People all over the world are fond of sports and games. Sport makes people healthy, keeps them fit, more organized and better disciplined. The British are known to be sport-lovers, so when they are neither playing, nor watching games, they like to talk about them. Many of the games we play now have come from Britain. One of the most British games is a cricket. It is often played in schools, colleges, universities and by club teams all over the country. Summer isn’t summer without cricket. When they consider anything unfair, they sometimes say: «That isn’t cricket.» But as almost everywhere else in the world, the game, which attracts the greatest attention, is Association football, or soccer. Every Saturday from late August till the beginning of May, large crowds of people support their favorite sides in football grounds. Rugby football is also very popular, but it is played mainly by amateurs. Next to football, the chief spectator sport in British life is horse-racing. A lot of people are interesting in the races and risk money on the horse which they think will win. Britain is also famous for motor-car racing, dog-racing, boat racing and even races for donkeys. A great number of people play and watch tennis. The British also like to play golf, baseball, hockey, grass-hockey. Various forms of athletics are also popular. You can sometimes hear that there are no winter sports in England. Of course the English weather is not always cold enough to ski, skate, or toboggan, but winter is a good season for hunting and fishing. Indeed, sport in one form or another is an essential part of daily life in Britain.