Sports: English Vocabulary List

a winter game where players slide round flat stones across the ice in order to hit a certain mark

"Curling is a popular winter sport in Canada."

"Curling involves sliding heavy granite stones across ice while teammates sweep the surface."

a game played on a field with two teams, each consisting of ten players using long-handled sticks with a net to throw, carry, and catch the ball

"Lacrosse is fast."

"Lacrosse is a team sport played with sticks and a ball."

a high-intensity fitness program that combines various exercises like weightlifting, cardio, and gymnastics

"She does CrossFit."

"CrossFit workouts combine weightlifting gymnastics and cardiovascular exercises for intense training sessions."

a team sport played indoors with plastic sticks and a lightweight ball, resembling indoor hockey

"Floorball is popular."

"Floorball is similar to hockey but played indoors with lightweight plastic sticks and balls."

an outdoor game played with a tall pole and a ball attached to a rope, where players hit the ball in opposite directions to wrap the rope around the pole in their favor

"They played tetherball."

"During recess, we played tetherball on the playground, trying to wrap the rope around the pole."

a competition consisting of ten different sports that takes place over two days

"He competes in decathlon."

"The decathlon includes ten track and field events contested over two consecutive days of competition."

a person who holds a title or championship in a particular activity or sport

"He is the titlist."

"The defending titlist lost her championship to an unseeded newcomer in a stunning upset."

a person or team trying to win something in a contest, especially one with a strong chance of winning

"She is a top contender."

"The young boxer is a serious contender for the world title."

a person in their first year of professional competition or activity

"The rookie performed surprisingly well yesterday"

"The rookie pitcher threw a perfect game in his first major league start surprising everyone."

the final match to determine the winning team or player when they have the same score

"The team reached the playoff."

"The team clinched a playoff spot after winning ten games in a row."

an exciting or dramatic conclusion to a sporting event, often with a close or unexpected outcome

"The race ended in a grandstand finish with a photo finish."

"The race ended in a grandstand finish with the winner determined by a photo finish."

the palyer that is judged to be the most significant or useful in the team

"He won most valuable player."

"The most valuable player trophy was awarded to the forward who scored fifty goals."

one of a series of international motorcycle or car racing competitions

"They watched the Grand Prix."

"The Monaco Grand Prix is one of the most famous races."

a field painted with parallel lines in which American football is played

"They play on the gridiron."

"The football players ran onto the gridiron as the crowd roared with excitement and anticipation."

an award, typically a flag or banner, presented to the champion of a professional baseball league

"The team won the pennant."

"The team celebrated winning the pennant by spraying champagne in the locker room for hours."

the act of descending a cliff using rope that is coiled around the body

"The rappel was exciting."

"The climber had to rappel down the cliff face because the storm was approaching quickly."

a powerful hockey shot using a swinging motion to strike the puck with force and speed

"He took a slapshot."

"The defenseman wound up and took a powerful slapshot that flew past the goalie into the net."

a softly hit shot in sports like tennis or badminton, aimed to land just over the net and close to the opponent's side

"He used a drop shot."

"The badminton player surprised his opponent with a delicate drop shot that barely cleared the net."

(tennis) the failure of a player to successfully serve the ball into the opponent's court twice in a row, resulting in the loss of a point

"She made a double fault."

"He lost the match by hitting a double fault on match point which was devastating."

an act of dropping or failing to catch the ball properly

"He made a fumble."

"The running back lost possession after a vicious hit causing a fumble that the defense recovered."

an athletic race, usually 3000 meters, run on a track with barriers and water jumps

"The steeplechase is tough."

"The steeplechase runners had to jump over thirty five barriers and seven water jumps during the race."

a sporting event consisting of a series of races between rowboats or sailing boats

"They sailed in the regatta."

"The annual regatta attracted over one hundred sailing crews from twenty different countries this year."

to take drugs or substances intended to enhance athletic performance

"Athletes dope to win."

"The athlete was banned from competition for trying to dope himself with illegal performance enhancing drugs."

a strong and highly ranked player in a sports tournamnet

"He is a seed."

"As the top seed, she was expected to advance easily through the early rounds of the tournament."

a major championship or series of victories in sports, typically tennis, golf, or baseball

"The player celebrated his grand slam victory"

"Hitting a grand slam with the bases loaded is every baseball player's dream moment."

a weight category between lightweight and middleweight in professional boxing and similar sports, typically 63–67 kg or 139–147 lb

"He fights as welterweight."

"The welterweight champion defended his title for the fifth time by knockout in the third round."

a powerful shot with great force and speed, often seen in games like tennis or badminton

"She hit a powerful smash during badminton"

"The tennis player hit an overhead smash that landed exactly on the baseline for a winner."

(golf) a score of one stroke less than the par value for a hole, typically achieved by sinking the ball into the hole with one fewer stroke than the expected number

"She made a birdie on the eighteenth hole to win the tournament."

"She made a birdie on the eighteenth hole to win the golf tournament by one stroke."