This egalitarian sport appears to have more clubs in the the south of England than up here in the north. Fracking is soon to be our pursuit.
21 August 2015
THIS LEADEN PAUL
Shamelessly ripped off from the traditional Swedish game ‘ringboll’. The next World Championships will be held in Belgium this coming autumn, including pool games in Ghent (q.v.).
21 August 2015
Peter Mcornithologist
The International Korfball Federation submitted an application to partake in the 2020 olympics.I am unable to find the outcome of the bid.One suspects that the possibility is limited .Lack of dollars .More likely to witness the return of pigeon racing .
20 February 2017
Peter Mcornithologist
I suggest that it is exceedingy more exciting than curling? My TV liscence endeth forthwith
12 March 2018
Brumbiscuit
My tiresome room mate has turned on the TV in our Cambridge hotel only to discover that BBC Breakfast are running a piece on the sport. The fact that it is before 8am and I have a hangover escapes him.
6 April 2019
dr desperate
Anyone in the vicinity of the Olympic Park in London this Saturday and Sunday might consider popping in, as the Legal & General England Korfball Finals are coming to town. Looking further ahead, Britain is seeded sixth for the World Championships in South Africa this August.
30 May 2019
I, problem chimp
Korfball’s coming to the Guardian…
Fit in my 40s: could korfball be the nicest team sport of them all?
The IKF World Korfball Championships will come to towns in the Netherlands next year, but if you can’t wait till then the Beach Korfball World Cup takes place next month in Lisbon. The Under-17 competition was last weekend, with the Netherlands predictably beating Belgium, 18-8. (Incidentally, I notice that the opening rounds of most korfball competitions are referred to as the poule (hen) stages. Should we consider changing the spelling here?)
30 June 2026
EXXO
I’m told the Dutch use the word ‘Dunglish’ for such borrowings direct from English, which are particularly common in sport. I don’t think they call it ‘dung’ for short. So no, not according to what one gleans.
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peter mcornithologist
This egalitarian sport appears to have more clubs in the the south of England than up here in the north. Fracking is soon to be our pursuit.
21 August 2015
THIS LEADEN PAUL
Shamelessly ripped off from the traditional Swedish game ‘ringboll’. The next World Championships will be held in Belgium this coming autumn, including pool games in Ghent (q.v.).
21 August 2015
Peter Mcornithologist
The International Korfball Federation submitted an application to partake in the 2020 olympics.I am unable to find the outcome of the bid.One suspects that the possibility is limited .Lack of dollars .More likely to witness the return of pigeon racing .
20 February 2017
Peter Mcornithologist
I suggest that it is exceedingy more exciting than curling? My TV liscence endeth forthwith
12 March 2018
Brumbiscuit
My tiresome room mate has turned on the TV in our Cambridge hotel only to discover that BBC Breakfast are running a piece on the sport. The fact that it is before 8am and I have a hangover escapes him.
6 April 2019
dr desperate
Anyone in the vicinity of the Olympic Park in London this Saturday and Sunday might consider popping in, as the Legal & General England Korfball Finals are coming to town.
Looking further ahead, Britain is seeded sixth for the World Championships in South Africa this August.
30 May 2019
I, problem chimp
Korfball’s coming to the Guardian…
Fit in my 40s: could korfball be the nicest team sport of them all?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/aug/10/fit-in-my-40s-korfball-zoe-williams
10 August 2019
dr DEsperate
And to the Times of London…
Times Crossword 28,623
4d Fork out to cover party game (8)
7 June 2023
Gok wan acolyte
I was probably more excited than I should be to find out while checking on the cricket (I’m talking 4 day tests) to find out that England debutant Ryana McDonald-Gay is a former Korfball player.Joy in Bloemfontein perhaps
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/live/c9vnzk7gm7mt?post=asset%3Aca006c0a-3a29-4504-8fae-ea9921d93162#post
15 December 2024
dr DEsperate
The IKF World Korfball Championships will come to towns in the Netherlands next year, but if you can’t wait till then the Beach Korfball World Cup takes place next month in Lisbon. The Under-17 competition was last weekend, with the Netherlands predictably beating Belgium, 18-8.
(Incidentally, I notice that the opening rounds of most korfball competitions are referred to as the poule (hen) stages. Should we consider changing the spelling here?)
30 June 2026
EXXO
I’m told the Dutch use the word ‘Dunglish’ for such borrowings direct from English, which are particularly common in sport. I don’t think they call it ‘dung’ for short. So no, not according to what one gleans.
30 June 2026