Top 3 Sporting Achievements in 2013 so far

Phil Taylor winning his 16th World Dart's title a shocking omission

I classified that as 2012 event.

I stand corrected then

Wales demolition of England on Sat wouldn't have been too far off

Sorry, this a sporting achievement thread, egg chasing/testicle tickling minority pastimes don't qualify.  That would need a Pastime Achievements thread - must have been some good Crochet Competitions, Model Train Sets and the like in 2013?

Wales beating the World's All Time Greatest Ever World Champion Golden Generation Team of Holy Saints (apparently), to complete a highly unlikely 6 Nations Title Win is a bit unlucky not to get the nod.   

I guess the England Rugby Team also over-achieved in that none of their number have reportedly been arrested yet for antics in hotels involving females, or been sent home in disgrace.

Brad Guzan's save against QPR and Our Conor winning the Triumph.

Jeez Alun!

Isn't it enough that the best team won and won so comprehensively on Saturday, winning the Championship in so exhilerating fashion and enhancing the Lions claims of so many of the men in red in the process.

All I've heard from my Welsh friends, contacts and not-so friends since the weekend is this stuff about how arrogant the English were supposed to have been beforehand, rather than celebrating their own team's achievement.

Of course, it sits nicely to re-enforce stereotypes and I daresay there were a few hotheads claiming England were this that and the other - every team in every sport have simple minded numpties that can't see beyond the end of their nose - but certainly I heard of no arrogance from the English Squad beforehand and if there were I can only trust that it would have been squashed emphatically by management, given Englands hard-won repuitation as chokers par excellence in these 'winner take all on foreign soil' games.

But if it pleases you to play the victim of the big bad arrogant English.....

nadals win was class. tennis has missed him. and taylor won title in 2013

The Rock winning the WWE Title from CM Punk

I agree with the OP about Sprinter Sacre

think the horse can do anything they want. I would be going for the Gold Cup, why the feck not! He would be cantering at 65% to 75% of his cruising speed the whole way

I don't see why they don't go to the Melling Chase, if he were to beat Cue Card 5 lengths or more there he would clearly be capable of winning at longer trips. Then go Betfair, King George, Denman, Gold Cup

same as Kauto

Agree with judorick with my racing fan hat on, but for connections, just sit around and hoover up the ££££'s scaring off the opposition in the Tingle Creek, Game Spirit and Champion Chase (have a think about Liverpool or Punchestown being the only decision you take year on year about the horse).

Don't think Simonsig is in the same county next year TBH

Sprinter won't race above 2 1/2 miles and if Simonsig sorts out his jumping he looks a tailor made King George hoss to me.

FA Cup 4th Round Oldham Athletic 3 Liverpool 2

yes I'm sure they will just hoover up a few hundred thousand in non competitive races the unsporting poosies

PHIL Taylor won wan event starting in 2012, hence I can't have it here.

Sprinter will hack up if they go for The Melling Chase next, but an extra half mile round there on better ground isn't gonna' tell us anything new. Plenty of Champion Chase winners have gone on there and either won or gone close in that race. Obviously he's a better, stronger horse now, and a brilliant jumper, but you'd still have to have his Supreme Novices run behind Al Ferof in the back of your mind if you are thinking about GC's, with strong staying types like Bobs around.

He's going to run in the 2m chase at Punchestown.

That's often more of a stamina test than 2 and a half round Liverpool!

Indeed. The ground there last year was as close to unraceable as you can get!

Yeah, all the potatoes were ruined

aresnal not winning a trophy again gota be up there

my thinned sand iron which smashed the clubhouse window on the 18th.

Becky James in the cycling world championships.

Cycling - should probably be in the Pastime thread?

You sound like tremendous fun kev.

I object to the Phil Taylor omission for 2 reasons.

1. He actually lifted the trophy in 2013
2. It was the 2013 Ladbrokes World Darts Championships

Hurricane Fly's win the other day was superb. Looked in trouble coming round the final turn.

Oh, and specisl mention to MVG for his near miss of 2 9 darters. Happened very late in 2012, so would probably have missed most people lists. But it was a few mm short of an incredible achievement.

yes mvgs attempt was fu cking lethal

darts

Some judo fighter who won a judo european qualifier fight.

Australia beating the West Indies 5-0 in the Commonwealth Bank Series

And what joel said

I'll nominate Ryan Giggs 1000 appearances in top level football

even though I'm an ABU

brilliant run by sprinter ,but he was 1.22 to win


I'd go for Italy in the rugby 6 nations -no mention so far
also Luton Town beating Norwich ,first 1t v 5t home defeat since 1985

First time a prem team has ever been beaten by a non league team in the fa cup coach.  Ever.

i know Rob - a great achievement

the last time that event occured was back in the late 80s

or equivalent event i should say

No coach.  The first time... Ever.

Norwich v Luton  2012/2013
Sutton Utd v Coventry  1988/1989
Birmingham City v Altrincham 1985/1986

( post 1980 )

Coventry and birmingham were not prem teams, football was invented in 1992/3

I can remember playing football in 1988.....

Spe.rmy @rsed f@ggot tight shorted aussie rules is not football.

OK

I can remember playing soccer in 1988

Soccer is not football, football is football.

You're right, soccer is rubbish.

Rob - are you winding up our resident Aussie ?

ignore him Joel 

Rob i did say tier 1 and tier 5  by the way and no mention of the premier league   

you could argue i suppose that the top flight then was on a par with the championship standard wise  ,so yes ..this years achievement is a real first in that sense

Ok coach, but i made numerous mentions of the premier league, regardless of whether you did.   I am clearly not winding up chit chats favourite aussie, if i was i would surely have mentioned the result of this mornings test match in india, something i have singularly failed to do so tonight.

Ok coach, but i made numerous mentions of the premier league, regardless of whether you did.   I am clearly not winding up chit chats favourite aussie, if i was i would surely have mentioned the result of this mornings test match in india, something i have singularly failed to do so tonight.

Joels a good lad -


the other aussies on their forum on the other hand

It was an honourable defeat against one of the top 10 sides in the world.

Joel is a good lad.

Thank you, and I do my homework too.........

Keep it quiet joel, i hear the selectors are scouting on here.

I was not a bad street cricketer in my day

I think i remember you saying.

I also averaged one goal a game in your version of football.

Raikkonen's win in the Australian GP. He actually started 7th on the grid moved up to 4th and then won by the incredidably exciting tactic of having one less pit stop than his rivals. It doesn't get better than this so let's hope that the dreary processions we've seen in recent years are a thing of the past.

1. Sprinter Sacre's performance in the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

2. Quevaga's 5th Mares' Hurdle title.

3. Rafa's win at Indian Wells.

Ask me next Monday, after the first Rowing World Cup regatta in Sydney this weekend.

Go the GB Women's Quad!

Sorry but F1 is a pastime not a sport.  Any sport that woman like isn't a real sport. Fact.