History of the origin of 10 popular games of the present time

The world's most popular sport World Cup football ended last month. Apart from football, there are various popular sports like cricket, baseball, golf, rugby etc. all over the world. Competitions of popular games are organized in different parts of the world throughout the year. Today's event is about the birth history of ten popular sports in the world today.

10. The Rugby

Rugby game scene; Source: Rugbyworld.com

Rugby is one of the popular sports. According to historical sources, the game of golf started 2000 years ago in China and Greece. But rugby was still not a recognized sport. Later, rugby debuted as a sport in Britain in 1823. Schoolboy William Webb Ellis is credited with popularizing the game of rugby. The rules of rugby came into written form in 1845 and the Rugby Football Union was formed in 1971. The modern Rugby Football Union Rugby World Cup is named after the William Webb Ellis Trophy.

9. Basketball

Basketball in hand. James Knightsmith; source: si.com

Basketball, as a sport, has a strange birth story. United States Springfield, Massachusetts (YMCA) training school authority in 1891 sports teacher. James instructs Knightsmith to invent an indoor game like football. Dr. With little time on his hands, Knightsmith skillfully invented a game that required technique and finesse and named it basketball. Currently there are 13 main rules in the game of basketball, which have changed slightly from before. Basketball made it to the Berlin Olympics in 1936.

8. Hockey

Pre-Emergence Hockey Scene (1800); Source: Pinterest

Unlike other sports, hockey did not originate from a single person or nation. According to history, a game similar to hockey was practiced in Egypt 4000 years ago. Stick games were played on ice in the Netherlands around the 1600s. A similar scenario was later observed among the Red Indians of North America. Modern hockey was born in 1800 in the small town of Windsor, Canada. Modern day ice hockey originated from hockey.

7. Baseball

baseball game scene; Source: Wikipedia

Baseball is played much like cricket with a combination of ball and bat. 2000 years ago from today, bat and ball game can be observed in ancient Egypt. Most historians agree that baseball migrated from Europe to the United States in the seventeenth century. At the same time, cricket, an almost identical game, was in vogue in England. In 1791, a record of officially using the name baseball was found in the old court house in Massachusetts, USA. At Nati, the public was prohibited from playing cricket, baseball within 80 yards of the new hall building. Baseball is a very popular sport in the United States these days. Additionally, baseball is popular in North America, Central and South America, the Caribbean and East Asian regions.

6. Boxing

A View of the Modern Boxing Game; Source: bbc.co.uk

Boxing is one of the natural sports. Since ancient times, people fought each other with hand to hand. According to sources, a boxing-like game was practiced on mud soil 7000 years ago in Mesopotamia. Such games were also practiced in ancient Roman and Greek regions. Homer's Iliad also mentions a sport similar to boxing. The players were naked and had leather sheaths wrapped around their hands. Modern boxing began in England in the seventeenth century. James Figg became the first recognized boxing tournament champion. He is said to have lost only one match in his life and in 1992 he was awarded the status of the father of boxing.

5. Tennis

A scene of tennis in ancient times; Source: toptenz.com

There is no strong evidence for the origin of tennis. Many have suggested that the game of tennis was introduced in ancient Greece or Egypt. However, according to strong sources, tennis was introduced in France in the 10th century. The monks used to play ball on both sides of the monastery wall. Throwing the ball from one side, they shouted tenz (take). Tennis became very popular in France in the 13th century and tennis courts came into use in the 18th century. Tennis became so popular in France that King Louis VII outlawed it. But he ultimately failed to ban it. Before the invention of rubber, tennis balls were made of fur and rackets were made of wood. In 1874 the rules of tennis were finalized internationally and in 1877 the first Wimbledon was launched.

4. Golf

Golf scene; Source: golf.com

The practice of playing golf dates back to 100 BC in the Roman and Chinese empires. Later in the Dutch, Belgium and France the game of chasing the ball with a stick was in vogue. The name golf originates from the Scottish language and was officially used in 1457. In the same year King James II banned it, citing disorder among the soldiers as the reason. In 1774, the 13 Laws of Golf were recorded in Edinburgh.

3. Chess

Chess field; Source: beshto.com

Among the popular sports, chess is the only game that originated in the Indian subcontinent. According to historians, the rule of the Gupta Empire was in progress at that time. The name chess is derived from the Sanskrit word shataranj. Later, it spread from India to Persia. Modern chess evolved from Europe in the mid-15th century. It is said that Ravana's wife used to play chess to dissuade Ravana from fighting.

2. Cricket

A moment of playing cricket; Source: Espncricinfo

Cricket is a very popular sport especially in South Asia. The game of cricket originated in England in the thirteenth century. It is said that the shepherd boys used to play the game of cricket in the early days. Wooden sticks were used as wickets and sheep feathers rounded as balls. In 1697, the first 11-man cricket match was held in Sussex, England, for a prize money of 50 guineas. In 1744, the rules of the game of cricket were officially written down and the practice of organizing cricket matches began.

1. Football

A scene from a football match in ancient Britain; Source: thegurdian.com

The most popular sport nowadays is football. In ancient China, there was a game called Kuzu from 476-221 BC. A round ball made of cloth wrapped around the object was played by kicking it with the feet. Soldiers used to play kuju to keep their body strong. It is believed that such games were prevalent in the Roman Empire as well. Later, in 1863, modern football took shape in Britain and the Football Association was formed. The governing bodies of the Football Association were the first to write down the rules of the game which eventually led to today's modern football. Football is called soccer in America.