Sport that many people attend and find entertaining to watch
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A spectator sport is a sport that is characterized by the presence of spectators, or watchers, at its competitions. Spectator sports may be professional sports or amateur sports. They often are distinguished from participant sports, which are more recreational.
A spectatorsport is a sport that is characterized by the presence of spectators, or watchers, at its competitions. Spectator sports may be professional...
reported in sport news. Sport is also a major source of entertainment for non-participants, with spectatorsport drawing large crowds to sport venues, and...
spectator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikiquote has quotations related to Spectator. Spectator or The Spectator may refer to: Spectatorsport...
The Spectator is a weekly British news magazine focusing on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the...
played by millions of recreational players and is a popular worldwide spectatorsport. The four Grand Slam tournaments (also referred to as the majors) are...
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called chukkas or chukkers. Polo has been called "the sport of kings", and has become a spectatorsport for equestrians and high society, often supported...
many sport events (which we call tournaments or festivals) are organized each year in most of the countries in the world. Sports portal Spectatorsport List...
considered to date from 1877. Cricket is the world's second most popular spectatorsport after association football (soccer). Internationally, cricket is governed...
sports dating back to the Vedic period. Cricket is the most popular spectatorsport; it generates the highest television viewership, with the Indian Premier...
lower, but still positive, payout if successful. The bettor selects the sport(s), number of games, and number of points given. If the bettor takes two...
successful sport by far amongst Bahamians. Bahamians have a strong tradition in the sprints and jumps. Track and field is probably the most popular spectator sport...
conduct competitions that would be better for the athletes, coaches and spectators. Their main event is CHEERSPORT Nationals, held each February at the Georgia...
view rodeo as a sport and call themselves professional athletes while also using the title of cowboy. Fans view rodeo as a spectatorsport with animals,...
permanent cockpit, called the Cockpit-in-Court. Cockfighting is an ancient spectatorsport. There is evidence that cockfighting was a pastime in the Indus Valley...
basketball are other spectator sports with longstanding popularity. Tennis is currently considered to be the sixth most popular sport in the United States...
known as hydro racing) is a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes, rivers, and bays. It is a popular spectatorsport in several countries. The Union...
safety reasons, sometimes to make the racing more interesting as a spectatorsport, and sometimes to promote competition through involvement of smaller...
in which it resembled modern western boxing. Boxing was a popular spectatorsport in Ancient Rome. Fighters protected their knuckles with leather strips...
introduced to Japan in 1872 and is Japan's most popular participatory and spectatorsport. The first professional competitions emerged in the 1920s. The highest...
Juvenile delinquency Violent disorder List of hooligan firms List of violent spectator incidents in sports "hooligan". Compact Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford...
used. This promotes a flashier style of fighting more suited to a spectatorsport. More traditional tournaments usually use ippon scoring. Waza-ari Ippon...
largest venues in the city. Rugby League is the most popular winter spectatorsport in Sydney. The National Rugby League has eight teams based in the city...
Although Singapore does not have a de jure national sport, football is arguably the most popular spectatorsport in Singapore. Singapore has its own professional...
British Gymnastics and USA Gymnastics. Artistic gymnastics is a popular spectatorsport at many competitions, including the Summer Olympic Games. The gymnastic...
Brazilian Futsal Confederation. Although it is not the most popular spectatorsport in the country, it is the most practiced. Futsal was developed in Brazil...
Thoroughbred horse racing is a spectatorsport in Australia, and gambling on horse races is a very popular pastime with A$14.3 billion wagered in 2009/10...