skykeeper
06/10/08, 06:03 PM
BADMINTON
-The Japanese related game for badminton is called "Hanetsuki"
-originated from India and known as "Poona"
LAWN TENNIS
-lawn tennis grand parent game is the old game called "Royal Tennis or Court Tennis"
-it is called lawn tennis because it is first played in "Lawn of Victorian England"
BOXING
-called as the manly art of self defense
-One of the games played by Olympus that's why boxing became part of Olympics
-ancient Roman used to play this game as a duel to death battle using leather bands covered with metal covering as their gloves
BOWLING
-believed as the oldest sport in the history dating back 5000 years ago
-called as the "game of the kings"
BILLIARDS
-originated form France as an outdoor version of croquet
-comes from the word "billart"which means stick used in billiard and billart come from the word "bille"meaning "ball"
FENCING
-sport that originated from Egypt which shows fencing bout with mask, protective weapon tips and judges
-it is a sport which became a part in the life of Zorro
-The Japanese related game for badminton is called "Hanetsuki"
-originated from India and known as "Poona"
LAWN TENNIS
-lawn tennis grand parent game is the old game called "Royal Tennis or Court Tennis"
-it is called lawn tennis because it is first played in "Lawn of Victorian England"
BOXING
-called as the manly art of self defense
-One of the games played by Olympus that's why boxing became part of Olympics
-ancient Roman used to play this game as a duel to death battle using leather bands covered with metal covering as their gloves
BOWLING
-believed as the oldest sport in the history dating back 5000 years ago
-called as the "game of the kings"
BILLIARDS
-originated form France as an outdoor version of croquet
-comes from the word "billart"which means stick used in billiard and billart come from the word "bille"meaning "ball"
FENCING
-sport that originated from Egypt which shows fencing bout with mask, protective weapon tips and judges
-it is a sport which became a part in the life of Zorro