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thisistheworld.com Football - Sunday League 18th Jan 2004 Kurdish HASSG Lions and Qandil 3 Barrowman FC 3

by Mo with 6 Video AVI's of The Game It's chilly and frosty at 10 am when I meet up with the lads in Pearson Park awaiting the rest of the HASSG Lions teams arrival. Accepting an offered cigarette I'm told were playing at Orchard Park where we duly set off by car. This week there was a changing room, where the fellows kitted up and listened attentively to Billal's pre game strategy talk. Read more...

Sports Events - KC Skate Park July 2003
	My guess was right, and the glorious evening sunshine brought the skatepark kids out in force. Word had obviously got around about the site as I felt like the Pied Piper - everywhere I turned I was met with tricks, questions and overwhelming enthusiasm. Read more...

Sports Football - Sunday League 11th Jan 2004 Kurdish HASSG Lions and Qandil 4 Orion FC 2.

by Mo with 6 Video AVI's of The Game The morning arrived with sunshine and the promise of a great day ahead although we left to meet the lads in Pearson Park wrapped up and ready for the worst. Orion FC are top of the League and unbeaten this season, a formidable opponent for the HASSG Lions but the squad's mood was jovial as we hopped in our motors and car-trained our way to the home ground. Read more...

Sports - Hull Stingrays vs. Newcastle Vipers - 10th Jan 2004

	By Matt with Video AVI's of The Game Hull Stingrays lost to the Newcastle Vipers despite out-shooting their opposition 36 shots to 25. Hull came out all guns blazing and should have come out of the first period with at least a one goal advantage. Early in the second period, Simon Leech served a two minute penalty for high sticks. Dru Burgess almost scored his first goal.. Read more...

Sports Football - Sunday League 4th Jan 2004 Kurdish HASSG Lions 6 - Malt Shovel FC 6.

	by Mo with 5 Video AVI's of The Game This week's match produced a bounty of goals for both sides along with a fair share of controversy and terrific spirited action. I met up with the Hassag Lions lads as usual in Pearson Park at 10 am, to be given the news that a Hull Daily Mail journalist and photographer were due to come along and write a piece on them. Read more...

Sports - Hull Stingrays vs. Bracknell Bees - 4 January 2004

	By Matt with Video AVI's of The Game Hull Stingrays good form continued even though they lost 0-1 in overtime to high-budget Bracknell Bees at the Hull arena this afternoon. The only goal of the game came when, with forty seconds left, Allison found himself with a free run at the goal and scored on his backhand past .. Read more...

Sports - Sunday League 13th Dec 2003 Kurdish HASSG Lions 6 - Spartan B Team 2.

	by Mo with 4 Video AVI's of The Game The Match kicks off just after 11 am, and the Kurdish team waste no time in attacking the Spartan B team. Azad (9) begins his hat trick onslaught by hitting the post in the first minute of play. A second attack sees Azad outpace the Spartan B defence and side steps the keeper to open his account. Read more...

Sports - Sunday League 7th Dec 2003 Kurdish Refugees 2 Inter-Beavers AFC 2.

	by Mo with Video AVI's of The Game Having met up with the lads at 10 o'clock this morning and shown them a printout of their team photos, it was smiles all round with the recognition that some of them had seen their first web report. The first thing they told me was they come from northern Iraq and are in fact all Kurds.. Read more...

Sports - Hull Stingrays vs. Edinburgh Capitals - 29 Nov 2003

	By Matt with 1 Video AVI's of The Game A poor performance from the Hull Stingrays saw them lose their third game in a row and sees them rooted to the foot of the table with only one draw this season. Edinburgh were the better of two poor teams, with both lacking passion and desire in a game with few chances and not much energy. Read more...

Sports - Sunday League 30 November 2003 Iraq Refugee's 0 Greenwood FC 1.

	by Mo It's been a few years since I used to drag myself out of bed on a Sunday morning, along with my flatmates to take part in the Sunday league, despite the customary 6 pints followed by a vindaloo and late night movies that typically finish up the Saturday night before. Read more...

Sports - Hull Stingrays vs. Edinburgh Capitals - 22 Nov 2003

By Matt with 2 Video AVI's of Tonight's Game Hull Stingrays failed to get their first win of the season despite leading 2-1 with only five minutes left in the game. Edinburgh's man of the match Jan Krajicek scored the game-tying goal with 4 minutes and 55 seconds left on the clock. A goal after 13 minutes from Miroslav Droppa had given Edinburgh a first period advantage and Hull didn't... Read more...

Sports - Hull Stingrays vs. Dundee Stars - 9 Nov 2003

By Matt with Video AVI of Tonight's Game Hull Stingrays got their second point of the season after a gruelling encounter at the Hull arena with the Dundee Stars. The game exploded into life after just 2 minutes when Dino Bouba opened the scoring, Slava Koulikov then went on to score a unanswered hat-trick; the first after four minutes, while Hopkins was sitting out a two minute penalty for.. Read more...

Sports - Ice Hockey by Matt

	Since as far back as I can remember there has been something in my life. It is impossible to explain but it has always stood by me. Like some people cannot live without drugs, I can not live without ice hockey. For me it started back in 1991. In the previous Season the Seahawks managed to win the division one championship and how I wish I had seen that! Read more...

	Sports Events Windfest 2003 at Hunstanton Another last minute rush and the roads were heaving, but it was well worth the effort as Windfest turned out The Place To Be last weekend. Lots of sponsored riders, designers and general kite celebs made the weekend pretty memorable but which kiting weekends aren't?! Read more...

Sports Events - X-Zone Summer Games 14-15 June 2003
	Action from the Summer X-Games at Pendine Sands in Camarthenshire. Powerkiting twists turns, hoops and jumps the winds up today! KitegirlUK Author. Read more...

Sports Events - Cleethorpes 20 June 2003
	Turbulent westerley's made it difficult to board, so Drunkmonkey helps KitegirlUK nail the 360! Checkout KitegirUK's terrific photographs of Cleethorpes 20 June 2003. Read more...

Sports Events - Fraisethorpe 22 June 2003
	An hour of cracking southerly's at Fraisethorpe led to some exciting action, checkout these photographs down by the sea shore at Fraisethorpe this summer. KitegirlUK Author. Read more...

Sports Events - KC Skatepark
	Since it's opening earlier this year, the Skatepark behind the Vulcan Arena and West Park is becoming one of the busiest skating arenas in Hull. A sunny weekend and the park is heaving with boards, skates and BMX's. Read more...