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English sports. England is sporting superpower The Boat Race in England Other sports are team and individual . Team sports : football , rugby, cricket , ice - hockey , baseball atc . Individual sports : tennis , badminton, athletics , golf etc . Big London Maraton.
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Englandissportingsuperpower • TheBoatRace in England • Othersports are team andindividual. • Team sports: football, rugby, cricket, ice-hockey, baseball atc. • Individualsports: tennis, badminton, athletics, golf etc. • Big London Maraton
Football • In Englandsinceatleast 1314 • Theoldestfootballclubs in theworld (datingfromatleast 1815 • Theoldestcompetition in theworld (FA cup 1871) • Thefirsteverfootballleague (1888) • Thebestteams: Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenaland Liverpool • Thebestplayersofhistory: Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard, WayneRooneyetc.
Rugby • Rugby wascreated in England in 1823 • Englandnational team isoneofthebestteams in theworld • Thebestteams: Leeds Rhinos, BradfordBulls, St. HelensandWiganWarriors • Thebestplayersofhistory: John Wilshire, JonnyWilkinson
Cricket • In Englandsincethe 16th century • Cricketistheoldest team sport in England • Thebestteams: Lanceshire, LeicestershireandYorkshire • Thebestplayerofhistory: William Gilbert Grace