SPORTS

2. To ride the ocean's waves as they break in approaching the shore, esp. while standing on a narrow board (surfboard).
3. A score in some sports, such as soccer, hockey, football...
8. One of two upright pieces of wood or metal used to mark the scoring area.
10. A hitting of the ball back and forth between opponents.
11. A sport of two teams of 11 players each, who kick a ball into nets at either end of a rectangular field (called ``football" outside the USA).
13. A boot with a sharpened steel blade used to move over ice.
15. A game played by two teams of five players each who throw a large ball through a basket to score points.
17. In USA, a sport played by two 11- person teams with the object of carrying or passing the ball over the opponent's goal line.
18. A material made of string, wire,etc., knotted or twisted together, used for a specific purpose.

1. A swimming pool, usu. made of cement or stone.
2. The sport of sliding down or across snowy surfaces on skis.
4. A long thin piece of wood, metal, or plastic with a point at one end and feathers at the other.
5. A long, rounded piece of metal or wood used to strike a baseball.
6. To ride on a bicycle or motorcycle.
7. A game played on a field by nine players on each team who hit the ball with a bat and run around four bases to score.
9. The sport of doing various acrobatic exercises to develop strength, balance, etc.
12. Game played on a court with two or four players who use rackets to hit the ball over a net, so that the opponent(s) cannot hit it back.
13. An ice-skating sport in which one team uses curved sticks to shoot a small, round disk into the other team's goal.
14. A board with four wheels on which one stands and rolls along a surface.
16. A game in which people try to hit a small hard ball with a special stick (a club) into a small hole over a large outdoor course.