Encyclopedia of British Sport

This one‐stop overview of sport in Britain from its origins to the present day includes scores of A‐to‐Z entries on sports, organisations, events, and the impact of sport on greater society and culture. In addition to entries on all the usual ‐ and some unusual ‐ sports, there are references on the BBC, the Calcutta Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the Grand National, the London Marathon, the Manx Grand Prix, the media, and famous stadia such as Crystal Palace, Wimbledon and Wembley. The average entry length is about 450 words, although the major entries such as cricket are considerably longer.

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