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1、 SportsPopular Sports in BritainMANY INTERNATIONAL SPORTS WERE INTRODUCED BY THE BRITISH WHO TAKE THEIR LEISURE TIME VERY SERIOUSLY. THERE IS WIDESPREAD PARTICIPATION IN SPORT IN BRITAIN. Brief IntroductionASSOCIATION FOOTBALL Football (or soccer as it is colloquially called), the most popular sport

2、 in England as well as in Europe, has its traditional home in England where it was developed in the 19th century. There are many football games such as FA Cup games, the Premier League and the World Cup.RUGBY The game Rugby was invented at Rugby School in Warwich shire in the early19th century. It h

3、as two branches :Rugby Union and Rugby league.CRICKET Cricket, the most typically English of sports, has been in existence since the16th century. On an international level, 5-day Cornhill Test Matches. TENNIS Although tennis has been played for centuries, the modern game originated in England in lat

4、e 19th. The main tournament is the annual Wimbledon fortnight, one of the 4 tennis Grand Slam tournaments. POPULAR SPORTS Horse racing Hockey Netball Golf Cycling Snooker Boxing Skiing EtcSports in CanadadevelopmentHockey NHL (National Hockey League) National Lacrosse Association 1961 Canadian Sport

5、s Advisory Council, instead of Canadian Amateur Sports Federation In 1968, the Government significantly increased funding for sports, strengthened competition and mass sports, entertainment and work. Classification government and civil points National Sports Federation is a national sports governing

6、 bodies responsible for sports and entertainment to the Governments policy advice and organizing the National Games. Sports Eventsleading dental G. Bierce the first minister of hockey rules, known as the father of lacrosse. Each province and territory now has a National Lacrosse Association membersh

7、ip organization, registered a membership of over 200,000. In the 1904 Olympics, became the first Canadian to receive the Olympic football national championship. Canadian Figure Skating Association is the worlds largest, with more than 1,000 clubs, more than 150,000 members. ANZ Championship Australi

8、an FootballLeagueNational Basketball LeagueNational Rugby LeagueNational Wheelchair Basketball LeagueSuper 15Womens National Basketball League, Womens National Wheelchair Basketball League. Athletics Australia Football AustraliaSwimming AustraliaAustralian ChampionshipsAthletics Grand Prix Series Ol

9、ympic GamesCommonwealth Games World ChampionshipsCricket World CupTHE MOST POPULAR SPORTS IN THE UNITED STATES#1 Baseball, also known as United States national pastime is the most popular sport in the country. #2 Football The term Football in America is reserved for American Football. The highest le

10、vel competitions are organized under the NFL - the National Football League. #3 Basketball The NBA (National Basketball Association) competitions are followed not only in the United States but throughout the world. #4 Ice hockey is the next in the list of most popular sports in America. #5 Motorspor

11、ts (auto-car and motorcycle racing) come next in the list of what people follow most in the United StatesAmerican FootballNational Football League (NFL)Super BowlGeneral RulesVideothe highest level of professional American football in the United Statesformed by eleven teams in 1920currently consists

12、 of thirty-two teams from the United StatesSeason structure:a 4-game exhibition season (or preseason) running from early August to early September;a 16-game, 17-week regular season running from September to December or early January; anda 12-team single-elimination playoff 季后賽beginning in January, c

13、ulminating in the Super Bowl in early February.The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL)the game was then played between two conference champions:NFL and its then-rival league, the American Football League (AFL).Super Bowl Sundaythe Super Bowl has frequently been

14、the most watched American television broadcast of the yearSuper BowlGeneral Rulesplayed between two teams (each has 11 members)divided into three separate units: the offense, the defense and the special teams.A standard football game consists of four 15-minute quarters with a half-time intermission

15、中場休息after the second quarter.scoring areayard linesscoring areayard linesScoringA touchdown (TD) is worth 6 points. It is scored when a player runs the ball into or catches a pass in his opponents end zone.After a touchdown, the scoring team attempts a try.The ball is placed at the other teams 2 yard line in the NFL. The team can attempt to kick it through the goalposts (over the crossbar and between the uprights) in the manner of a field goal for 1 point , or run or pass it into the end zone in the manner of a touchdown for 2 points Video