SPORT in English speaking countries
softball
A game similar to baseball played with a larger ball.
shuttlecock
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a _________________ across a net.
net
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a ____________.
badminton
British officers in the mid 1800's took this game back to England. It was first played in Duke of Beaufort's country home, Badminton House, from which it took its name.
NASCAR
Car racing sport popular in the USA. National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
bat
Cricket is played with a ________________ and ball and involves two competing teams of 11 players.
pads
Equipment used in Ice-Hockey: pucks, sticks, skates, shin and shoulder ________, gloves, helmets
score
Football is a team sport that involves kicking a ball to _______________ a goal.
pitch
Football is played on a football____________
clubs
Golf is a sport in which players use various ____________ to hit balls into a series of holes on a course.
rink
Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a ___________ .
smaller
In cricket they play with a ball slightly ______________than a baseball and a bat shaped like a paddle
paddle
In cricket they play with a ball slightly smaller than a baseball and a bat shaped like a _______________
Ice hockey
It is the official national winter sport of Canada.
NBA
It is the world's premier men's professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America.
England
Netball is derived from early versions of basketball and began in _____________ in the 1890s.
India
Polo was brought to Britain from ______________ in the 19th Century by army officers. It is the fastest ball sport in the world.
oval
Rugby is similar to football, but played with an __________________ ball.
Rugby
Rugby originated from a school in the town called _______________ in Warwickshire, England.
soccer
The game of football is known as ___________________ in the US
FA
The highlight of the English football year is the ________________ Cup Final each May.
Wimbledon
The history of tennis in the UK dates back hundreds of years. The most prestigious tennis event in the UK (and the world!) is the ______________________ Championship
Scotland
The modern game of golf originated in the 15th century in ________________ .
football
The most popular sport in the UK, in the US known as 'soccer.'
table tennis
This game, also known as ping-pong, was invented in England in 1880.
netball
This is the largest female team sport in England. It's a ball sport played by two teams of seven players.
Polo
This sport is played with four men on horses to a team. A ball is hit with a stick towards the goal.
basketball
This sport is ranked second (counting amateur levels) behind American football in the USA. However, in regard to money the NBA is ranked third in popularity.
American Football
______________________ derived from the English game of Rugby also Baseball derived from the old English game of Rounders.
cricket
a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players, it is believed to have originated in England in the middle of the 16th century. It's England's national sport.
golf
a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible
Horse racing
the second largest spectator sport in Great Britain and one of the longest established