A-Z sports crossword
Across
- 7. - A game uses a simple soft racket to reach balls.
- 8. - To roll a ball, or bowl, closest to a small white ball called a jack.
- 9. - a competitive sport to find the way to various checkpoints across rough countries with the aid of a map and compass.
- 10. - A team game played with an oval ball that may be kicked, carried, and passed from hand to hand to opponents' goal line.
- 11. - The activity of flying hot air balloons.
- 15. - A football game in which players are in an inflated bubble called a Zorb, covering the entire upper body.
- 17. - The sport of fighting with swords, especially foils, épées, or sabers.
- 18. - A type of ice skating which emphasizes the jump, spin and other movements that combine athletic skills and dance techniques.
- 19. - An outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each.
- 20. - A sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to manoeuvre a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.
- 21. - A game which throws metal, rope or rubber rings over a set distance, usually to land over or near a spike(pin).
- 22. - A recreational outdoor activity which uses an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water.
- 25. - A racket and ball sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball.
- 26. - To throw a heavy disc called a discus in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors.
Down
- 1. - A ball game which played on a rectangular court with raised goal rings at each end by two teams of seven players.
- 2. - A martial art invented from Japan, performed barefoot in loose padded clothing, with a colored belt indicating the level of skill.
- 3. - Using horses as a main part of the sport such as Jumping, Dressage, etc.
- 4. - The use of yachts for racing or cruising in the sea.
- 5. - A game in which two teams use their hands to hit a large ball backwards and forwards over a high net without allowing the ball to touch the ground.
- 6. - A game of Eastern origin resembling field hockey, played on horseback with a long-handled mallet.
- 12. - A sport of using a bow to shoot arrows.
- 13. - The sport or activity of climbing mountains.
- 14. - A game played on a large open-air course, in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground by using the fewest strokes to complete the course.
- 16. - A sport which involves riding a one-wheeled vehicle.
- 23. - A game in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court.
- 24. - An athletic sport of throwing a spear for distance.