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
Calcutta South Club Calcutta South Club Calcutta South Club is on Woodburn Park Road beside Woodburn Park, Kolkata, India is a venue for lawn tennis. Davis cup matches used to be held here. It is behind the Bhowanipor Education Insitute or College of South Kolkata. There is also a tennis training centre. The calcutta south club was established in 1920. Later it was made into a Ltd Company where the members are its shareholders. The club is known as "the cradle of the game (lawn tennis) in the country (India)" as it nurtured many talents from the Dilip Bose to Jaidip Mukherjee and