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