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5 Surprising

Golfing FactsHave a read of these interesting facts below:

• Golf was banned not only

once but three times in

Scotland between the

years of 1457 and 1744.

That’s because the

government believed it

interfered with military

training. As golf was

played on the streets or

business properties, it was

also seen as a nuisance!

• Professional golfer Tiger

Woods took an interest in

golf at only 6 months old

and his father started

teaching him at 2 years

old. He regularly practiced

and made his first hole-in-

one at only eight!

• Most professional golfers

play to handicaps of 4 and 6,

and that’s before they enter

the professional ranks.

Unfortunately, not all golfers

are this gifted. The vast

majority of golfers will not

play to a handicap under 18.

• Phil Mickelson is right-

handed but golfs with his

left. As he started playing

the sport at a young age,

Mickelson mirrored his dad’s

golf swing. His dad was left-

handed, therefore Phil swung

with his left hand.

• There’s a 12,500 to 1 chance

a typical golfer will make a

hole-in-one. That’s because

the width of the hole is so

small.

The Great British Open:

In Numbers

The first ever

British Open

was held in

1860.

More than 120

champion

golfers have

been crowned!

There have

been 15

winning

nationalities.The largest

attendance was

238,787, at St

Andrew’s in

2000.

The greatest

winning margin

was 13 (by Old

Tom Morris in

1872).

If you love golf, these are the

facts for you…

Great British Open

Through The Ages

1860The first Open is played at Prestwick

where Willie Park Senior

won

1862Tom Morris

Snr wins The Open by 13

strokes – the official record

1870Young Tom Morris wins

the Challenge Belt after a

3rd successive victory

1873The Open is played at St Andrews for the 1st time

1883The Open is played over 18 holes for the first time

1907Arnaud Massy becomes the

first Continental

winner

1914Harry Vardon wins his 6th

Open and the last before

WW1

1930Bobby Jones

wins The Amateur, US Amateur, US

Open and his 3rd

Open Championship –The Grand Slam

1951The Open is played at

Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

1961Arnold Palmer

wins The Open at Royal

Birkdale.

1969The Open is broadcast in colour on the BBC for the first time

1953Ben Hogan wins The Open at

Carnoustie in his only

appearance.

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A Golfing Giggle

Golf balls are like eggs. They’re white, sold by the dozen, and a week later you have to buy some more.

Q: Why did the man visit the golfing theme park?

A: Because he was a Ryder

What is the furthest shot ever hit?

As par as the eye can see!

Q: Why do golfers wear 2 pairs of trousers?

A: In case they get a hole in one

Q: How well did the round of golf go today?

A: Absolutely tee-rific!

Golfing Dot To Dot

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to colour in.

Golfing Word Search

HOLE IN ONE

TEES

BALL

DROP

PAR

PUTTER

CHIP SHOT

BIRDIE

BOAGIE

GOLF CAR

DRIVING RANGE

IRONS

WOODS

FAIRWAY

DRIVER

GREENS

SAND TRAP

WATER HAZARD

CADDY SHACK

6 Interesting

Rugby FactsHave a read of these interesting facts below:

• The first official rugby

game was played in 1871,

the same year that the

Rugby Football Union was

officially created. It is said

that rugby was invented

by chance as a child ran

off with a ball during a

game of football!

• Rugby balls used to be

made out of pig bladders.

The balls that were known

as footballs at the time

were made of inflated

pig’s bladders and then

wrapped in leather. They

were also a much

rounder, spherical shape,

and at the time, there

was no specific shape that

the ball needed to be.

• Rugby has only been

professional for 25 years!

Until the 1995 World Cup,

rugby was recognised by

IRB (the official governing

body) as an amateur sport.

• The same whistle is blown

for the beginning of every

game of the Rugby World

Cup Tournaments.

• Rugby has only been played

as an Olympic sport four

times. The first time was in

1900 and the last time was

in 1924.

• Originally there was no

point for crossing the

touchline—tries were worth

nothing.

The 1960s Rugby

League World Cup

Host Nation – Great Britain

Number of Teams – 4

Highest Crowd – 32,773, Bradford, England

Average Crowd – 18,366

Total Crowd – 110,200

1960 World Cup Snapshot – Great Britain hosted the World

Cup for the first time in 1960. All the games took place in

rugby league strongholds in the North of England.

Matches were well attended with the

game between Great Britain and

Australia determining the World Cup

Champions. In a spiteful match

played on a muddy Odsal oval,

32,773 spectators turned out to see

Great Britain defeat Australia 10 – 3.

No final was played and Great Britain

were declared World champions for

the second time.

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Rugby Ball

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Rugby Wordsearch

OFFSIDE

PENALTY

PROP

REFEREE

RUCK

SCRUM

ALL BLACKS

CONVERSION

DEAD BALL

DROP GOAL

FLANKER

FLY HALF

TACKLE

TOUCH

TRIES

UNION

WORLD CUP

YELLOW CARD

ENGLAND

KNOCK ON

LEAGUE

LINE OUT

MAUL

SEVENS

Shorts Shoe

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Famous Football

PlayersCan you name these famous football players?

This is a retired

English footballer

and a BBC football

pundit. He played for

the England National

team and clubs, such

as Southampton.

Blackburn Rovers

and Newcastle

United. He is the

person who has

scored the most

goals in the Premier

League.

This is a French

Football player. He is

now retired but used

to play for the New

York Red Bulls and

was previously part

of the French

National team. He is

considered one of

the worlds best

players. He scored

five goals in World

Cup competitions!

He was an English

professional

footballer. He most

notably played for

West Ham United,

captaining the club

for more than ten

years, and was

Captain of the

England National

team that won the

1966 FIFA World

Cup.

My Guess: My Guess: My Guess:

Answers: 1. Alan Shearer 2. Thierry Henry 3. Bobby Moore

1. 2. 3.

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10 Interesting

Premier League Facts

Have a read of these interesting facts:

• Only three players born after the Premier League

began (August 1992) have scored Premier League hat-

tricks: Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane and Romelu

Lukaku.

• Alan Shearer has missed the most Premier League

penalties (11). In fairness, he's also scored the most

(56).

• The only person born before 1960 to score a Premier

League hat-trick is Gordan Strachan.

• Wayne Rooney, Gareth Bale and Kevin Davies are the

only players to score, assist and score an own goal in a

single Premier League game.

• Ryan Giggs has been substituted more times than any

other player (134).

10 Interesting

Premier League FactsContinued…

• Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has

scored, assisted and won a penalty in the Premier

League. He also has more Premier League assists

than any other keeper (five).

• Man United have never lost a Premier League game

at Old Trafford in which they have been ahead at

half-time.

• 2015/16 was the first time West Ham had recorded

a positive goal difference in a top-flight season

since 1985/86.

• Two players have scored Premier League penalties

with both feet: Bobby Zamora and Obafemi Martins.

• Peter Crouch has scored more headed goals (50)

than 16 of the teams who have played in the

Premier League.

The Football Team

Word Search

BOLTON

NORWICH

WEST BROM

ASTON VILLA

STOKE CITY

HULL CITY

WEST HAM

FULHAM

CHELSEA

NEWCASTLE

QPR

MAN CITY

BLACKBURN

BURNLEY

LIVERPOOL

EVERTON

Name that

Football Team

Continued on the next page…

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

Answers: 1. Leyton Orient 2. Chelsea 3. Liverpool 4. Westham 5. Crystal Palace 6. Southampton 7. Newcastle Utd 8. Manchester City 9. Manchester Utd 10. Arsenal 11. Millwall 12. Tottenham Hotspur

Name that

Football Team

Frequency & Format

The World Cup has been held every 4 years since 1930 except

during World War II.

The competition consists international sectional tournaments

leading to a final elimination event (World Cup), made up of

32 National teams

The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded

to the winners of the FIFA World Cup. There

have been two trophies:

1) Jules Rimet Trophy 1930 – 1970

2) FIFA World Cup Trophy 1974 - present

Trophies

First World Cup

The first competition for the cup was organized in 1930 by

the Fédération Internationale de Football Association

(FIFA). It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930

and was won by: (circle one)

a) France b) Uruguay c) Italy

The Football

World Cup

Answer:First World Cup won by Uruguay

Year Result

1930 Uruguay 4 2 Argentina

1934 Italy (won after extra time) 2 1 Czechoslovakia

1938 _ t _ _ _ 4 2 Hungary

1950 U _ _ _ u _ _ 2 1 Brazil

1954 West Germany 3 2 _ u _ _ a _ _

1958 Brazil 5 2 S _ _ _ e _

1962 B_ _ _ l 3 1 Czechoslovakia

1966 E _ _ _ _ _ _ (won after extra time)

4 2 West Germany

1970 Brazil 4 1 Italy

1974 West Germany 2 1 Netherlands

1978 Argentina (won after extra time)

3 1 Netherlands

1982 Italy 3 1 West Germany

1986 _ r _ _ _ t _ n _ 3 2 West Germany

1990 West Germany 1 0 Argentina

1994 Brazil (won on penalties) 0 0 I _ _ _ _

1998 _ r _ _ _ e 3 0 Brazil

2002 Brazil 2 0 _ e r _ _ _ _

2006 Italy (won on penalties) 1 1 France

2010 S _ _ _ n (won after extra time)

1 0 Netherlands

2014 Germany (won after extra time)

1 0 Argentina

2018 France 4 2 C _ _ _ t _ a

Final ResultsCan you fill in the missing winners & losers since 1930?

Year Result

1930 Uruguay 4 2 Argentina

1934 Italy (won after extra time) 2 1 Czechoslovakia

1938 Italy 4 2 Hungary

1950 Uruguay 2 1 Brazil

1954 West Germany 3 2 Hungary

1958 Brazil 5 2 Sweden

1962 Brazil 3 1 Czechoslovakia

1966 England (won after extra time)

4 2 West Germany

1970 Brazil 4 1 Italy

1974 West Germany 2 1 Netherlands

1978 Argentina (won after extra time)

3 1 Netherlands

1982 Italy 3 1 West Germany

1986 Argentina 3 2 West Germany

1990 West Germany 1 0 Argentina

1994 Brazil (won on penalties) 0 0 Italy

1998 France 3 0 Brazil

2002 Brazil 2 0 Germany

2006 Italy (won on penalties) 1 1 France

2010 Spain (won after extra time)

1 0 Netherlands

2014 Germany (won after extra time)

1 0 Argentina

2018 France 4 2 Croatia

Final Results Answers

Flags of WinnersMatch the flag to the country. Draw a line to connect the two.

Spain

Uruguay

France

Italy

Argentina

Germany

England

Brazil

England

Uruguay

France

Italy

Argentina

Germany

Brazil

Spain

Flags of Winners

Answer

Most Goals Scored

The record for the most

goals at a single World

Cup is:(circle one)

1) 8 2) 11 3) 13

by Frenchman Just

Fontaine in 1958, which

he achieved in six games.

1962 Golden Boot

The Golden Boot or Golden Shoe

Award goes to the top goal scorer of

the FIFA World Cup.

While every World Cup had a ranking

of the goal scorers, the first time an

award was given was in:(circle one)

1) 1982 2) 1970 3) 1958

under the name Golden Shoe.

The Golden Boot

In 1962, 6 players shared

the award with 4 goals each:

Answer: Golden Booth renamed in: 1982

Most goals scored: 13

World Cup Sticker albums

A few times each decade, the world gathers in a specific location

to crown a champion at the FIFA World Cup. For collectors, this

high-profile tournament takes on added importance because of

the World Cup sticker cards and albums. These sticker cards

give the global audience something tangible to collect, no

matter how their team plays. Here are some of the covers form

the earliest sticker albums.

1950 Album “Balas Futbol. Each team had 11 player stickers

1954 Album “Fussball Welt Meisterschaft”This album was published after the World Cup

1958 Album “Campeonato Mundial de Futbol1958 SueciaEach team had 16 player stickers

1962 Album “Calcio Mondale”Each team had at least 11 player stickers

The Dream Team1966 England win the World Cup…

And here it is, that line-up in full. Complete the missing letters

to reveal which clubs they played for in England

Shirt #

Player English Club they played for

1 Gordon Banks L _ _ _ e s _ _ _

2 George Cohen F _ _ H _ _

3 Ray Wilson _ v _ _ t _ n

4 Nobby Stiles M _ _ U _ _ t _ d

5 Jack Charlton L _ _ _ s

6 Bobby Moore W _ _ t H _ _

7 Alan Ball B _ _ c _ p _ _ _

9 Bobby Charlton

_ a n _ n i _ _ d

10 Geoff Hurst W _ s _ _ a m

16 Martin Peters _ e _ t h _ _

21 Roger Hunt _ i v _ _ _ o o _

The Dream Team1966 England win the World Cup…

Shirt #

Player English Club they played for

1 Gordon Banks Leicester

2 George Cohen Fulham

3 Ray Wilson Everton

4 Nobby Stiles Man United

5 Jack Charlton Leeds

6 Bobby Moore West Ham

7 Alan Ball Blackpool

9 Bobby Charlton

Man United

10 Geoff Hurst West Ham

16 Martin Peters West Ham

21 Roger Hunt Liverpool

The Dream Team

Answers1966 England win the World Cup…

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The Tennis Maze

Help the tennis player get the

ball to his opponent at the other

side of the maze.

Start here

The Top Four

Tennis Players

Number 1: Novak Djokovic

Age: 33 Years Height: 6’2” Weight: 170lbs

Turned Pro: 2003

Plays: Right- Handed, Two-Handed Backhand

Coach: Marian Vajda, Goran Ivanisevic

What Country does he play for?

My Guess:

Number 2: Rafael Nadal

Age: 34 Years Height: 6’1” Weight: 187lbs

Turned Pro: 2001

Plays: Left-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand

Coach: Carlos Moya, Francisco Roig

What Country does he play for?

My Guess:

Number 3: Dominic Thiem

Age: 27 Years Height: 6’1” Weight: 174lbs

Turned Pro: 2011

Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand

Coach: Nicolas Massu

What Country does he play for?

Answers:1. Serbia 2. Spain 3. Austria 4. Daniil Medvedev

Number 4: ?

Age: 24 Years Height: 6’6” Weight: 182lbs

Turned Pro: 2014

Plays: s Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand

Coach: Gilles Cervara Country: Russia

Who is this tennis player?

The Top Four

Tennis Players

My Guess:

My Guess:

Wimbledon Moments

The Borg-McEnroe

Tiebreaker, 1980

The 18-16, fourth-set tiebreaker in

the 1981 Wimbledon final may have

been the most riveting 22 minutes in

tennis history.

The contrasting styles and

personalities of the participants made

it an enthralling matchup from the

start: No. 1-ranked Bjorn Borg - the

cool, stoic Swede with the breath-

taking groundstrokes -was up against

No. 2-ranked John McEnroe - the

loud, combative American with the

masterful serve-and-volley game. The

appeal of the Borg-McEnroe matchup

went far beyond the confines of the

tennis world.

Whether the 1980 final was the

greatest Wimbledon match in history

is open for debate, but the legend of

that 22-minute tiebreaker stands

alone.

Often called the greatest tennis

match in history, Rafael Nadal's 6-

4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7

victory over Roger Federer in the

2008 Wimbledon final featured

the added dramatic elements of

two rain delays and a finish that

was shrouded in darkness.

The drama for the 2008 match

had been building for two years.

Federer beat Nadal in four sets in

the 2006 Wimbledon final and

outlasted him again in five

riveting sets at the All England

Club climax in 2007.

The match lasted four hours and

48 minutes, the longest singles

final in Wimbledon history, and

ended at 9:16 p.m. local time.

The Nadal-Federer

Classic 2008

Wimbledon Moments

Jimmy Connors was considered almost

unbeatable in 1975, especially on grass.

Although he had lost in the final of the

1975 Australian Open to John

Newcombe.

Meanwhile, the 31-year-old Arthur Ashe

seemed to be past his prime. He had

won the 1968 U.S. Open and the 1970

Australian Open but had not gone past

the quarterfinals of a major since

reaching the final of the 1972 U.S.

Open.

During this match, Ashe had a strategy

that minimized Connors' effectiveness.

Ashe used dinks, chips, lobs and short

angles to blunt Connors' powerful

groundstrokes. Ashe not only won, but

he won decisively, 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4,

for one of the most shocking upsets in a

Wimbledon final. The match was also

historically significant, as Ashe became

the first (and still the only) African

American male to win Wimbledon.

Ashe's Upset, 1975

Wimbledon Moments

Tennis Word Scrambles

1. CAE

2. KRAEB

3. VISDA PUC

4. ODULSEB

5. EDCEU

6. TLAUF

7. KESTRO

8. LVOE

9. NNTESI

10.TES

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10. _ _ _

Answers: 1. Ace 2. Break 3. Davis Cup 4. Doubles 5. Deuce 6. Fault 7. Stroke 8. Love 9. Tennis 10. Set

Tennis Trophy

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