Great Floggings/Thrashings in Sport

Paul is back for another bumper episode. This episode he will talk about some of the greatest thrashings in sport where an opponent was annihilated about another. Some of what will be discussed include:- A 149-0 soccer match in Madagascar - England’s massive innings defeat of Australia in 1938- Rugby World Cup thrashings e.g., Australia 142-0 against Namibia- 2014 World Cup semifinal which sent a nation into mourning- Mike Tyson’s first round knockout of Michael Spinks- Ice hockey thrashings eg, Slovakia 82-0 over Bulgaria- A cross city EPL battle between two sporting giants which ended in a thrashing- Georgia Tech’s 222-0 thrashing of Cumberland in College Football- Hungary belting South Korea in Water Polo 64-0- Jackie Stewart’s two lap Spanish Formula 1 victory in 1969- Micronesia’s Under 23 soccer team’s unforgettable 2015 Pacific Games- T20 Cricket thrashings with one team all out for 10- Miss Olivia is back to do The Quiz and Sporting Spotlight, and in the segment Then and Now I talk about a double bagel tennis final that was all over in the blink of an eye.Greatest Floggings in Sport Sources1. stadiumtalk.com ‘worst losses in sports history’, by scott bedgood, 1/12/242. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowout_(sports)3. bleacher report.com ‘the 20 biggest blowouts in sports history’, zack pumerantz, 4/6/20184. espn.com ‘espn ranks the 100 worst blowouts in sports history:25-1’, kevin stone and thomas neumann, 17/8/20155. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup_records6. league freak.com ‘biggest winning margins in rugby league history’, n.d7. rugby365.com ‘largest ever victories’, by @rugby365com, 24/2/238. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Zvereva9. tennis majors.com ‘June 4, 1988:the day graf double-bagelled zvereva in the roland-garros final’, alexandre sokolowski, 4/6/2410. dailymail.co.uk ‘struggling adelaide footy team reeling after 516-point loss in one of the biggest margins recorded’, by james cooney for daily mail australia, 5/5/2411. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Twenty20_International_records12. australia vs england:an illustrated history of every test match since 1877, by david frith, viking, penguin group, australia, 200713. inspiring quotes.com ‘15 quotes about losing from famous athletes’, stephanie vermillion. n.d14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_State_of_Origin_series15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson_vs._Michael_Spinks16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C.17. deloitte football money league 2023 (rankings for the 2021-22 season), www2.deloitte.com, 29/6/22.18. football transfers.com ‘what is man city’s biggest win of all time?’, martin macdonald, 24/4/2519. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_singles20. los angeles times.com ‘french open tennis championships: graf overwhelms soviets’ zvereva, 6-0, 6-0, in women’s singles final’, L.A times archives, 5/6/198821. britannica.com ‘steffi graf:german tennis player’, editors of encyclopedia britannica, 23/4/2522. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steffi_Graf23. sbnation ‘steffi graf’s almost perfect 1988 french open final was pretty much impossible’, by ryan nanni, 7/6/201924. fifa ‘brazil vs germany 2014 world cup match highlights’, 27/4/201825. flyguga ‘graf vs zvereva french open final 1988’, 10/2/201126. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Corporation_of_New_YorkIntro music- Puncher by Abby Noise Outro music- Can’t Give it Up by All Good Folks from Uppbeat