Andalusia

Sports

by José Luís Manzano and Francisco Gutiérrez

2nd E.S.O B

Index

1.The most common sports. 2.Football. 3.Tennis. 4.Basketball. 5.Handball. 6.Other sports.

1.The most common sports

In Andalusia we practise every sport but there are some sports that are more common, for example

football, tennis,basketball and handball.

2.Football.

Football is the most important sport in Andalusia. There are a lot of teams in each province.The most

important football teams in Andalusia are:First division: Sevilla,Betis,Málaga,Huelva and

Almeria.Second division:Xerez, Polidevortivo ejido and

Cadiz.

3.Tennis.

In Andalusia there are good tennis players such as Jose Higueras and Manuel Orantes. Manuel Orantes won a lot of championships such as the Roland Garros.

4.Basketball

In Andalusia basketball is an important sport. Here we have the ACB league and there are Andalusian basketball teams such as CB Granada,Unicaja, Cajasol...

5.Handball.

In Andalusia and in Spain too ,the most important league is the Asobal League. In Andalusia there aren't important teams. Handball is important in Andalusia but only for young people.

6.Other sports

In Andalusia there are other sports but these sports aren't very common like climbing,skiing,volleyball, hockey...Some of these sports can be practised only in winter, and others in summer

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