Outline of sports

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 outcome. The athletics might also get entertained by complete sports objective. • Exercise – some sports are physical exercise while others are mental exercise. ==Types of sports==

• Amateur sports • Animal sport • Athletic sports • Beach sports • Blood sports • Contact sport • Demonstration sports • Parasports • Electronic sports • Extreme sports • Fantasy sports • Individual sport • Illegal sports • Military sports • Motorsports • Professional sports • Racing • Spectator sport • Team sport • Throwing sports • Underwater sports • Women's sports • Youth sports ==List of sports==

Africa :West Africa :: Benin • Burkina Faso • Cape Verde • Côte d'Ivoire • Gambia • Ghana • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Liberia • Mali • Mauritania • Niger • Nigeria • Senegal • Sierra Leone • Togo :North Africa :: Algeria • Egypt • Libya • Mauritania • Morocco • Sudan • Tunisia • Western Sahara :Central Africa :: Angola • Burundi • Cameroon • Central African Republic • Chad • The Democratic Republic of the Congo • Equatorial Guinea • Gabon • Republic of the Congo • Rwanda • São Tomé and Príncipe :East Africa :: Burundi • Comoros • Djibouti • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Kenya • Madagascar • Malawi • Mauritius • Mozambique • Rwanda • Seychelles • Somalia • Tanzania • Uganda • Zambia • Zimbabwe :Southern Africa :: Botswana • Eswatini • Lesotho • Namibia • South Africa :Dependencies :: Mayotte (France) • St. Helena (UK) • Puntland • Somaliland • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Antarctica Asia :Central Asia :: Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Tajikistan • Turkmenistan • Uzbekistan :East Asia :: China ::: Tibet ::: Hong Kong • Macau :: Japan • North Korea • South Korea • Mongolia • Taiwan :North Asia :: Russia :Southeast Asia :: Brunei • 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 :India ::Andhra Pradesh • Bihar • Delhi • Gujarat • Jammu and Kashmir • KarnatakaKerala • Madhya Pradesh • Maharashtra • Manipur • Mizoram • Odisha • Punjab • Tamil Nadu • West Bengal :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 :: England (Birmingham, Bristol, Cornwall, London, Milton Keynes, Sussex, Worthing) • Northern Ireland (Belfast) • Scotland (Glasgow) • Wales (Cardiff) : Vatican City : European Union North America :Canada : Greenland • Mexico • Saint Pierre and Miquelon :United States :: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Montana • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming :: District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) :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) :Australasia :: Australia :: ATC • New South Wales • (Sydney) • Northern Territory • Queensland (Brisbane) • South Australia • Tasmania • Victoria • Western Australia :::Dependencies/Territories of Australia :::: Christmas Island • Cocos (Keeling) Islands • Norfolk Island :: New Zealand :Melanesia ::Fiji • 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) • :Polynesia :: American 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 ==History of sports==

• Sports history organizations • Bat and ball sports • History of baseball • History of cricket • Football codes • History of American football • Early history of American football • Modern history of American football • History of association football • History of Australian rules football • History of rugby league • History of rugby union • Hockey • History of field hockey • History of ice hockey • History of archery • History of auto racing • History of Formula One • History of basketball • History of chess • History of cycling • History of disc golf • History of figure skating • History of golf • History of hang gliding • History of the Gaelic Athletic Association • History of hurling • History of lacrosse • History of martial arts • History of fencing • History of wrestling • History of professional wrestling • History of netball • History of orienteering • History of rock climbing • History of rodeo • History of roller derby • History of rowing sports • History of skiing • History of surfing • History of swimming • History of tennis • History of underwater diving • History of scuba diving • History of water polo ==Recreational sporting==

• Sports game • Fantasy sport ==Regulation==

• Foul • Goal • Open • Referee • Score • Sudden death • Offside Rulebooks • Bat and ball sports • Laws of Cricket • Rules of baseball • Knickerbocker Rules • Combat sports • Fencing rules • Judo rules • Mixed martial arts rules • Rules of boxing • Broughton Rules • London Prize Ring Rules • Marquess of Queensberry Rules • Football codes • Laws of Australian rules football • Laws of the Game • Cambridge rules • Sheffield Rules • Laws of rugby league • Laws of rugby union • List of gridiron football rules • American football rules • Burnside rules • Hockey • Bandy Playing Rules • Ice hockey rules • Halifax Rules • Mind sports • House rule • Rules of chess • Rules of Go • Rules of basketball • Rules of golf • Rules of netball • Rules of snooker • Rules of water polo • Racing Rules of Sailing Officiating technology • Aquatic timing system • Automated Ball-Strike System • Automated Boxing Scoring System • Decision Review System • Hot Spot • Snickometer • Electronic line judge • Cyclops • Eye on the Hog • Football • Video assistant referee • Football video support • Goal-line technology • GoalRef • Fully automatic time • Hawk-Eye • Instant replay • Photo finish Venues • Arena • Baseball park • Billiard hall • Bowling alley • Cricket ground • Game court • Gym • Gymkhana • Ice hockey arena • Race track • Stadium • Velodrome Pitches • Basketball court • Bat and ball sports • Baseball field • Cricket field • Combat sports • Boxing ring • MMA cage • Football codes • American football field • Association football pitch • Australian rules football playing field • Rugby league playing field • Fronton • Golf course • Hockey variants • Bandy field • Field hockey pitch • Ice hockey rink • Ice rink • Olympic-size swimming pool • Roller rink • Running track • Speed skating rink • Tennis court Venue features • Bleacher • Club seating • Field house • Grandstand • Dohyō • Floodlights • Groundshare • Leisure centre • Luxury box • Medialuna • Palace of Sports • Palaestra • Personal seat license • Turf management Equipment • Sportswear • Away colours • Third jersey • City Connect • Throwback uniform • Turn Back the Clock • Team jersey • Cycling jersey • Hockey jersey • Guernsey • Rugby shirt • Scrimmage vest • Footwear • Baseball stirrups • Hockey sock • Cycling shoe • Cleats • Football boot • Track spikes • Ice cleat • Crampon • Motorcycle boot • Racing flat • Racing shoes • Rugby socks • Skates • Ice skates • Figure skates • Roller skates • Inline skates • Quad skates • Wrestling shoes • Pants • Hockey pants • Plus fours • Protective equipment • Eyewear • Diving mask • Shooting glasses • Swedish goggles • Gloves • Ash guard • Bat and ball sports • Baseball • Baseball glove • Batting glove • Wicket-keeper's gloves • Combat sports • Boxing glove • Hand wrap • MMA gloves • Cycling glove • Driving glove • Focus mitt • Hand guard • Grip • Ice hockey glove • Blocker • Trapper • Lacrosse glove • Weightlifting gloves • Headgear • Caps • Baseball cap • Casquette • Cricket cap • Baggy green • Sports visor • Helmets • Association football headgear • Batting helmet • Bicycle helmet • Cricket helmet • Equestrian helmet • Football helmet • Eyeshield • Face mask • Guardian Cap • Hockey helmet • Lacrosse helmet • Martial arts headgear • Wrestling headgear • Motorcycle helmet • Racing helmet • Scrum cap • Ski helmet • Water polo cap • HANS device • Hutchens device • Hogu • Mouthguard • Neck guard • Pads • Leg pads • Elbow pad • Knee pad • Shoulder pad • Racing suit • Shin guard • Throat guard • Wrist guard • Ice hockey goaltending equipment • Goaltender mask • Motorcycle personal protective equipment • Motorcycle armor • Protective equipment in gridiron football • Baseball uniform • Basketball uniform • Cricket whites • Cycling kit • Martial arts uniform • Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi • Dobok • Keikogi • Obi • Karate gi • Judogi • Mixed martial arts clothing • Võ phục • Wrestling singlet • Ski suit • Snowmobile suit • Soccer kit • Ball • Basketball • Bat and ball sports • Baseball • Cricket ball • Billiard ball • Bowling ball • Football • Gridiron football • Soccer ball • Gaelic ball • Rugby ball • Hockey • Bandy ball • Hockey puck • Golf ball • Park golf ball • Lacrosse ball • Rhythmic gymnastics • Shuttlecock • Sliotar • Tennis ball • Volleyball • Water polo ball • Clubs • Bat • Baseball bat • Composite baseball bat • Pink bat • Baseball doughnut • Cricket bat • ComBat • Racket • Spaghetti racquet • Table tennis racket • Table tennis rubber • Speed glue • Stick • Cue stick • Hockey sticks • Fiel hockey stick • Ice hockey stick • Hurley • Golf club • Wood • Iron • Wedge • Hybrid • Putter • Lacrosse stick • Weapons • Bow • Compound bow • Recurve bow • Fencing • Épée • Foil • Sabre • Laser pistol • Paintball marker • Shinai • Goalposts • Basketball • Backboard • Basket • Rim • Breakaway rim • Net • Line marker • Machines • Stringing machine • Throwing machine • Bowling machine • Pitching machine • Water hog • Oar and Paddle • Tee • Vehicles • Non motorized • Kick scooter • Pedal vehicle • Cycling • Bicycle • Recumbent bicycle • Tricycle • Handcycle • Quadricycle • Unicycle • Human-powered aircraft • Watercraft • Amphibious cycle • Hydrocycle • Human-powered hydrofoil • Pedalo • Paddle/oar • Kayak • Packraft • Racing shell • Coxed pair • Coxless pair • Coxed four • Coxless four • Eight • Sailing • Sloop • Sailing hydrofoil • International DN • Motorized • Car • Bullpen car • Golf cart • Safety car • Open-wheel car • Formula One car • Paintball tank • Motorcycle • Pit bike • Motorized scooter • E-scooter • Officiant equipment • Christmas tree • Penalty card • Penalty flag • Racing flags • Vanishing spray • Whistle • Timekeeping • Chess clock • Pitch clock • Shot clock • Play clock • Baseball clothing and equipment • Caving equipment • Climbing equipment • Rock-climbing equipment • Cricket clothing and equipment • Cue sport equipment • Billiard table • Baize • Rack • Exercise equipment • Elliptical trainer • Stationary bicycle • Bicycle trainer • Bicycle rollers • Treadmill • Treadmill desk • Treadmill with Vibration Isolation Stabilization • Wall bars • Bulgarian bag • Bell • Barbell • Dumbbell • Kettlebell • Golf equipment • Ball washer • Gymnastics • Parallettes • Artistic • Balance beam • Floor • Horizontal bar • Parallel bars • Pommel horse • Rings • Uneven bars • Vault • Rhythmic • Ball • Clubs • Hoop • Ribbon • Rope • Ice hockey equipment • Martial arts equipment • Hojo undō • Makiwara • Mu ren zhuang • Punching bag • Motorcycle riding gear • Paintball equipment • Rugby union equipment • Scrum machine Comparison of sports • Bat and ball sports • Comparison of baseball and cricket • Comparison of baseball and softball • Combat sports • Comparison of karate styles • Comparison of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts • Comparison of cue sports • Football codes • Comparison of American and Canadian football • Comparison of American football and rugby league • Comparison of American football and rugby union • Comparison of association football and rugby union • Comparison of Gaelic football and Australian rules football • Comparison of Canadian football and rugby league • Comparison of Canadian football and rugby union • Comparison of Gaelic football and Australian rules football • Comparison of Gaelic football and rugby union • Comparison of rugby league and rugby union Governing bodies World governing bodies of various notable sports: • Multisports: • Olympic Games: International Olympic Committee (IOC) • World Games: International World Games Association (IWGA) • Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations • Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport • SportAccord • Athletics: World Athletics • Baseball and Softball: World Baseball Softball Confederation • 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 Billiards 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) • Cycling: Union Cycliste International • 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: Football Canada • Rugby football is divided into two "codes" or sets of rules: • Rugby league: International Rugby League (IRL) • Rugby union: World Rugby (WR) • Australian rules football: AFL Commission • Gaelic football: Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) • International-rules football: A conference of the AFL and GAA • Gymnastics: World Gymnastics • 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 • Roller sports: World Skate • Swimming and Water polo: World Aquatics • Tennis: International Tennis Federation (ITF) • Underwater sports • Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) == Glosaries ==

• Bat and ball sports • Glossary of baseball terms • Glossary of Baseball5 terms • Glossary of cricket terms • Combat sports • Glossary of fencing • Glossary of Italian fencing terms • Glossary of professional wrestling terms • Glossary of sumo terms • Glossary of Wing Chun terms • List of karate terms • Equestrian • Glossary of equestrian terms • Glossary of Australian and New Zealand punting • Glossary of North American horse racing • Football codes • Glossary of American football terms • Glossary of association football terms • Glossary of Australian rules football • Glossary of Canadian football terms • Glossary of rugby league terms • Glossary of rugby union terms • Gymnastics • Glossary of gymnastics terms • Trampolining terms • Mind sports • Glossary of board games • Glossary of chess • Glossary of chess problems • Glossary of computer chess terms • Glossary of card game terms • Glossary of blackjack terms • Glossary of contract bridge terms • Glossary of patience terms • Glossary of poker terms • Glossary of Skat terms • Schafkopf language • Glossary of domino terms • Glossary of pinball terms • Glossary of Sudoku • Glossary of tables game terms • Glossary of video game terms • List of Go terms • Role-playing game terms • Motor sports • Glossary of motorcycling terms • Glossary of motorsport terms • Net and wall sports • Glossary of pickleball • Glossary of table tennis • Glossary of tennis terms • Volleyball jargon • Tag sports • Glossary of kabaddi terms • Glossary of kho kho terms • Glossary of archery terms • Glossary of basketball terms • Glossary of bowling • Glossary of bowls terms • Glossary of climbing terms • Glossary of cue sports terms • Glossary of curling • Glossary of cycling • Glossary of darts • Glossary of disc golf terms • Glossary of figure skating terms • Glossary of Gaelic games terms • Glossary of golf • Glossary of ice hockey terms • Glossary of rowing terms • Glossary of skiing and snowboarding terms • Glossary of surfing • Glossary of water polo == 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 nutrition • 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 sports films • Sports journalism • Sports radio • World record Sports magazines • Sports Illustrated • European Sports Media 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 • Student athlete • Football player • Coach • Head coach • Player coach • American football • Offensive coordinator • Defensive coordinator • Special teams coordinator • Position coach • Baseball manager • Baseball coach • Basketball • Gaelic games • Ice hockey • Soccer • Caretaker manager • Fan • Officiant • Commissaire • Gamemaster • Official • Gridiron football • Ice hockey • Rugby union • Rugby league • Tennis • Referee • Boxing • Soccer • Assistant referee • Umpire • Australian rules football • Baseball • Cricket • Field hockey • Sumo • Gyōji • Judge • Scout • Sports commentator ==Game play==

• Power play • Losing streak • Grind • Defense • Offense • Sports strategy • American football strategy • Chess strategy Sport techniques • Cue sports techniques ==Sports management==

• Demonstration sport • Sports marketing • Sponsor • Scout • Professional sports • List of professional sports • Professional baseball • Professional gridiron football • Professional ice hockey • List of professional sport leagues • List of professional sports leagues by revenue == Sports culture ==

• Fan loyalty • National sport • Nudity in sport • Performance art • Sports memorabilia • Trading card • American football card • Association football card • Australian rules football card • Baseball card • Basketball card • Hockey card • Jersey cards • Rugby card • Rookie card • Sporting club • List of sports attendance figures • List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues ==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 ==Sociology of sport==

The sociology of sport is a subfield of sociology which aims to study sports through the lens of interactions between different groups and cultures. The field has also investigated how various gender divides in sports can influence feminist movements. ==Sport psychology==

Sport psychology is the study of how psychological factors can impact engagement in professional and recreational sports, as well as how sports impact an athlete's psychological state. After becoming popular in the early 20th century, it is now a recognized scientific field which is relevant to many different sports. Modern sports psychologists often use a combination of goal setting, visualization techniques and preperformance routines to help athletes achieve their goals. ==See also==