Sports Terms In Popular Games of World

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Nafeez Khan

Sports Terminology List

People around the world are using different languages to communicate with each other. Also, people around the world are participating in the matches to prove themselves. So, it is important for them to have some common sports terminology list to make communication easier and to have global exposure. This article will provide you with a list of sports terms for many important sports played by many people around the world. Every sport will have a separate set of sports terms to specify the particular move, which may vary from sport to sport. Here, the complete list of sports terms is given in detail.

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The below-given table gives you the complete list of sports terms used in different sports in detail. The sports terms will vary from sport to sport.

List of Sports Terms For Important Sports

Sports	Terms
Sports Terminology of Athletics	Shotput, Hurdles, Discus Throw, Triple Jump, Relay, Lane, High Jump, Track, Hammar Throw, Photofinish, Cross Country, etc.
Sports Terminology of Archery	Bowman, Bullseye, Boss, Gungdo, Draw, Fistmele, Quarrel, Nock, Bolt, Upshot
Sports Terminology of Badminton	Shuttlecock, Double fault, Hit, Game match, Forehand, Deuce, Back Hand, Net, Service court, Love, Smash, Drop, etc.
Sports Terminology of Baseball	Banting, Bose, Battery, Throw, Strike, Diamond, Pinching, Perfect game, Put out, Bunting Homerun, Hinter, Infield, Base runner, etc.
Sports Terminology of Basketball	Under head, Common foul, Free throw, Technical foul, Overhead, Triple, Pass, etc.
Sports Terminology of Bridge	Perfect deals, Master point, Dummy, Gland slam, Trump, etc.
Sports Terminology of Billiards & Snooker	Cushion billiards, Pull, Cue, Scoring, Break shot, Hit, Object ball, etc.
Sports Terminology of Boxing	Round, Ring Stoppage, Kidney punch, Punch, Upper-cut Timing, Knock out, Foot work, etc.
Sports Terminology of Cards	Shuffle, Chicken, Cut, Little slam, Notram pose, Revoke, Oxan, Bridge, Vulnerable..etc
Sports Terminology of Crocquet	Mallett, Hoops..etc
Sports Terminology of Chess	Gambit, Grandmaster, Kings Indian Defence, International master, E. L. O. rating,, etc.
Sports Terminology of Cycling	Time trial, Point race, Sprint, Track race, etc.
Sports Terminology of Cricket	Runout, L. B. W, Gully, Toss, Run, Yorker, Wicket, Cover, Runner, Long on, Silly point, Midwicket, Mid on, Pitch, Square leg, Stump, Slip, Bails, Boundry line, Forward short leg, Crease, Seamer, Pavilion, Over the wicket, Deep/mid-wicket, Round the wicket, Gloves, Followthrough, Wicket Keeper, Late cut, Hook, Over, Followon, Maiden over, Rubber, Spin, Googley, Not out, Ashes, Over Throw, Dead ball, Catch, Wide ball, Bye, Bowled, Stump out, Hit Wicket, No ball, Leg by, Cover drive, Glance, Stroke, Shot, Pull, Sixer, Turn, Bouncer, Hattrick,etc.
Sports Terminology of Football	Pass, Baseline, Hattrick, Defender, Left out, Stopper, Dribble, Offside, Move, Right out, Rebound, Comer back, Head, Penalty kick, Side back, Kick, Goal, Foul, etc.
Sports Terminology of Gymnastics	Horizontal bar, Parallel bar, Uneven bar, Push up, Sit up, Floor exercise, etc.
Sports Terminology of Golf	Ace, Off The Deck, Albatross, Mulligan, Peg, Double Eagle, Claw Grip, All Square, Condor, Dogleg, Approach Putt, Bogey, Bunker, Apron, Beach, Birdie, Ball Mark, Ballooning, Blind Shot, Caddy, Chip, Dub, Flag, Four-Ball, Sand Trap, Tee Shot..etc
Sports Terminology of Hockey	Penalty stroke, Pushin, Penalty Corner, Cut, Scoop, Bully, Tiebreaker, Short corner, Centre forward, Halfback, Hattrick, Astroturf, Goal, Dribble, Sudden death, Left in, Left out, Off-side, Carried, Stick, Striking circle, Undercutting, etc.
Sports Terminology of Horseriding	Place, Punter, Faults, Dresses, Showjumping, Three-day Event, etc.
Sports Terminology Of Judo	Green belt, Cocoa belt, white belt, Blue belt, etc.
Sports Terminology of Kho-Kho	Out, Runner, Foul, Chaser, Poleby, etc
Sports Terminology of Kabaddi	Corner, Raid, Bonus-Line, Tackle, Cover, etc
Sports Terminology of Karate	Bunker, Chukker, Mullet.etc.
Sports Terminology of Lawn Tennis	Smash, Service, Volley, Back-hand-drive...etc
Sports Terminology Of Polo	Polo-Bunker, Chukker, Mallet, etc.
Sports Terminology of Rifle shooting	Bull’s eyes.etc
Sports Terminology of Rugby football	Screen, Drop Kick..etc
Sports Terminology of Skiing	Tobogganing.
Sports Terminology of Shooting	Air rifle, Free pistol, Range, Bull’s eye, Rapidfire Pistol, Standard rifle, etc.
Sports Terminology of Swimming	Backstroke, Lane, Freestyle, Pool, Crawl, Breaststroke, Butterfly, etc.
Sports Terminology of Table Tennis	Drive spin, Half volley, Chop, Volley, Backhand, Late service, etc.
Sports Terminology of Tennis	Shot, Break, Grandslam, Drop shot, Netplay, Baseline, Grass Court, Game Point, Deuce, Breakpoint, Advantage, Smash, Service, etc.
Sports Terminology of Volleyball	Smash, Sidearm, Love, Spikers, Deuce Booster, Penetration, etc
Sports Terminology of Weight Lifting	Snatch, Jerk, etc
Sports Terminology of Wrestling	Point, Hal Nelson, Freestyle, Heave, etc
Sports Terminology of Zudo	Yippon, Hazimi, Nage oaza, Dozo, o-Gosi, Chui, Tuni otosi, Dun, Rundori, Asi-oaza, Uchi komvi, Yoshi, Uco, Zigotie, Koko Makikomi..etc

The above table gave the important sports terminology lists, which are using in the different sports while playing. Each sports word listed here denotes a specific move in the sports. This complete article gave the important terminologies used in various sports.

FAQs on Sports Terms In Popular Games of World

Q1. What is sports lingo?

Lingo is important in the sports words list. The sportspeople will use some special way of communication to share some concepts and tricks among the players and coaches, which is known as sports lingo. The sports lingo is one of the easily understandable languages for the listerers.

Q2. What is the example of team sports?

More than two persons who are playing together are called team sports. Hockey, handball, lacrosse, cricket, volleyball, Basketball, water polo, rugby, baseball, and Football are the best example of team sports. In team sports, people from two different teams will interact simultaneously to achieve their goals.

Q3. What sport uses the lingo googly?

While playing cricket, If the leg-spin bowler delivering the ball towards the right arm then, it is represented by the term lingo.

Q4. What are the 3 types of sports?

People from various parts of the world playing many games and sports. They are mainly classified into three categories based on the number of players playing the game. They are individual sport, dual sport and team sport.