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At the end of 1969, the Indian Rupee was trading at around 13 British pre-decimal pence (1s 1d), or Rs. 18 = £1. A decade later, by 1979, it was trading at around 6 British new pence (6p). Finally, by the end of 1989, the Indian Rupee had plunged to a then-all-time low of about four British pence (4p).
Rugby is regarded as the national sport of Wales and Georgia, and is the strongest professional team sport in Ireland. Europe's main competition for national teams is the Six Nations Championship, first held in 1883 as the Home Nations Championship. The other European national teams play at the Rugby Europe International Championships.
The 20th century saw major advances in the participation of women in sports due to a growing women's sports movement in Europe and North America. This led to the initiation of the Women's Olympiad (held three times 1921 , 1922 and 1923 ) and the Women's World Games (held four times ( 1922 , 1926 , 1930 and 1934 .
Sports originating in the United Kingdom (3 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Sports originating in Europe" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Shooting sports in Europe by country (57 C) Softball in Europe by country (29 C) Squash in Europe by country (24 C) Table tennis in Europe by country (27 C)
1721 — mariners of the British East India Company reported to be playing cricket at Khambhat (then Cambay) in western India, the earliest known reference to cricket in the Indian sub-continent. [7] 1724 — earliest mention of Edwin Stead, the noted patron of Kent county cricket; under his leadership, Kent was the most successful team of the ...
10 September 1624 — death of Jasper Vinall (born c. 1590), the first cricketer known to die as a result of an injury received when playing the game. [ 5 ] Village cricket thrives in the middle period of the 17th century, but there is no evidence of teams of county strength being formed at this time.
Sport in England plays a prominent role in English society. Popular teams sports in England include association football, cricket, field hockey, rugby union, rugby league, and netball. Major individual sports include badminton, athletics, tennis, boxing, golf, cycling, motorsport, and horseracing. Cricket is regarded as the national summer sport.