The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sports:
Sport – a physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively, sports can be played on land, in water and in the air.
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.
Africa
West Africa
North Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Dependencies
Antarctica
None
Asia
Central Asia
Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Tajikistan • Turkmenistan • Uzbekistan
East Asia
China
North Asia
Russia
Southeast AsiaBrunei • Burma (Myanmar) • Cambodia • East Timor (Timor-Leste) • Indonesia • Laos • Malaysia • Philippines • Singapore • Thailand • Vietnam
South Asia
Afghanistan • Bangladesh • Bhutan• Iran • Maldives • Nepal • Pakistan • Sri Lanka
IndiaDelhi
West Asia
Armenia • 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 Caucasus
Parts of Russia (Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, Adyghea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay–Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai)
South Caucasus
Georgia (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 • Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City
European Union
North America
Canada
Greenland • Mexico • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
United States
Central America
Belize • Costa Rica • El Salvador • Guatemala • Honduras • Nicaragua • Panama
Caribbean
Anguilla • 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)
AustralasiaAustralia
New Zealand
MelanesiaFiji • Indonesia (Oceanian part only) • New Caledonia (France) • Papua New Guinea • Solomon Islands • Vanuatu •
Micronesia
Federated 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
Sports game
Fantasy sport
Foul
Goal
Open
Referee
Score
Sudden death
Offside
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
Concussions in sport
Sports injuries
Sports drink
Doping in sport
List of doping cases in sport
Broadcasting of sports events
Sports Emmy Award
List of Sport films
Sports journalism
Sports radio
World record
Sports Illustrated
SportsEvents Magazine
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
Animals in sport
Sport horse
Athlete
Coach
Fan
Scout
Sports commentator
Student athlete
Bleacher
Club seating
Field house
Grandstand
Dohyō
Groundshare
Leisure centre
Luxury box
Medialuna
Palace of Sports
Palaestra
Personal seat license
Turf management
Floodlights
Sports equipment
Sportswear
Power play
Losing streak
Falcon – an accidental blow to the head
Grind
Demonstration sport
Sports marketing
Sponsor
Scout
List of professional sports leagues by revenue
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
Division
International sport
Multi-sport event
National championship
Olympic Games
Sports league
Tournament
World championship
List of professional sports leagues
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)