anonymous
2009-06-10 04:54:16 UTC
Sport plays a prominent role in English life. The most popular team sport is definitely football (association football). Then come cricket, rugby union and rugby league. Major individual sports include athletics, tennis, golf, motorsport, and horseracing.
A number of modern sports were codified in England during the nineteenth century, among them cricket, rugby union, rugby league, association football, tennis and badminton. The game of baseball was first described in eighteenth century England[1][2]
The role of sport in the formation of an English identity
England, like the other nations of the United Kingdom, competes as a separate nation in some international sporting events. The English association football, cricket (the England Cricket team represents England and Wales)[3] and rugby union teams have contributed to an increasing sense of English identity. Supporters are more likely to carry the St George's Cross whereas twenty years ago the British Union Flag would have been the more prominent.[4]
Elite level team sports
There are four sports in England which operate high profile professional leagues. Association football is the most popular sport and is played from August to May. Rugby union is also a winter sport. Cricket is played in the Summer, from April to September. Rugby league is traditionally a winter sport, but since the late 1990s the elite competition has been played in the summer to appeal to the family market, and take advantage of the faster pitches. There are also professional leagues in basketball and ice hockey, but while these have small but loyal fanbases, they struggle to attract attention from the general media. Many other sports have amateur leagues.
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