Sport in the United Kingdom United Kingdom operate high-profile professional leagues. Football is the most popular sport and is played from August to May. Rugby league is traditionally a winter sport, but since the late 1990s the elite competition has been played in the summer to minimise competition for attention with football. Rugby union is also a winter sport. Cricket is played in the Summer, from April to September. There is also a professional Ice Hockey league operating in Great Britain called the Elite Ice Hockey League. The modern global game of football evolved out of traditional football games played in England in the 19th
Sport in Saskatchewan Regina Cougars woman's soccer team and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's and women's soccer teams compete in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Some Saskatchewan players who have made history in soccer have been Norman Sheldon, David Greyeyes, Lorne Gray B.E., M.Sc. and L.L.D., and David Steele. The "Sons of England Football" team was one Saskatchewan notable teams which played as early as 1910 in Saskatchewan. Teams would compete for the Holmes Cup and Caswell Cup. The University of Regina Cougars and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies are men's and women's volleyball teams which compete in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Saskatoon also held