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Can you name the sports terms?

by Ben
Quiz Updated Dec 9, 2014

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DescriptionTermSport
A serve that the opponent fails to touchTennis
Method to restart play after a minor penalty or infractionRugby
On the face-off, when a player pushes the back of his stick down on the ball in the attempt to gain control of itLacrosse
When an opponent in possession of the football is tackled in his own end zoneFootball
Termination of a team's right to serveVolleyball
Gaining possession of the ball after a failed attempt to put it into the basketBasketball
When a player scores three goals in a single game.Hockey
The termination of a boxing match when a boxer is declared by the referee to be unable to continueBoxing
Term for the foremost location on the starting grid, awarded to the fastest qualifierAuto Racing
The area of baseball field where pitchers warm up before they start pitchingBaseball
A rider or group of riders who have separated themselves ahead of the main packCycling
Any artificial item designed to attract fish and fitted with hooksFishing
Victory by holding an opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of timeWrestling
Swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously and legs performing a dolphin kickSwimming
Bumps or mounds of hard snow on a ski slope.Skiing
The player who delivers the ball to be played by the batsman.Cricket
A game with no open frames, e.g a strike or spare in each frameBowling
The space inside a breaking wave between the lip and faceSurfing
Scoring one below parGolf
Keeping control of the ball while running by tapping, dragging, or rolling it in front of the bodySoccer
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