradman

Description : 1. Who has taken over as the Director of Operations at the Bangalore based National Cricket Academy in place of his predecessor Dave Whatmore that joined IPL team Kolkata Knight Raiders recently? a. Kapil Dev b. Madan Lal c. Sanjay Manjrekar d. Sandeep Patil e. Karsan Ghavri

Last Answer : d. Sandeep Patil

Description : Sport Performance And Food

Last Answer : It is common knowledge that poor diet is a decisive factor in many conditions and diseases, including obesity, certain types of cancer and heart disease. The link between good health and ... bone integrity. Athletes can increase their stores of glycogen by regularly eating high carbohydrate foods.