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Those old enough to have witnessed England’s victory in the 1966 football World Cup final can remember exactly where they were on that incredible day. As do those Red Rose fans who witnessed the 2003 rugby World Cup triumph. For sports fans, watching their side – in whatever sport – compete in the biggest competitions on the planet gives them …

Sports journalists have been facing this conundrum of ranking sports for some time now. Every now and then we see contradictory rankings of most popular sports alleviating whatever confidence we had in those reports. For ranking any sport’s popularity it is imperative that we set the criteria for ranking first. If TV viewership of any sports is the criteria then …