Monday Sports Report

Okay so last week's report was deadly dull and boring and if I am going to continue, I need to make the whole thing more .. Mountaingirl :-) And thanks to the ABC for help with research on these fascinating sports :-)

Zorbing (done by Zorbanauts of course) is done in a zorb (the big ball).

The first site was set up in Rotorua on New Zealand's North Island, and since then zorb has rolled into Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. To date there doesn't appear to be a World Champion Zorber but I will keep my eyes out :-)

Cheese rolling is a sport conducted in England at Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake at which time the runners plunge down the course in pursuit of a big wheel of the region's famous Double Gloucester cheese!

Originally at midsummer, the festival is now held on the last Monday in May. Results of the 2008 Championship will be posted in due course. If you wish to follow up the results from 2007 - or get any more details on this exciting if not painful sport, check out the official website :-)

Bossaball is a brand new sport born in Belgium early in the 21st century. The game is is like a combination of beach volleyball and competitive trampolining, with a live South American soundtrack thrown in.

It's played on a specially designed inflatable court that features a round trampoline on each side of an adjustable volleyball-style net. The entire court and surrounding area are heavily padded for safety and the trampolines are circled by a big red barrier called the bossawall.

Bossaball has quickly become popular in Europe and South America and the portable court has allowed it to be played on beaches, in schools and at music festivals.