Sports (often spelt as SPORT) is a general umbrella term for many different types of athletic endeavour which may include but are not limited to rugby, ice hockey, American football, cricket, Australian rugby, motor racing, soccer, tennis, basketball etc. The most common of these is soccer. Sport (or sports) has a very broad meaning; any activity that provides exercises and stimulation for physical and mental development and physical and mental stimulation. It is a broad category which includes many different types of games such as horse racing, golf, rugby, baseball, softball, boxing, track running, gymnastics, fencing and skating. To be very broad in scope, sports can also cover activities like motorcycling, diving, skiing, aerobics, surfing, snowboarding etc.
A wide variety of new sports are constantly being developed with an eye on providing a venue for the development of sport. In modern times there has been a major growth in the number of people playing sports both professionally and casually. Some of the most popular sports are football, ice hockey, basketball, ice dancing, cricket, softball, rugby, baseball, softball, sailing and wakeboarding.
Football is one of the most popular sports throughout the world. As a result, football matches are regularly shown on television, in live action, on the radio, etc. The popularity of football is such that it is the most attended sport in the entire world with over Cbn audience. The most well known and widely played contact sport is tennis, with almost as much audience as football. There are many different types of sports such as cycling, golf, swimming, netball, rugby etc.
Cycling is perhaps one of the earliest sports to be developed out of the sports that are now termed as “sports”. Cycling has gained immense popularity and is the most environmentally friendly, economical and healthy recreational activity. Cycling not only provides excellent exercise but can also improve motor fitness, endurance, strength and has great life skills development. If you want to keep fit and develop your motor fitness, you should try cycling.
Golf is the most popular sport on earth. The object of the game is to hit the ball over a particular distance. It is developed out of the game of billiards by the same company that developed tennis, which was later made into a competitive sport with the formation of the first major tournament, the Masters. The game of golf has developed over the centuries and is the oldest recorded sports competition. The most popular clubs in the world are currently Manchester United, Royal Tennis Golfers’ Club (Rytel), Celtic FC, Millwall FC, Nottingham Forest and Watford FC.
Netball is another one of the most popular sports activities of all time. It originated from a game of lawn bowling developed by the folks at thealing school Thomas Alva Crookston. The sport of netball has evolved through the years into a highly competitive, aggressive and exciting outdoor game similar to soccer, volleyball and lacrosse. The sport of netball is played in indoor facilities but many teams play in outdoor venues such as parks, recreational fields and community centres. Many professional netball players have become millionaires through their own enterprises.