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Golf, Rugby, Football and Tennis 5 Surprising Golfing Facts

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• Golf was banned not only • Most professional golfers once but three times in play to handicaps of 4 and 6, Scotland between the and that’s before they enter years of 1457 and 1744. the professional ranks. That’s because the Unfortunately, not all golfers government believed it are this gifted. The vast interfered with military majority of golfers will not training. As golf was play to a handicap under 18. played on the streets or business properties, it was • is right- also seen as a nuisance! handed but golfs with his left. As he started playing

• Tiger the sport at a young age, Woods took an interest in Mickelson mirrored his dad’s golf at only 6 months old golf swing. His dad was left- and his father started handed, therefore Phil swung teaching him at 2 years with his left hand. old. He regularly practiced and made his first hole-in- • There’s a 12,500 to 1 chance one at only eight! 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

If you love golf, these are the facts for you…

The first ever British Open was held in 1860. More than 120

There have champion been 15 golfers have winning been crowned! nationalities. The largest attendance was 238,787, at St Andrew’s in 2000.

The greatest winning margin was 13 (by in 1872). Great British Open Through The Ages

1860 1870 1862 The first Open Young Tom Tom Morris is played at Morris wins Snr wins The Prestwick the Challenge Open by 13 where Willie Belt after a strokes – the Park Senior 3rd successive official record won victory

1907 1883 1873 Arnaud Massy The Open is The Open is becomes the played over played at St first 18 holes for Andrews for Continental the first time the 1st time winner

1930 1951 1914 The Open is wins The played at wins his 6th Amateur, US Amateur, US Royal Open and the Open and his 3rd Portrush in last before Open Northern WW1 Championship – Ireland. The Grand Slam

1953 1969 1961 The Open is wins The broadcast in wins The Open at colour on the Open at Royal Carnoustie in BBC for the Birkdale. his only first time appearance. Design Your Own Golf Bag

Image credit: www.getcoloringpages.com A Golfing Giggle

Q: Why do golfers wear 2 pairs of trousers?

A: In case they get a hole in one

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

A: Because he was a Ryder

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

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

A: Absolutely tee-rific!

What is the furthest shot ever hit?

As par as the eye can see! Golfing Dot To Dot

Prepare your ball by joining the dots to create a picture to colour in. Golfing Word Search

BIRDIE HOLE IN ONE DRIVER BOAGIE TEES GREENS GOLF CAR BALL SAND TRAP DRIVING RANGE DROP WATER HAZARD IRONS PAR CADDY SHACK WOODS PUTTER FAIRWAY CHIP SHOT 6 Interesting Rugby Facts

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• The first official rugby • Rugby has only been game was played in 1871, professional for 25 years! the same year that the Until the 1995 World Cup, Rugby Football Union was rugby was recognised by officially created. It is said IRB (the official governing that rugby was invented body) as an amateur sport. by chance as a child ran off with a ball during a • The same whistle is blown game of football! for the beginning of every game of the Rugby World Cup Tournaments.

• Rugby balls used to be made out of pig bladders. • Rugby has only been played The balls that were known as an Olympic sport four as footballs at the time times. The first time was in were made of inflated 1900 and the last time was pig’s bladders and then in 1924. wrapped in leather. They were also a much • Originally there was no rounder, spherical shape, point for crossing the and at the time, there touchline—tries were worth was no specific shape that nothing. the ball needed to be. The Rugby League World Cup

Host Nation – Great Britain Number of Teams – 4 Highest Crowd – 32,773, Bradford, 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. Rugby Dot To Dot

Join the dots to complete this illustration of a rugby player. Rugby Ball Colouring

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ALL BLACKS OFFSIDE ENGLAND TACKLE CONVERSION PENALTY KNOCK ON TOUCH DEAD BALL PROP LEAGUE TRIES DROP GOAL REFEREE LINE OUT UNION FLANKER RUCK MAUL WORLD CUP FLY HALF SCRUM SEVENS YELLOW CARD Shorts Shoe Colouring Page

Add colour to this illustration of a sports shoe. Famous Football Players Can you name these famous football players?

1. 2. 3.

This is a retired This is a French He was an English English footballer Football player. He is professional and a BBC football now retired but used footballer. He most pundit. He played for to play for the New notably played for the England National York Red Bulls and West Ham United, team and clubs, such was previously part captaining the club as Southampton. of the French for more than ten Blackburn Rovers National team. He is years, and was and Newcastle considered one of Captain of the United. He is the the worlds best England National person who has players. He scored team that won the scored the most five goals in World 1966 FIFA World goals in the Premier Cup competitions! Cup. League.

My Guess: My Guess: My Guess: Answers: 1. 2. 3. Bobby 3. Henry Thierry 2. Shearer Alan 1. Answers: Football Colouring Page

Bring some vibrant colour to the football below! 10 Interesting Premier League Facts

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• Only three players born after the Premier League began (August 1992) have scored Premier League hat- tricks: , 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.

• , and Kevin Davies are the only players to score, assist and score an own goal in a single Premier League game.

• has been substituted more times than any other player (134). 10 Interesting Premier League Facts

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• 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 STOKE CITY NEWCASTLE BURNLEY NORWICH HULL CITY QPR WEST BROM WEST HAM MAN CITY EVERTON ASTON VILLA FULHAM BLACKBURN CHELSEA Name that Football Team

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Continued on the next page… Name that Football Team

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

Utd 10. Arsenal 11. Millwall 12. Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham 12. Millwall 11. Arsenal 10. Utd

Palace 6. Southampton 7. Newcastle Utd 8. Manchester City 9. Manchester Manchester 9. City Manchester 8. Utd Newcastle 7. Southampton 6. Palace

1. Leyton Orient 2. Chelsea 3. Liverpool 4. Westham 5. Crystal Crystal 5. Westham 4. Liverpool 3. Chelsea 2. Orient Leyton 1. Answers: The Football World Cup

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) b) Uruguay c) Italy

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

Trophies

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

Uruguay by won Cup World First Answer: Final Results Can 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 _ t _ _ _ 4 2 Hungary

1950 U _ _ _ u _ _ 2 1

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

1958 Brazil 5 2 S _ _ _ e _

1962 B_ _ _ l 3 1 Czechoslovakia

1966 E ______(won after 4 2 West Germany extra time) 1970 Brazil 4 1 Italy

1974 West Germany 2 1 Netherlands

1978 Argentina (won after extra 3 1 Netherlands time) 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 1 0 Netherlands time) 2014 Germany (won after extra 1 0 Argentina time) 2018 France 4 2 C _ _ _ t _ a Final Results Answers

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 4 2 West Germany time) 1970 Brazil 4 1 Italy

1974 West Germany 2 1 Netherlands

1978 Argentina (won after extra 3 1 Netherlands time) 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 1 0 Netherlands time) 2014 Germany (won after extra 1 0 Argentina time) 2018 France 4 2 Croatia Flags of Winners

Match the flag to the country. Draw a line to connect the two.

Spain

Uruguay

France

Italy

Argentina

Germany

England

Brazil Flags of Winners Answer

Argentina

Brazil

Germany

England

Spain

France

Uruguay

Italy The 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.

Most Goals Scored 1962 Golden Boot

The record for the most In 1962, 6 players shared goals at a single World the award with 4 goals each:

Cup is:(circle one)

1) 8 2) 11 3) 13 by Frenchman in 1958, which

he achieved in six games.

Most goals scored: 13 scored: goals Most

Golden Booth renamed in: 1982 in: renamed Booth Golden Answer: Answer: 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.

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

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

1958 Album “Campeonato Mundial de Futbol 1958 Suecia Each team had 16 player stickers

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

1966 England win the World Cup… The Dream Team

1966 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 L _ _ _ e s _ _ _ 2 F _ _ H _ _ 3 Ray Wilson _ v _ _ t _ n 4 M _ _ U _ _ t _ d 5 L _ _ _ s 6 Bobby Moore W _ _ t H _ _ 7 Alan Ball B _ _ c _ p _ _ _ 9 Bobby _ a n _ n i _ _ d Charlton 10 W _ s _ _ a m 16 _ e _ t h _ _ 21 _ i v _ _ _ o o _ The Dream Team Answers

1966 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 9 Bobby Man United Charlton 10 Geoff Hurst West Ham 16 Martin Peters West Ham 21 Roger Hunt Liverpool Football Spot of Colour

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Unleash your inner artist and have a go at bringing the following image to life by adding some colour. 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: The Top Four Tennis Players

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?

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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?

My Guess:

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

The Nadal-Federer Classic 2008

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. Wimbledon Moments

Ashe's Upset, 1975

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. Tennis Word Scrambles

1. CAE 1. _ _ _

2. KRAEB 2. _ _ _ _ _

3. VISDA PUC 3. ______

4. ODULSEB 4. ______

5. EDCEU 5. _ _ _ _ _

6. TLAUF 6. _ _ _ _ _

7. KESTRO 7. ______

8. LVOE 8. _ _ _ _

9. NNTESI 9. ______

10.TES 10. _ _ _

7. Stroke 8. Love 9. Tennis 10. Set 10. Tennis 9. Love 8. Stroke 7.

Doubles 5. Deuce 6. Fault Fault 6. Deuce 5. Doubles

1. Ace 2. Break 3. Davis Cup 4. 4. Cup Davis 3. Break 2. Ace 1. Answers: Answers: Tennis Trophy

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