Football, rugby (Union and League), cricket (obviously), hockey (field not ice), tennis, badminton, squash, athletics, motorsport, and boxing. These are sports that we British do quite well, in some cases very well. We even invented a few. Whether we play them or support them, they shape our lives, both in our formative years when we tend to play them, and later, when we’re slumped on the sofa or propping up the bar watching them.