Sports Terms: Terms Associated with different Sports and Games

Terms Associated with different Sports and Games

Chess:

Stalemate, Bishop , Gambit, Checkmate.

Football: 

Corner - Kick, Goal kick , Penalty-kick , Dribbling, Drop kick ,Off-side, Free-kick, Goal, Touch-down, Throw-in, Hat-trick.

Tennis:

Back hand Drive , Foot Fault , let, Grand Slam, Smash.

Bridge: 

Hearts, Revoke, No trump, pass , Finesse, Clubs, Grand slam, Ruft, Spades, Bid, Diamonds, suit value, Dummy, Chicane,

 Vulnerable, Little slam Rubber.

Cricket:

Hit wicket, off-Spinner, Innings, Bye, Square, No ball , L.B.W., Outswing, Innings, Silly point, Follow on, Fielding, Gulley, Extra, Leg-Spinner, Leg-break, wicket-Keeper, square leg, Googly, stumped, Long on, Duke, Long off, Creases, catch out, Maiden over, stone walling, The Break, Bye, leg Bye, Cover point, popping creases, Run-out.

Swimming:

Crawl, Underwater Swimming, Free Style, Breast Strokes, Butterfly.

Wrestling:

Half Nelson, Heave, Catch-As-catch-can, Fly-weight.

Hockey:

Striking circle, Penalty corner, Dribble, penalty, Roll in , Hat - trick, Off-side, Short corner, circle, under cutting, Carried, Bully, penalty-stroke.

Horse Racing:

Jockey, Dead Heat, Punter.

Golf:

Par, Rub of the Green , Tee up, Links, Niblic, stymit, putting the green, Caddie, Holy Bogy, Fairway.

Billiards:

Jigger, pot, In of , Break , Connom, corom, Cue, in Baulk.

Badminton:

Smash, Mixed, Let, Drop, Doubles, Deuce, Double fault.

Motor Racing:

Grand Prix.

Polo:

Bunker, Chukker, Mallet.

Rowing: 

Bow, Bucket, Cow, Ergometer, Feather, Paddle, Regatta.

Shooting:

Bag, Bull's eye, Marksmanship, Muzzle, Plug.

Skiing:

Tobogganing.