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Can you name the sports terms?

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Description	Term	Sport
A serve that the opponent fails to touch		Tennis
Method to restart play after a minor penalty or infraction		Rugby
On the face-off, when a player pushes the back of his stick down on the ball in the attempt to gain control of it		Lacrosse
When an opponent in possession of the football is tackled in his own end zone		Football
Termination of a team's right to serve		Volleyball
Gaining possession of the ball after a failed attempt to put it into the basket		Basketball
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 continue		Boxing
Term for the foremost location on the starting grid, awarded to the fastest qualifier		Auto Racing
The area of baseball field where pitchers warm up before they start pitching		Baseball
A rider or group of riders who have separated themselves ahead of the main pack		Cycling
Any artificial item designed to attract fish and fitted with hooks		Fishing
Victory by holding an opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time		Wrestling
Swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously and legs performing a dolphin kick		Swimming
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 frame		Bowling
The space inside a breaking wave between the lip and face		Surfing
Scoring one below par		Golf
Keeping control of the ball while running by tapping, dragging, or rolling it in front of the body		Soccer

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