Sports can be described as all of the following:
Entertainment –
Exercise – some sports are physical exercise while others are mental exercise.
Recreation –
Types of sports
Amateur sports
Athletic sports
Blood sport
Demonstration sport
Disabled sports
Extreme sports
Fantasy sports
Female sport
Individual sport
Professional sports
Spectator sport
Team sport
Physical sports
Air sports
Lima Lima aerobatics team performing over Louisville.
Main article: Air sports
Aerobatics
Gliding aerobatics
Air racing
Ballooning
Cluster ballooning
Hopper ballooning
Wingsuit flying
Gliding
Hang gliding
Powered hang glider
Human powered aircraft
Model aircraft
Parachuting
Banzai skydiving
BASE jumping
Skysurfing
Wingsuit flying
Paragliding
Powered paragliding
Ultralight aviation
Archery
Members of the Gotemba Kyūdō Association demonstrate Kyūdō.
Main article: Archery
Clout archery
Field archery
Flight archery
Gungdo
Kyūdō
Popinjay (sport)
Target archery
Ball over a net games
An international match of Volleyball.
Ball badminton
Biribol
Bossaball
Fistball
Footbag net
Football tennis
Footvolley
Hooverball
Jianzi
Newcomb ball
Peteca
Sepak takraw
Sipa
Throwball
Volleyball
Beach volleyball
Paralympic volleyball
Basketball family
Basketball player Dwight Howard making a slam dunk at 2008 Summer Olympic Games
Basketball
Beach basketball
Deaf basketball
FIBA 33
Streetball
Water basketball
Wheelchair basketball
Bounceball
Korfball
Netball
Fastnet
Indoor netball
Slamball
Bat-and-ball (Safe haven)
Awaiting a pitch: batter, catcher, and umpire.In Baseball
Main article: Bat-and-ball
Baseball - four bases
Bat-and-Trap
British baseball - four posts
Brännboll - four bases
Corkball - four bases (no base-running)
Cricket - two wickets
Indoor cricket
Limited overs cricket
One Day International
Test cricket
Twenty20
Danish longball
Kickball
Lapta – two salos (bases)
The Massachusetts Game – four bases
Méta and longa méta (long méta) – Hungarian game
Oina – One (Two, Three, or Four)
Old Cat – variable
Over-the-line – qv
Pesäpallo – four bases
Podex
Rounders – four bases or posts
Scrub baseball – four bases (not a team game per se)
Softball – four bases (descendant of Baseball)
Fast Pitch
Slow Pitch
Modified Pitch
16 Inch
Stickball – variable
Stool ball – two stools
T-Ball
Town ball – variable
K-Ball
Vigoro – two wickets
Wireball
Wiffleball
Baton twirling
Main article: Baton twirling
Board sports
Skateboard vert jump at the Sprite urban games 2006 in London.
Snowboard figure at the 2008 Shakedown
Surfing in Hawaii
Main article: Board sports
Sports that are played with some sort of board as the primary equipment.
Skateboarding
Scootering
Casterboarding
Freeboard (skateboard)
Longboarding
Streetboarding
Skysurfing
Streetluge
Snowboarding
Mountainboarding
Sandboarding
Snowkiting
Swing boarding
Wakesurfing
Bodyboarding
Riverboarding
Skimboarding
Wakeboarding
Kneeboarding
Boules
Lawn bowler Tim Mason
Main article: Boules
Bocce
Boccia
Boßeln
Boule lyonnaise
Bowls
Curling
Klootschieten
Pétanque
Shuffleboard
Varpa
Bowling
Main article: Bowling
Candlepin bowling
Duckpin bowling
Five-pin bowling
Skittles (sport)
Ten-pin bowling
Catch games
Curby
Dodgeball
Ga-ga
Keep Away
Kin-Ball
Prisoner Ball
Rundown (aka Pickle)
Yukigassen
Climbing
Canyoning
Main article: Climbing
Rock Climbing
Sport climbing
Abseiling
Bouldering
Canyoning (Canyoneering)
Mountaineering
Hiking
Rope Climbing
Ice Climbing
Cycling
A Track Cycling Race
Main article: Cycling
Sports using bicycles or unicycles.
Bicycle
Main article: Bicycle
Artistic cycling
Bicycle Motocross or BMX
Bobrun cycling
Freestyle BMX
Cyclo-cross
Cross-country mountain biking
Road bicycle racing
Track cycling
Downhill mountain biking
Freeride mountain biking
Dirt jumping
Slopestyle
Racing Bicycle (The Award of Records Sports)
Skibob
Skibobbing
Unicycle
Main article: Unicycle
Unicycling
Mountain unicycling
Unicycle trials
Unicycle hockey
Unicycle basketball
Combat sports
Main article: Combat sports
Main article: Martial Arts
Combat sport is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement.
Grappling
Two men compete in Freestyle wrestling.
A Bracciuta
A Brazzos
Aba Guresi
Aikido
Aiki-jūjutsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Catch wrestling
Dumog
Glima
Judo
Jujutsu
Kinomichi
Kurash
Malla-yuddha
Mongolian wrestling
Pehlwani
Sambo (martial art)
Shuai Jiao
Ssireum
Sumo
Varzesh-e Pahlavani
Wrestling
Yağlı Güreş
Skirmish
Airsoft
Laser tag
Paintball
Weapons
Two kendōka.
Battōjutsu
Eskrima
Egyptian stick fencing
Fencing
Gatka
Haidong Gumdo
Hojōjutsu
Iaidō
Iaijutsu
Jōdō
Jogo do Pau
Jūkendō
Juttejutsu
Kendo
Kenjutsu
kung fu
Kyūdō
Kyūjutsu
Modern Arnis
Naginatajutsu
Okinawan kobudō
Shurikenjutsu
Silambam
Sōjutsu
Swordfighting
wushu (sport)
Striking
A kick in Kickboxing.
Akroteri Punching
Choi Kwang-Do
Boxing
Bokator
Capoeira
Chessboxing
Fujian White Crane
Karate
Kenpō
Kickboxing
Lethwei
Muay Thai
Pradal Serey
San shou
Savate
Shaolin kung fu
Sikaran
Silat
Subak
Taekkyeon
Taekwondo
Taido
Tang Soo Do
Wing Chun
Wing Tsun
Zui Quan
Mixed or hybrid
Ground fighting in MMA.
Adi Murai
Baguazhang
Bando
Bartitsu
Bujinkan
Hapkido
Hwa Rang Do
Jeet Kune Do
Kajukenbo
Kalarippayattu
Krav Maga
Kuk Sool Won
MCMAP
Mixed martial arts
Northern Praying Mantis
Ninjutsu
Pankration
Pencak Silat
Sanshou
Shidokan
Shoot boxing
Shootfighting
Shorinji Kempo
Systema
T'ai chi ch'uan
Vajra Mushti
Vovinam
Xingyiquan
Yoga
Cue sports
Pool balls
Snooker.
Main article: Cue sports
Carom billiards
Three-cushion
Five-pins
Balkline and straight rail
Cushion caroms
Four-ball (yotsudama)
Artistic billiards
Novuss
Pocket billiards (pool)
Eight-ball
Blackball
Nine-ball
Straight pool (14.1 continuous)
One-pocket
Three-ball
Seven-ball
Ten-ball
Rotation
Baseball pocket billiards
Cribbage (pool)
Bank pool
Artistic pool
Trick shot competition
Speed pool
Bowlliards
Chicago
Kelly pool
Cutthroat
Killer
Russian pyramid
Snooker
Snooker plus
Hybrid carom-pocket games
English billiards
Bottle pool
Cowboy
Obstacle variations
Bagatelle
Bar billiards
Bumper pool
Dance
Three ballet dancers performing a grand jeté jump
Modern dance
Main article: Outline of dance
Acro
Ballet
Ballroom
Color Guard, or Flag Spinning
Competitive
Ensemble
Dancesport
Flag Twirling
Flamenco
Hip-hop
Interpretive dance
Jazz
Latin
Lyrical
Modern
Musical Theatre
Pointe
Salsa
SloModern
Swing
Tango
Tap
Tribal dance
Equine Sports
Barrel racing
Horse racing at Arlington Park, 2007
Main article: Equestrianism
Sports using a horse.
Buzkashi
Barrel Racing
Campdrafting
Cross Country
Dressage
Endurance riding
English Pleasure
Equitation
Eventing
Equestrian vaulting
Gymkhana
Harness racing
Horse racing
Hunter
Reining
Rodeo
Show Jumping
Steeplechase
Team penning
Tent pegging
Western Pleasure
Fishing
Main article: Fishing
Angling
Big-game fishing
Casting
Noodling
Spearfishing
Sport fishing
Surf fishing
Rock fishing
Fly Fishing
Flying disc sports
Main article: Flying disc games
Disc dog
Disc golf
Dodge disc
Durango boot
Double disc court
Flutterguts
Freestyle
Fricket – also known as disc cricket, cups, suzy sticks or crispy wickets
Friskee
Goaltimate
Guts (sport)
Hot box
Ringo
Ultimate (sport)
Football family
Football player Lionel Messi shoots from just outside the Manchester United penalty area during the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final
Main article: Football
Ancient games
Chinlone
Cuju
Episkyros
Harpastum
Kemari
Ki-o-rahi
Marn Grook
Woggabaliri
Yubi lakpi
Association football
Beach soccer
Crab soccer
Futebol de Salão
Futsal
Indoor soccer
Paralympic football
Powerchair Football
Street football
Swamp football
Australian football
Nine-a-side footy
Rec footy
Metro footy
English school games
Eton College
Field game
Wall game
Harrow Football
Gaelic football
Ladies' Gaelic football
Gridiron football
American football
Eight-man football
Flag football
Indoor football
Nine-man football
Six-man football
Sprint football
Touch football
Arena football
Canadian football
Street football (American)
Hybrid football
Austus
Football tennis
Footvolley
International rules football
Kronum
Samoa Rules
Speedball (American)
Swedish football
Universal football
Volata
Medieval football
Ba game
Caid
Calcio Fiorentino
Camping (game)
Chester-le-Street
Cnapan
Cornish hurling
Haxey Hood
Knattleikr
La soule
Lelo burti
Mob football
Royal Shrovetide Football
Uppies and Downies
Rugby football
Beach rugby
Rugby league
Masters Rugby League
Mini footy
Mod league
Rugby league nines
Rugby league sevens
Tag Rugby
Touch Football
Wheelchair rugby league
Rugby union
American flag rugby
Mini rugby
Rugby sevens
Tag Rugby
Touch rugby
Rugby tens
Golf
Main article: Golf
Match play
Skins Game
Stroke play
Team play
Fourball
Foursome
Shotgun start
Gymnastics
Trampoline gymnast Jason Burnett at 2008 Canadian National Championships
Main article: Gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics
Balance Beam
Floor
High Bar
Parallel Bars
Pommel Horse
Still Rings
Sport aerobics
Uneven Bars
Vault
Majorette
Juggling
Parkour
Rhythmic gymnastics
Ball
Club
Hoop
Ribbon
Rope
Rope jumping
Sports acrobatics
Trampolining
Trapeze
Flying trapeze
Static trapeze
Power Tumbling
Group Gymnastics
Tricking
Handball Family
A 7-meter throw in Team handball.
Main article: Team handball
Goalball
Sabaki Ball
Tchoukball
Team handball
Beach handball
Czech handball
Field handball
Torball
Water polo
Hunting
Main article: Hunting
Sometimes considered blood sports.
Beagling
Big game hunting
Deer hunting
Fox hunting
Hare coursing
Wolf hunting
Kite Sports
Kite buggy
Kite fighting
Kite landboarding
Kitesurfing
Parasailing
Snow kiting
Sport kite (Stunt kite)
Mixed discipline
The three components of triathlon: swimming, cycling, running
Decathlon, Heptathlon, and the Pentathlons consist of ten, seven, and five component contests that are scored together using one points system.
Adventure racing
Biathlon
Duathlon
Decathlon
Heptathlon
Modern pentathlon
Pentathlon
Triathlon
Crossfit
Musical Performance Sports
The Cavaliers, an example of a modern drum & bugle corps, performing at the 2004 DCI World Championships in Denver, Colorado.
Color Guard, or Flag Spinning
Drum and Bugle Corps (Classic)
Drum and Bugle Corps (Modern)
Indoor Percussion Ensemble
Competitive Marching Band
Orienteering family
Geocaching
Orienteering
Rogaining
Letterboxing
Waymarking
[edit] Paddle sports
See Outline of kayaking and canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing
Outrigger canoeing
Kayaking
Main article: Kayaking
Creeking
Flyak
Freeboating
Royaking
Sea kayaking
Squirt Boating
Surf Kayaking
Whitewater kayaking
Rafting
Rafting
Rafting
White water rafting
Rowing
Rowing (sport)
Gig racing
Coastal and ocean rowing
Surfboat
Dragon boat racing
Single scull
Pilota family
Valencian pilota.
American handball
Australian Handball
Basque Pelota
Fives
Eton Fives
Rugby Fives
Frisian handball
Four square
Gaelic handball
Jeu de paume
Palla
Valencian pilota
Racquet (or racket) sports
Justine Henin, a Tennis player.
Sports where a player use a racquet (or racket) to hit a ball or other objects.
Badminton
Ball badminton
Frontenis
Jai Alai
Matkot
Padel tennis
Paddle tennis
Paddleball
Pelota mixteca
Pickleball
Racquetball
Racquets
Racketlon
Rapid Ball
Real tennis
Soft tennis
Speedball
Speed-ball
Speedminton
Squash
Squash tennis
Stické
Table Tennis (Ping Pong)
Tennis
Xare
Remote control
Model Aerobatics
RC Racing
Robot combat
Running
200 meters sprint
Main article: Running
Endurance
Cross-country running
Half marathon
Marathon
Sky Race
Tower running
Ultramarathon
Sprint (race)
Hurdles
Sailing
Windsurfing
Main article: Sailing
Ice yachting
Land sailing
Land windsurfing
Sailing
Windsurfing
Kiteboarding
Land Kiteboarding
Dinghy sailing
Skiing
Main article: Skiing
Alpine skiing
Cross country skiing
Freestyle skiing
Nordic combined
Nordic skiing
Ski jumping
Skijoring
Ski touring
Speed skiing
Telemark skiing
Sled sports
United States Air Force Major Brady Canfield, 2003 U.S. skeleton champion, shows his takeoff form.
Main article: Sledding
Bobsleigh
Luge
Skibobbing
Skeleton
Toboggan
Shooting sports
Main article: Shooting sports
Sports using a firearm.
Clay pigeon shooting
Skeet shooting
Trap shooting
Sporting clays
Target shooting
Field target
Fullbore target rifle
High Power Rifle
Benchrest shooting
Military Service Rifle
Metallic silhouette
Practical shooting
Stacking
Sport stacking
Stick and Ball Games
Cammag
Composite rules shinty-hurling
Hockey
Ball hockey
Bandy
Rink bandy
Broomball
Moscow broomball
Field Hockey
Indoor field hockey
Floorball
Ice hockey
Ice hockey players Roman Hamrlik and Joffrey Lupul dueling for position
Ringette
Pond hockey
Power hockey
Ringette
Roller hockey
Inline hockey
Roller hockey (Quad)
Skater hockey
Rossall Hockey
Sledge hockey
Street hockey
Underwater hockey
Underwater ice hockey
Unicycle hockey
Hurling
Camogie
Lacrosse
Box lacrosse
Field lacrosse
Women's lacrosse
Intercrosse
Polo
A Polo player.
Bicycle polo
Canoe polo
Cowboy polo
Elephant polo
Horse polo
Segway polo
Yak polo
Pelota purépecha
Polocrosse
Shinty
Spongee
Street Stunts
Free running
Freestyle Football
Parkour
Tricking
Powerbocking
Tag games
Main article: Tag games
British bulldogs (American Eagle)
Capture the flag
Hana Ichi Monme
Hide and seek
Kabaddi
Kho kho
Kick the can
Oztag
Red rover
Tag
Walking
Airolo-Chasso
Hiking
Backpacking (wilderness)
Race Walking
Bushwhacking
Wall-and-ball
A game of squash
Games involving opponents hitting a ball against a wall/walls using a racket, or other piece of equipment, or merely gloved/barehanded.
American handball
Australian handball
Basque pelota
Butts Up
Chinese handball
Fives
Gaelic handball
International fronton
Jorkyball
Racquetball
Rapid ball
Squash
Squash tennis
Suicide (game)
Valencian frontó
Wallball
Wallyball
Water sports
Greece - Hungary Water polo match (World Junior Championship 2004 Naples, Italy)
Main article: Water sports
Ball Sports
Underwater football
Underwater rugby
Underwater Soccer
Water Polo
Canoe Polo
Michael Phelps swimming breaststroke at the 2008 Missouri Grand Prix.
Competitive Swimming
Main article: Competitive swimming
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Butterfly stroke
Freestyle swimming
Individual Medley
Synchronized swimming
Medley relay
Finswimming
Subsurface and recreational
Freediving
Scuba Diving
Snorkelling
Immersion finswimming
Underwater orientation
Weightlifting
Main articles: Olympic weightlifting and Powerlifting
Andartza
Clean and jerk
Deadlifting
Benchpress
Powerlifting
Snatch
Squat (exercise)
Weightlifting
Mind sports
Chess
Main article: Mind sports
Requiring little or no physical exertion or agility mind sports are often not considered true sports. Some mind sports are recognised by sporting federations.[1]
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. (See also List of world championships in mind sports)
chess
Card Games
Main articles: Card Games and List of card games
Speedcubing
Speedcubing
2x2x2
3x3x3
4x4x4
5x5x5
6x6x6
7x7x7
Fifteen puzzle
Speaking Sports
Debating
Spelling Bee
Strategy Board Games
A game of mahjong being played in Hangzhou, China
Abstract strategy games
Backgammon
Battleship
Chess
Checkers
Chinese Checkers
Connect Four
Diplomacy
Dominoes
Draughts
Go
Go-Moku
Jacquet
Mancala
Mahjong
Reversi (Othello)
Sogo (Score four)
Stratego
Motorized sports
Auto racing
The start of a Formula One race in 2008
Main article: Auto racing
4x4
Aquakart
Autocross
Autograss
Banger racing
Board track racing
Combine racing
Demolition derby
Desert racing
Dirt track racing
Drag racing
Drifting
Extreme off-road
Folkrace
Formula racing
Formula Libre
Formula Student
Hillclimbing
Ice racing
Kart racing
Land speed records
Legends car racing
Midget car racing
Monster truck
Mud bogging
NASCAR
Off-road racing
Pickup truck racing
Production car racing
Race of Champions
Rally raid
Rallycross
Rallying
Regularity rally
Road racing
Road crawling
Rock racing
Sand drags
Short track motor racing
Slalom
Snowmobileracing
Sports car racing
Sprint car racing
Street racing
Stock car racing
Time Attack
Tractor pulling
Trailer racing
Train racing
Touring car racing
Truck racing
Vintage racing
Wheelstand competition
Motorboat racing
Main article: Motorboat racing
Drag boat racing
F1 Powerboat Racing
Hydroplane racing
Jet sprint boat racing
Offshore powerboat racing
Personal water craft
Motorcycle racing
MotoGP racing
Main article: Motorcycle racing
Auto Race
Board track racing
Cross-country rally
Endurance racing
Enduro
Freestyle Motocross
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Grass Track
Hill Climb
Ice Racing
Indoor enduro
Indoor short track
Indoor trial
Motocross
Motorcycle drag racing
Motorcycle speedway
Off-Road
Rally Raid
Road racing
Superbike racing
Supercross
Supermoto
Supersport racing
Superside
Track racing
Trial
TT racing[disambiguation needed ]
Free-style moto
ATV racing
ATV racing on a motocross track
Main article: All-terrain vehicle#Sport competition
ATV Racing
ATV Off-road racing
ATV Enduro
Miscellanea
Animal sports
Aari Talka
Aduu Shurguulakh
Alka
Beetle fighting
Bull Riding
Bullfighting
Camel racing
Cockfight
Dog sports
Agility
Bikejoring
Cani cross
Caniteering
Carting
Competition obedience
Conformation showing
Catchball (A variation on Flyball)
Disc dog
Dog fighting
Dock Jumping
Dog hiking, Pack Hiking
Dog scootering
Earthdog trials
Field trials
Flying
French Ring Sport
Greyhound racing
Greyhound jockey
Hare coursing
Herding or Stock Dog
Hunting
Hound Trailing
Junior Showmanship
Lure coursing
Mushing, Dog mushing
Musical canine freestyle; Canine Dressage; Heelwork to Music
Nose work
Obedience training
Protection sports (including Schutzhund, Service Dogs Of America and French Ring Sport)
Rally obedience
Retrieving trials
Schutzhund
Scootering
Sheepdog trials (or Herding)
Sighthound Disc Sport
Sighthound racing (including Greyhound & Whippet racing, coursing, and lure coursing)
Skijoring
Sled dog racing
Dog Racing
Dog Surfing
Terrier Racing
Tracking trials (see also Tracking (dog))
Treibball
Water work/Water rescue
Weight pulling
Weiner Racing (i.e. racing Dachshunds)
Wheelchair Mushing
Ferret racing
Hamster racing
Pigeon sport
Thoroughbred racing
Pato
Polo
Hunter-jumpers
Combined training
Pig racing
Spider fighting
Frog racing
Water Buffalo racing
Athletics (track and field)
Pole vault
Steeplechase (athletics)
Jumping
Triple jump
Long jump
High jump
Pole vault
Throwing
Discus
Hammer throw
Javelin
Shot put
Electronic sports
Sports played using electronic devices.
Combat robot
Radio-control vehicles
Geo caching
Contesting
Competitive Video Games
Sim racing
Endurance sports
Running
Swimming
Rowing
Wheelchair racing
Wood chopping
Cross-country skiing
Skipping
Dancing
Marching Band
Miscellaneous sports
A man bungee jumping off the Victoria Falls Bridge
Aizkolaritza
Atlatl
Bungee jumping
Boomerang
Chinlone
Competitive eating
Egg and spoon race
Footbag (hacky sack)
Haggis hurling
Kang Shanaba
Lumberjack
Pit Crew Challenge
Talong-itlog
Tetherball
Three-legged race
Sack race
Yo-yo
Olympic Sports
Main article: Olympic Sports
Summer Olympics
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Field hockey
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Luge
Nordic combined
Short track speed skating
Skeleton
Ski jumping
Snowboarding
Speed skating
Other
Stunt pogo
Stilt walking
Fastball
Zorbing
Skiball
Chain surfing
Skating sports
Speed skating.
Aggressive inline skating
Artistic roller skating
Bobrun skating
Ice skating
Inline speed skating
Figure skating
Rinkball
Rink hockey
Freestyle slalom skating
Roller derby
Roller skating
Roller speed skating
Short track speed skating
Skater hockey
Speed skating
Synchronized skating
Snowsports
A snowborder and a skier
A ski jumper using the V-style
Freestyle skiing
Ski flying
Skibob
Boardercross
Freestyle snowboarding
Snowshoeing
Skiboarding
Strength sports
Sports mainly based on sheer power.
Arm Wrestling
Ahel Karr
Arm Wrestling
Thumb wrestling
Bodybuilding
Finger Jousting
Powerlifting
Strength athletics
Toe wrestling
Tug-o-war
Zourkhaneh
Table sports
See also Cue Sports.
Air hockey
Backgammon
Connect Four
Draughts (checker)
Dominoes
Table football (foosball)
Mahjong (Taipei)
Reversi (Othello)
Shogi
Scrabble (and variants)
Subbuteo
Table Tennis (Ping Pong)
Table hockey
Tiddlywinks
Xiangqi
Target sports
Sports where the main objective is to hit a certain target.
Afghan Archery
Archery
Bhutan Archery
Billiards
Blowgun
Bowling Pin Shooting
Carom billiards
Pool
Calva
Conkers
Croquet
Darts
Horseshoes (horseshoe throwing)
Knife throwing
Lawn bowls
Matball
Pall mall
Petanque
Shooting
Trugo
Skittles (sport)
Skee ball
Pitch and putt
Team sports
Main article: Team sport
Sports that involve teams. (Many are listed elsewhere too.)
Al-Hol
Al-Laqsa
Ampe
Basketball family
Bowling
Basque pelota
Bat-and-ball games
Bunnock
Business chess
Camogie
Cubbies
Football family
Gateball
Handball
Hockey family
Hornussen
Horseshoe
Kickball
Lacrosse
Marching Band
Mesoamerican ballgame
Polo family
Sepak Takraw
Skittles
Speedball
Tennis Polo
Throwball
Ultimate
Underwater football
Volleyball and similar
Wallyball
Cheerleading
Windsports
Sports which use the wind (apart from sailing):
Kite flying
parachuting
Fictional sports
Quidditch
[edit] Sport by region
Africa
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