The Miscellaneous Sports Thread

[Liep]

Andy Schleck is retiring from cycling at the age of 29.

Such a bright talent and such a weak mind, he could've been the best if he had had the will.

[Liep]

New Zealand's basketball team performs Haka to the complete bewilderment of the American players.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDucvQYlWj4

[Admiral Yi]

BTW Liep, it's learn the ropes.  I'm guessing it comes from sailing.

[Liep]

This is what you get when you let Qatar buy world cups for sports they know nothing about. Empty stadiums.

[The Larch]

They actually hired several supporter crews of smaller Spanish teams to go there and cheer for their national team. 

[Eddie Teach]

Is that handball?

[Liep]

Is that handball?

Yep.

[Syt]

This is what you get when you let Qatar buy world cups for sports they know nothing about. Empty stadiums.

You'd think they'd have the money to pay people to go to the games and just cheer for whatever.

[Liep]

You'd think they'd have the money to pay people to go to the games and just cheer for whatever.

Pretty much what they did, they flew in Pharrell to give a concert in the stadium after the last game.

[Liep]

I'm watching snow mobile long jump from the X-Games. So American.

[Liep]

We're absolutely thrashing Iceland in the quarter finals.

[Liep]

Zarko Markovic
Valero Rivera Lopez
Bertrand Roine
Rafael Capote
Danijel Saric
Eldar Memisevic
Goran Stojanovic
Borja Vidal
Jovo Damjanovic

Some of the Qatar national team players.

[Syt]

In Germany, the matches are only shown on pay TV, so while handball is a popular sport, most people won't be able to watch live.

[Liep]

In Germany, the matches are only shown on pay TV, so while handball is a popular sport, most people won't be able to watch live.

Qatar won with their mercenary squad, apparently giving each member €100,000 for a win is a good idea.

It's too funny seeing their fans go crazy.

[Syt]

It seems dozens of fans missed the quarter finals, even though they had tickets. Qatar had offered free entry to make sure the place was packed, and when legit ticket buyers arrived later, they were turned away.