Popular
British Sports and Games
British people like sports and games. Their favourite sports are
probably football, cricket and tennis, though many of them like such sports as
golf and hockey, athletics and climbing, horse riding and boating, rugby and
rowing.
The British invented and developed many of the sports and games which
are now played all over the world. Football is one of them. It was first
developed in England. Now it is spread all over the country – in England,
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Their national teams compete with each
other every year. They take part in different competitions. The two best teams
play in the Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in London. National teams of England,
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland take part in European competitions and
other international matches.
Cricket is another popular summer sport. It is sometimes called the
English national game. People play it everywhere: in schools, universities and
in most cities and towns of Britain. Cricket is a very long game. International
cricket matches can last for 5 days.
Boxing is one of the oldest British sports. Golf was developed in
Scotland and now is widely spread all over Britain.
Tennis, or lawn tennis, is also popular. The British hold their famous
International Tennis Championship at Wimbledon in west London every June.
People in Britain are also fond of swimming, boating and sailing. They are less
interested in skiing and skating which are typically Russian sports.
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