One of the most well-recognised differences among British and American English is the fact that the sport – which is known as football in Great Britain - is typically called soccer in the United States. As the sport was born in England, it is often believed that soccer is an Americanism. In actual fact, the word is completely British in origin.
While basketball may not be quite as popular internationally as something like football, it’s still followed by millions of fans across the world. Consisting of some of the greatest athletes of all time, basketball started out as a small game played by only a handful and would eventually become a pastime that would thrill countless fans.
George Herman (Babe) Ruth overshadowed the game. He remains to this day the very soul of baseball. His career, on and off the field, made him one of the most legendary Americans to have ever lived.
For over 20 years, the UFC has been entertaining audiences of all ages. The idea stemmed from fighters looking to showcase their talent and included those practising karate, kung fu, judo, jiu-jitsu, wrestling, and street fighting. The first fight took place at the McNichols Sports Arena in Colorado and the world’s first UFC Champion was crowned, Royce Gracie. He would go on to win three out of the four tournaments.
Rugby is one of the most well-loved sporting games around the world. With great players competing for treasured trophies, the world of rugby has kicked up its fair share of memorable moments. What are some of the rugby goals, wins and events that will go down in history?
Every four years, one of the world’s most popular and most viewed rugby tournaments take place – the Rugby World Cup. The most recent world cup took place in Japan in 2019 with South Africa being crowned the champions.
With the Rugby World Championship title in their pockets, the Springboks had every reason to be proud, not only of their physical prowess at winning the match, but because of the host of psychological tricks that they employed on the referee, Jerome Garces, to sway marginal decisions.
Basketball is one of the world’s most favourite sports. The National Basketball Association (NBA) makes hundreds of millions of dollars every year through selling tickets and merchandise to fans all over the world.
While basketball isn’t quite as old as many of the other international sports that we know and love today, it is by far one of the most popular, representing millions of fans and thousands of truly gifted players. Basketball is not an easy game to be a pro at, and requires countless years of training and dedication, and even then, only a handful of players are able to make it through to the top leagues.
A lot of people all over the world wonder why the World Series is a USA-only event. How can only teams from one country compete in a tournament to be champions of the world in baseball? The truth of the matter is, the actual world champions would be the team that wins the World Baseball Classic. This is an international tournament, where national teams compete every few years (much like a World Cup).