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Whilst not a completely sports-mad nation like the Aussies, we can still hold our head up high in many areas such as Athletics, Cricket, Cycling, Rugby and other sports.

 

Tennis

Rugby

Football

Cricket

Motor Racing

Polo

Cycling

Horses


TRIVIA

The world's first modern Olympic Games were not held in Athens in 1896, but in the small town of Much Wenlock (Shropshire) in 1850, which inspired French Baron Pierre Coubertin to launch the Athens Olympics half a century later.

 

Tennis

Wimbledon Wimbledon - The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, which is responsible for staging the world's leading tennis tournament, is a private club founded in 1868 as The All England Croquet Club. Its first ground was situated off Worple Road, Wimbledon.
Queen's Club Queens Club - Established in 1886, The Queen's Club was the first multipurpose sports complex ever to be built, anywhere in the world. It was named after Queen Victoria, its first patron, and is widely renowned as one of the premier Lawn Tennis and Racquets clubs in the world. 

Rugby

Twickenham

Twickenham RFC is one of a handful of clubs which can trace its heritage back to the formative years of rugby. As far back, in fact, as 1867 when the members of Wellesley House, a young men's academy, were to be found playing against the towering giants of rugby football, Richmond.

  Football

Wembley Stadium

The home of English football since 1923, the new Wembley Stadium opened in Spring 2007 and quickly reestablished itself as the country’s leading venue for sports and entertainment events. The new stadium offers up to 90,000 fans the opportunity to watch world-class events with unrivalled views of the action in state-of-the-art facilities. 

Cricket

Lord's

Lord's has long been seen as the 'Home of Cricket' and the game's spiritual 'headquarters'. Its owner, Marylebone Cricket Club, remains the guardian of both the Laws and the Spirit of Cricket, and MCC sides perform a key role in promoting cricket

The Oval The Brit Oval in South London is home to Surrey County Cricket Club and seats a capacity crowd of 23,000. The Oval is over 150 years old and has witnessed some famous victories, including England’s Ashes win of 2005.
Headingley Stadium Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie (formerly known as Leeds Tykes). There are two separate grounds, with a two-sided stand housing common facilities.

Motor Racing

Silverstone

Silverstone was opened as a World War Two airfield in 1943. Silverstone circuit has come a long way since it was turned from a wartime airfield into a motor racing circuit. It is now one of the world's most famous motor sport venues.

Brands Hatch One of the most iconic sporting venues in the world, Brands Hatch can lay claim to being the busiest race circuit in Europe. Having undergone a series of major improvements in recent years, the Kent circuit now attracts some of the biggest international events on the calendar.
Donnington Park Donington Park is one of Britain's most popular racing circuits and home of many exciting and prestigious events, including the British Motorcycle Grand Prix, The British Touring Car Championships and World Superbikes. More than just a racing circuit Donington Park is also an all-year-around venue.

Polo

Guard's Polo Club

Guard's Polo Club was founded on 25th January 1955 with the Duke of Edinburgh, as President. Originally named the Household Brigade Polo Club, the name was changed to its present form in 1969. Since inception the Club has grown considerably and it is now the largest polo club in Europe in terms of membership and number of grounds.

Cycling

The Manchester Velodrome is the National Cycling Centre, Britain's primary indoor Olympic cycle track and widely regarded as one of the World's finest and fastest board tracks. The velodrome is the home to the Great Britain Cycling Team.

Horses

Badminton Horse Trials The Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only five elite international four starevents as classified by the FEI. "Badminton" takes place in May each year in the park of Badminton House the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in Gloucestershire, England. The event started in 1949.
Aintree The first official races at Aintree were organised by a syndicate, headed by the owner of Liverpool’s Waterloo Hotel, Mr William Lynn. He leased the land from Lord Sefton, set out a course and built a grandstand. Lord Molyneux laid the foundation stone on February 7, 1829.The first Flat fixture was held five months later on July 7. Crowds of up to 40,000 people attended Aintree’s three meetings a year.
Ascot Racecourse Ascot Racecourse is used for thoroughbred horse racing. It is one of the leading racecourses in the England, hosting 9 of the UK's 31 annual Group 1 races. The course is closely associated with the British Royal Family, being approximately six miles from Windsor Castle, and owned by the Crown Estate

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