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Olympic Games
The Olympic Games programme consists of 35 sports , 30 disciplines and 408 events . For example , wrestling is a Summer Olympic sport , comprising two disciplines : Greco - Roman and Freestyle . It is further broken down into fourteen events for men and four events for women , each representing a different weight class . The Summer Olympics programme includes 26 sports , while the Winter Olympics programme features 15 sports . Athletics , swimming , fencing , and artistic gymnastics are the only summer sports that have never been absent from the Olympic programme . Cross-country skiing , figure skating , ice hockey , Nordic combined , ski jumping , and speed skating have been featured at every Winter Olympics programme since its inception in 1924 . Current Olympic sports , like badminton , basketball , and volleyball , first appeared on the programme as demonstration sports , and were later promoted to full Olympic sports . Some sports that were featured in earlier Games were later dropped from the programme .
Basketball
Ringball , a traditional South African sport that stems from basketball , has been played since 1907 . The sport is now promoted in South Africa , Namibia , Botswana , Lesotho , India , and Mauritius to establish Ringball as an international sport . Korfball ( Dutch : Korfbal , korf meaning ' basket ' ) started in the Netherlands and is now played worldwide as a mixed gender team ball game , similar to mixed netball and basketball Netball ( formerly known as Women basketball but now played by both males and females ) , a limited - contact team sport in which two teams of seven try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a high hoop . Australia New Zealand champions ( so called ANZ Championship ) is very famous in Australia and New Zealand as the premier netball league .
Jai alai
The Basque Government promotes jai alai as `` the fastest sport in the world '' because of the speed of the ball . The sport once held the world record for ball speed with a 125 -- 140 g ball covered with goatskin that traveled at 302 km / h ( 188 mph ) , performed by José Ramón Areitio at the Newport Rhode Island Jai Alai , until it was broken by Canadian 5 - time long drive champion Jason Zuback on a 2007 episode of Sport Science with a golf ball speed of 328 km / h ( 204 mph ) .
2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids
Japan also pledged that if it had been granted the rights to host the 2022 World Cup games , it would develop technology enabling it to provide a live international telecast of the event in 3D , which would allow 400 stadiums in 208 countries to provide 360 million people with real - time 3D coverage of the games projected on giant screens , captured in 360 degrees by 200 HD cameras . Furthermore , Japan will broadcast the games in holographic format if the technology to do so is available by that time . Beyond allowing the world 's spectators to view the games on flat screens projecting 3D imaging , holographic projection would project the games onto stadium fields , creating a greater illusion of actually being in the presence of the players . Microphones embedded below the playing surface would record all sounds , such as ball kicks , in order to add to the sense of realism .
FIFA World Cup
An equivalent tournament for women 's football , the FIFA Women 's World Cup , was first held in 1991 in China . The women 's tournament is smaller in scale and profile than the men 's , but is growing ; the number of entrants for the 2007 tournament was 120 , more than double that of 1991 .
Metrication in the United States
Although the Olympics and U.S. track events have been metric for years , it is still common for sports commentators to provide conversions to help the American audience understand the measurements .
Basketball
Today virtually every high school in the United States fields a basketball team in varsity competition . Basketball 's popularity remains high , both in rural areas where they carry the identification of the entire community , as well as at some larger schools known for their basketball teams where many players go on to participate at higher levels of competition after graduation . In the 2003 -- 04 season , 1,002,797 boys and girls represented their schools in interscholastic basketball competition , according to the National Federation of State High School Associations . The states of Illinois , Indiana and Kentucky are particularly well known for their residents ' devotion to high school basketball , commonly called Hoosier Hysteria in Indiana ; the critically acclaimed film Hoosiers shows high school basketball 's depth of meaning to these communities .
2018 FIFA World Cup
Shortly after the International Football Association Board 's decision to incorporate video assistant referees ( VARs ) into the Laws of the Game , on 16 March 2018 , the FIFA Council took the much - anticipated step of approving the use of VAR for the first time in a FIFA World Cup tournament .
List of Formula One broadcasters
This is a List of Formula One broadcasters and ' World Feed ' producers . Formula One , the highest level of circuit racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile , motor sport 's world governing body , can be seen live or tape delayed on television in almost every country and territory around the world .
Football
These games and others may well go far back into antiquity . However , the main sources of modern football codes appear to lie in western Europe , especially England .
Apartheid
While football was plagued by racism , it also played a role in protesting apartheid and its policies . With the international bans from FIFA and other major sporting events , South Africa would be in the spotlight internationally . In a 1977 survey , white South Africans ranked the lack of international sport as one of the three most damaging consequences of apartheid . By the mid-1950s , Black South Africans would also use media to challenge the `` racialisation '' of sports in South Africa ; anti-apartheid forces had begun to pinpoint sport as the `` weakness '' of white national morale . Black journalists for the Johannesburg Drum magazine were the first to give the issue public exposure , with an intrepid special issue in 1955 that asked , `` Why should n't our blacks be allowed in the SA team ? '' As time progressed , international standing with South Africa would continue to be strained . In the 1980s , as the oppressive system was slowly collapsing the ANC and National Party started negotiations on the end of apartheid . Football associations also discussed the formation of a single , non-racial controlling body . This unity process accelerated in the late 1980s and led to the creation , in December 1991 , of an incorporated South African Football Association . On 3 July 1992 , FIFA finally welcomed South Africa back into international football .
Fox Sports 1
International markets that previously received the U.S. version of Speed ( such as Canada , the Caribbean , and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico ) did not gain access to Fox Sports 1 upon its relaunch ; in Canada , the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission permitted the carriage of Speed as a foreign service , but Fox did not seek carriage of FS1 in that country ( some of the sports event programming that Fox Sports 1 holds the broadcast rights to carry already air in that country on domestic sports networks such as TSN and Sportsnet ) . A version of Speed remains operational for these markets ( now known as Fox Sports Racing ) , airing a lineup of past Speed reality shows , and coverage of NASCAR and other motorsports events simulcast with Fox Sports 1 or Fox Sports 2 . In early 2014 , some major Canadian service providers began to drop the channel upon the expiration of their contractual rights to carry Speed .
American football
In Brazil , American football audience increased 800 % between 2013 and 2016 , according to ESPN , which is , along to Esporte Interativo , the responsible to the transmission in the country . Brazil 's audience is the 3rd of the world , behind only Mexico and United States . NFL leaders visited Maracanã Stadium , in Rio de Janeiro , to verify the field . Rumors were that a Pro Bowl edition could be held there . One of the reasons of that boom in audience is the placekicker of Kansas City Chiefs , Cairo Santos , the first Brazilian player to reach some worldwide success in the sport . Also , the sport is already one of the most played around the country , with approximately 130 teams . The Superliga Nacional de Futebol Americano ( National American Football Superleague ) is a recently created Brazilian American football league , created and organized by the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol Americano ( pt ) ( Brazilian Confederation of American Football ) . To 2017 , a strongest league will get start in June , including 32 teams around the country , in 4 conferences . In 2017 , the famous soccer team Cruzeiro Esporte Clube joined with the 2016 America Cup 's champion BH Eagles Futebol Americano , to create the Sada Cruzeiro Futebol Americano . The recent born team already won his state championship , and for the Brazilian top league already has signed with former NFL 's player Nic Harris .
2018 FIFA World Cup
Of the twelve venues used , the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and the Saint Petersburg Stadium -- the two largest stadiums in Russia -- were used most , both hosting seven matches . Sochi , Kazan , Nizhny Novgorod and Samara all hosted six matches , including one quarter - final match each , while the Otkrytiye Stadium in Moscow and Rostov - on - Don hosted five matches , including one round - of - 16 match each . Volgograd , Kaliningrad , Yekaterinburg and Saransk all hosted four matches , but did not host any knockout stage games .
Australia 2022 FIFA World Cup bid
Of the Australian stadiums that meet FIFA 's seating criteria , none are primary association football venues . They are predominantly cricket , Australian rules football and rugby league playing venues . At the proposed time of the World Cup during the northern hemisphere summer , these facilities are normally in regular season use by Australian rules football and the rugby codes . Former England international , Peter Withe , now living in Australia , observes that `` ... there are some great stadiums in Australia but a lot of them are Aussie rules arenas . These are not great for the round ball . ''
FIFA World Cup
On 4 June 2015 Chuck Blazer while co-operating with the FBI and the Swiss authorities admitted that he and the other members of FIFA 's then - executive committee were bribed in order to promote the 1998 and 2010 World Cups . On 10 June 2015 Swiss authorities seized computer data from the offices of Sepp Blatter . The same day , FIFA postponed the bidding process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in light of the allegations surrounding bribery in the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments . Then - secretary general Jérôme Valcke stated , `` Due to the situation , I think it 's nonsense to start any bidding process for the time being . '' On 28 October 2015 , Blatter and FIFA VP Michel Platini , a potential candidate for presidency , were suspended for 90 days ; both maintained their innocence in statements made to the news media .
Southern United States
American football , especially at the college and high school level , is by far the most popular team sport in most areas of the Southern United States .
Kargil War
The impact of the war in the sporting arena was visible during the India - Pakistan clash in the 1999 Cricket World Cup , which coincided with the Kargil timeline . The game witnessed heightened passions and was one of the most viewed matches in the tournament .
FIFA World Cup
Year Hosts Venues / Cities Total attendance Matches Avg . attendance Highest attendances † Number Venue Game ( s ) 1930 Uruguay 3 / 1 590,549 18 32,808 93,000 Estadio Centenario , Montevideo Uruguay 6 -- 1 Yugoslavia , Semi-final 1934 Italy 8 / 8 363,000 17 21,353 55,000 Stadio Nazionale PNF , Rome Italy 2 -- 1 Czechoslovakia , Final 1938 France 10 / 9 375,700 18 20,872 58,455 Olympique de Colombes , Paris France 1 -- 3 Italy , Quarter - final 1950 Brazil 6 / 6 1,045,246 22 47,511 173,850 Maracanã Stadium , Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1 -- 2 Uruguay , Deciding match 1954 Switzerland 6 / 6 768,607 26 29,562 63,000 Wankdorf Stadium , Bern West Germany 3 -- 2 Hungary , Final 1958 Sweden 12 / 12 819,810 35 23,423 50,928 Ullevi Stadium , Gothenburg Brazil 2 -- 0 Soviet Union , Group stage 1962 Chile 4 / 4 893,172 32 27,912 68,679 Estadio Nacional , Santiago Brazil 4 -- 2 Chile , Semi-final 1966 England 8 / 7 1,563,135 32 48,848 98,270 Wembley Stadium , London England 4 -- 2 West Germany , Final 1970 Mexico 5 / 5 1,603,975 32 50,124 108,192 Estadio Azteca , Mexico City Mexico 1 -- 0 Belgium , Group stage West Germany 9 / 9 1,865,753 38 49,099 83,168 Olympiastadion , West Berlin West Germany 1 -- 0 Chile , Group stage 1978 Argentina 6 / 5 1,545,791 38 40,679 71,712 River Plate Stadium , Buenos Aires Italy 1 -- 0 Argentina , Group stage 1982 Spain 17 / 14 2,109,723
Olympic Games
In October and November 2004 , the IOC established an Olympic Programme Commission , which was tasked with reviewing the sports on the Olympic programme and all non-Olympic recognised sports . The goal was to apply a systematic approach to establishing the Olympic programme for each celebration of the Games . The commission formulated seven criteria to judge whether a sport should be included on the Olympic programme . These criteria are history and tradition of the sport , universality , popularity of the sport , image , athletes ' health , development of the International Federation that governs the sport , and costs of holding the sport . From this study five recognised sports emerged as candidates for inclusion at the 2012 Summer Olympics : golf , karate , rugby union , roller sports and squash . These sports were reviewed by the IOC Executive Board and then referred to the General Session in Singapore in July 2005 . Of the five sports recommended for inclusion only two were selected as finalists : karate and squash . Neither sport attained the required two - thirds vote and consequently they were not promoted to the Olympic programme . In October 2009 the IOC voted to instate golf and rugby union as Olympic sports for the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympic Games .
Barbados
Basketball is an increasingly popular sport , played at school or college . Barbados ' national team has shown some unexpected results as in the past it beat many much larger countries .
South Africa
Famous boxing personalities include Baby Jake Jacob Matlala , Vuyani Bungu , Welcome Ncita , Dingaan Thobela , Gerrie Coetzee and Brian Mitchell . Durban Surfer Jordy Smith won the 2010 Billabong J - Bay competition making him the no 1 ranked surfer in the world . South Africa produced Formula One motor racing 's 1979 world champion Jody Scheckter . Famous current cricket players include AB de Villiers , Hashim Amla , Dale Steyn , Vernon Philander , Faf du Plessis etc . Most of them also participate in the Indian Premier League .
Fox Sports 1
Though this local / national hybrid approach gave Fox prominence at the local sports level , it was somewhat disadvantaged as its flagship over-the - air network had the distinction of being the only major U.S. broadcast television network not to have a national general sports channel to complement its sports division , unlike ABC ( whose corporate parent The Walt Disney Company owns a controlling 80 % stake in ESPN ) , CBS ( which operates CBS Sports Network ) and NBC ( which runs NBCSN ) .
Fox Sports 1
Audience reach -- By taking over Speed 's transponder space , Fox Sports 1 was expected to reach 90 million households at the time of its launch ( with most cable and satellite providers carrying it on the channel slot , almost entirely through distribution on basic cable tiers , that Speed had occupied on their channel lineups ) . While that number is relatively less than ESPN 's total reach at that time ( 99 million homes ) , it is also more than the 77.9 million homes that NBCSN reached at the beginning of 2013 , which was hamstrung by some of its reach being only through carriage on digital cable tiers . Brand awareness -- Fox heavily promoted Fox Sports 1 's launch through its various television , online and social media platforms , including appearances of Fox Sports 1 talent on existing Fox programming and the online posting of its shows ' pre-launch rehearsals . Programming strategy -- Fox was aggressive in seeking and securing major content for FS1 , employing a strategy to obtain rights to popular sports and leagues that they believed other networks underserved , as well as creating high - profile original shows ( see Programming below ) .
FIFA World Cup
Early World Cups were given to countries at meetings of FIFA 's congress . The locations were controversial because South America and Europe were by far the two centres of strength in football and travel between them required three weeks by boat . The decision to hold the first World Cup in Uruguay , for example , led to only four European nations competing . The next two World Cups were both held in Europe . The decision to hold the second of these in France was disputed , as the South American countries understood that the location would alternate between the two continents . Both Argentina and Uruguay thus boycotted the 1938 FIFA World Cup .
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA Confederations Cup is a tournament held one year before the World Cup at the World Cup host nation ( s ) as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming World Cup . It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country .
The Flash (2014 TV series)
In 2016 , according to an analysis from Parrot Analytics , which used ratings data ( where available ) , peer - to - peer sharing , social media chatter , and other factors to estimate viewer demand for various shows , The Flash was the 5th most popular show in the world with 3.1 million demand expressions per day , behind Game of Thrones , The Walking Dead , Pretty Little Liars , and Westworld . TorrentFreak also gauged The Flash as the fourth most - torrented television show of 2016 .
Kenya
Kenya is represented by Lucas Onyango as a professional rugby league player who plays with Oldham R.L.F.C. . Besides the former European Super League team , he has played for Widnes Vikings and rugby union with Sale Sharks . Rugby union is increasing in popularity , especially with the annual Safari Sevens tournament . The Kenya Sevens team ranked 9th in IRB Sevens World Series for the 2006 season . In 2016 , the team beat Fiji at the Singapore Sevens finals , making Kenya the second African nation after South Africa to win a World Series championship . Kenya was also a regional powerhouse in football . However , its dominance has been eroded by wrangles within the now defunct Kenya Football Federation , leading to a suspension by FIFA which was lifted in March 2007 .
World Snooker Championship
In the 1985 final , Dennis Taylor beat Steve Davis 18 -- 17 on the final ball of the final frame , in one of the most closely contested matches of all time . It finished at 00 : 19 . With an audience of 18.5 million , it remains the most watched programme in the history of BBC2 , as well as the record post-midnight audience for any channel in the United Kingdom . In the 1986 final Steve Davis met 16th seed Joe Johnson . Johnson led 13 -- 11 at the start of the evening session and won 5 of the first 6 frames to win 18 -- 12 . Johnson had trailed 9 -- 12 in his quarter - final against Terry Griffiths but won the last 4 frames to win 13 -- 12 . Joe Johnson and Steve Davis met again in the 1987 final although , on this occasion , Davis was the winner by a score of 18 -- 14 .
Football
Association football , also known as football , soccer , footy and footie Indoor / basketball court variants : Five - a-side football -- played throughout the world under various rules including : Futebol de Salão Futsal -- the FIFA - approved five - a-side indoor game Minivoetbal -- the five - a-side indoor game played in East and West Flanders where it is extremely popular Papi fut -- the five - a-side game played in outdoor basketball courts ( built with goals ) in Central America . Indoor soccer -- the six - a-side indoor game , the Latin American variant ( fútbol rápido , `` fast football '' ) is often played in open - air venues Masters Football -- six - a-side played in Europe by mature professionals ( 35 years and older ) Paralympic football -- modified game for athletes with a disability . Includes : Football 5 - a-side -- for visually impaired athletes Football 7 - a-side -- for athletes with cerebral palsy Amputee football -- for athletes with amputations Deaf football -- for athletes with hearing impairments Powerchair football -- for athletes in electric wheelchairs Beach soccer , beach football or sand soccer -- variant modified for play on sand Street football -- encompasses a number of informal variants Rush goalie -- a variation in which the role of the goalkeeper is more flexible than normal Headers and Volleys -- where the aim is to score goals against a goalkeeper using only headers and volleys Crab football -- players stand on their hands and feet and move around on their backs whilst playing Swamp soccer -- the game as played on a swamp or bog field Jorkyball Rushball
Metrication in the United States
U.S. citizens are frequently exposed to metric units through coverage of international sporting events , particularly the Olympic Games .
Olympic Games
The sale of the Olympic brand has been controversial . The argument is that the Games have become indistinguishable from any other commercialised sporting spectacle . Specific criticism was levelled at the IOC for market saturation during the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Games . The cities were awash in corporations and merchants attempting to sell Olympic - related wares . The IOC indicated that they would address this to prevent spectacles of over-marketing at future Games . Another criticism is that the Games are funded by host cities and national governments ; the IOC incurs none of the cost , yet controls all the rights and profits from the Olympic symbols . The IOC also takes a percentage of all sponsorship and broadcast income . Host cities continue to compete ardently for the right to host the Games , even though there is no certainty that they will earn back their investments . Research has shown that trade is around 30 percent higher for countries that have hosted the Olympics .
Israel
Israel has won nine Olympic medals since its first win in 1992 , including a gold medal in windsurfing at the 2004 Summer Olympics . Israel has won over 100 gold medals in the Paralympic Games and is ranked 20th in the all - time medal count . The 1968 Summer Paralympics were hosted by Israel . The Maccabiah Games , an Olympic - style event for Jewish and Israeli athletes , was inaugurated in the 1930s , and has been held every four years since then . Israeli tennis champion Shahar Pe'er ranked 11th in the world on 31 January 2011 . Krav Maga , a martial art developed by Jewish ghetto defenders during the struggle against fascism in Europe , is used by the Israeli security forces and police . Its effectiveness and practical approach to self - defense , have won it widespread admiration and adherence around the world .
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Top riders travel the world to compete in the annual FIM World Championship series . The championship is perhaps most closely followed in Italy and Spain , home of many of the more successful riders early in the 21st century . As for the 2011 season , 25 riders of eight nations participated in the premier class of the championship .