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Horse racing is a very popular sporting event involving animals.

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Types of animal sporting events:

There are many types of animal sporting events, with varying levels of participation from humans. Some are solely between the animals while others use the animals in a lesser role. Most sports involve training, while some can also involve selective breeding.

There are some large-scale events that include animals in a variety of sports. A rodeo can comprise many different sports, ranging from bull riding to pole bending. Some of the most well known types of animal racing are horse racing, dog racing (e.g. Greyhound racing, sled dog racing), pigeon racing, and camel racing.

Racing

Racing is the most popular form of animal-related sport, particularly horse racing. In some sports the rider is not directly riding the animal, instead being pulled along. Examples of this include harness racing, dogsled racing  and popular ancient Greece and Roman Empire sport of chariot racing.
Greyhound racing, a popular form of animal racing, dates back to the 1800s in the United States, after the dogs were brought over from Europe to help control the hare population. While track racing is the most common, there are other forms of racing. Pigeon racing, for example, sees homing pigeons  finding their way home from a set distance away. Kambala, he-buffalo racing in coastal Karnataka, India is a rural spectator racing conducted every year during winter in about 50 towns/villages. Racing events are a common way to gamble, with billions spent worldwide every year. This is one reason that some countries or states have made such sports illegal.
In most countries, the act of causing two or more animals to fight each other, as in cockfighting and dog fighting, is seen as cruel and is therefore banned by the law. Some animal fights are lawful in countries around the world, including cow fighting and camel wrestling. There are also some forms of lawful sport in which humans fight animals, such as bullfighting.

Fishing

Fishing is somewhat different from other sports and is most commonly a pastime or hobby. However, it can also be a competitive sport.

Pigeon shooting

Pigeon shooting was one of the shooting events of the 1900 Summer Olympics. Competitors in these events had to kill as many live pigeons as possible. Birds were released one at a time from 'traps' in front of the shooters.

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The GuardianEngland begin Commonwealth Games netball title defence with easy victory.

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Almost every sport which exists is played in Britain. As well as the sports already mentioned, hockey (mostly on a field but  also on ice), basketball (for men), netball (for women), and the ancient game of rounders are all quite popular.

In general, British spectators and TV viewers have more interest in team games than individual sports. Athletics, cycling, golf, gymnastics, and swimming, although taken part in by many, have comparatively small followings. Large. numbers of people become interested in them only when British competitors do well in international events. The more popular individual sports are those in which socializing is an important aspect (e.g. tennis, golf, sailing, and snooker). It is notable in this context that, apart from international competition, the only athletics events which generate a lot of enthusiasm are those such as the annual London Marathon and Great North Run, most of whose tens of thousands of participants are 'fun runners' who are merely trying to complete it, sometimes in outrageous costumes, and so collect money for charity.

There seem to be two main exceptions to this tendency. One is boxing. where some of the attraction lies in the opportunity for gambling. While boxing is declining in popularity, the other exception, motor sport, is becoming more popular.

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First Grand Match of Cricket Played by Members of the Royal Amateur Society on Hampton Court Green, August 3rd, 1836

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Cricket was created during Saxon or Norman times by children living in the Weald, an area of dense woodlands and clearings in south-east England that lies across Kent and Sussex.
The sport of cricket has a known history beginning in the late 16th century. Having originated in south-east England, it became an established sport in the country in the 18th century and developed globally in the 19th and 20th centuries. International matches have been played since the 19th-century and formal Test cricket matches are considered to date from 1877. Cricket is the world's second most popular spectator sport after association football (soccer).

Internationally, cricket is governed by the [International Cricket Council (ICC)], which has over one hundred countries and territories in membership although only twelve currently play Test cricket.

The game's rules are defined in the "Laws of the cricket". The game has various formats, ranging from one-day cricket played over a few hours to Test matches which can last up to five days.

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The England national football team playing at Wembley.

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Association Football is the most popular sport in England where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game. With over 40,000 association football clubs, England has more clubs involved in the code than any other country. England hosts the world's first club, Sheffield F.C. ; the world's oldest professional association football club, Notts County; the oldest national governing body, the Football Association; the joint-oldest national team; the oldest national knockout competition, the FA Cup; and the oldest national league, the English Football League. Today England's top domestic league, the Premier League is one of the most popular and richest sports leagues in the world, with six of the ten richest football clubs in the world as of 2022.

The England national football team is one of only eight teams to win the FIFA WORLDCUP, having done so once, in 1966. A total of five English club teams have won the UEFA Champions League, also known as the European Cup.

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The England Team for the first international rugby union match, against Scotland, on 27 March 1871

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The game of Rugby Union developed out of the game of football that was played at Rugby School from the mid-18th century. In the first half of the 19th century, the game began to spread, as ex-pupils of Rugby, and other public schools, introduced it into the universities. At Cambridge University, in 1839, a game was organised between Old Rugbeian and Old Etonians, and a rugby club was formed at Guy's Hospital, London in 1843. In 1848, representatives of the major public schools agreed a code of rules. On the 26 January 1871, a meeting was held in London that led to the founding of the Rugby Football Union. Following a challenge from Scottish members, teams representing England and Scotland met at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, on 27 March 1871 in the first ever international rugby union match. Scotland won by four points to one, in front of 4,000 people.