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Kinds of British ordinary sport

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Football

In England and Scotland football is the national sport, and it is - an obsession for many Britons. High level commands the Scottish Premier League and the English Premier League is considered the best in the world. Worldwide, there are fans of famous English clubs such as «Manchester United ", «Liverpool ", " Arsenal " and " Chelsea ", and broadcasting of matches with these teams sometimes collect an audience of over a billion people.

Cricket

Cricket - the main summer sport in the UK. Athletes play it different levels of training - from a small town teams to England national team. Rules of the game of cricket appeared in the 18th century and still the game is very popular among young people. Cricket is played wherever there is a green lawn in the village or in the city, from April to avgust.Ochen popular cricket matches between the teams of the Commonwealth. The England team conducts tournament games at home, one-day international meeting, held every summer varieties of cricket matches «Twenty20» (game called by number overs each team), and in winter travels to matches abroad. The main event - it's certainly going biennial competition for the Cup «Ashes» between the teams of England and Australia.

Rugby

Ways Rugby Union and Rugby League split in 1895, when part of severoangliyskih League clubs decided to allow its players to become professional rugby players. There are some differences between amateur and professional rugby, the most obvious of which - is the number of players in teams. Games Rugby Union held teams to 15 players, and the game of Rugby League - 13 teams. Rugby in the UK and the countries of the northern hemisphere is on the rise. British clubs successfully compete for the Cup «Heineken», also known as the European Cup. English Championship for the Cup «Guinness» and matches «Celtic League «is very popular - sold out every week all tickets. Held annually in January and February Six Nations Championship - another peak interest in sports audience. But the big event - this World Cup games which are held every four years. In 2007, world champion rugby team became South Africa.

Rugby league matches are mainly in the north of England, but in Major League includes a team from Perpignan (France) and London team «Harlequins». In games Rugby League World Cup 2008 is expected to attend the English, Scottish and Irish teams.

 

Golf

 

UK - home of golf. There are hundreds of good golf, where competitions are held world-class. «Wentworth ", " Belfry " and " Karnausti " and field at St. Andrews - one of the best golf courses in the world.

British Open golf, held annually in July, is the oldest and most famous of the four championships in golf. Competitions are held on different fields in the UK.

European Association tournament professional golfers held in different seasons in different fields of the country. Association website has a schedule of events.

 


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