Tag: sports
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The 30 Most Popular Sports In The World + #1 Per Country
Cricket and rugby seemed to need British dominance to take root. Football only needed the presence of British economic and cultural influence. In Buenos Aires, for example, British residents founded cricket clubs and a dozen other sports, but it was the Buenos Aires Football Club, founded on June 20, 1867, that sparked Argentine passions. In…
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The 10 Most Popular Sports In The World
Cricket is the most popular sport in India, the country has hosted and won the Cricket World Cup several times. Hockey is the most successful sport for India at the Olympic Games; the Indian men’s team has won twelve Olympic medals, including eight gold medals. Other popular sports in India are football, badminton, Kabaddi, shooting,…