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List of Sports: 35+ Useful Names of Sports and Games in English

List of Sports: 35+ Useful Names of Sports and Games in English

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List of Sports! Following is a list of common sports & games in English with ESL pictures and example sentences to help you expand your vocabulary.

List of Sports

Sports List

  • Athletics
  • Swimming
  • Weightlifting
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Baseball
  • Rugby
  • Archery
  • Badminton
  • Cricket
  • Bowling
  • Boxing
  • Table tennis
  • Curling
  • Tennis
  • Skateboarding
  • Surfing
  • Hockey
  • Shooting
  • Horse racing
  • Figure skating
  • Yoga
  • Fencing
  • Fitness
  • Gymnastics
  • Karate
  • Wrestling
  • High jumping
  • Hang gliding
  • Car racing
  • Cycling
  • Fishing
  • Running
  • Judo
  • Climbing
  • Billiards/ Pool (U.S.)
  • Golf
  • Football (U.K)/ Soccer (U.S., Australia)

List of Sports: 35+ Useful Names of Sports and Games in English

List of Sports in Sentences

  • Britain did well in the athletics competition, but the day belonged to Norway.
  • The opening of the new swimming pool has been set back by a few weeks.
  • How many referees are there in a weightlifting competition?
  • He was the best basketball player in California last year.
  • Hockey, volleyball, football and tennis are all sports.
  • They match the young baseball players against the visiting team.
  • The ANC are attacking rugby because it is the soft underbelly of South African sport.
  • Activities available include squash, archery and swimming to name but a few.
  • There’s a big sports hall for tennis and badminton and such like.
  • We’re praying for good weather for tomorrow’s cricket match.
  • I’ve never tried bowling before, but I thought I’d give it a shot.
  • Many doctors believe that boxing is too dangerous and should be banned.
  • She is not usually good at table tennis; that winning stroke was a fluke.
  • She was one of the best tennis players of her generation.
  • Close to 2 million people now enjoy the sport, which combines elements of skateboarding and surfing into a high-speed slalom.
  • We asked the surfing champion what first drew him to the sport.
  • When the national hockey team visited America, half the players defected.
  • Yes, that one. My girlfriend really likes horse racing.
  • I find that yoga improves my powers of concentration.
  • The cycling events will take place in a purpose-built 20,000-seater stadium.
  • They went to a fishing village on a small inlet of the sea.
  • He fell behind when we were climbing the mountain.

 

List of Sports: 35+ Useful Names of Sports and Games in English

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List of Sports: 35+ Useful Names of Sports and Games in English

abderazak

Wednesday 23rd of November 2022

hola

NORA FATEHI

Wednesday 13th of October 2021

wow i am in judo

Zane Gardner

Wednesday 15th of July 2020

Please add Relayball to the list it uses a mini basketball and it is a new up and coming sport.