Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments of 2011 Romanian captain, Cristian Petre, who after suffering a 67-3 loss to England, was asked by a reporter about the game and replied “I play rugby for happiness.” More. The French rugby team won the toss to choose who wears their own home jerseys in the Rugby World Cup Final [...]
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2011 Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments
By prsmith on December 31, 2011 in America, Athletics, Canada, Cricket, Croke park, England, France, GAA, Gaelic, Golf, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Romania, Rugby, Uncategorized, USA
Indian Cricket Captain Loses Test But Wins English Hearts
The drama started with the last ball before the afternoon tea break on second day of the second test match between World Champions, India, and England. Eoin Morgan (English batsman born in Ireland), hit what he thought was four runs (as he thought the ball went over the boundary – some 50 yards away)……………………………………… [...]
Anyone For Tennis?
After a truly epic Wimbledon Final, BBC’s Sue Barker asked the defeated American, Andy Roddick, if ‘this sport is cruel sometimes?’ Although many of the thousands in the stadium and the millions watching on TV expected him to collapse into tears after coming very very close to winning the championship, he replied: “No. I’m one [...]
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