Popular British sports and Popular British sports and games.games.

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British people like sports and British people like sports and games.games.

The British people like sports and The British people like sports and games. Their favorite sports are games. Their favorite sports are : : tennis tennis ,,footballfootball,, cricket cricket,, climbing climbing ,,horse-riding horse-riding ,, boating boating,,rugby rugby and rowing. Britain invented and and rowing. Britain invented and developed many of the sports and developed many of the sports and games.games.

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Football popular British sports. It is Football popular British sports. It is spread all over the country-in spread all over the country-in EnglandEngland,, Scotland Scotland,,Wales and Wales and Northern Ireland. The best teams Northern Ireland. The best teams play in the Cup Final at Wembley play in the Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in London. There are many Stadium in London. There are many football clubs all over the Britain : football clubs all over the Britain : ChelseaChelsea,, Liverpool Liverpool,, Manchester Manchester UnitedUnited,, Arsenal. Arsenal.

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cricketcricket

Cricket is another popular summer Cricket is another popular summer sport. People played cricket in sport. People played cricket in England as early as 1550. Nowadays England as early as 1550. Nowadays this summer game. People played this summer game. People played cricket in schoolscricket in schools,, colleges colleges,, and and universities from April to September.universities from April to September.

boxingboxing

Boxing as a British sport is one of the Boxing as a British sport is one of the oldest. It existed even in Saxon oldest. It existed even in Saxon times.times.

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tennistennis

Tennis or lawn tennis. Was first Tennis or lawn tennis. Was first played in England in 1872. Nowadays played in England in 1872. Nowadays every summer in June the British every summer in June the British hold. International Tennis hold. International Tennis Championship at Wimbledon.Championship at Wimbledon.

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GolfGolf

Golf was developed in Scotland.Golf was developed in Scotland.

SwimmingSwimming,, boating and sailing have boating and sailing have always been popular in Britain.always been popular in Britain.

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