Олий ва ўрта махсус таълим вазирлиги андижон давлат университети

SPORT in Great Britain
Sports play an important part in the life of the English people. All sports are very popular among them. The British are proud that many sports originated in their countiy and then spread throughout the worid. The national British sports are: football, golf, cricket, table tennis, lawn tennis, snooker, steeplechase, racing, darts.

Football the most popular game in the worid is of two kinds in Britain: association football (soccer) and rugby. Soccer played almost in all countries remains one of the most popular games in Great Britain. Rugby football origi­nated at Rugby public school. In this game players may cany the balL Rugby is played by teams of 15 men with an ovafball.

Golf, one of the most popular sports in Britain, originated in Scotland. Englishmen are fond of cricket. Cricket is played in schools, colleges, universities. Test matches with other countries are held regularly. The game is very slow.

Table tennis originated in England in 1880. But the Brit­ish players are not lucky in tennis international champion­ships. Wimbeldon is known world-wide as the centre of lawn tennis. Wimbeldon championships begin on the near­est Monday to June 22 when the weather is fine. The Championships are watched on TV live and at full length by millions of people.

Steeplechase, a cross country running, is popular in European countries. The first cross country race took place in 1837.

Englishmen like all kinds of racing. Horse-racing, motor­car racing, boat-racing, dog-racing, donkey-racing are very popular in England. The most famous boat race in England is between Oxford and Cambridge. It first started in 1820 and has been held almost every spring since 1836. A lot of people come to watch it.