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[4] [5] 1598 – reference to cricket in an Italian-English dictionary by Giovanni Florio. His definition of the word sgillare is: "to make a noise as a cricket, to play cricket-a-wicket, and be merry"; Florio is the first writer known to have defined "cricket" in terms of both an insect and a game. [6]
The sport is played around the world. Rules of the sport are governed by the International Quadball Association (IQA), and events are sanctioned by either the IQA or that nation's governing body. A team consists of a minimum of seven (maximum 21) players, of which six are always on the pitch: three chasers, one keeper, and two beaters.
Requiring little or no physical exertion or agility, mind sports are often not considered true sports. Some mind sports are recognised by sporting federations. The following list is intended to represent anything that is likely to be referred to as a mind sport, not to argue their validity as sports.
Quidditch (/ ˈ k w ɪ d ɪ tʃ /) is a fictional sport invented by author J. K. Rowling for her fantasy book series Harry Potter. It first appeared in the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997). In the series, Quidditch is portrayed as a dangerous but popular sport played by witches and wizards riding flying broomsticks.
Study of the history of sport can teach lessons about social changes and about the nature of sport itself, as sport seems involved in the development of basic human skills (compare play). [ citation needed ] As one delves further back in history, dwindling evidence makes theories of the origins and purposes of sport more and more difficult to ...
Pitcher mound: circle of 18 feet (5.5 m) diameter, which center is 726 inches (18.4 m) from home plate apex, and above 10 inches (0.25 m) from home plate level Pitcher circle: circle of 8 feet (2.4 m) radius, which center is 43–46 feet (13–14 m) from home plate apex Batter box: Square of 3 metres (9.8 ft) per side
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as handguns, [1] rifles [2] and shotguns [3]) and bows/crossbows.
Sports portal This category should include articles that are the high-level histories of each sport and not articles about specific topics which belong in relevant sub-categories. Note that in many cases the high-level history is in the sport's eponymous article only, pending a decision re creation of a separate history article.