The ancient Maya ballgame called pitz was part of Maya political, religious, and social life. Played with a rubber ball ranging in size from that of a softball to a soccer ball, players would attempt to bounce the ball without using their hands through stone hoops attached to the sides of the ball court.
No one playing that still is there?
other shouts ...
10 sports have disappeared completely from the Olympic schedule. These are croquet, cricket, Jeu de Paume, pelota, polo, roque, rackets, tug-of-war, lacrosse and motor boating
Jeu de Paume ? Roque ? are they dead
How about free fall wrestling , c0ck baiting (na .....), jai alai ......?
Not dead yet but my beloved Speedway is gradually killing itself. If a British World Champion can't even get nominated for BBC Sports Personality then it shows how much it has fallen from the minds of the sporting public, apart from Murray 2013 hardly a vintage year for sport either.
Not dead yet but my beloved Speedway is gradually killing itself. If a British World Champion can't even get nominated for BBC Sports Personality then it shows how much it has fallen from the minds of the sporting public, apart from Murray 2013 hard