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How many sports have world cups?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:13 am
by -
Cricket
Soccer
Rugby Union
Rugby League?

What else?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:41 am
by MightyEagles
Swimming
Athletics (track and field)
Handball? (Not the one you play at school)
Water Polo

PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:44 am
by Booney
How many have World Cups that go for 8 weeks?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:27 pm
by TroyGFC
Lawn Bowls

PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:00 pm
by rod_rooster
Hockey
Basketball
Netball

PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:27 pm
by TroyGFC
Don't Aussie Rules also have a world cup with a few African and Asian countries playing? And the yanks.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:29 pm
by MagicKiwi
Yep TGFC. My cousin played for the New Zealand AFL team.

Alpine skiing
Equestrian

PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:13 pm
by -
world championships in a lot of those cases.

I meant world cup

PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:38 pm
by rod_rooster
- wrote:world championships in a lot of those cases.

I meant world cup


Other than the name is there any difference?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:08 pm
by Dutchy
Bandy

PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:32 pm
by TroyGFC
Chess
Poker

PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:35 pm
by Rik E Boy
Booney wrote:How many have World Cups that go for 8 weeks?


A pertinent question. Still, at least it isn't as ridiculous as the Rugby League World Cup.

regards,

REB

PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:18 pm
by RustyCage
Sure, the world cup is dragging on, but damn people, ITS 8 WEEKS STRAIGHT OF CRICKET ON TV! Thats not a bad thing :D

Even though due to the time zone we've seen stuff all

PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:54 pm
by -
rod,

i dont class swimming as a world cup. its individual.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:02 am
by rod_rooster
- wrote:rod,

i dont class swimming as a world cup. its individual.


Fair call, but Basketball has World Championships and that is a team event.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:41 pm
by MagicKiwi
MagicKiwi wrote:Yep TGFC. My cousin played for the New Zealand AFL team.

Alpine skiing
Equestrian


There is a World Cup in both of these hyphen.