Author:
Andrew Shepherd
Report:
47
Page:
25
Year:
2020
Subject Matter:
Sport
Excerpt:
Britain undoubtedly led the world in the development of new sports. Football, tennis, golf, cricket, squash, rugby, and hockey, as well as rowing and sailing as competitive sports, can all be traced back to the British Isles. This article briefly discusses how, with varying degrees of success, they then made their way to Portugal, and the role played by the British living here in making them known to the wider population.
The article can be downloaded here.
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