Sports

Sports are one of the most popular leisure time activities

Czech Republic
The most popular sports in the Czech Republic is football in this collective game two teams of 11 members play with a ball on a grass playing field, the purpose is to kick the ball so as to get it into the opposite goal
In our country is also very popular ice-hockey  the highest ranking ice hockey competition called The Extraliga, the national team won their first Olympic Gold at the 1998 in Nagano – famous hockey players are: Jaromír Járg and Dominik Hašek, national team won six-times Ice Hockey World Championship
Other famous sports are: athletics, tennis, basketball, volleyball, skiing, swimming, cycling
Famous sportsmen are: Roman Šebrle (decathlon), Jan Železný+Barbora Špotáková (javelin), Tomáš Berdych (tennis), Petr Čech (football), Martina Sáblíková (speed skating)

Great Britain
The British are great lovers of competitive sports. England was also the first home of many popular modern games among these, football is the most widespread , in Britain there are a great number of clubs (Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea) and in London is one of the biggest football stadiums the Wembley Arena
Rugby football is also very popular – in this game the ball is oval
English national game is cricket and golf is of Scottish origin
In Great Britain is also very popular rowing race between Oxford and Cambridge, which is held on river Thames
For tennis season its peak every year at the Wimbledon tournament, which is played in London in early June
For relaxation squash is also played

USA
Sports in the United States is an important part of American culture
The four most popular team sports are:
1) baseball - Baseball has a long tradition in the United States
2) American football -  final match of the National Football League called Super Bowl
3) basketball - the highest ranking basketball competition called National Basketball Association (NBA)
4) ice hockey - The Nationall Hockey (NHL)  league is the major professional hockey league in North America

Canada
Most popular sports in Canada are: ice hockey, swimming, skiing, curling, baseball and lacrosse is national sport

Australia
Most popular sports are: baseball, cycling, golf, horse racing and cricket is national sport