I, along with three school friends, am entering the lion's den to represent Great Britain at the World Mölkky Championships in Helsinki
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Finns Teemu and Jatta were crowned champions at the 2026 UK Wife Carrying Race in Dorking, Surrey – won a barrel of beer in Sunday's race
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Norway's men's curling team delighted supporters at the 2026 Winter Olympics by reviving the famous red, white and blue-patterned trousers that became a sensation sixteen years ago
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Club versus country rows often cause friction, but Soren Lerby found a way to satisfy both in 1984. He played for Denmark and Bayern Munich on the same day, in different countries.
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A mysterious LLC is using antique law to go after sports betting in Washington DC
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Hidden golf ball briefly derails Rory McIlroy’s charge at British Open
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The title of Unofficial Football World Champion is currently held by Sweden – won from Algeria in a friendly played in Stockholm on 10th June 2025
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Finland women's manager Outi Saarinen has apologised after accidentally naming a 51-year-old former player in the squad for their match against Serbia
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At the beginning of a new Eliteserien season, Bryne FK unveiled their third jersey on Friday – it has been designed by Norwegian rock band Kaizers Orchestra
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Bryne celebrates its famous son Erling Haaland in Norway's newest tourist attraction – visitors are encouraged to visit the training ground and first club of the Manchester City No 9
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Team Fluff wins Puppy Bowl XXI
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Ängelholms FF went invincible and didn't concede a single goal during the season and still didn't win the league in the sixth tier of Swedish women's football
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Norway's anti-doping agency left red-faced after mistakenly producing a list for testing that included two footballers who have been dead since 1962 and 1983
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Top-flight match in Norway abandoned when fans staged protest against the use of Video Assistant Referees by throwing fishcakes, tennis balls and smoke bombs on the pitch
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The Cardigans blir ”sponsor” till FC Rosengård / The Cardigans become a "sponsor" to FC Rosengård
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At the Florida Man Games, big crowds cheer competitors evading police, wrestling over beer
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Why do the English love non-League football?
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Ever tried running backwards? Meet Aaron Yoder, one of the world's fastest backward runners who can complete a reverse mile in five and a half minutes.
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Danish football team FC Midtjylland spent three days in the cold and dark Cairngorms National Park as part of a team building exercise
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First ever Florida Man games will feature beer belly wrestling and ‘evading arrest’ obstacle course
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Swedish club Torns IF contact International Football Association Board after finding loophole in offside law – rule-making body appears willing to review law
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'Like Snoop Dogg's living room': Smell of pot wafts over notorious US Open court
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Dressage or show jumping on a hobby horse? In Finland it's an international competitive sport called hobby horsing.
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Silly sports
This is probably bad form but here goes. I have just posted about the Man vs Horse race that happens in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales on an annual basis and it got me to thinking, is it a UK idiosyncrasy...
This is probably bad form but here goes.
I have just posted about the Man vs Horse race that happens in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales on an annual basis and it got me to thinking, is it a UK idiosyncrasy to have silly sports or is it World wide?
Apart from Cheese rolling at Cooper's Hill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdKRx30s6sk) and Shin Kicking (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rajJJaiEdPE) what other silly sports are there?
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Heat mascot sent to ER after bit with Conor McGregor
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Man v horse: Runner becomes only fourth to beat horse
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No, Sweden did not declare sex a sport – claim was related to the promotion of a so-called European Sex Championship
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There are plenty of football supporters' groups in Norway, but not many are dedicated to clubs like Kidderminster Harriers from the sixth tier in the UK
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Jimmy Sandberg: ‘Erling Haalands popularity, and a spelling error, is drowning out our beloved Swedish region of Halland on the internet right now’
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Ralf Wunderlich: ‘When FC Santa Claus called I didn't have to think a lot. Who wouldn't want to work for Santa Claus' official football club?’
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Floyd Mayweather will box YouTuber Logan Paul in February
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The Football Association of Iceland released its new crest – to describe it as the most metal thing you've ever seen does it an injustice
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What to do when you're stranded in Alaska by a global pandemic and are trying to get back home to Norway – with twenty-four dogs in tow
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Danish Superliga club create virtual grandstand for fans to watch game on Zoom – three screens were joined together to make a 40 x 2.8m screen with space for 200 fan images
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Remote cheering app could boost atmosphere in Japan's empty stadiums
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A South Korean soccer team has apologized for putting sex dolls in the stands to make things feel less lonely
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Døds was originally a pastime to impress girls – Norway's sport of 'death diving' now attracts dozens of daredevils
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In France, the Force is strong with lightsaber dueling
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Ball sits on edge of cup for thirty-five seconds... and goes in
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The Pulaski Yankees will celebrate Agriculture Night by auctioning off a real, live cow
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Ronaldinho reportedly will marry his two fiancees in August ceremony
8 votes