Sport is a bit of a drug for me, I follow several sports (some more then others) and Im always open to learning about new ones. Ive been known to watch several sports in one day, and have marathons focused on one. I managed to watch 10 hours of NFL in a day last season.
Never understood the "I love my sport, hate all the others" attitude that I encounter with many football fans. In saying that I think the British are fairly unique in being into several sports, probably because of the richness of our sporting history.
Sports that I consider myself to be a bonafide fan of in a rough order of enthusiasm:
1. Football (no sh*t!)
2. Rugby Union (including 7s)
3. NFL
4. Rugby League
5. Basketball
6. Baseball (only recently got into it, still learning the finer points!)
Tennis is ok, Ill watch Wimbledon when its on, cant get into racing though, and golf and cricket have never appealed to me. Maybe Ill get round to them someday!
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Cricket
Football
Golf
Horse Racing
Tennis
Boxing (retro)
For me:
1. Football
2. Boxing
3. F1
4. NFL
5. MMA (usually only UFC on tv though)
The rest i'll usually watch if England or an English player is playing in a major tournament or series (like the masters or olympics). But stuff like Tennis and Cricket I usually am more inclined to just read the result so I don't have to sit through the games.
Cricket
Horse Racing
NFL
Like a bit of track cycling after the Olympics.
Boxing
Darts
1. Football
2. F1
3. International Cricket
4. International Rugby Union
5. Boxing big fights only
Boxing
Golf
Rugby League
;-)
London Irish are my Rugby Union
London Broncos in RL
New York Jets in NFL
Brookyln Nets in Basketball
Baseball havent stumbled on one yet!
As well as Charlton Ive been known to pop down to see Dulwich Hamlet on occasion, in other leagues I follow Toronto FC in MLS and Malaga CF in La Liga.
Aussie Rules (AFL)
Starting to get more and more into test cricket.
Football & Tennis. Bit of cricket but not so's you'd notice.
Football, Rugby Union, Tennis, Cricket, NFL, Snooker, Darts, F1, Pro cycling, boxing.
Only really dislike things like golf (unless it's the Ryder cup) and rugby league
Darts
Horse Racing (for betting reasons only)
Recently started taking a slight interest in some American sports as well. I'm over there every couple of months on business and have been taken to see Major League Baseball (Red Sox, though I still have no interest) but am quite keen on the NBA and keep an eye on NHL.
Never thought I'd be saying that a year ago!
For example for non-playing membership The Guards Polo Club has a £150 joining fee and thereafter a £335 annual subscription. (Best not to ask about fees for playing though.)
For that you get at least one match every day (apart from most mondays) from mid-April through to mid-September - over 400 fixtures! (Extra for the few prestige matches but that's still little more than about a £1 a game though). Use of the club bar and restaurant, guest passes, car parking facilities, and more posh totty than you can shake a stick at. (But you do have to remember that Ma'am rhymes with Spam.)
I do like snooker, cycling, 10 pin bowling, cricket and athletics, but only watch when a big competition catches my interest.