Sports in Britain
by Loïck Montaclair
1. Table Tennis
1.1. Created in the last 19th century in England
1.2. Was born as a Victorian parlour game
1.3. The first official World Championships were held in London in 1926
1.3.1. It became an Olympic sport in 1988.
2. Golf
2.1. The modern game is have born in Scotland in the 15th century
2.2. Inspired ancient games
2.2.1. The Roman Empire
2.2.2. Ancient China
3. Cricket
3.1. Between the 13th and 15th centuries in England
3.2. The name is derived from the Old French, Dutch or English words for "stick".
4. Football
4.1. Created in the 18th and 19th centuries in England
4.2. From the rules established at English public schools
4.2.1. Before then, football was more of an anarchic "mob game"
4.2.1.1. Ban between 1324 and 1667.
5. Tennis
5.1. Invented in the 1860s in England
5.2. Was invented on a croquet lawn
5.3. Is very popular in England
6. Bolws
6.1. Invented in the 11th century in England
6.2. Bowls is one of Britain's oldest sports
7. Squash
7.1. Created in the 19th century in England
7.2. Have been invented at Harrow School
7.2.1. Based on "rackets", which was developed by prisoners
8. Quiz
9. Word cloud
10. Rugby
10.1. Invented in the 1823 in England
10.2. Created by William Webb Ellis
10.3. Who was running with the ball
11. Snooker
11.1. Invented in the 19th century
11.2. Developed by British soldiers
11.2.1. Stationed in India
11.2.2. Developed from the game of billiards
12. Netball
12.1. Created in 1890 in England
12.2. Created by Martina Bergman-Österberg
12.2.1. Physical education instructor
12.2.2. In Hampstead college,
12.3. Derived of the American sport basketball
13. Darts
13.1. Invented in the 13th century
13.2. Developed by British soldiers
13.2.1. They used to throw arrows on tree trunks
13.2.2. They threw arrows at the bottom of the barrels of beer
13.3. The game is the favourite British pastime
14. Curling
14.1. Invented in the 16th century in Scotland
14.2. If the game seems to come from Flanders, it is in Scotland that it turns into a sport
14.3. The first club was created in Edinburgh in 1795
15. Baseball
15.1. Created in the 16th century in Britain
15.2. The English "Rounders" Game Appears as One of Baseball's Ancestors
15.2.1. In 1744
15.2.2. The first reference to the rounders is made in an English book by John Newbery
16. Badminton
16.1. Created in the 18th century
16.2. Has roots of the game "battledore and shuttlecock"
16.2.1. This game is about 2000 years old
16.2.2. It has been popular in India, China
16.3. A game played by British soldiers
16.3.1. In India
16.3.2. the soldiers took badminton back to Englands