All over the world, people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and to live longer.

    Many people like to watch others play sports games. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when “their” player or team wins.

    People play different games in winter and summer. Swimming is fun in warm weather, but skating is good in winter.

    Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football for example, had spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.

Some sports and games go back thousands of years，like running, jumping or discus-throwing. But basketball and volleyball are rather new.