Sports and games in Great Britain

Football

English football

Football in ancient times

Medieval

Popularization of the game.
Rules.

The world’s oldest football club

Tennis
or lawn tennis

Jeu de paumme

Birmingham, England

Major Walter Clopton Wingfield

Court

Tournaments
The four Grand Slam tournaments:
Wimbledon
The Australian Open
The US Open
The French Open

The Ladies' (top) and Gentlemen's singles trophies (Wimbledon)

Cricket

Cricket is a team game with use of bits and a ball.

The earliest data on game under the name "krekett" are dated 1598.

WG Grace

Wilfred Rhodes

C.B. Fry

Cricket play in the field with a grassy covering.

The ball is made of a stopper, will fit red skin

The hobby for this game very often meets among British.

Polo

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A player’s handicap (skill level) is what counts, while gender is of no importance.

When wooden balls were thrown, friction with the air produced a whistling sound which allowed players to hear the ball coming, and thus avoid being hit by it. Wooden balls, however, were not very sturdy

Competitions in
Great Britain

Highland games

hammer throw
sheaf toss
stone put
tug of war
caber toss