Oldest ball games
Sports can be divided into various categories based on the kind of equipment they use, such rackets, bats, balls, sticks.
Many of these sports have been around, for not just hundreds of years, but centuries. So much so, that it’s hard to even pinpoint when a particular sport was invented as they’ve gone through many transformations.
However, many sports have major tournaments and championships that have also been around for many years, and these give a rough idea as to which were some of the oldest sports and which were more newer. Here is a list of some of the oldest and famous tournaments from different ‘ball sports’.
Tennis – Wimbledon (officially known as The Championships, Wimbledon)
Basketball – NBA
Cricket – The Ashes
Golf – The Open Championship (commonly known as the British Open)
Field Hockey – Beighton Cup
Baseball – Major League Baseball
Volleyball – FIVB World Championships
Table Tennis – World Table Tennis Championships
Football – The FA Cup