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1601 to 1725 in sports


1601 to 1725 in sports describes the period's events in world sport.

Sport becomes increasingly popular in England during this period. Boxing is revived and village cricket develops in the 17th century with the interest of gamblers giving rise to the introduction of professionalism. The first attempts to organise football take place.

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Robert Dover's Olimpick Games are held in the Cotswolds from c.1604 to 1612

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Ireland

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