What famous sports event happened in 2014?
February
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event |
|---|---|---|
| 7–2 November | Association football | 2014 CAF Champions League |
| 10–16 | Tennis | 2014 Qatar Total Open |
| 13–15 | Ice hockey | 2014 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III – Group B |
| 15–16 November | Motorsport | 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series |
What is the official sport of the UK?
Cricket
Cricket is the national sport of the U.K. and became popular in the U.K. in the 17th century. Today there are 18 professional county clubs in the U.K. with all of them being named after historic counties.
What sports events happened in 2007?
Sporting Highlights for 2007
| Date | Results |
|---|---|
| Sep | Tennis US Open won by Roger Federer (Swiz) and Justine Henin |
| Sep 7 – Oct 20 | Rugby World Cup won by South Africa |
| Sep 10-30 | The women’s world cup, held in the China, was won by Germany |
| Oct | The Baseball World Series won by Boston Red Sox |
What is UK famous sport?
Association football
Association football is the most popular sport, followed by Cricket, Tennis and Rugby. A number of modern sports were codified in England during the nineteenth century, among them cricket, rugby union, rugby league, football, field hockey, squash, tennis, and badminton.
What sport was invented in England?
The modern game of football (soccer) is generally accepted to have originated in England. The Football Association, the game’s first organization, was founded in England in 1863, and the first football match played between England and Scotland—the oldest rivalry in the sport—was at Glasgow in 1872.
What sports events happened in 2008?
Sporting Highlights for 2008
| Date | Results |
|---|---|
| May | Tennis French Open won by Rafael Nadal (Spain) and Ana Ivanovic (Serbia). |
| June 5-7 | The Celtics won the NBA title |
| June | Golf US Open won by Tiger Woods. |
| July | the 2008 Cycling Tour de France was won by Carlos Sastre. |
