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SportsinGreatBritainMostpeopleinGreatBritainarerealsport-lovers. Eveniftheydon'tgoinforsport, theyliketotalkaboutit. Perhaps, youdidn'tknow, butmanykindsofsporthavetakentheorigininGreatBritain. Cricket, football, rugby, tennis, tabletennis, badminton, squash, canoeingwereinventedinBritain. Britain'snationalsportisfootballorsoccer. Itwasplayedthereasfarbackasmedievaltimes. Nowadaysithasbecomethemostpopulargameallovertheworld. ThereisnonationalfootballteaminGreatBritain. England, Scotland, WalesandNorthernIrelandhavetheirseparatefootballclubs, whichcompeteinEuropeanandWorldCupmatches. Englishfootballfansarefondofmostexcitinggameswhichareheldbetweenteamsfromthesamecity. Forexample, betweenManchesterUnitedandManchesterCity, ArsenalandChelseafromLondon. Thereareplentyofamateurassociationfootballclubs. Manyschoolsformtheirownfootballteams, offeringstudentsanopportunityofenteringprestigiousuniversitiesaccordingtotheirsportachievements. Thereis a certaintypeoffootballcalledrugby. ThegameiscalledsobecauseitwasoriginatedatRugby – a well-knownEnglishpublicschool. Aswellascommonfootballitis a gameplayedbytwoteamsoffifteenplayerseach. Thegametakesplaceon a field 100 metreslongand 80 metreswide. Therearegoalpostsatbothendsofthefield. Rugbyisplayedwithanovaloregg-shapedballwhichcanbecarriedbyhandsandkicked. Theballispassedfromhandtohandinordertobethrownacrossthegoalline. Itis a ratherviolentgame, thatiswhytheplayersmustbebigandstrong. Anotherrequirementfortheplayersistowearhelmets, masksandchestandshoulderpadding. Cricketis a popularsummersportinBritain. Therulesofcricketwereinventedinthe 18th century. Therearemanycricketclubsinthecountry. Cricketplayerswear a certainuniform – whiteboots, a white T-shirtandwhitetrousers. Onecricketgametakes a terriblylongtime. Therearetwoteamsofelevenplayerseachandtestmatchesbetweennationalteamscanlastuptofivedays. Thespectatorshavetobeverypatient. Thegameisplayedon a pitchwith a wicketateachend. Therulesofthegamehavechangedovertheyears. Itis a game, whichisassociatedwithlongsunnysummerafternoons, thesmellofnew-mowngrassandthesoundofleatherballbeatingthewillowcricketbat. Cricketismorepopularamongmen, butwomenandgirlsalsoplayit. TennisisanotherfavouritesportoftheEnglishmen. PeopleallovertheworldknowWimbledon, whichisthecenteroflawntennis. Itistheoldesttennistournamentintheworldconsideredbymanypeopletobethemostprestigious. IttakesplaceovertwoweeksinlateJuneandearlyJuly. Wimbledonisknownforitstraditions – strictwhitedresscodeforcompetitors, theabsenceofsponsoradvertisingaroundthecourtsandsomeothers. Everytennisplayerdreamsoftakingpartatthistournament. Golfis a gameofbusinesscommunity. InGreatBritainitisverycommontoestablishgoodbusinessrelationsplayinggolf. Theequipmentforthisgameisquiteexpensiveaswellastheentranceto a prestigiousgolfclub, sonoteveryonecanaffordit. Golfis a ballandgolfstickgameplayedon a naturalfield. Inthisgameonehastoknock a ballinto a hole. Englishmenlikeallkindsofracing. Horse-racing, motor-carracing, boat-racing, dog-racing, donkey-racingareverypopularinEngland. ThemostfamousboatraceinEnglandisbetweenOxfordandCambridge. Itfirststartedin 1820 andhasbeenheldalmosteveryspringsince 1836. A lotofpeoplecometowatchit. TheBritishalsoliketoplaybaseball, basketball, volleyball, hockey, grass-hockey. Variousformsofathletics, suchasrunning, jumping, swimming, boxingarealsopopular. YoucansometimeshearthattherearenowintersportsinEngland. OfcoursetheEnglishweatherisnotalwayscoldenoughtoski, skate, ortoboggan, butwinteris a goodseasonforhuntingandfishing. Indeed, sportinoneformoranotherisanessentialpartofdailylifeinBritain. Date: 2015-04-20; view: 1292
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