Outline of sports

What is a sport?

Sports can be described as all of the following:

Entertainment – - Any sport that includes spectators, either free or paid admission, with no pre-scripted plot of the final outcome. The athletics might also get entertained by complete sports objective.

Exercise – some sports are physical exercise while others are mental exercise.

Sport by region

Africa

West Africa North Africa Central Africa East Africa Southern Africa Dependencies

Antarctica

None

Asia

Central AsiaKazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Tajikistan • Turkmenistan • UzbekistanEast AsiaChinaNorth AsiaRussiaSoutheast AsiaBrunei • Burma (Myanmar) • Cambodia • East Timor (Timor-Leste) • Indonesia • Laos • Malaysia • Philippines • Singapore • Thailand • VietnamSouth AsiaAfghanistan • Bangladesh • Bhutan• Iran • Maldives • Nepal • Pakistan • Sri LankaIndiaDelhiWest AsiaArmenia • Azerbaijan • Bahrain • Cyprus (including disputed Northern Cyprus) • Georgia • Iraq • Israel • Jordan • Kuwait • Lebanon • Oman • Palestine Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Turkey • United Arab Emirates • Yemen

Caucasus (a region considered to be in both Asia and Europe, or between them)

North CaucasusParts of Russia (Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, Adyghea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay–Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai)South CaucasusGeorgia (including disputed Abkhazia, South Ossetia) • Armenia • Azerbaijan (including disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic)

Europe

Akrotiri and Dhekelia • Åland • Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Faroe Islands • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Gibraltar • Greece • Guernsey • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Isle of Man • Italy • Jersey • Kazakhstan • Kosovo • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malta • Moldova (including disputed Transnistria) • Monaco • Montenegro • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Svalbard • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • UkraineUnited KingdomVatican CityEuropean Union

North America

Canada

Greenland • Mexico • Saint Pierre and Miquelon

United StatesCentral AmericaBelize • Costa Rica • El Salvador • Guatemala • Honduras • Nicaragua • PanamaCaribbeanAnguilla • Antigua and Barbuda • Aruba • Bahamas • Barbados • Bermuda • British Virgin Islands • Cayman Islands • Cuba • Dominica • Dominican Republic • Grenada • Haiti • Jamaica • Montserrat • Netherlands Antilles • Puerto Rico • Saint Barthélemy • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Martin • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Trinidad and Tobago • Turks and Caicos Islands • United States Virgin Islands

Oceania (includes the continent of Australia)

AustralasiaAustraliaNew ZealandMelanesiaFiji • Indonesia (Oceanian part only) • New Caledonia (France) • Papua New Guinea • Solomon Islands • Vanuatu •MicronesiaFederated States of Micronesia • Guam (US) • Kiribati • Marshall Islands • Nauru • Northern Mariana Islands (USA) • Palau • Wake Island (USA) •PolynesiaAmerican Samoa (USA) • Chatham Islands (NZ) • Cook Islands (NZ) • Easter Island (Chile) • French Polynesia (France) • Hawaii (USA) • Loyalty Islands (France) • Niue (NZ) • Pitcairn Islands (UK) • Adamstown • Samoa • Tokelau (NZ) • Tonga • Tuvalu • Wallis and Futuna (France)

South America

Argentina • Bolivia • Brazil • Chile • Colombia • Ecuador • Falkland Islands • Guyana • Paraguay • Peru • Suriname • Uruguay • Venezuela

South Atlantic

Ascension Island • Saint Helena • Tristan da Cunha

Recreational sporting

Sports game

Fantasy sport

Rules

Foul

Goal

Open

Referee

Score

Sudden death

Offside

Sports in court

General

Court of Arbitration for Sport

American football

American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League

Two cases that involved the trademark rights of the Washington Redskins:

Harjo et al v. Pro Football, Inc.

Pro-Football, Inc. v. Harjo

NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma

Association football

Bosman ruling

Fraser v. Major League Soccer

Webster ruling

Baseball

Barry Bonds perjury case

Federal Baseball Club v. National League

Flood v. Kuhn

Seitz decision

Toolson v. New York Yankees

Basketball

Haywood v. National Basketball Association

Robertson v. National Basketball Association

Other sports

Kolpak ruling

Sports medicine

Concussions in sport

Sports injuries

Sports drink

Doping in sport

List of doping cases in sport

Sports and media

Broadcasting of sports events

Sports Emmy Award

List of Sport films

Sports journalism

Sports radio

World record

Sports magazines

Sports Illustrated

SportsEvents Magazine

Sports television programs

Pulp Sport

Sports ethics and conduct

Gamesmanship

Racism in sport

Sportsmanship

Spirit of the Game in Ultimate

Violence in sports

Hooliganism

Violence in baseball

Violence in ice hockey

Sports participants

Animals in sport

Sport horse

Athlete

Coach

Fan

Scout

Sports commentator

Student athlete

Sports venue features

Bleacher

Club seating

Field house

Grandstand

Dohyō

Groundshare

Leisure centre

Luxury box

Medialuna

Palace of Sports

Palaestra

Personal seat license

Turf management

Sports equipment

Floodlights

Sports equipment

Sportswear

Game play

Power play

Losing streak

Falcon – an accidental blow to the head

Grind

Sports management

Demonstration sport

Sports marketing

Sponsor

Scout

List of professional sports leagues by revenue

Sports culture

Fan loyalty

National sport

Nudity in sport

Performance art

Sports memorabilia

Sporting club

List of sports attendance figures

List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues

List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports teams

Sports and politics

Nationalism and sport

Ministry of Sports

Racism in sport

Sport policies of the Arab League

Sport policies of the European Union

Sporting events

Division

International sport

Multi-sport event

National championship

Olympic Games

Sports league

Tournament

World championship

List of professional sports leagues

Sports governing bodies

Regulation of sport

World governing bodies of various notable sports:

The Olympic Games: International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Baseball: International Baseball Federation (IBAF), but several countries/regions have their own professional bodies with rules variations, including Cuba, US/Canada, and Japan

Basketball: FIBA (International Basketball Federation), but national pro leagues may diverge from its rules, as in the US

Cricket: International Cricket Council (ICC)

Cue sports: World Confederation of Billiard Sports:

Carom billiards: Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB)

Pocket billiards (pool): World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA)

Snooker and English billiards: World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA or World Snooker)

Football variants have many governing bodies, with widely divergent rules:

Association football (soccer): FIFA

Gridiron football is divided in into:

American football: International Federation of American Football (IFAF) is the world governing body, but U.S. domestic leagues at professional and college levels may diverge from its rules

Canadian football: Canadian Football League (CFL)

Rugby football is divided into two "codes" or sets of rules:

Rugby League: Rugby League International Federation (RLIF)

Rugby union: International Rugby Board (IRB)

Australian rules football: AFL Commission

Gaelic football: Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)

International-rules football: A conference of the AFL and GAA

Golf: International Golf Federation (IGF)

Ice hockey: International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)

Motor racing:

Car racing: International Federation of the Automobile (FIA)

Motorcycle racing: International Motorcycling Federation (FIM)

Motorboat racing: International Motonautical Union (UIM) and others, depending on boat type

Tennis: International Tennis Federation (ITF)

Underwater sports

Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS)