Sport plays a prominent role in English life. Popular teams sports in England are
association football,
field hockey,
cricket,
rugby union, and
rugby league. Major individual sports include
badminton,
athletics,
tennis,
boxing,
golf,
cycling,
motorsport and
horseracing. A number of modern sports were codified in England during the nineteenth century, among them
cricket,
rugby union,
rugby league,
football,
field hockey,
squash,
tennis, and
badminton. The game of
baseball was first described in 18th century
England