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=== Sport === [[File:Cricket ground.jpg|thumb|The [[Antigua Recreation Ground]], the national stadium]] [[Cricket]] is the most popular sport within the islands. With [[Viv Richards|Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards]] {{post-nominals|list=[[Order of the National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda)|KNH]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Order of the Caribbean Community|OOC]]}} who represented the [[West Indies cricket team]] between 1974 and 1991, Antigua had one of the world's most famous batsmen ever.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=Viv Richards was a complete genius: Imran Khan |url=https://www.dawn.com/2011/04/02/viv-richards-was-a-complete-genius-imran-khan/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=Dawn |language=en |location=Pakistan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Featured Columnist |date=13 November 2013 |title=The ICC Ranking System's Top 10 Batsmen in ODI Cricket History |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1848478-the-icc-ranking-systems-top-10-batsmen-in-odi-cricket-history/page/11 |access-date=7 August 2014 |publisher=Bleacher Report}}</ref> The [[Antigua and Barbuda national cricket team]] represented the country at the [[1998 Commonwealth Games]], but Antiguan cricketers otherwise play for the [[Leeward Islands cricket team]] in domestic matches and the [[West Indies cricket team]] internationally. Teams from the various villages and parishes compete in the Parish League.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=ACB Antigua Parish League |url=https://cricket268.com/acb-antigua-parish-league/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Cricket268 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Football in Antigua and Barbuda|Association football]] is the second most popular sport in the country,<ref name="worldsoccer2">{{cite web |title=Antigua & Barbuda taking small steps towards respectability | World Soccer |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/blogs/antigua-barbuda-taking-small-steps-towards-respectability |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324045016/http://www.worldsoccer.com/blogs/antigua-barbuda-taking-small-steps-towards-respectability |archive-date=2014-03-24 |access-date=2014-03-25 |publisher=worldsoccer.com}}</ref> with the [[Antigua and Barbuda national football team]] being founded in 1928.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-07 |title=ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |url=https://www.concacaf.com/inside-concacaf/member-associations/antigua-and-barbuda/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Concacaf |language=en}}</ref>
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