Sport is GREAT Britain

1. Britain is home to some of the world’s greatest sporting events and venues including Wembley for Football, Wimbledon for Tennis, Twickenham for Rugby, Lord’s for Cricket, Silverstone for Motor Racing, Newmarket for horse racing and St Andrews for Golf.

2. The UK is the birthplace of some of the world’s most popular sports including football, rugby, cricket, golf, tennis, field hockey, badminton and billiards.

3. Britain is hosting a decade of great sport including the Olympics in 2012, the Rugby World Cup in 2015, and the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

4. Each year over a quarter of a million people line the banks of the Thames to watch the world’s oldest boat race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities, with millions more watching world wide on television.

5. The UK is the headquarters for more Formula One racing teams than any other nation.