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ball sports
Individual or team sports played by throwing or hitting a solid or inflated ball.
softball
Sport akin to baseball but played on a smaller field; it differs from baseball in that the pitcher throws the ball underhand and not overhand.
Canadian football
Similar to American football, it has two opposing teams of 12 players; the main difference is that there are only three downs to gain 10 yards.
netball
Sport played mainly by women with two opposing teams of seven players; teams score points by throwing a ball into the opponent’s basket.
baseball
Sport with two opposing teams of nine players who attempt to score points by hitting a ball with a bat and running from one base to the next until they reach home plate; a game lasts nine innings, during which teams alternate from offense (at bat) to defense (in the field).
cricket
Sport with two opposing teams of 11 players who attempt to score points by hitting a ball with a bat and running between two wickets; teams alternate between offense (at the bat) and defense (in the field).
field hockey
Sport with two opposing teams of 11 players who attempt to score in the opponent’s goal by hitting a ball with a stick.
soccer
Sport with two opposing teams of 11 players who attempt to score in the opponent’s goal by kicking or knocking the ball in with any part of the body except the arms and hands.
rugby
Sport with two opposing teams of 15 players that attempt to score points by carrying the ball into the in goal or kicking it between the uprights.
American football
Sport with two opposing teams of 11 players who attempt to score points by moving the ball into the end zone or kicking it between the goalposts.
basketball
Sport with two opposing teams of five players who score points by throwing a ball into the opposing team’s basket.
volleyball
Sport with two opposing teams of six players who try to ground the ball in the opposing zone by hitting it over the net with their hands.
