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 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.

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