Sports

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  1. 1. A bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players each, that take turns batting and fielding.
  2. 5. A traditional Indian sports being one of the oldest outdoor sports dating back to ancient India. It is the second most popular traditional tag game in the Indian subcontinent.
  3. 6. A contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of a court, touch out as many of their defenders as possible, and return to their own half of the court, all without being tackled by the defenders.
  4. 7. A game in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court. The usual form is played with a felt-covered hollow rubber ball on a grass, clay, or artificial surface.
  5. 8. A bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.
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  1. 2. An attitude that strives for fair play, courtesy toward teammates and opponents, ethical behaviour and integrity, and grace in victory or defeat.
  2. 3. A team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a ball through the defender's hoop.
  3. 4. A board game played between two players. It is sometimes called Western chess or international chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi and shogi.