10 Interesting Fact About Most popular sports around the world

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• Football is the most popular sport in the world and is played in more than 200 countries.
• Basketball (basketball) was created by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 and initially played with a soccer ball.
• Badminton (badminton) is Indonesian national sports and has been played for more than 2000 years.
• Tennis (tennis) originated from France in the 12th century and initially played with palms.
• Baseball is the national sport of the United States and its first match was played in 1846.
• Swimming (swimming) became the first Olympic sport in 1896.
• Criket (Cricket) is the second most popular sport in the world after football and played in more than 100 countries.
• Roller Skating (Roller Skating) was first developed in 1760 in Belgium.
• Volleyball (volleyball) was created in 1895 by William G. Morgan and was originally called Mintonette.
• Golf was played since the 15th century in Scotland and was introduced to the United States in the 18th century.