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Football (Soccer) London

69 Reviews Chelsea FC is an English professional football club in London. The club was founded in 1905 and plays in the Premier League. Until now, Chelsea in the Premier League champion 4x, 6x, they won the FA...

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Football Manchester

19 Reviews My one love, Manchester City Football Club! Get yourself down the the Etihad Stadium to watch a game of football. Check the website for ticket information and dates. - Your ticket! - Your glasses! -...

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Football (Soccer) Birmingham

12 Reviews Whilst in Birmingham you can watch a football (soccer) match if you want to. During the football season when the matches are on (and at home) it can make a great day out because the atmosphere is a...

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Oxford United Oxford

1 Review Oxford United play football in the English third division at the Kassam Stadium. It is a nice compact stadium built on only 3 sides, the 4th side is a car park. It can be a nightmare to get out of...

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Football Newcastle upon Tyne

13 Reviews Football, the great passion of Newcastle... try getting anything done on a match afternoon... Notably the home team of Alan Shearer, Newcastle's pride in their team is not misplaced. Everywhere...

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2012 Olympic Games London

27 Reviews The Olympic Games are coming to London in 2012 and with less than a year to go now excitement is building for sports fans. We were lucky enough to secure tickets for three events in the ballot –...

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University Sports Oxford

1 Review Oxford was the scene of one of the most famous sports events of the 20th Century - the first four minute mile. Nowadays, it's common for professional athletes to break this barrier, but back in 1954...

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Great North run Newcastle upon Tyne

2 Reviews The Great North Run is definitely one of the highlights of the sporting calendar in the North East – indeed, of any calendar! It is a half marathon, starting near the Town Moor to the north of...

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Wembley Stadium London

14 Reviews Wembley is synonymous with one thing in the eyes of the world, and that is football. OK the famous stadium, now totally rebuilt, hosts many other events, both sporting and musical, but it is for...

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Rugby Newcastle upon Tyne

2 Reviews Althoguh I am not a big rugby union fan, Newcastle do have a good rugby union team, who play in Englands premier rugby league. They are called the Newcastle Falcons, and also have the David Beckham of...

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Winter Sports London

12 Reviews The Canary Wharf ice rink, open from mid-November to mid-February, is the one we use most often as we both work in Canary Wharf, just a couple of minutes' walk from the rink. The rink is somewhat...

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Running, Jogging and the Marathon London

13 Reviews One of London's best known sporting events, the Marathon takes place in late April 2012 along a 26.2-mile route that starts in Woolwich (just near where we live as a matter of fact!), goes through...

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Tennis London

13 Reviews Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is considered the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877. nearest tube...

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Cricket London

10 Reviews Cricket is very much a game played by the English and members of Commonwealth countries.the most famous venues are The Oval and Lords cricket Ground which is off Wellington Road. As cricket is played...

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Watersports London

16 Reviews If you are up for a spot of fishing out of London, this is a really good spot to go to! This fishing farm is about a 2 hour drive from London, in the picturesque county of Kent! At Shirkoak Farm...

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Rugby (Union and League) London

8 Reviews I was looking for something besides castles and museums to take my niece and nephew to and was originally going to purchase tickets for a football (soccer) game but then my nephew said what he REALLY...

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Cycling London

4 Reviews London is a superb place to cycle. There are plenty of paths and the scenery is gorgeous (unless you are a commuter cycler!). Nothing beats exercising out in nature! No smoggy streets and noisy...

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Golf. London

3 Reviews When I was thinking of taking up golf, the main question was: 'Will I find time to actually practice it, given our (then mine) travel schedule?' Luckily, places like the World of Golf (of which there...

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Walking and Hiking London

5 Reviews The Thames Path National Trail is great to walk. It's a 294 km long path from the source of the Thames river in the Cotswolds to almost the Northsea. In the greater london area the path covers both...

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Equestrianism London

5 Reviews I first heard about Rotten Row when I was editing a newsletter for a special interest group on horses. One of our members went to England and mentioned it. Rotten Row is the most famous riding trail...

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Cricket - the quintesential English game

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Unless you come from an ex-commonwealth country (or possibly Holland) this will be completely unfathomable to you.Don't worry the real attraction is finding a nice village green on a summer sunday afternoon and getting quietly pissed as the action carries on with the gentle twack of leather against willow.... (stop thi sentimental rose-eyed rubbish now)...fair enough.This following anonymous piece should leave you little the wiser :CRICKET AS EXPLAINED TO A FOREIGN VISITORYou have two sides on out in the field and one in.Each man that?s in the side that?s in goes out and when he?s out he comes inAnd the next man goes in until he?s out.When they are all out the side that?s comes in and the side that?s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.Sometimes you get men still in and not outWhen both sides have been in and out including the not outs-That?s the end of the game! P.S...

The Sport of Kings

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Horse racing takes place at various venues in England like Ascot, Epsom, Newmarket, York. But there are other venues as well. I went to Newbury which is about 60 miles west of London, passing near Heathrow airport. It is set in a lovely area, and has good grandstands and lots of eating facilities.The racing had been organised by a Sheikh Hammad El Rashid of Dubai. It was held in mid August in 2005, though it is hoped that it will be a week later in 2006.There were many spectators as it is known that free gifts are handed out both outside the grounds and in the Exhibition hall [these include t-shirts, baseball caps, pens, badges, mugs,calculators etc, ] and there are prizes to be won, like a free holiday in Dubai, Nokia phone etc.It makes a pleasant day out. Make sure you have clothes for any weather [a jacket or raincoat] as we had sun, cold breeze and drizzle.

Football

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Wherever there is green grass, there will be also place to play football. At weekends all those places are full of kids or adults from the amateur leagues playing their games. Nice to watch, but if you can, try to go to one of the premier league games.

Football Hooligans

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England had a reputation for badly behaved football supporters. Football hooliganism has been called The English Disease. This has now improved somewhat, especially because football clubs and the police are identifying and controlling key ringleaders.Understandably, passions run very high amongst football supporters. Their football team is the most important thing to them. However, the introduction of other factors, such as large amounts of alcohol, right-wing extremists, and police violence have made 'situations' at times!It is not exclusively English. Unfortunately, one of the worst records of football violence was held by a team a very short distance from my house :-( Generally, one or two London teams have the worst reputation.Football violence is not new, occurring regularly in England since the start of organised football in the 19th century. However, a few dreadful incidents in...

SB's guide to the rest of the Premiership

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Another tip in this section covers the London football teams, so here is Sourbugger's completely biased guide to which teams to watch in the english football premiership :Man United : The most successful team of the last decade under the reign of Sir Alex of Aberdeen, a man not known for his man-management skills, or indeed command of the english language.Liverpool : Following the glory days of 3 european cups in the 1970's, expectations are always very high here - hence the turnover of managers. Still a great side and birthplace of players like Micheal Owen.Blackburn : Very successful when bankrolled by steel stockholders Jack Walker's millions. Now mid table plodders.Manchester City : The real Mancunian team, Man U supporters all come from the soft south or AsiaEverton : Liverpool's other team. A solid oufit, doing well of late, even after selling wonder boy Wayne Rooney.Newcastle :...

Football in London (with the round ball)

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I appreciate that some countries consider games with odd-shaped ball to be more important and still call it 'football', the the national game is nonetheless football.I hope this section below gives a flavour of the predjudices and fun we have with the beautiful game.From Sourbugger's London page :London does not have the reputation as a 'footballing town' in the way that Liverpool, Manchester or Newcastle do, but there is quite a range of professional football teams in the Capital for you to see the beautiful game in all it's glory.This is Sourbuggers' indispensible guide. It deals in well-worn cliches, sterotypes and and generalisations.ARSENAL : Top of the food chain. Commonly referred to as 'boring, boring Arsenal'. Despite their supposed style of play, it has not prevented them picking up most of the Premiership titles and Cups over the past few years.Their great rivals are Tottenham...

A Tip for complete nutters...

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From Sourbugger's Birmingham page :The annual "Tough Guy" run takes place on the last Sunday in January ( or as they put it in 2004 : the 32nd of January - i.e the 1st of February).Some say doing this once in life is on a par with running the bulls in Pamplona, or doing a Bungee jump : you just have to do it once.The setting is a horse sanctuary on the outskirts of Wolverhampton. About 3,000 people take part in the run which consists of a very hard 8 mile cross country followed by an assault course that makes one used by the SAS look a bit on the cissy side.The water tunnels in freezing cold water are probably most competitors greatest fear, although wading through rivers, and crawling under barbed wire come a close second.Sourbugger's time for this ordeal was three hours, 36 minutes : and he's very proud of it.If you want to compete next year, you will be in the 'wetnecks', if I do it...

Biggest running event in the UK

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Fron Sourbugger's Newcastle upon tyne page :The Great North run is an annual half-marathon that is run every year towards the end of September.It is by far the largest running event in the UK, with nearly 50,00 odd (some very odd) completing the 13.1 mile course from just north of Newcastle city Centre, across the Tyne Bridge (a great moment) and along the south side of the Tyne to the seaside at South Sheilds.The atmosphere is terrific, and further enhanced by the large number of charity runners in exceptionally silly costumes. I have run it a number of time, and usually start witha collection of giant Rhinos from Billericay.If you are a runner, then don't expect a great time, the mass start is very slow for a mile or two - but do expect a truely great day out.

Don't catch a crab - Go for ten

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From Sourbugger's London page There is an old joke that the outcome of the Annual Boat race is very predictable - as it is always Oxford or Cambridge.The annual race takes place each year around the end of March, normally on a Sunday. The crews are supposed to composed of students at the universities, but Oxford often draft in Americans on Mickey Mouse degrees who just happen to be Olympic standard Oarsman. The rivalry is intense - if you are new to it then it's worth getting hold of the film "True Blue" which tells the story of a particular year, when there was a 'mutiny' amongst one of the eights.The race itself is something of a marathon, being run from Putney to Morklake a distance of four and a half miles. Access is good, and you will find the route lined with thousands of spectators. Most of them will have spent the best part of the day getting loudly sozzled in a riverside pub on...

i'll catch you yet Paula - honest !

by sourbugger

From Sourbugger's London page :The London Marathon is one of the great days out in London.I ran it a few years back (I'm not telling you the time I did it in, but an asthmatic ant with some heavy shopping would have been quicker), and I can say it is probably the best organised and supported marathons in the world.Entry is by ballot, but you can secure an entry by proving you area fast (see the website), taking a charity place and raising a guaranteed amount, or paying a travel company (e.g Sportstours Ltd)The route itself is superb, passing famous sites like the Cutty Sark (the famous Tea clipper), passing over Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Whitehall, and finishing on the Mall with your back to Buckingham Palace.Spectators also get a great deal, as there are 80 pubs on the route, many of which are specially decorated for the day and have live bands. Stamina !

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