Tennis -Tennis is a racket
sport that can be played individually against a single opponent
(singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Tennis
is played with a felt-covered rubber ball, a racket and a court.
Davis Cup & four grand slams are the major tournaments in
Tennis.
Athletics – Athletics is
an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive
running, jumping, throwing and walking. The most common types of
athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross
country running and race walking. Athletics competition are major
attractions at the summer Olympics.
Archery – Archery is the
sport, practice or skill of using a bow to propel arrows. Archery is
an Olympics sports. It is a tough sport both in terms of technique,
discipline and mental resolve. There are two main types of
competitive archery - field and target. Target archery is the most
commonly practised form of archery worldwide. Target tournaments are
conducted regularly and held both indoors and outdoors. Field
archery is a combination of archery, golf and bush walking. A course
is set up in a bush land setting taking advantage of hills, slopes,
angles and light and shade.
Hockey – Hockey is a team
sport, consisting of 11 players including a goal keeper in a team.
Hockey is played with a hockey stick & ball on natural grass, on
sand-based or water based artificial turfs. The hockey stick that is
used is a J shape and made out of wood. The stick has a curve hook
at the end.
Superbike Racing -
Superbike racing is a category of motorcycle racing that employs
highly modified production motorcycles. Superbike racing motorcycles
must have four-stroke engines of between 850 cc and 1200 cc for
twins and between 750 cc and 1000 cc for four cylinder machines.
Superbike World Championship is the premier international superbike
Championship. Superbike racing is generally popular with
manufacturers, since it helps promote and sell their product.
Horse Racing - Horse racing
is an equestrian performance sport, involving two or more jockeys
riding horses over a set distance for competition. Horse races vary
widely in format. Often, countries have developed their own
particular horse racing traditions. Horses are sometimes raced
purely for sport, a major part of horse racing's interest and
economic importance lies in the gambling associated with it.
Shooting - A shooting sport
is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency of accuracy
and speed using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns.
The shooting sports are categorised by the type of firearm, targets
and distances at which the targets are shot.
Baseball – Baseball is a
sport played by two teams, each team has nine players. In baseball,
one team throws a small round ball called a baseball and the other
team tries to hit it with a club called a bat. The game is played in
innings. Professional and college baseball have nine innings.
Baseball is mostly popular in U.S.A.
Surfing – Surfing is a
surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a
surfer, rides on the forward or deep face of a moving wave, which is
usually carrying the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for
surfing are primarily found in the ocean.
Rugby Football – Rugby
Football game played with an oval ball by two teams of 15 players.
The objective of the game is to obtain more points than the opposing
team within 80 minutes of playing time. Points are gained through
scoring tries or kicking goals.
Cycling - Cycling sport is
competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several
categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, time
trialling, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX and
cycle speedway.
Football Soccer - Football
or Soccer is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with
a spherical ball. It is played by 250 million players in over 200
countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular
sport. The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each
end. The object of the game is to score by getting the ball into the
opposing goal. The FIFA World Cup takes place every four years
between national teams, and is the world's most popular sporting
event, even more popular than the Olympic Games.
Motorsport (Formula 1) –
Motorsport is term used to encompass the group of competitive events
which primarily involve the use of motorised vehicles, whether for
racing or non-racing competition. Formula 1 is the highest class of
single-seat auto racing that is sanctioned by the Fédération
Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World
Championship has been the premier form of racing since the inaugural
season in 1950.
Polo – Polo is a team
sport played on horseback. The objective is to score goals against
an opposing team. Players score by driving a small white plastic or
wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a long-handled
mallet. The traditional sport of polo is played on a grass field up
to 300 by 160 yards. Each polo team consists of four riders and
their mounts.
Cricket – Cricket is a
bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a
cricket field. One team bats, attempting to score runs, while the
other bowls and fields the ball, attempting to restrict the scoring
and dismiss the batsmen. The objective of the game is for a team to
score more runs than its opponent. Cricket is a multi-faceted sport
with multiple formats like Test Cricket, ODI's & T20's. Test
cricket is the oldest form of cricket, which last for 5 days.
Beach Volleyball - Beach
volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two players on a
sand court divided by a net. It has been an Olympic discipline since
the 1996 Games. A team is allowed up to three touches to return the
ball across the net. The ball is put in play with a serve, a hit by
the server from behind the rear court boundary over the net to the
opponents. The rally continues until the ball is grounded on the
playing court, goes "out", or is not returned properly.
Skiing - Skiing is the
sport or recreation of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with
fixed-heel bindings. It is typically practised at ski resorts which
provide services such as ski lifts, artificial snow making and
grooming, first aid and restaurants. FIS Alpine World Ski
Championships, the World Cup and the Winter Olympics are the major
competition in this sports.
Golf – Golf is a club and
ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a
series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf is
one of the few ball games that do not require a standardised playing
area. The game is played on a course with an arranged progression of
either 9 or 18 holes. Golf is played for the lowest number of
strokes by an individual, known as stroke play or the lowest score
on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or
team, known as match play. Stroke play is the most commonly seen
format at all levels.
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