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The history of modern times traces the origins of badminton to the 'Poona game' , which was a game that was invented and played by some British officers in the 1860s when they were stationed at the city of 'Poona' in India.
A cricket match in progress in Stamford, Lincolnshire. While it has always been thought the sport originated in England, a village in northern France now claims to have recorded the first ever reference to a match.