Sports and Games

In England the word "sports" means some indoor and outdoor acitivities for fun. Favourite Egnlish sports are e. g. horese - riding, horse - racing, swimming, athletics, running or jumping. A sport with rules is considered as a game. In England football, rugby, crickets, golf and tennis are commonly played. Most young people consider sports and games to be a very important to go in for them to be fit and healthy. If people don´t go in for any sports, tehy are often lazy and fat. Everybody should try to practise some sports, e. g. running for health. Many sports and games are played in sports halls, on playgrounds or stadiums.
Some winter sports are practise on an ice - rink. Among these are ice hockey, speed skating or figure skating. If a river is frozen over everybody can skate on. Skiing is another popular winter sport (cross country skiing or down hill skiing).
The most popular summer sport is swimming. It can be practised in a lake, river or sea. Rowing is very popular in England.
Football is the most popular game in the world. In Amerika it is called soccer. Typical English ball game is cricket. The rules of this game are rather complicated. A typical American ball game is baseball. Another kind of sport is gymnastics
There are various competitons for sportsmen all over the world. Olympic Games are the most important competition and they are held only once in a four year period. Another kind of competiton are championships. Other kinds of sports are races. There are car races, horse races, etc.