Sport — a physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively, sports can be played on land, in water and in the air.

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This section is empty. Self expression, demonstration of control and power are measured. Racket sports are games in which players use rackets to hit a ball or other object.

However, this list is broader and includes sport disciplines where players use not rackets but paddles hand-held frame with flat boards or planks instead of strings.

Sports using guns firearms , air guns , etc. Requiring little or no physical exertion or agility, mind sports are often not considered true sports.

Some mind sports are recognised by sporting federations. The following list is intended to represent anything that is likely to be referred to as a mind sport, not to argue their validity as sports.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Main article: Air sports. Main article: Archery. Badminton Ball badminton Biribol Bossaball Fistball Footbag net Football tennis Footvolley Hooverball Jianzi Miniten Padel Peteca Pickleball Platform tennis Rocball Sepak takraw Sipa Table tennis Target ball Tennis Teqball Throwball Volleyball Beach volleyball Sitting volleyball Water volleyball Wallyball.

Main article: Bat-and-ball games. Main article: Board sports. Skateboarding Casterboarding Freeboard skateboard Longboarding Streetboarding Scootering Skysurfing Streetluge Snowboarding Mountainboarding Sandboarding Snowkiting Surfing Bodyboarding Dog surfing Riverboarding Skimboarding Wakesurfing Windsurfing Wakeboarding Kneeboarding Paddleboarding.

Main article: Climbing. Main article: Cycle sport. Main article: Bicycle. Main article: Unicycle. Main articles: Combat sport and Martial arts.

Main article: Grappling. Learn More in these related Britannica articles:. Sports , physical contests pursued for the goals and challenges they entail.

Sports are part of every culture past and present, but each culture has its own definition of sports.

The most useful definitions are those that clarify the relationship of sports to play, games, and contests. Archery , sport involving shooting arrows with a bow, either at an inanimate target or in hunting.

Clout shooting , in archery, long-distance shooting at a circular target laid out on the ground, a form of competition practiced for centuries. The sport involves using physical strength and skill to pin down opponents and overpower them.

The sport measures strength, skill, and agility. It has several weight classes and is a popular individual sport as well as a popular team sport.

It is also among the most popular Olympic Sports. The sport involves hitting the baseball with a bat across the boundary and racing around the bases of a diamond-shaped pitch.

The game involves two opposing teams and nine players on either side with an Umpire to enforce the rules.

The biggest tournament is called the World Series. Its primary audience resides in the USA, Japan, China, and Latin America. Baseball has penetrated in to pop culture and has had several films made about it.

Basketball is a popular team sport in which two teams of five players each compete against each other. The objective is to score as many points by shooting the basketball through a hoop.

It is played on indoor courts and is part of the Olympic Games. The game has penetrated in to pop culture and has produced legendary athletes like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

Tennis is a popular racket and ball game that involves maneuvering a ball around a netted tennis court.

The sport involves skill, accuracy, speed, endurance, and strength. It is a popular individual sport as well as a popular team sport, with two opposing players in the former and a duo of opposing players in the latter.

Badminton involves a racket that that is used to hit a shuttlecock around a netted court. Unlike a tennis court, the net is raised above the ground here, and the play is far less aggressive.

Bowling involves knocking down pins with a ball in an alleyway. It is a recreational activity that has reached massive popularity in the western hemisphere.

The sport measures skill more than anything else. The goal is to knock down all the pins at once or in the least number of tries.

Cricket is a bat and ball sport that involves hitting a ball bowled at high speeds towards the edge of the circular field.

Each team has eleven players, and the game is played in several formats such as Test Cricket 5-day cricket One Day International 1-day cricket comprising of 50 overs , and T20 international a single game comprising of twenty overs.

It is one of the most popular sports in the world with over two and a half billion fans around the world. Though not very popular in the western hemisphere, cricket has gained a huge following in England, the Caribbean, South Asia, and South Africa.

Curling involves players sliding stones over a sheet of ice towards a target area that is divided into four concentric circles.

This is a popular Olympic Sport and has an estimated 1. It is a team sport involving 4 players per team, and 2 per team in mixed doubles.

Dodgeball is a team sport in which players on two teams throw balls at each other to try and hit a part of the body. This is done while avoiding being hit themselves.

Dodgeball can be a game involving minor to major physical injuries and tests endurance, speed, and agility. It is undoubtedly the most popular sport in the world with over f our billion fans worldwide.

The FIFA World Cup, the world championship event of the sport is one of the most highly watched events of the year.

The athletes in football are among the richest and most influential in the world. Golf involves hitting a ball with a golf club into a small hole.

The game traditionally involves playing on lavish courses and hitting balls into 18 different holes. It is considered a game of skill and focuses as well as intelligence since it involves hitting balls over large distances and anticipating the effect of wind speed, terrain, and ground elevation on the shot.

Climbing, bouldering and mountaineering are outdoor sports for the adventurous. Athletes involved in motor sports are adept at controlling a machine, as in auto, ATV, motorboat or motorcycle racing.

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