In short : yes. The British gave us: * Rugby (changed by the Americans to American Football) * Hockey (changed by the Americans to Ice Hockey) * Tennis * Cricket * Football (Soccer) * Golf * Badminton * Squash * and even Baseball was invented in Surrey Rule Britannia
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Of the 10 most popular sports in the world, 8 were invented in Britain, hence, Britain is widely considered to be the home of modern sport.
Rivalries are mostly dependent on where you live or what sports teams you follow. Most people sense the most heated rivalries are located near them, because they are most involved with the people who are interested in the rivalries. Common rivalries include interstate rivalries, and neighboring college rivalries. On a national basis, the most known sports rivalries are the New York Yankees v. Boston Red Sox and Joe Frazier v. Mohammed Ali, etc.. For more see Related Links below.
You need to spacify which are the empires discussed in the section if you want to make it possible to answer your question. If the British Empire is in the list that would be it. If you look at the extent of this empire and at what the British did, you'll see why.
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