Sport - definition of sport by The Free Dictionary Sport - definition of sport by The Free Dictionary n. 1. a. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. b. often sports(used with a sing. verb) Such activities considered as a group: Sports is a good way for children to get exercise. 2. a. A usually challenging activity undertaken for amusement: "the sport of trying to eat [a bratwurst] with anything fewer than four paper napkins" (Jane Kramer). b. Fun; amusement: balanced on the curb just for the sport of it. 3. a. Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks. b. An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport. c. A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport. 4. a. One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport. b. Informal A fair-minded person, especially one who accepts teasing or difficult situations well: Be a sport and show me where you caught those fish. c.

Informal A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip. 5. Informal a. A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life. b. A gambler at sporting events. 6. Biology An organism or a part of an organism that shows a marked change from the parent type, typically as a result of mutation. 7. Obsolete Amorous dalliance; lovemaking. v. sport·ed, sport·ing, sports v.intr. 1. To play or frolic: children sporting in the waves. 2. To joke or trifle: "Lear ... in a storm, half mad, sported with by the gods" (Cynthia Ozick). v.tr. 1. To wear or have on one's body, especially prominently or ostentatiously: sports diamond earrings; sports a tattoo. 2. To have as a prominent feature: a car sporting a new paint job. adj. or sports 1. Of, relating to, or appropriate for sports: sport fishing; sports equipment. 2. Designed or appropriate for outdoor or informal wear: a sport shirt.

[Middle English sporte, short for disporte, from Old French desport, pleasure, from desporter, to divert; see disport.] sport′ful adj. (spɔːt) n 1. (General Sporting Terms) an individual or group activity pursued for exercise or pleasure, often involving the testing of physical capabilities and taking the form of a competitive game such as football, tennis, etc 2. (General Sporting Terms) such activities considered collectively 3. (General Sporting Terms) any particular pastime indulged in for pleasure 4. (General Sporting Terms) the pleasure derived from a pastime, esp hunting, shooting, or fishing: we had good sport today. 5. playful or good-humoured joking: to say a thing in sport. 6. derisive mockery or the object of such mockery: to make sport of someone. 7. someone or something that is controlled by external influences: the sport of fate. 8. informal (sometimes qualified by: good, bad, etc) a person who reacts cheerfully in the face of adversity, esp a good loser 9. informal a person noted for being scrupulously fair and abiding by the rules of a game 10.

informal a person who leads a merry existence, esp a gambler: he's a bit of a sport. 11. informal Austral and NZ a form of address used esp between males 12. (Biology) biology a. an animal or plant that differs conspicuously in one or more aspects from other organisms of the same species, usually because of a mutation b. an anomalous characteristic of such an organism vb 13. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) informal to wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner: she was sporting a new hat. 14. (intr) to skip about or frolic happily 15. (General Sporting Terms) to amuse (oneself), esp in outdoor physical recreation 16. (often foll by: with) to dally or trifle (with) 17. rare (often foll by: away) to squander (time or money): sporting one's life away. 18. archaic (often foll by: with) to make fun (of) 19.

(Biology) (intr) biology to produce or undergo a mutation [C15 sporten, variant of disporten to disport] ˈsporter n 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature. 2. such activities collectively. 9. a person who behaves in a sportsmanlike, fair, or admirable manner. 10. a debonair person; bon vivant. 11. Biol. an organism or part that shows an unusual or singular deviation from the normal or parent type; mutation. 12. Obs. amorous dalliance. 13. of, pertaining to, or used in sports. 14. suitable for outdoor or informal wear: sport clothes. v.i. 15. to amuse oneself with some pleasant pastime. 16. to frolic; gambol: kittens sporting and playing. 17. to engage in athletic activity. 18. to speak or act in jest. 19. to mock something. [1350–1400; Middle English; aph. variant of disport ] sport′ful, adj.

I will have been sporting you will have been sporting he/she/it will have been sporting we will have been sporting you will have been sporting they will have been sporting Past Perfect Continuous they would have sported sport A spontaneous mutation, or genetic change, where a plant is distinctly different from its parent (e.g. has variegated foliage).

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: athletics offside - (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) wipeout - a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) toss , flip , pass - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" daisy cutter - a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground call - (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" funambulism , tightrope walking - walking on a tightrope or slack rope rock climbing - the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) birling , logrolling - rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) diversion , recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" contact

 sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players field sport , outdoor sport - a sport that is played outdoors gymnastics , gymnastic exercise - a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility track and field - participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it skiing - a sport in which participants must travel on skis aquatics , water sport - sports that involve bodies of water rowing , row - the act of rowing as a sport archery - the sport of shooting arrows with a bow sledding - the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh skating - the sport of gliding on skates racing - the sport of engaging in contests of speed equitation , horseback riding , riding - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements cycling - the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle blood sport - sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting) athletic game - a game involving athletic activity stroke , shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an

 almost impossible shot" position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" foul - an act that violates the rules of a sport personal foul - a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football) possession - (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line" judo - a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan spectator sport - a sport that many people find entertaining to watch team sport - a sport that involves competition between teams of players; "baseball is a team sport by golf is not" save - (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save" press box - box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) tuck - (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest game plan - (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport won-lost record - (sports) a record of win versus losses English ,

 side - (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist series - (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; "the visiting team swept the series" trial - (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday" defending team , defence , defense - (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" bench warmer - (sports) a substitute who seldom plays coach , manager , handler - (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team free agent - (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team iron man , ironman - a strong man of exceptional physical endurance ref , referee - (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play talent scout , scout - someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) 2.

professional wrestling - wrestling for money sumo - a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground professional tennis - playing tennis for money job , line of work , occupation , business , line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" 3. vacationer , vacationist - someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work 4. sport - a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances; "a good sport"; "a poor sport" individual , mortal , person , somebody , someone , soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" 5. athlete , jock - a person trained to compete in sports 6. freak , lusus naturae , monstrosity , monster - a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed 7.

sport - verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport" drollery , funniness , clowning , comedy - a comic incident or series of incidents paronomasia , pun , punning , wordplay - a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" Verb 1. feature , have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" 2. sport - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" sport noun 2. fun , kidding (informal), joking , teasing , ridicule , joshing (slang, chiefly U.S.

& Canad.), banter , frolic , jest , mirth , merriment , badinage , raillery Had themselves a bit of sport first, didn't they? verb 1. (Informal) wear , display , flaunt , boast , exhibit , flourish , show off , vaunt He was fat-faced, heavily-built and sported a red moustache. see athletic events, ballgames, boxing weights, cricket terms, equestrianism , fencing terms, football , golf terms, gymnastic events, martial arts , motor sports , rugby terms, snooker and billiards terms, tennis terms, water sports , winter sports Quotations "I'm fanatical about sport: there seems to me something almost religious about the fact that human beings can organize play, the spirit of play" [Simon Gray] "When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when the tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity" [George Bernard Shaw Maxims for Revolutionists] "The flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddied oafs at the goals" [Rudyard Kipling The Islanders] "To be No. 1 in sport you have to have a narrow tunnel vision.

Dedication. You want to call it selfishness, arrogance, whatever. It's dog eat dog.

There are no prisoners taken; there's none expected" [Ian Botham] Sports Team sports American football, association football or soccer, Australian Rules or Australian Rules football, baseball, bandy, basketball, camogie, Canadian football, cricket, curling, five-a-side football, football, Gaelic football, goalball, handball, hockey, hurling or hurley, ice hockey, kabbadi, korfball, lacrosse, netball, polo, roller hockey, rounders, rugby or rugby football, rugby league, rugby union, shinty, softball, stool ball, tug-of-war, volleyball, water polo Combat sports boxing, fencing, sambo or sambo wrestling, savate, wrestling Other sports angling or fishing, archery, badminton, ballooning, billiards, boules, bowls, bullfighting, candlepins, clay pigeon shooting, cockfighting, coursing, croquet, cycling, cyclo-cross, darts, decathlon, falconry, fives, fly-fishing, fox-hunting, gliding, golf, greyhound racing, gymnastics, hang gliding, jai alai, lawn tennis, modern pentathlon, mountaineering, paddleball, parach

uting, paragliding, parascending, paraskiing, pelota, pétanque, pigeon racing, pool, potholing, quoits, rackets, real tennis, rhythmic gymnastics, rock climbing, roller skating, shooting, skeet, skittles, skydiving, snooker, squash or squash rackets, table tennis, tennis, tenpin bowling, trampolining, trapshooting, triathlon, weightlifting sport ألعاب رياضِيَّهذو روح رِياضِيَّه رِيَاضَة رِياضَهلَهْو، مُزاح، لَعِب sportlegracenositpašák the sport of kings → el deporte de los reyes , la hípica 2.

(= games in general) → deporte (s) m(pl) I love sport → me encantan los deportes or el deporte to be good at sport → ser buen deportista 3. sports (= athletics meeting) → juegos mpl deportivos 4. (= hunting) → caza f to have some good sport → tener éxito en la caza , lograr unas cuantas piezas hermosas the trout here give good sport → aquí las truchas no se rinden fácilmente to say sth in sport → decir algo en broma to make sport of sb → burlarse de algn he's a real sport → es una persona realmente buena be a sport! → ¡no seas malo ! 7. (liter) (= plaything) → víctima f, juguete m 8. (Bio) → mutación f D.

CPD sports car N → coche m deportivo sports centre, sports complex N → polideportivo m sports day N (Brit) → día m de competiciones deportivas (de un colegio) sports desk N → sección f de deportes sports hall N = sports centre sports jacket N → chaqueta f sport , saco m sport (LAm) sports page N → página f de deportes sport(s) utility vehicle N → todoterreno m inv sports writer N → cronista mf deportivo/a sport What's your favourite sport? → Quel est ton sport préféré ? to be good at sport → être sportif / ive She's good at sport → Elle est sportive . indoor sports → sports mpl en salle outdoor sports → sports mpl de plein air (old-fashioned) (= amusement) → divertissement m to say sth in sport → dire qch pour rire (= man, boy) → chic type m (= woman, girl) → chic fille f He's a good sport → C'est un chic type . go on, be a sport! → allez , sois sympa !

sports modif [activities, event, team] → sportif/ive; [centre, club, complex, facilities] → sportif/ive; [field] → de sport ; [channel, coverage, programme, news] → sportif/ive; [commentator, presenter, correspondent, journalist] → sportif/ive; [personality, star] → du (monde du) sport ; [psychologist, science] → du sport ; [bra, clothes] → de sport ; [gear, kit] → sportif/ive sport n (= games collectively) → Sport m no pl; (= type of sport) → Sportart f; to be good at sport(s) → gut im Sport sein, sportlich sein; tennis is my sport → Tennis ist mein Lieblingssport; the sport of kings → der königliche Sport , der Pferderennsport; to offer good sport → gute Jagd -/Angelmöglichkeiten pl → bieten ; outdoor sports → Sport m → im Freien ; indoor sports → Hallensport m sports pl (also sports meeting) → Sportveranstaltung f (= amusement) → Spaß m; to do something in sport → etw zum Spaß tun ; it was great sport →

 es hat großen Spaß gemacht ; to say something in sport → etw aus or im or zum Spaß sagen ; to make sport of somebody/something (old) → sich über jdn / etw lustig machen (inf: = person) → feiner or anständiger Kerl (inf); (Austral) → Junge m; to be a (good) sport → alles mitmachen ; they are such good sports → mit ihnen kann man Pferde stehlen (inf); he’s a good sport, he doesn’t mind losing → er ist kein Spielverderber , er macht sich nichts daraus, wenn er verliert ; be a sport!

→ sei kein Spielverderber !, sei nicht so! (inf) (Biol, Zool) → Spielart f, → Abart f vt tie, dress → anhaben ; (= show off) ring etc → protzen mit; black eye, pink etc hair, beard → herumlaufen mit (inf) vi (= frolic) → (herum) tollen ; (kitten) → (herum) spielen adj attr (US) = sports indoor/outdoor sports → sport al chiuso /all'aria aperta to be good at sport → riuscire bene nello sport sports npl (meeting) → gare fpl c. (fam) (person) → persona di spirito be a sport! → sii buono ! sport (spoːt) noun 1. games or competitions involving physical activity. She's very keen on sport of all kinds.

sport ألعاب رياضِيَّه спорт desporto sport der Sport sport; idræt αθλοπαιδιές, σπορ deporte sport ورزش urheilu sport ספורט खेल, क्रीड़ा sportska natjecanja sport olahraga íþrótt sport スポーツ 스포츠 sportas sports sukan sport idrett , sport sport desporto sport спорт šport šport sport sport, idrott กีฬา spor 體育運動 спорт; полювання; рибна ловля; спортивні ігри ورژشی کھیل thể thao 体育运动 2. a particular game or amusement of this kind. Hunting, shooting and fishing are not sports I enjoy.

sport رِياضَه спортни игри desporto sport die Sportart sportsgren άθλημα , σπορ deporte spordiala تفريح urheilumuoto sport מִשחַק סְפוֹרט मनोरंजन, मनबहलाव, मनोविनोद sport sportág olahraga íþrótt sport スポーツ 오락 sporto šaka, pramoga, žaidimas sporta veids sukan sport idrett , sportsgrein dyscyplina sportowa, rozrywka desporto sport спорт šport šport sport sport, idrottsgren การพักผ่อนหย่อนใจ spor , oyun 消遣，娛樂 вид спорту کوئی مخصوص کھیل môn thể thao 消遣，娱乐 3. a good-natured and obliging person. He's a good sport to agree to do that for us!

gewillige persoon ذو روح رِياضِيَّه спортсмен boa praça pašák feiner Kerl flink fyr καλόβολος άνθρωπος buena persona abivalmis inimene, täitsamees آدم خوب kaveri brave garçon/fille חֶברמַן खुशमिजाज dobričina „fair” ember orang baik greiðvikinn og góðhjartaður maður (tipo in gamba) いいやつ 성품이 싹싹한 사람 šaunuolis jauks cilvēks; lāga zēns bersifat baik sportieve meid, kerel grei/real person, kjernekar porządny gość boa praça băiat bun молодчина chlapík dobričina drugar bra (reko) kille (tjej) ผู้ที่มีน้ำใจนักกีฬา centilmen , efendi insan 討人喜歡的人 гарний хлопець خوش مزاج شخص người có

 tinh thần độ lượng 讨人喜欢的人 4.

fun; amusement. I only did it for sport. pret لَهْو، مُزاح، لَعِب забавление brincadeira legrace das Vergnügen sportens skyld; for sjov αστείο , πλάκα diversión nali, lõbu مسخرگي huvi pour rire/le plaisir לְהָנָאָה मनोरंजन razonoda, šala szórakozás kesenangan skemmtun gioco , divertimento 遊び 오락, 재미 juokas izprieca; izklaide bersuka-suka spel moro zabawa , żart brincadeira dis­tracţie; amuzament забава ; развлечение zábava, žart zabava zabava skämt, skoj ความสนุกสนาน eğlence 戲謔 розвага, гра تفریح کے لیے sự giải trí, trò vui 戏谑 verb to wear, especially in public. He was sporting a pink tie.

dra يَرْتَدي нося usar okázale nosit Sport-...

bære φορώ δημόσια, μοστράρω lucir (uhkeldavalt) kandma, eputama براي خود نمايي پوشيدن pukeutua exhiber לְהִתהַדֵר ב- पहनना nositi što da se vidi, razmetati se feltűnően visel memakai klæðast sfoggiare 見せびらかす 입다 dėvėti, puikuotis, demonstruoti dižoties (ar apģērbu) memakai pronken met skilte med , flotte seg med nosić usar a etala щеголять (okázalo) nosiť nositi nositi ståta med, bära ส่วมใส่ giymek (為誇耀而)穿、戴 франтити; красуватися نمائش کے لیے پہننا chưng diện （为夸耀而）穿、戴 ˈsporting adjective 1.

of, or concerned with, sports. the sporting world. sportverwant رِياضي спортен do desporto sportovní sportlich sports- αθλητικός , φίλαθλος deportivo spordi- urheilu- sportif -סְפּוֹרט खेलकूद का sportski, koji se bavi sportom sport- olahraga íþrótta- sportivo スポーツの 스포츠의 sporto sporta-; sportisks sukan sport- idretts- , sports- sportowy do desporto sportiv спортивный športový športen sportski sport-, idrotts- ที่เกี่ยวกับกีฬา sportif 運動的 спортивний کھیل کود سے متعلق thuộc, liên quan đến thể thao 运动的 2. (negative unsporting) showing fairness and kindness or generosity, especially if unexpected. a sporting gesture.

gul ذو روحٍ رِياضِيَّه спортсменски desportivo sportovní sportlich reel δίκαιος , γενναιόδωρος caballeroso õilis, aus reilu élégant ספורטיבי बढ़िया sportski, pošten sportszerű kebaikan drengilegur sportivo , corretto 正々堂々とした 정정당당한 taurus, gražus cēls; augstsirdīgs kebaikan sportief real , skvær , sporty wielkoduszny desportivo fair-play, sportiv благородный športový velikodušen častan sportslig เที่ยงธรรม; โอบอ้อมอารี sportmen , centilmen 公平的 спортивний نیکی اور مہربانی بھرا رویہ có tinh thần thượng võ; thẳng thắn 公平的 sports adjective (American also sport) designed, or suitable, for sport. a sports centre; sports equipment.

sport مُصَمَّم للرِّياضَه спортен desportivo sportovní Sport-... sports- αθλητικός , σπορ deportivo spordi- ورزشي urheilu- de sport , sportif - סְפּוֹרט खेलकूद के लिए sportski sport- olahraga íþrótta- sportivo , dello sport, per lo sport スポーツ用の 스포츠의, 스포츠에 알맞은 sporto sporta- sukan sport- idretts- , sports- sportowy desportivo spor­tiv; de sport спортивный športový športen sportski sport- ที่เกี่ยวกับกีฬา spor 適於運動的 спортивний کھیل کود کے لیے مناسب phù hợp với thể thao 适于运动的 sports car a small, fast car with only two seats.

sportmotor سيّارَه رياضِيَّه спортна кола carro esportivo sportovní vůz der Sportwagen sportsvogn σπορ αυτοκίνητο coche deportivo sportauto ماشين اسپورت urheiluauto voiture de sport מְכוֹנִית סְפּוֹרט स्पोर्ट्स कार sportski automobil sportkocsi mobil sport sportbíll auto sportiva スポーツカー 스포츠카 sportinis automobilis sporta automobilis kereta berkuasa tinggi sportwagen sportsbil samochód sportowy carro de desporto maşină sport спортивный автомобиль športové auto športni avto sportska kola sportbil รถแข่ง spor araba 賽車 спортивна машина دو سیٹوں والی چھوٹی، تیز رفتار گاڑی xe hơi đua 赛车 sports jacket a type of jacket for men, designed for casual wear.

sportbaadjie مِعْطَف رياضي ، جاكيت عادي يَوْمي спортно яке casaco sportovní sako das Sportsakko sportsjakke σπορ σακάκι chaqueta de sport kuub كت اسپورت irtotakki veste (de) sport מְעִיל סְפּוֹרט खेलकूद का आवरण sportska jakna sportkabát jaket santai sportjakki, stakur jakki giacca sportiva スポーティーな上着 스포츠 재킷 sportinis švarkas sporta jaka jaket santai sportjasje herrejakke , blazer marynarka sportowa casaco haină sport пиджак спортивного покроя športové sako športni jopič sportska jakna sportjacka เสื้อนอกที่ไม่เป็นทางการของผู้ชาย spor ceket 運動服 спортивна куртка ب

ے تکلفانہ مردانہ کوٹ áo vét của nam 运动服 ˈsportsman (ˈspoːts-) – feminine ˈsportswoman – noun 1.

a person who takes part in sports. He is a very keen sportsman. sportman رَجُل مولَع بالرِّياضَه спортист desportista sportovec, -kyně der/die Sportler(in) sportsmand αθλητής deportista sportlane urheilija sportif/-ive ספורטאי खिलाड़ी sportaš sportember olahragawan íþróttamaður/-kona sportivo スポーツマン 스포츠맨 sportininkas sportists olahragawan sporter idrettsmann/-kvinne sportowiec desportista sportiv спортсмен športovec, -kyňa športnik sportista idrottsman นักกีฬา sporcu 運動員 спортсмен کھلاڑی người thích thể thao 运动员 2. a person who shows a spirit of fairness and generosity in sport. He's a real sportsman who doesn't seem to care if he wins or loses.

gulhartige persoon شَخْص ذو روحٍ رياضِيَّه спортсмен indivíduo desportivo pravý sportovec der Sportsmann sportsmand έντιμος παίκτης buen jugador; buena jugadora sportlase hingega inimene reilu pelaaja beau joueur ספורטאי निष्पक्ष व्यक्ति čovjek sportskog duha, fer čovjek sportszerű ember orang sportif (sannur/drengilegur) íþróttamaður sportivo 正々堂々とした人 스포츠정신을 가진 사람 sportininkas sportists ahli sukan sportief iemand real/sporty person człowiek honorowy indivíduo desportivo per­soană onestă благородный человек skutočný športovec športnik sportista sportsman คนที่มีน้ำใจนักกีฬา sportmen (davranışlı) kimse 具有運動道德的人 істинний спорт

смен مخلصانہ اور ایماندار người có tinh thần thể thao 具有运动道德的人 ˈsportswear noun clothing designed for playing sports in.

sportdrag لِباس رياضَه спортно облекло equipamento de desporto sportovní oblečení die Sportkleidung sportstøj αθλητικά ρούχα trajes de sport spordidress urheiluvaatteet vêtements de sport בִּגדֵי סְפּוֹרט खेलने के लिए विशेष रूप से तैयार कपड़े sportska odjeća sportöltözet pakaian olahraga íþróttafatnaður abbigliamento sportivo 運動着 운동복 sportinė apranga sporta tērps pakaian sukan sportkleding sportsklær odzież sportowa equipamento de desporto haine (de) sport спортивная одежда športové oblečenie športna oblačila sportska odeća sportkläder ชุดกีฬา spor giysisi 運動服裝 спор

тивний одяг کھیل کود کے لباس quần thể thao 运动服装 a sporting chance a reasonably good chance.

goeie kans فُرْصَة جَيِّدَه спортен шанс uma boa chance dobrá naděje eine gewagte aber aussichtsreiche Sache reel chance καλή πιθανότητα επιτυχίας bastantes posibilidades (küllalt) hea ðanss شانس خوب verraten hyvät mahdollisuudet assez bonne chance (de) סִיכּוּי טוֹב बढ़िया अवसर dobra šansa, dobra mogućnost jó esély kesempatan baik þokkalegur möguleiki (una buona probabilità) ５分の見込み 상당히 좋은 기회 puiki galimybė labas izredzes peluang keemasan redelijke kans rimelig sjanse spora szansa uma hipótese de ganhar şansă шанс на победу najväčšia šanca zmerna verjetnost razumna šansa en sportslig chans โอกาสดี kazanma

 şansı 勝負各半的機會 ризикований шанс کامیابی کا کچھ امکان cơ hội có thể thắng, có thể bại 成败可能参半的机会 sport Experience Gaelic Games Reviews, Tours, & Hotels Nearby Tickets & Tours Overview Experience Gaelic Games offers visitors the chance to try their hand at some of the oldest games in the world.

Whether visitors are completely new to the sports or have tried them out in the past, the organizers create experiences that tailor to the needs and desires of those who go. This may include team building exercises or instructions on the basics followed by scrimmages. For those who can’t or don’t wish to engage in physical activity, background information on the games and a demonstrations are also available. Highlights Learning the basics – For many visitors, Experience Gaelic Games provides them either their first exposure to the sports or their first opportunity to play them since they had only seen them on video. The crew at Experience Gaelic Games tailors experiences to any level. Because the sports require unique skills, such as soloing (in Gaelic football, players running with the ball must either bounce it off the ground or play it off their foot every three steps), groups and individuals who are new to the games will start off by learning how to execute those skills. Scrimmages – For groups of people who are willing to go beyond learning the basic skills, you’ll have the opportunity to scrimmage with the EGG crew and put your new skills to good use.

Nobody’s ready to play in the All Ireland finals after just one session, but you’ll be able to go home saying that you’ve played the games. You might even decide to look for or start a local group that plays them. Learning the Jig – This is an optional part of the experience and takes place on Sundays at Jig.ie. Instructors are ready to teach you the ancient Irish dance form. This is an extra challenge for those bragging about how impressively they played the previous day, and it gives a chance for those who are better at dance than at sport to level the score. Dinner and drinks at “The Church” – The building where Arthur Guinness tied the knot is now a bar, and the program has an optional element that includes dinner and a drink. Spend the evening laughing and drinking to the day’s events over a pint of the black stuff. Prices Closure of UPEI turf field leaves teams, leagues scrambling × Closure of UPEI turf field leaves teams, leagues scrambling Affected groups include the P.E.I. Soccer Association, which had to cancel its bid to host the under-16 national soccer championships Published on April 26, 2016 X Comments Members of the P.E.I.

Celts Gaelic Athletic Association football team practice recently at the UPEI turf field in Charlottetown. ©Jason Malloy/The Guardian The P.E.I. Celts Gaelic Athletic Association's gaelic football game and hurling demonstration is still on after UPEI closed its turf field on Monday. All the PEIGAA had to do was move across the yard to MacAdam Field at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place. Shane O'Neill, PEIGAA chairman, learned the news Sunday. He secured the grass pitch the next day with several phone calls and help from the university after the turf field closure threatened to derail this Sunday's showcase of the popular Irish sports. "Up until 5 p.m. Monday, it affected us massively, (but) there was no way it was being cancelled. Worst case scenario is we'd go to Montague. It's a good chance to use a grass field. UPEI has been fair to us and worked it out," said O'Neill. "(The turf field) definitely needs replacing. The lifetime of artificial turf is about seven years; this is 10 years old. The grass cushioning is basically gone.

You're playing on rubber." Game time is still noon for the event, which features the P.E.I Celts hosting the Halifax Gaels, the Eastern Canadian champion, in senior men's gaelic football action. After that is demonstration of hurling, in which players often running at full speed score by hitting a baseball-sized ball with a stick into a netted, rugby-like net. O'Neill said spectators are farther from the action on the grass field and, with its longer end zones compared to the turf pitch, makes things a bit safer to watch. "It's a huge advantage in hurling. In fact, it's better." UPEI closed its artificial turf field after an engineering firm, hired to assess the field, recommended it be replaced. Jackie Podger, UPEI vice-president of administration and finance, said in another media report the field doesn't meet current performance standards and has passed its usable life. She also said UPEI is working with local users to find alternate venues. Affected groups include the P.E.I.

Soccer Association, which had to cancel its bid to host the under-16 national soccer championships because of the field, most UPEI field sports, bantam and varsity minor football, and the Holland College football club. UPEI had no timeline on when the turf would be replaced. The City of Charlottetown denied the university’s request for help funding the roughly $900,000 fix. For John Diamond, PEISA president, the closure isn't a huge concern and the most affected will likely be the premier men's league. "The association gave notice to leagues and clubs that UPEI turf was not an option for the summer season. I do not know of any major problems. Most league games were on grass. Premier men's games are primarily on turf as these fields have lights, but Terry Fox turf (in Cornwall) will be used," said Diamond in an email. "I believe the city has several ball fields with lights, but no soccer fields with lights nor does it have a turf field." Diamond said regular season and practice scheduling is up to the individual teams and clubs and those groups will have to rework those mandates.

He also said the non-profit provincial soccer governing body is a rental fee-paying client like other user groups and not part of the funding solution. Cornwall's Terry Fox Complex with two similar turf fields opened in September 2010. × Gaelic Football: PointMe.To it Canadian Football The first reference to any code of football in Ireland occurs in the Statute of Galway of 1527, which allowed the playing of football and archery but banned "hokie'  the hurling of a little ball with sticks or staves" as well as other sports. However even "foot-ball" was banned by the severe Sunday Observance Act of 1695, which imposed a fine of one shilling (a substantial amount at the time) for those caught playing sports. It proved difficult, if not impossible for the authorities to enforce the Act and the earliest recorded match in Ireland was one between Louth and Meath, at Slane, in 1712. By the early 19th century, various football games, referred to collectively as caid, were popular in Kerry , especially the Dingle Peninsula. Father W.

Ferris described two forms of caid: the "field game" in which the object was to put the ball through arch-like goals, formed from the boughs of two trees, and; the epic "cross-country game" which lasted the whole of a Sunday (after mass) and was won by taking the ball across a parish boundary. "Wrestling", "holding" opposing players, and carrying the ball were all allowed. During the 1860s and 1870s, Rugby and Association football started to become popular in Ireland. Trinity College, Dublin was an early stronghold of Rugby, and the rules of the English Football Association were codified in 1863 and distributed widely. By this time, according to Jack Mahon, even in the Irish countryside, caid had begun to give way to a "rough-and-tumble game" which even allowed tripping. Irish forms of football were not formally arranged into an organized playing code by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) until 1887. The GAA sought to promote traditional Irish sports, such as hurling and to reject "foreign" (particularly English) imports.

The first Gaelic football rules, showing the influence of hurling and a desire to differentiate from association football  for example in their lack of an offside rule  were drawn up by Maurice Davan and published in the United Ireland magazine on February 7, 1887. While it is clear even to casual observers that Gaelic football is similar to Australian rules football, the exact relationship is unclear, or even controversial. Australian rules was devised in Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, from 1858. Because of the Australian gold rushes, there were many Irishmen in Victoria at the time. The Australian historian B. W. O'Dwyer points out that both games have always been differentiated from rugby football by having no limitation on ball or player movement (in the absence of an offside rule); the need to bounce or toe-kick the ball, known as a solo in Gaelic football, while running; punching the ball (hand-passing) rather than throwing it, and other traditions. As O'Dwyer says: These are all elements of [older] Irish football [games].

There were several variations of Irish football in existence, normally without the benefit of rulebooks, but the central tradition in Ireland was in the direction of the relatively new game [i.e. rugby]...adapted and shaped within the perimeters of the ancient Irish game of hurling... [These rules] later became embedded in Gaelic football. Their presence in Victorian [i.e. Australian] football may be accounted for in terms of a formative influence being exerted by men familiar with and no doubt playing the Irish game. It is not that they were introduced into the game from that motive [i.e. emulating Irish games]; it was rather a case of particular needs being met... [B. W. O'Dwyer, March 1989, "The Shaping of Victorian Rules Football", Victorian Historical Journal, v.60, no.1.] Other accounts suggest that the relationship may have originated from the opposite direction: Archbishop Thomas Croke, one of the founders of the GAA, lived in New Zealand in the early 1880s and had the opportunity to witness "Australasian rules" (as it was once known) being played there.

Like Australian rules, the Irish football games of the 1880s allowed players were allowed to grab or push each other. However the two games were soon developed and diverging, largely in isolation from each other. Whatever the truth, since 1967, there have been many matches between Australian Football and Gaelic football teams, under various sets of hybrid, compromise rules. In 1984, the first official representative matches of International Rules football were played, and these are now played annually each October. However, the precise connections between the two games are unclear. Gaelic football has become increasingly popular with women since the 1970s. Each team consists of fifteen players, lining out as follows: One goalkeeper, three full-backs, three half-backs, two midfielders, three half-forwards and three full-forwards. If you have a site to add, please drop me a note! To return to this page in the future just type

Question: A Gaelic sliotar/sliothar features in several field sports as a type of?
Answer: Ball