GLOSSARIY American football: An American game where a ball is thrown forward to other players. (noun)
Athletics: A sport related to physical activity, such as running, jumping or throwing. (noun)
Away: The team that is playing sport at the ground/field of the other team. (adjective)
Badminton: A game played with rackets, a high net and a shuttlecock. (noun)
Baseball: An American game where a ball has to be hit with a bat. (noun)
Basketball: An American game where a ball has to be bounced on the floor and thrown through a hoop. (noun)
Bat: A thin long object that is held and used to hit another object, often a ball. (noun)
Baton: A stick that has to be carried to the end of a race by a group of participants. (noun)
Boxing: A sport where two people hit each other and try to win the fight. (noun)
Boxing ring: A square area with ropes around it in which a boxing match takes place. (noun)
Captain: The member of a team that is in charge of all the other players while playing the sport. (noun)
Car racing: A contest to see which car is the fastest or which is the best car driver. (noun)
Club (1): A long stick with a small but heavy head that is used to hit balls in some sports. (noun)
Club (2): A group of people all interested in playing the same sport together. (noun)
Coach: The person responsible for making sure a team or individual is ready to play a sport. (noun)
Court: An area in which a sport is played, and which the sport should not leave. (noun)
Cricket: A British game where a bat is used to hit a ball. (noun)
Crowd: A group of people together in one place (who are watching sport). (noun)
Cue: A long thin wooden stick used to hit the balls in snooker. (noun)
Cycling: A sport that uses bicycles, often in races. (noun)
Darts: A game of skill where a sharp pointed metal stick is thrown at a target on a wall. (noun)
Diving: To jump into water from a high platform while performing tricks. (noun)
Equipment: The things that are needed to be able to play a sport. (noun)
Exercise: To do sport for health benefits rather than trying to win. (noun)
Football: A team game where the feet are used to kick a ball. (Called soccer in America.) (noun)
Fun: To enjoy doing something. (adjective)
Game: A single occasion of playing a sport. (Similar to a match.) (noun)
Golf: A game in which a club is used to hit a small ball into a hole in the ground. (noun)
Grandstand: A building full of seats for people to sit and watch a sport being played. (noun)
Ground: The place where a sport is played, e.g. football ground. (noun)
Gymnastics: A sporting contest about performing exercises. (noun)
Helmet: A form of protection worn on the head to prevent injuries. (noun)
Hockey: A game where a stick is used to hit a small ball. (noun)
Home: The team that is playing sport at its own ground/field. (adjective)
Hoop: A circular shape that a basketball has to be passed through. (noun)
Horseracing: A sport where horses are ridden by jockeys trying to win a race. (noun)
Ice-hockey: A game played on ice where a small disk is hit with a stick. (noun)
Jockey: The person who rides a horse in horse races. (noun)
Long-jump: A contest where the participants try to jump as far as possible. (noun)
Manager: The person who organizes how, when and where a team or individual will play a sport. (noun)
Marathon: A running race that is just over 26 miles long. (noun)
Match: A single occasion of playing a sport. (Similar to a game.) (noun)
Motorsport: Races between cars, motorbikes or anything else with an engine on land. (noun)
Net: A barrier between the participants over which an object has to passed. (noun)
Olympics: A very large sporting contest held every four years in which most countries take part. (noun)
Opponent: The other person or team in a sporting contest. (noun)
Para-Olympics: An Olympic contest for people with disabilities. (noun)