Sport
People all over the world are
fond of games and sports. Sport is one of the things that unites people of
every nationality and class. All kinds of physical exercises are very useful to
make our bodies strong, healthy and fit. The most popular outdoor winter games
are hockey, skating and skiing, tobogganing, figure skating. Summer affords
excellent opportunities for swimming, boating, sailing and cycling. Among outdoor games, football takes the first
place in public interest; this game is played in all countries of the world.
The other games such as golf, cricket, volleyball, basketball, badminton,
tennis are also popular. All the year round,
many people go in for boxing, wrestling, athletics, gymnastics and track and
field events. Among indoor games, the
most popular are billiards, table-tennis, draughts, but the great international
game is chess, of course. So sport is
one of the things that makes people kin.
Speaking about sport in Great
Britain, we must remember that British people are very fond of sports. Sport is
a part of their normal life. The two most popular games are football and
cricket. Football, also called soccer, is the most popular sport in the United
Kingdom. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own Football
Leagues and national teams. Games are played on Saturday afternoons from August
to April. In
addition to the FL games there is a competition called the Football Association
Cup. The Cup Final is played at Wembley Stadium (London) in May.
Cricket is considered to be
the English national game. Its rules are very complicated. It is played by two
teams of eleven men each, the player tries to hit the ball with a bat. Golf is
the Scottish national game. It originated in the 15th century and
the most famous golf course in the world, known as the Royal and Ancient Club,
is at St. Andrew’s.
Lawn tennis was first played
in Britain in the late 19th century. The most famous British
championship is Wimbledon, played annually during the last week of June and the
first week of July.
Those are the most popular
kinds of sport in the UK. But there are many other sports such as rugby,
swimming, horse-racing and the traditional fox-hunting.
