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Racket sports (or racquet sports) are games in which players use a racket or paddle to hit a ball or other object. [1] Rackets consist of a handled frame with an open hoop that supports a network of tightly stretched strings.
Rackets is played in a 30-by-60-foot (9.1 by 18.3 m) enclosed court, with a ceiling at least 30 feet (9.1 m) high. Singles and doubles are played on the same court. The walls and floor of the court are made of smooth stone or concrete and are generally dark in colour to contrast with the white ball.
Ball sports fall within many sport categories, some sports within multiple categories, including: Bat-and-ball games, such as cricket and baseball. Invasion games, such as football and basketball. Net and wall games, such as volleyball. Racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis, squash and badminton. Throwing sports, such as dodgeball and bocce.
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Games involving opponents hitting/throwing a ball against walls or any rebounding surface using a racket, or other piece of equipment, or merely gloved/barehanded: 360ball [ 3 ] American handball
Racquetball is a racquet sport and a team sport played with a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. Joseph Sobek [ 1 ] invented the modern sport of racquetball in 1950, [ 2 ] adding a stringed racquet to paddleball in order to increase velocity and control.
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Squash racket and ball Racquetball racket and ball. A racket or racquet [1] is an item of sporting equipment used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in a variety of sports. A racket consists of three major components: a widened distal end known as the head, an elongated handle known as the grip, and a reinforced connection between the head and handle known as the throat or heart.