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| UK loves sport. Playing it. Watching it. Supporting it. There are few countries where sport is so much a part of the culture, spirit and lifestyle. |
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Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motor sport's world governing body. |
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The history and origins of the game of snooker are generally regarded as being in the latter half of the 19th century. Billiards had been a popular activity amongst British Army officers stationed in India. |
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Many consider golf (or gowf as it was originally spelled in Scotland) the most significant of all Scottish inventions (though some would argue for single malt whiskey!). |
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The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as Wimbledon, is the oldest and most prestigous major championship in tennis. |
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The modern game was codified in England following the formation of The Football Association, whose 1863 Laws of the Game created the foundations for the way the sport is played today. |
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