Showing posts with label sport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sport. Show all posts

Monday, May 4, 2015

The Weekend's Events...

As most of you will know, Britain has a new Princess, the Princess of Cambridge.  Born to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana is understandably grabbing most of the headlines over there!  However, there were some other events from the last few days, particularly from the world of sport, but some were not so good, even tragic.  Here are a few of the items...

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

This Sporting Life (Part Two - Answers)...

Okay, I know many of you approached me about last week's quiz, but it doesn't appear that anyone could come up with the answers.  So here are the sports, and what each term means.  Some of the descriptions are somewhat simplified, so as not to confuse you more!

Thursday, September 25, 2014

This Sporting Life (Part One)...

Today is going to be fun!  As you know, sport plays a huge role in British culture, and we have some weird terminology that is not necessarily familiar to the rest of the world - particularly to my American friends!  Here is a list of terms used in British sports, or at least, sports that are popular in Britain.  Some terms are from days gone by, and some may be slang.

Here is the fun part; I won't tell you what the sports are, and what the terms mean.  You will simply have to guess, and I would like to see your answers and comments posted here!  I will reveal them to you next week...