http://www.debate.com/rss/debates/Sports.xml This RSS feed lists the newest debates in the Sports category on Debate.com. en-us 2008-07-20T12:03:24-08:00 2008-07-20T12:03:24-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/match-fixing/1/ now a days, the sports men have lost the enthusiasm of winning and playing in matches just because of little bribes made to them.Money matters more to them than their contry's reputation.therefore,match fixing should be declared a crime and the people doing match fixing should be heavily penalised.match fixers not only harm the spirit of winning in the losers but also harm the qualities of the player by making that player get addicted to these crime. http://www.debate.com/debates/match-fixing/1/comments/ 2008-07-20T10:08:33-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/cricket-no-more-a-gentleman-s-game/1/ u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first..............has anyone got dat guts.....to challenege me?u first... http://www.debate.com/debates/cricket-no-more-a-gentleman-s-game/1/comments/ 2008-07-20T09:00:01-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/Ronaldo-is-an-odious-cheat-a-disgrace-to-football-and-should-be-banned-from-the-game-forthwith./1/ I should just like to provide a few definitions before I begin: Football – soccer. Christian Ronaldo – Manchester United and Portugal international player who ponces about the pitch like Billy Elliot with a feckin' football, looking for an opportunity to deceive the referee into awarding a foul in his favour and thus unfairly penalising the opposing player. Billy Elliot – a fictional character of stage and screen; a nancy boy whose ambition as a youth was to become a dancer. Nancy boy – a sissy, an effeminate male, a ponce (example: Christian Ronaldo) Okay, let's cut to the chase. Here are some of the many examples of how this player has deceived the ref in the past: http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/2007/12/cristiano_ronal_23.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4787795.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/6203634.stm There are too many video clips of Ronaldo diving in an effort to get someone sent off t http://www.debate.com/debates/Ronaldo-is-an-odious-cheat-a-disgrace-to-football-and-should-be-banned-from-the-game-forthwith./1/comments/ 2008-07-15T14:53:26-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/an-eye-for-an-eye-will-make-the-whole-world-blind/1/ It is necessary to reply/act against any wrong doing. This will ensure purification of the society in the long run http://www.debate.com/debates/an-eye-for-an-eye-will-make-the-whole-world-blind/1/comments/ 2008-07-18T22:34:11-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/Is-Cheerleading-A-Sport/1/ Mkay, the meaning of a sport is something that requires athlethlic ability, and a competition. Well if you think about, cheerleaders throw people up in the air! Last time I checked, lots of people could NOT hold, and throw people up in the air. Now about the competition thing. Well, I mean you have to be stupid to not know that there is competition cheerleading. And this is my 1st opening argument! Your Turn. http://www.debate.com/debates/Is-Cheerleading-A-Sport/1/comments/ 2008-07-08T12:03:39-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/In-football-the-Baltimore-Ravens-will-do-great-this-2008-season/1/ they had a rough 2007 season because of all of the injures but I know their potential and their great players and I know that they will do great! http://www.debate.com/debates/In-football-the-Baltimore-Ravens-will-do-great-this-2008-season/1/comments/ 2008-07-13T14:05:40-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/do-you-think-about-girls-playing-on-a-boys-football-team/1/ Hi vikki. i think that girl are not as good as boys and that they have no sense of sports. they do know what they are doing half the time. chels http://www.debate.com/debates/do-you-think-about-girls-playing-on-a-boys-football-team/1/comments/ 2008-06-28T19:26:04-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/do-u-think-girls-can-play-football-on-a-boys-team/1/ i think that girls can. because girls can be what they want to be and do what they want to do, not caring what anyone else thinks about them. some girls have the dream to be a rockstar, but some have the dream of playing a sport regrudeless what anyone says. we have the courage to play on a boys team. and for that we as girls can do anything if we put our minds to it. http://www.debate.com/debates/do-u-think-girls-can-play-football-on-a-boys-team/1/comments/ 2008-07-02T09:02:45-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/do-u-think-a-girl-can-play-on-a-boys-football-team/1/ i think that a girl can play on a male football and it not considered a coed team. a girl is just as fast as they are. girls are as strong as guys are. and girls can do anything that a boy can do. (pro) http://www.debate.com/debates/do-u-think-a-girl-can-play-on-a-boys-football-team/1/comments/ 2008-06-28T09:16:59-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/do-u-think-that-girls-can-play-football-on-a-boys-football-team/1/ i think girls should be able to play football on a boys football team. i think that because girls are just as strong as guys are. Girls are just as fast as boys. so in a matter of fact i believe that girls can do anything that a boy can do. http://www.debate.com/debates/do-u-think-that-girls-can-play-football-on-a-boys-football-team/1/comments/ 2008-06-27T16:35:30-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/kobe-Bryant-is-the-currently-the-best-player-in-the-NBA/1/ Kobe is by far the best player in the NBA. He was successful in getting his team to the NBA Finals coming out of the WESTERN CONFERENCE! He is a eight time all defensive team member. and seriously who drops 81 points these day?? EXACTLY. bring it.... http://www.debate.com/debates/kobe-Bryant-is-the-currently-the-best-player-in-the-NBA/1/comments/ 2008-06-26T14:16:30-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/In-the-last-two-years-The-Indianopolis-Colts-were-a-better-team-than-the-New-England-Patriots./1/ Th first round is here just so I wouldn't forget to challenge. No actual debate will be done until round two. Good Luck http://www.debate.com/debates/In-the-last-two-years-The-Indianopolis-Colts-were-a-better-team-than-the-New-England-Patriots./1/comments/ 2008-07-13T07:09:48-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/Your-a-poser-if-you-can-t-skateboard-well./1/ Alright, for starters, the definition of the word poser means basically someone pretending like they can do something.Your not pretending to skateboard if you do. Next, all skaters start somewhere, even Tony Hawk had to learn to Skate board. If you saw him back then would you call him a poser if you knew what he was going to be.The lamest part about it is if you call skateboard beginner a poser, chances are your just trying to 1up yourself.WHAT THE HELL! Heres a definition from slangsite.com poser: 1. Someone who goes to great lengths to appear to be something she is not, especially one who pretends to be a skater. 2. Something inadequate or inferior. (Second use coined by the mighty poser Brandon Bingham of Sacramento, CA.) Example: She can't even stand on skates! Get the poser! OR Good, you didn't get the weak poser corn dogs. http://www.debate.com/debates/Your-a-poser-if-you-can-t-skateboard-well./1/comments/ 2008-07-02T18:00:01-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/Michael-Schumacher-was-an-unethical-cheater-in-Formula-One./1/ Michael Schumacher, 7 time Formula One world champion, was an unethical cheater who took any extreme measure to win titles. When he hit the wall at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix, he proceed to purposely hit his rival, Damon Hill, in order to take the championship. As you can see in the following video, after hitting the wall Schumacher's suspension was damaged - meaning he must pull off to the side of the track and retire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQC_LQI1Aiw&feature=related Yet he continues to block Damon Hill and then squeeze him off the track, hitting him, and thereby damaging Hill's race car and forcing him to retire. Schumacher then wins the world title. In 1997 at the European Grand Prix, Schumacher again had the opportunity to take out a rival for the championship and tried. Jacques Villeneuve was 1 point behind Schumacher, who was about to be passed, and upon Villeneuve passing Schumacher tried to hit him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2l-x9GWnz4&feature=related http://www.debate.com/debates/Michael-Schumacher-was-an-unethical-cheater-in-Formula-One./1/comments/ 2008-06-18T23:01:10-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/Resolved-I-m-HOT/1/ I'm Hot....duh Contentions: 1) I'm Hot. I'm blonde, have blue eyes, have a slender athletic build, i.e. basketball player. I have a 6 pack, and overall muscular, but not too muscular. Ladies love me. I'm Hot, get it? http://www.debate.com/debates/Resolved-I-m-HOT/1/comments/ 2008-06-11T09:35:47-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/derron-Williams-is-the-most-underated-player-in-the-NBA./1/ this kid averaged almost 20 points the entire season. he out dueled chris paul in almost every meeting this season. And hes only 23 years old. this was only his 3rd year as a member of the NBA. He also won the "skill s competition" during the all star week. How did he not make it to the All_Star team. All these grreat accomplishments, and he was hardly ever talked abou this year! http://www.debate.com/debates/derron-Williams-is-the-most-underated-player-in-the-NBA./1/comments/ 2008-06-05T20:39:02-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/the-boston-red-sox-will-win-the-world-series-again-this-year/1/ with a star studded lineup,example:manny ramirez. david ortiz,why wouldny they? they also have the best bullpen in the american league.they also have the best players of tomorrow like dustin pedroia and jacoby ellsbury. http://www.debate.com/debates/the-boston-red-sox-will-win-the-world-series-again-this-year/1/comments/ 2008-06-19T03:00:49-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/Resolved-free-family-pigeons-kept-for-racing./1/ ~~~ ANIMAL EXIT ~~~ Olivia loves animals, especially the birds. They loft with life and beauty, with grace beyond mere words. Her cousins are cruel to pigeons, though they are nice to her. They keep the birds for only sport; for racing, as it were. One day, in their unplanned absence, she finds the cages' key; A chance to lock them safe inside, or else to set them free. Olivia loves all animals, but is especially fond of the avian variety. Her cousins are nice to her, but she thinks them cruel to the pigeons they keep for racing and not as pets. One day, while her cousins are unexpectedly away, Olivia has the option to free the pigeons or lock them in their cages. Round 1 Reasoning Kant encourages duty and honesty, so he would support Olivia in liberating the pigeons provided that she take responsibility for doing so. Keeping the birds only for racing and not at all as pets seems to needlessly exploit the animals. It is her natural duty to aid thes http://www.debate.com/debates/Resolved-free-family-pigeons-kept-for-racing./1/comments/ 2008-06-08T07:50:38-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/the-BCS-is-horrible/1/ the BCS system is horrible. its keeping the smaller schools such as utah,boise stateand many of non major schools from showing that they can be the best. the only reason th BCS is still running is because "major " conferences think they are better than everyone else. http://www.debate.com/debates/the-BCS-is-horrible/1/comments/ 2008-06-04T20:30:42-08:00 http://www.debate.com/debates/Racing-horses-should-not-be-able-to-use-steroids/1/ i think just like any other sport, your talent should be judged by your NATURAL talent. any horse can buff itself up with steroids. its only the good horses that can use their Natural ability to become great. http://www.debate.com/debates/Racing-horses-should-not-be-able-to-use-steroids/1/comments/ 2008-06-05T16:13:05-08:00