Top 3 Most Watched Sports in the World

Since the Cricket World Cup is beginning in next few days, a debate at work about the most watched Sports started my quest to find out the Top 3 Most Watched Sports in the World. Someone asked me this question and my immediate reply was:

1. Soccer
2. Cricket
3. Was not sure, Tennis or Golf

Being from the Indian sub-continent Cricket had to be in the list, I even joked that if the population of India increases further it can be the most watched Sport.

My colleague asked me a valid point, What do the Chinese and people in Far East follow? I was not sure what sports do they watch. This can change viewer-ship rankings. She told that Tennis might be No 2 and Cricket might be No 3. Seems reasonable, but does anyone have a better answer to this question.

Which are the Top 3 Most Watched Sports ?

A thumbnail of a 20-20 cricket match between England and Sri Lanka (Image Courtesy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:England_vs_Sri_Lanka.jpg)