People all over the world do sports to be fit and strong. Here are interesting facts about four sports in the past and today.

There was always a ball. And the players had to score a goal. But there were many different rules. Some players used their hands, others legs to score a goal. An interesting fact: The first football printed rules appeared in 1863 in London.

There are two teams. There are eleven players in each team. An interesting fact: You play football on a football pitch.

At first, teams played basketball with a football. An interesting fact: the name basketball comes from the peach baskets.

There are two teams. There are five players in each team. An interesting fact: You play basketball on a basketball court.

It was a popular game for poor boys. An interesting fact: At the beginning poor boys played cricket with sticks and a stone.

It is a game that uses bats that players hit the ball with when they try to score the point. There are two teams with 11 players. An interesting fact: You play cricket on a cricket field.

An interesting fact: King James IV was the first famous golf player.

You need a golf club and a ball to play it. A player needs to hit the ball with a club. The ball should fall into a hole. An interesting fact: You play golf on a golf course.

Golf is an individual sport. Football, basketball, cricket and golf were a little bit different in the past than they are today.