@MiniLuffy:
Does having multiple threads bother you that much? It's more convenient that way.
No, its just easier to navigate, as well as the fact its tidy and simple. The same reason all the birthdays, random news articles and language threads are put into a separate area, Simplicity.
Another reason is that with such a diverse mixture of members and sports we could have tons of threads littering the standard discussion section, which again isn't neat. Plus I think we should agree that sports as a topic deserves its own small section. And finally what you need to keep in mind is that if there are lots of small sports threads we will typically lose many of them, or mislay them whilst the seasons rotate, again this is why I suggested it to go next to Birthdays, news, language, and animé con threads, simplicity.