DCFCfranco Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 surley the most popular sports are the ones that are played the most globally. ao the likes of cricket, football, hockey, rugby etc would be popular. but sports such as handegg, baseball or speedway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Darts has got to be way up there. No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BondJovi Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Darts has got to be way up there. No? I think you have a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I think you have a point.I'm not some fly by night you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSD Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Darts only targets a small amount of countries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Darts only targets a small amount of countries 180! ..countries worldwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 The Tour de France is the most watched sporting event in the world.Is it? I seriously thought it was the Superbowl? Sadly TdF doesn't feature in the Top 5. Not quite making the front row, sitting at No. 5, is the Monaco Grand Prix At 4 is the Superbowl In at 3, not out for a duck (and Frogggy will be pleased) is the Cricket World Cup Ever popular at No. 2 is the Olympics And your number one, viewers, is...... I'm not gonna tell you, it's bloody obvious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 World Cup final? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Give that man a ceeeegar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 These are viewing events from around the world? Soccer and Tennis are played in the US, they just don't happen to be as popular as the big 4.. How the hell can Cricket be more popular then the others? Is that a joke? Half a billion Indian people don't count.. NBA and NHL (well basketball and Ice hockey) are massive in certain countries in Europe and are far more popular than cricket can ever be..So you're also a racist as well. Should have guessed.The two largest sports by far are Football and Cricket, whilst the American sports tend to be a footnote at best on the world scale. Basketball has made some inroads in Europe, as Baseball has in East Asia, but neither are particularly well developed on the World Scale. American football is pretty much exclusively stuck on your continent as AFL is stuck in Victoria and places that want to be Victoria in Australia. Comparing any of those to Cricket, which has the fanatical support of over a billion people is absolutely ridiculous. The great irony here is that the only thing that makes American sports even worth noting is the shear population of the United States, and yet to write off cricket because of India? My word... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 How on Earth would anyone even think that the Superbowl would even come close? If we're going to take TV figures as a start the Cricket World Cup, FIFA World Cup, Olympics (particularly opening ceremony) and even things like the Champions League all dwarf the Superbowl. It's a big deal in America, but that's about it. It's got little more than freakshow value to the outside world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Can't argue with stats Albert, you should know that! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 ....I bet Albert's gone to find some.....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 No point really, even a cursory search turns out quite directly that Football (Association) and Cricket are by far the largest sports on the planet, even by viewership, something that the couch happy Americans should dominate at, their major sports don't even compare to the likes of events like the World Cup and the Champions League, nor can they compete with even the Cricket World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Fishing is the most popular participant sport..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 You did a search though? It's ok, you can tell me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 My favourite sports are better than yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 You did a search though? It's ok, you can tell me.Yes, I did various searches. The estimates of number vary widely and are quite debated, but the key figure is that the World Cup, Olympics, Champions League and Cricket World Cup are far and away more watched than the Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Yes, I did various searches. The estimates of number vary widely and are quite debated, but the key figure is that the World Cup, Olympics, Champions League and Cricket World Cup are far and away more watched than the Super Bowl. Maybe fact, but he will debate til the cows come home over which sport is actually better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Maybe fact, but he will debate til the cows come home over which sport is actually better.As we've already seen, he'll say that Indians don't count and ignore the figures.Half a billion Indian people don't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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