Entertainment outside the home: Pubs and clubs Leisure and sports

Britain was the first home of many of the modern world's most popular sports.There is a good deal of folklore behind the names which pubs bear.Most pubs, besides beer, sell all kinds of alcohol, from whisky to wine.Pubs have not 'gone metric' yet.Clubs are another unchallenged English invention.The Conservative party has always been bound up with a small group of clubs.They are ideal places for people who do not want the effort of looking for entertainment.The English are great lovers of competitive sports.The English and Welsh clubs have together formed a League with four divisions.Many tennis fans queue all night outside the grounds in order to get tickets for the finals.