Every country has a different sport that the majority of them love to play. It doesn't have to be designated as a national sport for it to be popular.

The United Kingdom is the birthplace of many different sports! A few of them are - Golf, football, rugby, tennis, cricket, and badminton. Out of these varieties of sports, the sports UK follow the most are football, cricket and rugby.

Rugby is a full contact ball sport that has 15 members on each team, and their goal is to run with the ball in hand and reach the H - shaped goal post. The game has a tendency to become aggressive because of the way it is played, hence there is a saying:

" Rugby is a hooligans game played by gentlemen."

Here are a few phrases and vocabulary from the English Culture :

• The match was held in a big arena full of thousands of people!
• Can you get a birdie or will your approach be below par?
• The referee should be giving him a red card for this!
• Joe root was run out after attempting to take his fourth run!

Mars was the Roman God of War. That's where the word Martial Arts came from, and it literally translates to 'art of Mars'.

The most played sport in China Martial Arts. It is a hand to hand combat technique.

Other than that, a game that China gave birth to is called Chizo, which is one of the

earliest forms of Football. It was played most during 206 BC - 220 AD.

Ever seen Sumo Wrestling?

It is Japan's most loved sport which originated in the same country. It is full contact wrestling and it's name literally translates to 'striking one another'.

From the very beginning it was entwined with Shinto ritual, when it was performed at shrines to ensure a bountiful harvest and to honour the spirits – known as kami.

Most people know Sumo wrestlers for their chubbiness. The fact is, they weren't always fat!!

The reason was that there were no weight divisions in the game. So the wrestlers began to get as big as humanly possible so that they could use his weight in the ring!

Other famous sports in Japan include judo and karate.

Ever tried throwing anything inside a Basket? This is how The game of Basketball originated in the United States of America. 

Baseball is another sport that was founded by Americans, but out of the two, the one more popular is Basketball.

Other than these two, the most awaited game of the year is the Superbowl. It is an annual championship of American football, a sport that has its roots in UK's soccer and rugby.

Did you know that the performances of different artists is one of the most famous events in American Culture.

Here are a few America associated sports phrases and vocabulary:

• "And you cannot stop dribbling!" shouted the coach.
• He was embarrassed about his air ball attempt.
• The coach sat in the dugout disappointed in his team.
• The hit was so perfect that they took a successful home run!