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Sports commonly called ‘football’ in certain places include: association football(known as soccer in some countries); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby football (either rugby league or rugby union); and Gaelic football. These different variations of football are known as football codes.

Various forms of football can be identified in history, often as popular peasant games. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the nineteenth century. The expanse of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British influence outside the directly controlled Empire.By the end of the nineteenth century, distinct regional codes were already developing: Gaelic football, for example, deliberately incorporated the rules of local traditional football games in order to maintain their heritage. In 1888, The Football League was founded in England, becoming the first of many professional football competitions. During the twentieth century, several of the various kinds of football grew to become some of the most popular team sports in the world.

 

The offensive team can lose possession of the football by :

  • Scoring Not getting 10 yards in four downs.
  • Fumbling or dropping the football and the defensive team recovers it.
  • Throwing the football to a defensive player for an interception.
  • Punting or kicking the football to the defensive team.
  • Missing a field goal.
  • Getting tackled in the end zone for a safety.

CRICKET

Cricket is a bat and ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard-long pitch with a target called the wicket (a set of three wooden stumps  upon which two sit) at each end. Each phase of play is called an innings during which one team bats, attempting to score as many runs as possible, whilst their opponents field. Depending on the type of match, the teams have one or two innings apiece and, when the first innings ends, the teams swap roles for the next innings. Except in matches which result in a draw, the winning team is the one that scores the most runs, including any extras gained.

Before a match begins, the two team captains meet on the pitch for the toss (of a coin) to determine which team will bat first.

Two batsmen and eleven fielders then enter the field and play begins when a member of the fielding team, known as the bowler, delivers (i.e., bowls) the ball from one end of the pitch towards the wicket at the other end, which is guarded by one of the batsmen, known as the striker.

In addition to the bowler, the fielding team includes the wicket-keeper, a specialist who stands behind the striker’s wicket. The wicket-keeper is also the only player on the fielding side permitted to wear gloves. The nine other fielders are tactically deployed around the field by their captain, usually in consultation with the bowler.

My Action Heroes

My favorite action heroes are:

Marvel – Spiderman, Ironman, Thor

DC – Superman, Flash, Aquaman, Wonder Woman

These characters are inspiring because they have a unique strength and a speciality. They also fight against the evil and for the betterment of the world.

Tell me which is your favorite action hero or character.