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Archive for September, 2008

Bowling

Posted on Sep 27, 2008 09:47:28 AM

It is a game in which players attempt to score points by rolling a bowling ball along a flat surface called the lane into objects called pins. There are many forms of bowling, and the earliest form of bowling dates back to ancient Egypt. There are various types of the game like ten-pin bowling, duckpin bowling etc.

Carrom

Posted on Sep 26, 2008 08:49:13 AM

It is an indoor game that requires elements of both physical and mental skill. It is more similar to marbles or air hockey than it is to other board games such as Monopoly. It is a portable game, and because of its size, it can be played almost anywhere.

Chess

Posted on Sep 25, 2008 07:02:57 AM

It is an indoor competitive game played on a square chequered chess board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight square. One player controls the white pieces, the other controls the black pieces. Totally there are sixteen pieces for each team to play with namely: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns.

Beach volleyball

Posted on Sep 24, 2008 09:42:50 AM

It is a team game played on sand. The game involves 2 teams on either side of the net which divides a rectangular court. The players hit a volley ball, usually using the hands or arms. Players on each team try to hit the ball over the net in such a way that it touches the sand inside the court boundaries, and to prevent the ball from touching the ground on their own side of the court.

Archery

Posted on Sep 23, 2008 09:45:57 AM

It is the sport in which bow and arrows are used. Archery has historically been used in combat and hunting and is a precision sport. A person practicing archery is called an archer, and one who is fond of or an expert at archery is sometimes called a toxophilite.

Ice hockey

Posted on Sep 22, 2008 06:45:33 AM

Besides being an important form of recreation, and the essential skill in the game of ice hockey, skating has developed into three different sports—speed skating, figure skating, and ice dancing. All three are now features of the Winter Olympic game. Men and women are allowed to take part in these games.

Equestrian

Posted on Sep 18, 2008 04:45:57 AM

It is a game in which the rider leads the horse on a course that has a series of jumps the horse is to complete. There are various obstacles that look like fences, and if the horse knocks part of the fence down, or goes around the fence, points are deducted. The rider has an important role to play in winning, choosing the horse’s speed and signalling to the horse when to jump.

Rugby

Posted on Sep 17, 2008 02:32:54 AM

It is another famous sport where the object of the game is that two teams comprising fifteen players each, should score as many points as possible, by passing, carrying, kicking and grounding the ball. The team that scores the greater number of points is the winner of the match.

Water polo

Posted on Sep 14, 2008 08:38:58 AM

It is a team water sport. A team consists of six field players and one goal keeper. The team that scores more goals wins the game. Water polo is a team water sport requiring an ability to swim. Field players must swim end to end of a 30-meter pool non-stop many times during a game without touching the sides or bottom of the pool.

Wrestling

Posted on Sep 13, 2008 01:58:27 AM

An act of physical engagement between two unarmed persons, wrestling is a sport in which each wrestler tries to get an advantage over or control of their opponent. Physical techniques which embody the style of wrestling are holding, clinching, leverage and locking. There are various styles of wrestling all over the world.