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- lawn tennis; the short name for the All England Club, the most famous lawn tennis club in Britain, in the district of Wimbledon, London
ASCOT - horse racing; a racecourse near the village of Windsor in England where Royal Ascot, a four-day meeting, is annually held
CARDIFF ARMS PARK - rugby; the home of Welsh rugby which has recently been modernised and hosted the Rugby World Cup Final in October 1999
HENLEY - rowing; Henley in Oxfordshire hosts a major international rowing regatta every year
WEMBLEY - football, rugby, hockey; England's national football stadium in Northwest London, also has rugby and hockey matches. It is about to be completely modernised
MIDDLESEX - cricket; this famous cricket ground in north London is the home of Surrey County Cricket Club and holds Test (international) matches between England and other countries
ST. ANDREWS - golf; formerly a fishing port, St. Andrews now is most famous for golf courses, and in particular the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, founded in 1754, which is considered the highest authority on the rules of golf in the world
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