Sport in England
England is part of the United Kingdom, though it has a unique history and sporting culture, and plays many sports in international competitions as a team from England, though at the Olympic Games athletes from England represent Great Britain. England is home to many sports like cricket, rugby, boxing but none so as football.
a cricket game in OxfordEngland is recognized by many as the birthplace many modern sports, such as Association football, cricket, tennis and rugby. England also is the home of the most watched football league in the whole world, the Premier League. They also participated in the first-ever international match where they played against Scotland in November 30, 1872.
Although football seems to run in every Englishman's veins, there are also a lot of sports that flourish in England. Rugby union is ranked as the second most popular sport in England. The first-ever international rugby match was also between England and Scotland which took place in March 27, 1871.
Cricket was actually invented in England with laws that were set way back in 1788 by the Marylebone Cricket Club. England was also the birthplace of modern day tennis. The world's oldest tennis tournament, the Wimbledon championships, was first held in England in 1877. The "Sports of Kings", thoroughbred racing, also originated in England.
Below are details of sports, sporting events and sports people related to Scotland. See also about sport in the UK, and the individual pages for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland.
Popular sports of England
Regional or Traditional Sports of England
- Stoolball — a team sport played on a circular grass field, possibly the precursor to cricket and baseball.
England Sporting Successes
- England won the 1966 FIFA World Cup
- England won the 2010 T20 World Cup
Great athletes from England
- David Beckham (football)
- Tim Henman (tennis)
- Sebastian Coe (athletics)
- Roger Bannister (athletics)
England Sports trivia
- London was awarded the 1944 Olympic Games, but due to the ongoing WWII it was not held.
England at major events
- Great Britain at the Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the Winter Olympics
- England at the Commonwealth Games
- England at the FIFA World Cup
- England at the Cricket ODI World Cup
- England at the Cricket T20 World Cup
- England at the Rugby World Cup
- England women's football team at the FIFA Women's World Cup
- England at the Netball World Cup
- England at the UEFA Euros
Past sporting events events hosted in England
- 1908 Olympic Games Summer Hosts in London
- 1911 British Empire Games London
- 1934 British Empire Games London
- 1948 Olympic Games Summer Hosts in London
- 1966 FIFA World Cup England
- 1975 Cricket World Cup
- 1979 Cricket World Cup
- 1983 Cricket World Cup
- 1984 Paralympic Games in New York & Stoke Mandeville
- 1991 Rugby World Cup hosted in UK and France
- 1996 UEFA European (Euro) Football Championship
- 1999 Cricket World Cup
- 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester
- 2009 Men's T20 World Cup hosted by England
- 2009 Women's T20 World Cup
- 2012 London Olympics
- 2012 Paralympic Games in London
- 2014 Invictus Games
- 2015 Rugby World Cup England
- 2017 World Athletic Championships, London
- 2018 Hockey Women's World Cup London
- 2019 Cricket World Cup, England
- 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
- 2022 Rugby League World cup
- 2023 International Blind Sports Federation World Games, Birmingham.
- 2024 UEFA Champions League Final, Wembley Stadium, London
Upcoming sporting events in England
- 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup
- 2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships in London
- 2030 T20 Cricket World Cup co-hosted with Ireland and Scotland
Annual sporting events held in England
- FA Cup (football)
- Wimbledon Championship (tennis)
- The Open Championship (golf)
- London Marathon
- English Premier League — the top level football league in England
- Super League (rugby league)
Sporting Facilities in England
- English Institute of Sport and other UK high performance centres.
- Lords, St John's Wood, England
- Wembley Stadium
- Olympic Stadium
- The Oval
Other
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Related Pages
- England Travel Food Guide for Athletes
- Countries list
- About sport in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
- World of Sport Home
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