List of sports 356978 226025940 2008-07-16T14:25:06Z 24.160.174.245 /* Gymnastics */ {{Cleanup|date=February 2007}} The following is a '''list of [[sports]]''', divided by category. There are many more sports to be added. This system has a disadvantage because some sports may fit in more than one category. Soccer is currently the most watched and played sport in the world. ==Physical Sports By Family,== ===Animal Fighting=== {{Main|Animal fighting}} Often considered [[blood sports]] animal fights are illegal in many countries. {{columns-list|2| *[[Baiting (animals)]] **[[Badger-baiting]] **[[Bear-baiting]] **[[Bull-baiting]] **[[Dog fighting]] **[[Hog-baiting]] **[[Human-baiting]] **[[Rat baiting]] *[[Coursing]] **[[Hare coursing]] **[[Lure coursing]] *[[Spider fighting]] *[[Siamese fighting fish|Betta-fighting]] *[[Bullfighting]] *[[Cockfighting]] *[[Insect fighting]] **[[Cricket fighting]] }} ===Athletic Jumping=== *[[Fierljeppen]] *[[High jump]] *[[Hurdling]] *[[Long jump]] *[[Pole vault]] *[[Triple Jump]] ===Auto racing=== {{Main|Auto racing}} {{columns-list|4| *[[Autocross]] *[[Autograss]] *[[Banger racing]] *[[Board track racing]] *[[Demolition derby]] *[[Dirt speedway racing]] *[[Dirt track racing]] *[[Drag racing]] *[[Drifting (motorsport)|Drifting]] *[[Folkrace]] *[[Hillclimbing]] *[[Ice racing]] *[[Kart racing]] *[[Legends car racing]] *[[Midget car racing]] *[[Off-road racing]] *[[Open wheel racing]] *[[Production car racing]] *[[Rallycross]] *[[Rallying]] *[[Road racing]] *[[Short track motor racing]] *[[Slalom]] *[[Sports car racing]] *[[Sprint car racing]] *[[Sprinting]] *[[Street racing]] *[[Time Attack]] *[[Touring car racing]] *[[Truck racing]] }} ===Bat-and-ball=== {{Main|Bat-and-ball}} {{columns-list|4| *[[Baseball]] *[[Brännboll]] *[[Cricket]] **[[Test cricket]] **[[First-class cricket]] **[[Blind cricket]] **[[Catchy Shubby]] **[[Club cricket]] **[[French cricket]] **[[Gilli-danda]] **[[Kilikiti]] **[[One Day International]] **[[Kwik cricket]] **[[List A cricket]] **[[Pro40]] **[[Limited overs cricket]] **[[Short form cricket]] **[[Single Wicket]] **[[Twenty20]] *[[Lapta]] *[[Oina]] *[[Old Cat]] *[[Pesäpallo]] *[[Podex]] *[[Rounders]] *[[Softball]] *[[Tee Ball|T-Ball]]}} ===Boardsports=== {{Main|Boardsports}} Sports that are played with some sort of board as the primary equipment. {{columns-list|2| * [[Bodyboarding]] ** [[Riverboarding]] * [[Mountainboarding]] ** [[Kite landboarding]] * [[Skateboarding]] ** [[Freeboarding]] ** [[Longboarding]] ** [[Streetboarding]] * [[Skysurfing]] * [[Streetluge]] * [[Snowboarding]] ** [[Sandboarding]] ** [[Snowkiting]] * [[Surfing]] ** [[Kitesurfing]] ** [[Skimboarding]] * [[Wakeboarding]] ** [[Kneeboarding]] * [[Windsurfing]] }} ===Bowling=== {{Main|Bowling}} *[[Bocce]] *[[Boules]] *[[Five-pin bowling]] *[[Lawn bowls]] *[[Pétanque]] *[[Skittles (sport)]] *[[Ten-pin bowling]] ===Catch games=== {{columns-list|2| *[[Curby]] *[[Dodgeball]] *[[Ga-ga]] *[[Prisoner Ball]] *[[Snowball fight]] **[[Yukigassen]] }} ===Climbing=== * [[Bouldering]] * [[Canyoning]] * [[Mountaineering]] * [[Rope climbing]] * [[Slacklining]] ===Cycling=== [[Cycling]] sports using [[bicycle]]s or [[unicycle]]s. ====Bicycle==== {{Main|Bicycle}} {{columns-list|2| * [[Artistic cycling]] * [[BMX racing]] * [[Bobrun cycling]] * [[Cyclo-cross]] * [[Mountain bicycling]] * [[Road bicycle racing]] * [[Track cycling]] * [[FMX]] or foot motocross }} ====[[Skibob]]==== * [[Skibobbing]] ====[[Unicycle]]==== * [[Mountain unicycling]] * [[Unicycle trials]] ===Combat sports=== {{Main|Combat sport}} Combat sport is a competitive [[contact sport]] where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement. ====Grappling==== {{columns-list|4| * [[Aikido]] * [[Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu|Aiki-jūjutsu]] * [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] * [[Catch wrestling]] * [[Glima]] * [[Judo]] * [[Jujutsu]] * [[Kinomichi]] * [[Kurash]] * [[Malla-yuddha]] * [[Mongolian wrestling]] * [[Pehlwani]] * [[Sambo]] * [[Shuai Jiao]] * [[Ssireum]] * [[Sumo]] * [[Varzesh-e Pahlavani]] * [[Wrestling]] * [[Yağlı Güreş]] }} ====Skirmish==== * [[Airsoft]] * [[Laser tag]] * [[Paintball]] ====Weapons==== {{columns-list|4| * [[Battōjutsu]] * [[Eskrima]] * [[Egyptian stick fencing]] * [[Fencing]] * [[Gatka]] * [[Haidong Gumdo]] * [[Hojōjutsu]] * [[Iaidō]] * [[Iaijutsu]] * [[Jōdō]] * [[Jogo do Pau]] * [[Jūkendō]] * [[Juttejutsu]] * [[Kendo]] * [[Kenjutsu]] * [[Kyūdō]] * [[Kyūjutsu]] * [[Modern Arnis]] * [[Naginatajutsu]] * [[Okinawan kobudō]] * [[Shurikenjutsu]] * [[Silambam]] * [[Sōjutsu]] }} ====Striking==== {{columns-list|4| * [[Bājíquán]] * [[Boxing]] * [[Bokator]] * [[Capoeira]] * [[Fujian White Crane]] * [[Karate]] * [[Kenpō]] * [[Kickboxing]] * [[Lethwei]] * [[Muay Thai]] * [[Pradal Serey]] * [[San shou]] * [[Savate]] * [[Shaolin kung fu]] * [[Sikaran]] * [[Silat]] * [[Spanish Punching Derby]] * [[Subak]] * [[Taekkyeon]] * [[Taekwondo]] * [[Taido]] * [[Wing Chun]] * [[Wing Tsun]] * [[Zui Quan]] }} ====Mixed or hybrid==== {{columns-list|4| * [[Baguazhang]] * [[Bando]] * [[Bartitsu]] * [[Bujinkan]] * [[Hapkido]] * [[Hwa Rang Do]] * [[Jeet Kune Do]] * [[Kajukenbo]] * [[Kalarippayattu]] * [[Krav Maga]] * [[Kuk Sool Won]] * [[MCMAP]] * [[Northern Praying Mantis]] * [[Ninjutsu]] * [[Pankration]] * [[Pencak Silat]] * [[Sanshou]] * [[Shidokan]] * [[Shoot boxing]] * [[Shootfighting]] * [[Shorinji Kempo]] * [[Systema]] * [[Tai chi chuan]] * [[Vajra Mushti]] * [[Vovinam]] * [[Xingyiquan]] }} ===Cue sports=== {{Main|Cue sports}} {{columns-list|4| * [[Carom billiards]] ** [[Three-cushion]] ** [[Five-pins]] ** [[Balkline and straight rail]] ** [[Cushion caroms]] ** [[Four-ball]] (yotsudama) ** [[Artistic billiards]] * [[Novuss]] * [[Pocket billiards]] (pool) ** [[Eight-ball]] (and [[Blackball (pool)|Blackball]]) ** [[Nine-ball]] ** [[Straight pool]] (14.1 continuous) ** [[One-pocket]] ** [[Three-ball]] ** [[Seven-ball]] ** [[Ten-ball]] ** [[Rotation (pool)|Rotation]] ** [[Baseball pocket billiards]] ** [[Cribbage (pool)]] ** [[Bank pool]] ** [[Artistic pool]] ** [[Trick shot]] competition ** [[Speed pool]] ** [[Bowlliards]] ** [[Chicago (pool)|Chicago]] ** [[Kelly pool]] ** [[Cutthroat (pool)|Cutthroat]] ** [[Killer (pool)|Killer]] ** [[Russian pyramid]] * [[Snooker]] ** [[Snooker plus]] * Hybrid carom–pocket games: ** [[English billiards]] ** [[Bottle pool]] ** [[Cowboy (billiards)|Cowboy]] * Obstacle variations ** [[Bagatelle]] ** [[Bar billiards]] ** [[Bumper pool]] }} ===Dance=== {{Main|dance}} *[[Ballet]] *[[Ballroom dance]] *[[Breakdance]] *[[Irish Dance]] *[[Latin dance]] *[[Salsa]] *[[Tap dance]] *[[Hip-hop]] ===Equine Sports=== {{Main|Equestrianism}} Sports using a horse *[[Dressage]] *[[Equestrian vaulting]] *[[Harness racing]] *[[Horse racing]] *[[Rodeo]] *[[Steeplechase (horse racing)|Steeplechase]] *[[Western Pleasure]] ===Fishing=== {{Main|Sport fishing}} *[[Angling]] *[[Big-game fishing]] *[[Casting]] *[[Noodling]] *[[Sport fishing]] *[[Surf fishing]] **[[Rock fishing]] ===Flying disc sports=== {{Main|Flying disc games}} {{columns-list|2| *[[Disc dog]] *[[Disc golf]] *[[Dodge disc]] *[[Durango boot]] *[[Double disc court]] *[[Flutterguts]] *[[Flying disc freestyle|Freestyle]] *[[Fricket]], (AKA disc cricket, cups, suzy sticks or crispy wickets) *[[Friskee]] *[[Goaltimate]] *[[Guts]] *[[Hot box (game)|Hot box]] *[[Ultimate (sport)]] }} ===Flying sports=== ====Airplane==== * [[Aerobatics]] * [[Air racing]] ====Ballooning==== * [[Cluster ballooning]] * [[Hopper balloon| Hopper ballooning]] ===Football family=== {{Main|Football}} {{columns-list|2| * [[Association Football]] ** [[Five-a-side football]] * [[Australian Football]] * [[Gaelic football]] * [[Gridiron football]] ** [[American Football]] ** [[Canadian Football]] * [[Rugby Football]] ** [[Rugby League]] ** [[Rugby Union]] *[[Wheelchair rugby]] }} === Gymnastics === * [[Artistic gymnastics]] **[[Balance beam (gymnastics)|Balance Beam]] **[[Floor (gymnastics)|Floor]] **[[Horizontal bar|High Bar]] **[[Parallel Bars]] **[[Pommel Horse]] **[[Rings (gymnastics)|Still Rings]] **[[Uneven Bars]] **[[Vault (gymnastics)|Vault]] * [[Cheerleading]] *[[Jump rope#competition| Competitive rope jumping]] * [[Toss juggling| Juggling]] * [[Rhythmic gymnastics]] * [[Sports acrobatics]] * [[Tricking]] * [[Trampolining]] ===Handball Family=== Handball games often have similarities to [[racquet]] or catch games. {{columns-list|2| *[[American handball]] *[[Basketball]] *[[Team handball| European Handball]] *[[Field handball]] *[[Fistball]] *[[Fives]] **[[Eton Fives]] **[[Rugby Fives]] *[[Frisian handball]] *[[Four square]] *[[Gaelic handball]] *[[Goalball]] *[[Korfball]] *[[Netball]] *[[Tchoukball]] *[[Volleyball]] *[[Volutobol]] }} ===Hockey Family=== {{Main|Hockey}} *[[Bandy]] *[[Field Hockey]] **[[Indoor field hockey]] *[[Hurling]] (The ball can be handled in this sport so it is on the periphery of the 'hockey family'. *[[Ice Hockey]] **[[Ringette]] *[[Knotty]] *[[Roller hockey]] **[[Inline hockey]] **[[Road hockey]] **[[Roller hockey (Quad)]] *[[Shinty]] *[[Underwater hockey]] ===Hunting=== {{Main|Hunting}} Sometimes considered [[blood sports]]. *[[Beagling]] *[[Trophy hunting| Big game hunting]] *[[Deer hunting]] *[[Fox hunting]] *[[Hare coursing]] *[[Wolf hunting]] ===Kite Sports=== *[[Kite buggy]] *[[Kite fighting]] *[[Kite landboarding]] *[[Kitesurfing]] *[[Snow kiting]] *[[Sport kite]] (Stunt kite) ===Mixed discipline=== * [[Biathlon]] * [[Decathlon]] * [[Modern pentathlon]] * [[Pentathlon]] * [[Triathlon]] ===Motorboat racing=== *[[Drag boat racing]] *[[F1 Powerboat Racing]] *[[Hydroplane racing]] *[[Jet sprint boat racing]] *[[Offshore powerboat racing]] ===Motorcycle racing=== {{Main|Motorcycle racing}} {{columns-list|4| *[[Auto Race]] *[[Board track racing]] *[[Cross-country rally]] *[[Endurance racing]] *[[Enduro]] *[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] *[[Grass Track]] *[[Hill Climb]] *[[Ice Racing]] *[[Indoor short track]] *[[Motocross]] *[[Motorcycle drag racing]] *[[Motorcycle speedway]] *[[Road racing]] *[[Superbike racing]] *[[Supercross]] *[[Supermoto]] *[[Supersport racing]] *[[Superside]] *[[Track racing]] *[[TT racing]] }} ===Orienteering family=== * [[Amateur Radio Direction Finding]] * [[Geo caching]] * [[Orienteering]] ===Paddle sports=== ====Canoeing==== *[[Canoe|Canoeing]] *[[Outrigger canoeing]] ====[[Kayaking]]==== *[[Creeking]] *[[Flyak]] *[[Freeboating]] *[[Royak|Royaking]] *[[Sea kayaking]] *[[Squirt Boating]] *[[Surf Kayaking]] *[[Whitewater kayaking]] ====Rafting==== *[[Rafting]] *[[Rafting| White water rafting]] ====Rowing==== *[[Coastal and ocean rowing]] **[[Surfboat]] *[[Dragon boat|Dragon boat racing]] *[[Rowing (sport)| Double scull]] *[[Rowing (sport)| Quad four]] *[[Single scull]] *[[Rowing (sport)| Straight four]] ===Parachuting=== {{Main|Parachuting}} * [[BASE jumping]] * [[Paragliding]] * [[Parasailing]] * [[Sky diving]] * [[Skysurfing]] * [[Wingsuit flying]] * [[Hang Gliding]] ===Polo=== * [[Bicycle polo]] * [[Elephant polo]] * [[Polo| Equine polo]] * [[Yak polo]] ===Racquet (or racket) sports=== Sports where a player use a [[racquet]] (or racket) to hit a ball or other objects. {{columns-list|4| * [[Badminton]] * [[Ball badminton]] * [[Frontenis]] * [[Jai-Alai]] * [[Matkot]] * [[Paddleball]] * [[Pelota mixteca|Pelota]] * [[Pickleball]] * [[Platform tennis]] * [[Pington]] * [[Racquetball]] * [[Racquets (sport)|Racquets]] * [[Racketlon]] * [[Rapid Ball]] * [[Real tennis]] * [[Soft tennis]] * [[Speedball (sport)|Speedball]] * [[Speedminton]] * [[Squash (sport)|Squash]] * [[Squash tennis]] * [[Stické]] * [[Table tennis]] , Recognized by [[IOC]] in [[1981]] * [[Tennis]] * [[Xare]] }} ===Radiosports=== Sports using a radio * [[Amateur Radio Direction Finding]] * [[Contesting| Radiosport / Contesting]] * [[High Speed Telegraphy]] ===Remote control=== * [[Aerobatics (radio-controlled aircraft)|Model Aerobatics]] * [[Radio-controlled_car#Hobby_radio_control|RC Racing]] * [[Robot combat]] ===Running=== *[[Endurance]] ** [[Cross-country running]] ** [[Half marathon]] ** [[Marathon]] ** [[Ultramarathon]] * [[Sprint]] * [[Hurdles]] ===Sailing=== *[[Ice yachting]] *[[Land sailing]] *[[Land windsurfing]] *[[Sailing]] *[[Windsurfing]] ===Skiing=== {{Main|Skiing}} {{columns-list|2| *[[Alpine skiing]] *[[Cross country skiing]] *[[Freestyle skiing]] *[[Nordic combined]] *[[Nordic skiing]] *[[Ski jumping]] *[[Skijoring]] *[[Ski touring]] *[[Speed skiing]] *[[Telemark skiing]] }} === Sled sports === * [[Sledding]] * [[Bobsleigh]] * [[Luge]] * [[Skeleton (sport)|Skeleton]] * [[Toboggan]] ===Shooting sports=== {{Main|Shooting sports}} Sports using a firearm: * [[Clay pigeon shooting]] * [[Field target]] * [[Fullbore target rifle]] ===Sport Stacking=== *[[Sport stacking]] ===Street stunts=== {{Main|Street stunts}} *[[Free running]] *[[Tricking]] *[[Freestyle Football]] ===Swimming=== ====Ball sports==== *[[Underwater football]] *[[Underwater rugby]] *[[Water polo]] ====Competitive Swimming==== *[[Backstroke]] *[[Breaststroke]] *[[Butterfly stroke]] *[[Freestyle swimming]] *[[Individual Medley]] ====Diving==== *[[Diving]] ====Underwater hockey==== *[[Underwater hockey]] ====Synchronized swimming==== *[[Synchronized swimming]] ====Underwater Diving==== *[[Free-diving]] *[[Scuba Diving]] *[[Snorkeling]] ===Tag games=== {{Main|Tag (game)}} *[[British Bulldogs (game)|British bulldogs]] (American Eagle) *[[Hana Ichi Monme]] *[[Hide and seek]] *[[Kabaddi]] *[[Kho kho]] *[[Red rover]] *[[Tag (game)|Tag]] ===Walking=== *[[Hiking]] *[[Race Walking]] ==Mind Sports by Family== {{Main|Mind sports}} Requiring little or no physical exertion or agility mind sports are often not considered true sports. Some mind sports are recognised by sporting federations. The following list is intended to represent anything that is likely to be referred to as a mind sport, not to argue their validity as sports. ===Card Games=== {{Main|Card Games}} See [[List of card games]] ===Speedcubing=== *[[Speedcubing]] ===Strategy Board Games=== *[[Backgammon]] *[[Chess]] *[[Checkers]] *[[Chinese Checkers]] *[[Draughts]] *[[Go (board game)|Go]] *[[Go-Moku]] *[[Jacquet]] *[[Mancala]] *[[Mahjong]] (Taipei) *[[Sogo (game)|Sogo]] (Score four) ==By other== ===Air sports=== {{columns-list|2| * [[Aerobatics]] * [[Ballooning]] * [[BASE jumping]] * [[Hang gliding]] * [[Paragliding]] * [[Wingsuit flying]] * [[Sky diving]] * [[Bungee jumping]] * [[Parasailing]] }} === Animal sports === {{columns-list|4| * [[Angling]] * [[Bull riding]] * [[Bull fighting]] * [[Dog sports]]: See [[List of dog sports]] * [[Camel racing]] * [[Elephant polo]] * [[Ferret legging]] * [[Hamster racing]] * [[Pigeon sport]] * [[Sport fishing]] * [[Surf fishing]] * [[Hunting]] * [[Horse racing]] * [[steeplechase (horse racing)|Steeplechase]] * [[Equestrianism]] * [[Horse-racing|Thoroughbred racing]] * [[Western Pleasure]] * [[Harness racing]] * [[Pato]] * [[Polo]] * [[Chilean rodeo]] * [[Buzkashi]] * [[Dressage]] * [[Hunter-jumpers]] * [[Combined training]] * [[Equestrian vaulting]] * [[Rodeo]] * [[Rattlesnake Round-Up]] }} === Athletics (track and field) === * [[Cross-Country]] * [[Jumping]] ** [[Triple jump]] ** [[Long jump]] ** [[High jump]] ** [[Pole vault]] * [[Throwing]] ** [[Discus throw|Discus]] ** [[Hammer throw]] ** [[Javelin throw|Javelin]] ** [[Atlatl]] ** [[Shot put]] * [[Race walking]] === Court sports === Other than racquet sports {{columns-list|2| * [[American handball]] * [[T-Ball]] * [[Basketball]] * [[Raljoball]] * [[Netball]] * [[Volleyball]] * [[Handball]] * [[Soccer tennis]] * [[Prisoner Ball]] * [[Snowball Association]] }} === Electronic sports === Sports played using electronic devices. * [[Combat robot]] * [[Remote control| Radio-control vehicles]] * [[Geo caching]] * [[Amateur Radio Direction Finding]] * [[Contesting]] * [[High Speed Telegraphy]] === Endurance sports === {{columns-list|2| * [[Cycling]] * [[Running]] * [[Ultramarathon]] * [[Swimming]] * [[Triathlon]] * [[Orienteering]] * [[Decathlon]] * [[Inline speed skating]] * [[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]] * [[Wheelchair racing]] * [[Wood chopping]] * [[Razza Racing]] * [[Cross-Country Skiing]] }} === Miscellaneous === {{columns-list|4| * [[Baton Twirling]] * [[Boomerang Throw]] * [[Bungee jumping]] * [[Competitive eating]] * [[egg and spoon race]] * [[Fencing]] * [[Flying disc]] * [[Footbag]] ([[hacky sack]]) * [[Haggis hurling]] * [[Lumberjack]] * [[Mattress Jumping]] * [[Ringo (sport)|Ringo]] * [[Rock Paper Scissors]] * [[Tetherball]] * [[Three-legged race]] * [[sack race]] * [[Soap shoes]] * [[Speed Typing]] * [[Patball]] * [[Wallball]] * [[Broomball]] * [[Quidditch]] (a game created by J.K.Rowling in the series Harry Potter) }} * [[Trapeze]] === Motor vehicle racing === {{columns-list|2| * [[Auto racing]] * [[Auto Rickshaw Racing]] * [[Motorcycle racing]] * [[Karting]] * [[Motorcycle speedway|Speedway]] (track racing) * [[Drifting]] * [[Powerboating]] * [[Yachting]] * [[Off Road Driving]] }} === Racquet (or racket) sports === Sports where a player use a [[racquet]] (or racket) to hit a ball or other objects. {{columns-list|4| * [[Badminton]] * [[Ball badminton]] * [[Bilbocatch]] * [[Frontenis]] * [[Jai-Alai]] * [[Matkot]] * [[Paddleball]] * [[Pelota mixteca|Pelota]] * [[Pickleball]] * [[Platform tennis]] * [[Pington]] * [[Racquetball]] * [[Racquets (sport)|Racquets]] * [[Racketlon]] * [[Rapid Ball]] * [[Real tennis]] * [[Soft tennis]] * [[Speedball (sport)|Speedball]] * [[Speedminton]] * [[Squash (sport)|Squash]] * [[Squash tennis]] * [[Stické]] * [[Table tennis]] * [[Tennis]] * [[Tennis Polo]] * [[Xare]] }} === Skating sports === {{columns-list|4| * [[Aggressive skating]] * [[Artistic roller skating]] * [[Bandy]] * [[Bobrun Skating]] * [[Ice hockey]] * [[Ice Skating]] * [[Inline speed skating]] * [[Inline hockey]] * [[Figure skating]] * [[Ringette]] * [[Rinkball]] * [[Rink hockey]] * [[Skateboarding]] * [[Freestyle slalom skating]] * [[Roller derby]] * [[Roller hockey]] * [[Roller skating]] * [[Roller speed skating]] * [[Short track speed skating]] * [[Skater hockey]] * [[Speed skating]] * [[Synchronized skating]] }} === Snowsports === *[[Skiing]] **[[Alpine skiing]] **[[Freestyle skiing]] **[[Speed skiing]] **[[telemark skiing]] **[[Nordic skiing]] **[[Arcathlon]] **[[Biathlon]] **[[Cross country skiing]] **[[Nordic combined]] **[[Ski flying]] **[[Ski jumping]] **[[Telemark skiing]] **[[Ski touring]] **[[Skijoring]] **[[Skibob]] * [[Snowball Association]] * [[Snowboarding]] **[[Boardercross]] **[[Freestyle snowboarding]] * [[Snowkiting]] * [[Snowshoeing]] === Strength sports === Sports mainly based on sheer power. * [[Arm Wrestling]] * [[Thumb wrestling]] * [[Bodybuilding]] * [[Powerlifting]] * [[Toe wrestling]] * [[Tug-o-war]] * [[Zourkhaneh]] ===Tables sports=== * [[Air hockey]] * [[Backgammon]] * [[Card games]] * [[Chess]] * [[Chinese Checkers]] * [[Connect Four]] * [[Cue sports]] ** [[Carom billiards]] *** [[Three-cushion]] *** [[Five-pins]] *** [[Balkline and straight rail]] *** [[Cushion caroms]] *** [[Four-ball]] (yotsudama) *** [[Artistic billiards]] *** several other variants ** [[Pocket billiards]] (pool) *** [[Eight-ball]] (and [[Blackball (pool)|Blackball]]) *** [[Nine-ball]] *** [[Straight pool]] (14.1 continuous) *** [[One-pocket]] *** [[Three-ball]] *** [[Seven-ball]] *** [[Ten-ball]] *** [[Rotation (pool)|Rotation]] *** [[Baseball pocket billiards]] *** [[Cribbage (pool)]] *** [[Bank pool]] *** [[Artistic pool]] *** [[Trick shot]] competition *** [[Speed pool]] *** [[Bowlliards]] *** [[Chicago (pool)|Chicago]] *** [[Kelly pool]] *** [[Cutthroat (pool)|Cutthroat]] *** [[Killer (pool)|Killer]] *** [[Russian pyramid]] *** many other variants ** [[Snooker]] *** [[Snooker plus]] ** Hybrid carom–pocket games: *** [[English billiards]] *** [[Bottle pool]] *** [[Cowboy (billiards)|Cowboy]] ** Obstacle variations *** [[Bagatelle]] *** [[Bar billiards]] *** [[Bumper pool]] *** many other (generally obsolete) variants * [[Draughts]] (checker) * [[Dominoes]] * [[Go (board game)|Go]] * [[Go-Moku]] * [[Jacquet (game)|Jacquet]] * [[Mancala]] * [[Mahjong]] (Taipei) * [[Reversi]] (Othello) * [[Shogi]] * [[Scrabble]] (and variants) * [[Speedcubing]] * [[Stratego]] * [[Table football]] * [[Table Tennis]] (Ping Pong) * [[ITHF table hockey|Table hockey]] * [[Xiangqi]] === Target sports === Sports where the main objective is to hit a certain target. {{columns-list|4| * [[Archery]] * [[Kyūdō]] * [[Duckpin bowling]] * [[Atlatl]] * [[Five-pin bowling]] * [[Billiards]] * [[Bar billiards]] * [[Bowls]] * [[Bowling Pin Shooting]] * [[Carom|Carambole billiard]] * [[Candlepin bowling]] * [[Eight ball|Pool]] * [[Snooker]] * [[Bocce]] * [[Boccia]] * [[Boules]] * [[Calva]] * [[Croquet]] * [[Curling]] * [[Darts (sport)|Darts]] * [[Gateball]] * [[Disc golf]] * [[Speed golf]] * [[Golfcross]] * [[Horseshoes]] (horseshoe throwing) * [[Knife throwing]] * [[Laser Tag]] * [[Lawn bowls]] * [[Marbles]] * [[Matball]] * [[Pall mall (game)|Pall mall]] * [[Petanque]] * [[Paintball]] * [[Shooting sports|Shooting]] * [[Skittles (sport)|Skittles]] * [[Ten-pin bowling]] * [[Trugo]] * [[skittles]] * [[Skee ball]] * [[Pitch and putt]] }} === Team sports === Sports that involve teams. {{columns-list|4| * [[American football]] * [[Kilikiti]] * [[Football(soccer) | Association Football (soccer)]] * [[Australian rules football]] * [[Ball Hockey]] * [[Bandy]] * [[Baseball]] * [[Basketball]] * [[Beach handball]] * [[Beach soccer]] * [[Beach rugby]] * [[Beach volleyball]] * [[Bossaball]] * [[Box lacrosse|Box / indoor lacrosse]] * [[Bowling]] * [[Pelota|Basque pelota]] * [[Broomball]] * [[Camogie]] * [[Canadian football]] * [[Cricket]] * [[Curling]] * [[Dodgeball]] * [[Eton Wall Game]] * [[Field Hockey]] * [[Fistball]] * [[Floorball]] * [[Cubbies]] * [[Footballtennis]] * [[Footvolley]] * [[Frisian handball]] * [[Futsal]] * [[Gaelic football]] * [[Gaelic handball]] * [[Gateball]] * [[Goalball]] * [[team handball|Handball]] * [[Harrow Football]] * [[Hoover Ball]] * [[Hornussen]] * [[Horseshoe]] * [[Hurling]] * [[Indoor soccer]] * [[Ice Hockey]] * [[Inline hockey]] * [[Kabaddi]] * [[Kickball]] * [[Korfball]] * [[Lacrosse]] * [[Mesoamerican ballgame]] * [[Marching Band]] * [[Netball]] * [[Oina]] * [[Paintball]] * [[Pesäpallo]] * [[Petanque]] * [[Polo]] * [[Polocrosse]] * [[Ringette]] * [[Rinkball]] * [[Road hockey]] * [[Roller Hockey]] (Rink Hockey) * [[Rounders]] * [[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]] * [[Royal Shrovetide Football]] * [[Rugby football]] * [[Rugby league]] * [[Rugby union]] * [[Sepak Takraw]] * [[Shinty]] * [[Skater hockey]] * [[Skittles (sport)|Skittles]] * [[Slamball]] * [[Softball]] * [[Surfboat]] * [[Motorcycle speedway]] * [[Speedball]] * [[Spongee polo]] * [[Tennis Polo]] * [[Tennis]] * [[Tchoukball]] * [[Test cricket]] * [[Throwball]] * [[Ultimate football]] * [[Ultimate (sport)|Ultimate]] (Ultimate frisbee) * [[Underwater football]] * [[Underwater hockey]] * [[Underwater rugby]] * [[Volleyball]] * [[Viperball]] * [[Wallyball]] * [[Water polo]] * [[Wheelchair basketball]] * [[Wheelchair tennis]] * [[Wheelchair rugby]] * [[Wiffle ball]] * [[Rugby sevens]] * [[Six-man football]] * [[Flag football]] * [[Touch football]] * [[Twenty20]] * [[Prisoner Ball]] }} === Water sports === {{Main|List of water sports}} === Windsports === Sport which uses wind: {{columns-list|2| * [[Iceboating]] * [[Land sailing]] * [[Windsurfing]] * [[Kitesurfing]] * [[Kite buggy]] * [[Kite fighting]] * [[Kite flying]] * [[Sailing]] * [[Flysailing]] }} ==External links== *[http://www.international-match.eu Countries comparison, ranking list sports] [[Category:Sports-related lists|Sports]] [[ar:قائمة الألعاب الرياضية]] [[cs:Seznam sportovních disciplín]] 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