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Sports Noun Spor Team I Played  /Spɔːt   Game

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Front sport 
IPA  /spɔːt   / noun
Back spor
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sport (noun)

 /spɔːt   / noun
 
 1 [uncountable]
a physical game or activity that you do for exercise or because you enjoy it
spor
 John did a lot of sport when he was at school.
 Do you like sport?
 2 [countable]
a particular game or type of sport
spor dalı
 What's your favourite sport?
 winter sports
 team sports
SPORT
You can play particular sports (without the):
 I play football every Saturday.
 In team sports one team plays or plays against another team:
 Who are you playing against next week?
 Other sports and activities can take the verbs do or go:
 I do gymnastics and yoga.
 I go swimming twice a week.
Sports that are played outside on grass, like football, cricket and rugby, are played on a pitch. Some other sports, for example tennis and basketball, are played on a court. Athletics is made up of track events (sports that involve running on a track, such as sprinting and hurdling) and field events (sports that involve jumping and throwing, such as the high jump and javelin). Sports that take place on snow or ice, such as skiing, snowboarding and skating, are called winter sports. Dangerous activities, such as bungee jumping, are often called extreme sports.
A person who trains people to compete in certain sports is a coach. The official person who controls a match and makes sure that players do not break the rules is a referee (in football, rugby, etc.) or an umpire (in tennis, cricket, etc.).
 

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