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Other meanings include gambling and events staged for the purpose of gambling; hunting; and games and diversions, including ones that require exercise. Roget's defines the noun sport as an "activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement" with synonyms including diversion and recreation. Kearney, a consultancy, the global sporting industry is worth up to $620 billion as of 2013. The world's most accessible and practised sport is running, while association football is the most popular spectator sport. Association football, shown above, is a team sport which also provides opportunities to nurture physical fitness and social interaction skills. For our junior age group, we offer programming designed to keep kids learning the fundamentals of the sport and understanding the dynamics of working as a team all while having fun.

The Yankees Are Desperate for Aaron Judge to Reach 62Twice this week New York fans have been in the unusual position of rooting against their team. We take a look at some of the key figures in women’s Sports history in Philly and how things have changed in the 50 years since Title IX was signed into law. Sport was an important form of worship in Ancient Greek religion. The ancient Olympic Games were held in honour of the head deity, Zeus, and featured various forms of religious dedication to him and other gods.

The most useful definitions are those that clarify the relationship of sports to play, games, and contests. “Play,” wrote the German theorist Carl Diem, “is purposeless activity, for its own sake, the opposite of work.” Humans work because they have to; they play because they want to. Recalcitrant children compelled by their parents or teachers to compete in a game of football are not really engaged in a sport. Neither are professional athletes if their only motivation is their paycheck.

A study of US elections has shown that the result of sports events can affect the results. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that when the home team wins the game before the election, the incumbent candidates can increase their share of the vote by 1.5 percent. A loss had the opposite effect, and the effect is greater for higher-profile teams or unexpected wins and losses. Two Bishop Amat High School football players allege they were physically assaulted by Damien coaches at a game Friday — and now Damien head coach Matt Bechtel has been suspended.

One can win a game of basketball, but it makes no sense to ask who has won a game of leapfrog. HOUSTON — The Houston Texans failed to score in the fourth quarter again Sunday against the Chicago Bears to remain winless through three weeks. Houston has not scored a single point in the final quarter this season, leaving coach Lovie Smith searching for ways to get his team to close out a game. Tennis star Roger Federer will play the final match of his career Friday when he teams up with Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup in a men's doubles match. Pro football’s annual all-star event will instead feature a flag football game and skills competition in an attempt to restore interest and increase player participation.