Sports by definition (Cambridge Dictionary)

a game played between two teams of eleven people, where each team tries to win by kicking a ball into the other team's goal

a sport in which two teams of eleven players try to score runs by hitting a small, hard ball with a bat, and running between two sets of small wooden posts

a sport where two teams try to score points by carrying an oval ball across a particular line or kicking it over and between an H-shaped set of posts

a game played between two or four people on a special playing area that involves hitting a small ball across a central net using a racket

a sport in which two or four people hit a shuttlecock over a high net

the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing

a sport played by two teams of seven players, usually women or girls, in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a net hanging from a ring at the top of a pole

a game played on a sports field between two teams of eleven players who each have a curved stick with which they try to put a small, hard ball into the other team's goal

physical exercises and activities performed inside, often using equipment such as bars and ropes, intended to increase the body's strength and the ability to move and bend easily

an activity in which people move quickly around buildings and objects in a city while performing jumps and other skillful movements

the art or sport of shooting arrows

a game played between two or four people on a special closed playing area that involves hitting a small rubber ball against a wall

a game that is played on a large table where two or four players hit a ball over a low net using small, round bats

a game in which two teams use their hands to hit a large ball backwards and forwards over a high net without allowing the ball to touch the ground

a game played by two teams of five players who score points by throwing a large ball through an open net hanging from a metal ring

a British game similar to baseball, in which you try to hit a ball and you score a point if you run around all four sides of a large square area

the sport of riding on a wave on a special board

a game in which two teams of players try to hit their opponents' bodies with a ball that they throw

a brand name for a plastic disk that is thrown between people as a game, or the game of throwing this disk

the activity of going down a very steep slope while holding on to a rope that is fastened to the top of the slope

the sport or activity of climbing mountains

an activity in which people climb up and over rocks at fairly low heights without using ropes

the activity of going for long walks in the countryside

the sport of riding a bicycle

a sport in which two people fight and try to throw each other to the ground

a sport in which two competitors fight by hitting each other with their hands

the sport of fighting with long, thin swords

a game in which two people use cues to hit 16 coloured balls into six holes around the edge of a large table covered in soft cloth

a game played by two people in which cues are used to hit 15 red balls and six balls of different colours into six holes around a table covered in soft cloth in a fixed order

the training of a horse to perform special, carefully controlled movements as directed by the rider, or the performance of these movements as a sport or in a competition

(in the past) to fight with a lance while riding on a horse, especially as a sport

the sport or job of catching fish

a game played outside on grass in which each player tries to hit a small ball into a series of nine or 18 small holes, using a long, thin stick

a game played on ice in which special flat, round stones are slid towards a mark

the sport of racing on ice, usually around an oval track

the activity of flying through the air by hanging from a very small aircraft without an engine, consisting of a frame covered in cloth

to run as fast as you can over a short distance

a sport in which you sail across water by standing on a board and holding onto a large sail

a game played by two teams in which the players each use a long stick with a net at the end to catch, carry, and throw a small ball, and try to get the ball in the other team's goal