World Wide list of Places Associated with Sports and Games
| Sport | Associated Places |
Baseball | Brooklyn (USA) |
Boxing | 1. Madison Square Garden (USA) 2. Yankee Stadium, New Delhi |
| Cricket | 1. Aden Park (Aukland) 2. Brabourne Stadium (Mumbai) 3. Chepauk Ground (Chennai) 4. Eden Gardens (Kolkata) 5. Ferozeshah Kotla Ground (Delhi) 6. Green Park (Kanpur) 7. Leeds (London, England) 8. Lord's (London, England) 9. Nehru Stadiums (Chennai and New Delhi) 10. Melbourne (Australia) 11. Old Trafford (Manchester, England) 12. Oval (London, England) 13. Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) |
| Football | 1. Brookland (England) 2. Wembley (London) 3. Blackheath (London) 4. Twickenham (London) 5. Corporation Stadium (Kolkata) 6. Ambedkar Stadium (New Delhi) 7. Nehru Stadium (New Delhi) 8. Yuba Bharati Stadium (Kolkata) |
Golf | Sanday Lodge (Scotland) |
Greyhound Race | White City (England) |
| Hockey | 1. Dhayn Chand Stadium (Lucknow) 2. Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Hyderabad) 3. Merdeka Stadium (Kuala Lumpur) 4. National Stadium (Delhi) 5. Nehru Stadium (Delhi) 6. Sawai Man Singh Stadium (Jaipur) 7. Shivaji Stadium (New Delhi) |
| Horse Racing | 1. Aintree (England)—Grand National Race 2. Doncaster (England)—Derby Race 3. Epsom (England)—Derby Race |
| Pole | Hurlingham (England) |
| Shooting | Bisley (England) |
| Skating | Florence (Chadwick) |
| Snooker | Blackpool (England) |
| Swimming and Rowing | 1. Cape Gris Nez (Cross-channel swimming) 2. Putney-Mort-Lake (England) |
| Tennis | 1. Wimbledon (England) 2. Forest Hill (US) |
Places with reference to India
| Stadium | Venue | Sports |
National Stadium | Mumbai | Hockey & others |
Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | Cricket |
Brabourne Stadium | Mumbai | Cricket |
Indraprastha Stadium | Delhi | Indoor games |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | Delhi | Athletics |
Firoz Shah Kotla | Delhi | Cricket |
Ambedkar Stadium | Delhi | Football |
National Stadium | Delhi | Hockey & others |
Talkatora Stadium | Delhi | Swimming |
Eden Garden | Kolkata | Cricket |
Ranjit Stadium | Kolkata | Football |
Green Park | Kanpur | Cricket |
Keenan Stadium | Jamshedpur | Cricket |
Chepauk Stadium | Chennai | Cricket |
Epsom | Britain | Derby |
Black heath | London | Rugby Football |
Headingly, Manchester, | Britain | Cricket |
Lords, Ovel, Leeds | Britain | Cricket |
Wimbledon | Britain | Lawn Tennis |
Roland Garros | France | Lawn Tennis |
Flushing Meadow | U.S | Lawn Tennis |
Brookland | Britain | Football |
Timbukhum | Britain | Rugby |
Wembley | Britain | Football |
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