WHAT SPORTS DO U PLAY IN BRITAIN?

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What Sports do U play in What Sports do U play in Britain? Britain?

1- Cricket

• There are 11 players in a team.

• They play with a SMALL ball ( it’s smaller than a baseball) and a bat.

• One cricket team is the Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC )

Football

• There are 11 players in team.

• It’s the most popular sport in England.

• In the English Football League there are 92 professional football clubs.

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Rugby

• It’s similar to football.

• They play with an oval ball.

Tennis

• The world’s most famous tennis tournament is Wimbledon.

• It’s traditional for visitors to eat strawberries and cream.

NETBALL

• It’s the largest female team sport in England.

Basketball

• Over 3 million people participate in basketball.

Golf

• Scotland is traditionaly regarded as the home of golf.

• The most important golf club in Scotland is in the seaside town of St. Andrews , near Dundee.

Horse racing

• Is the sport of kings.

• It’s a very popular sport.

• People can place bets on the races at legal off – track betting shop.

Polo

• It’s the fastest ball sport in the world.

• Polo is played with four men on horses to a team.

University boat race

• In the ninethen century, in 1829, two schools began a race against each other for the first time in the Thames river

Fishing

• 33 million people participate in this sport. They like sitting beside rivers and lakes.

Bowls

• The two main forms of bowls are lown, flat, green.

Boxing

• Boxing in its modern forms is based on the rules established by the Marquis of Queensberry in 1865.

Swiming

• Swimming is also a popular hobby and enjoyed by people of all ages.

Martial Arts

• Varius martial arts, mainly derived from the For East practice.

Darts

• Darts is very popular. The game of darts was invented in The North of England in a town called Grimby.

Boxing Day Hunts

• The huntsmen and huntswomen ride horses. They use dogs too. The boxing day hunt is on 26th December.

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• Víctor Abelairas

• Josep Alonso

• Xavier Queraltó