Sports

Sport of all kinds plays an important part in many people´s lives. Football, tennis, rugby and cricket are very popular sports in the UK. There are no United Kingdom teams for football or rugby. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own teams. Important sporting events include, the Grand National horse race, the Football Association (FA) cup final (and equivalents in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), the Open golf championship and the Wimbledon tennis tournament.