second the boat race by a number of lengths.

rowing itself is a terrible terrible sport. In fact, i barely consider it a sport. that's not to say it doesn't allow individuals and teams to demonstrate immense athletic achievement, but it's still in the vauxhall conference of "sports". Endless Repetition, strength in place of touch and skill, one dimensional pressure with zero scope for anything extraordinary,  and it's slow. It's just completely crap.

then we've got the fact that it's between two universities which at least 90% of the population have no conceivable affiliation to.

the present undergraduates of the universities will most likely not know any of the rowers given that the boats are now pretty much exclusively made up of post graduates whose rowing prowess has played an overwhelming part in their admission.

and having been down to the river once in my life i was totally unsurprised to see that it's attended by the very worst of the universities' alumni.

just no redeeming features at all.

any event in
Paralympics

there, I've said it

and
any event that's 'judged'

Rugby union is far too beloved by rugger b*ggers to be truly enjoyed. Not just the Twickenham hampers and Barber jacket mob who are a detestable rabble. The players are usually just as bad. There was a bloke who played in the Berkshire minor leagues a few years back who got banned for continually sticking his finger up opposing players ar*eholes in scrums. Seriously. I’m not making that up. That says it all for me about the players. They like to think of themselves as tough guys, hard nuts, proper men's men but the sport is actually quite homoerotic, grabbing each other's private parts in scrums. Then on nights out, they always try & overtly display how manly they are, by drinking lots of pints, then p*ssing into their pint pots & drinking that too.
Rugby is always loved by your aristo uncle type. The one who has a touch of the Monty from ‘Withnail And I’ about him, and who, you sense, might one day show you his true colours and will have you “even if it must be burglary”.

Table tennis on the other hand is great viewing. As is 10-pin bowling. What's not to love about the movie Kingpin?

table tennis is for homosexuals as is tennis

Has anybody mentioned fishing yet? ;)

Scottish football

Clunge is fishing - I'm not biting.

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The worst sporting events for me would be the Waterloo Cup (hare coursing) or anything in the same vein.  I also detest National Hunt horse racing and fishing.

rob is right re sailing. Don't think its because of the actual sport, it is exactly because nobody at any point actually explained it.

NOt sure about that one where you run across a snow-covered forest to then lie down and shoot targets. A bit too much like paintball for nonces

hmmm..without it we wouldn't have had Spaced....ah that reminds me...

Running across snow-covered forests and then shooting targets is derived, like many sports, from military training.

Can't imagine a Rugby Union match without tv & hearing the ref deciding which of the many fouls in a ruck he has decided to rule against ignoring all the others.....ludicrous sport.

Rugby union today is better than last century. If you look at the classic era rugby internationals from the 70s and 80s, the sport really was a joke: played on ploughed fields by unfit players who could barely pass in the vague direction of their team mates, but that didn't matter because none of them could catch.

The Bore,aka Boat, race wins by a 'country mile' but has anyone mentioned Speedway.Went to a fixture at Hampden Park many years ago.The first rider to the first bend,i.e.,either the rider in lane 1 or 2,would win every race.

Badminton horse trials

Wimbledon - Was great to watch as a kid. But now all we get is, good shot, close up of a clenched fist, to close up of the players dad, bad shot, close up of a players face being wiped with a towel, to close up of a few fans with mini union jacks in the crowd. Then its over to henman hill, murray mound, robsons rise, rusedskis hardon etc.

Surprise surprise, my five all time favourite sports have been nominated by the philistines on here.

Horse racing
Greyhound racing
Cricket
Rugby
NFL

I'll agree with F1 and to me the boat race is a given.
I'll throw football into the mix, I cannot possibly watch a game unless I have had a punt on it not even if the mighty Crystal Palace are playing.

Ice Skating... Not even a sport, IMO. You can be the best on the planet, but if that fat old Russian doesn't fancy you, then forget it.


Ski jumping... You can jump ten yards further than the rest, but unless you look like Danny La Rue, as you're flying through the air, then don't bother.


Aussie Rules...  there is a very good reason why only one country on the planet plays this garbage. The fella from Dewhurst's the Butchers gesticulating behind the posts. What the fek is that all about ?


Dressage...  Horses are meant to be ridden. They have carried warriors into battle. King Richard III even offered to swap his entire kingdom for one. They are not meant to bounce up and down in a fekin sand pit, whilst some toffee deliberates on whether the poor bugger has taken one stride too many.

disabled sport  - great for those that compete would who the f00k wants to watch it
basketball - invented only for black people over 7 feet tall and someone scores every 2 seconds
swimming - 4 different strokes,30 distances,mens,womens,relay and all look the same as soon as they dive in
tennis  -  a sport for posh boys and girls.peasants on hand to fetch the balls and provide towells.feigning injury allowed if a player is losing
marathon running - 1000s of sweaty do gooders running 13 miles behind the race leaders wearing silly costumes.participants allowed to pi55 in road