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

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

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cricketcricket

Cricket is another popular summer sport. Cricket is another popular summer sport. People played cricket in England as early People played cricket in England as early as 1550. Nowadays this summer game. as 1550. Nowadays this summer game. People played cricket in schoolsPeople played cricket in schools,, colleges colleges,, and universities from April to September.and 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 times.oldest. It existed even in Saxon times.

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tennistennis

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