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Basketball |
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Two teams of five players each try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a 10 feet high hoop under organized rules with the team having the most number of points at game end winning. It is a popular and widely viewed sport in the world. |
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Football |
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Football is the term given for similar team sports, which involve kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a goal. The most popular of this worldwide sport is association football more commonly known as "football" or "soccer". |
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Baseball |
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Two teams of nine players each using a bat and ball can play baseball. The objective is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged in a diamond. Baseball is recognized as the national sport of the United States but is now popular in parts of Central and South America, Caribbean and East Asia. |
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Hockey |
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Hockey is a sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round, rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck, into the opponent's goal, using a hockey stick. Hockey with a lot a variation is popular among both males and females in many parts of the world today. |
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Volleyball |
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Two teams of 6 active players are separated by a net. A team scores points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. Currently, an estimated 800 million players worldwide play Volleyball. |
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Handball or Olympic handball |
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Handball or Olympic handball is regulated by International Handball Federation and is played with two teams of seven players passing and bouncing a ball to throw it into the goal of the opposing team with the team having the most goals after two periods of 30 minutes wins. |
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