Important Sports Terminologies

Terms related to sports are asked in the general awareness section of various competitive exams. Here is the complete list of Important terminologies related to sports that an aspirant should know.

Sports	Important Terms Related to Sports
Terms related to Cricket	Beamer, Appeal, Bails, Edge (snick or nick), Maiden, Yorker, Golden duck, Seam, Bouncer, Doosra, Googly, Third man, Twelfth man, Wide Ball, Spin, Dead ball, Runout, Hit Wicket, Powerplay, Catch, Sixer, No ball, LBW, Maiden over, Stumped, Follow on, Crease, etc
Terms related to Hockey	Short corner, Bully, Dangle, Faceoff, Slapshot, Offside, Hattrick, Goal, Penalty Corner, Penalty stroke, Pushing, Cut, Scoop, Bender, Delayed Penalty, Celly, Five-hole, Hand Pass, Hash marks, The House, etc
Terms related to Boxing	Bare Knuckle, Blocking, Check hook, Club Fighter, Liver shot, Bob and Weave, Bolo punch, Long Cunt, Overhand punch, Carded Boxer, Upper cut, etc
Terms related to Football	Offside, Move, Goal Line, Yellow card, Red card, Counterattack, Hattrick, Foul, Goal Mouth, Left out, Rightout, Goalkeeper, Stopper, Defender, Header, Side back, Pass, Inswinger, Baseline, Rebound, Kickoff, Comer back, Goal Kick, Near post, etc
Terms related to Tennis	Ace, Ad Court, Advantage, Alley, Angle-game, Backhand, Ball, Ballboys, Baseline, Crosscourt, Double Fault, Forecourt, Footfault, Service, Deuce, Advantage, Game Point, Breakpoint, etc
Terms related to Badminton	Service, Deuce, Smash, Drop, Net, Game, Love, Double Fault, Shuttlecock, Fore-hand, Back Hand, Hit, etc
Terms related to Baseball	Pitcher, Strike, Diamond, Bunting, Home Run, Put Out, Base runner, Throw, etc
Terms related to Basketball	Alley-oop, Dunk, Box-Out, Carry the Ball, Cherry Picking, Lay-up, Fast Break, Traveling, Free throw, Common foul, Underhead, Technical foul, Overhead, etc.
Terms related to Billiards	Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons, Pot, Cue, In Baulk, Pot Scratch, In Off, Pull, Hit, Object ball, Scoring, etc
Terms related to Golf	Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Tee, Links, Putting The green, Ace, Albatross, Double eagle, All square, Approach putt, Apron, Ball mark, Ballooning, Beach, Birdie, Blind shot, Bogey, Bunker, Caddy, etc
Terms related to Wrestling	Freestyle, Illegal Hold, Nearfall, Clamping, Point, Heave, etc
Terms related to Table Tennis	Smash, Drop, Deuce, Spin, Late Service, Volley, Drive spin, Half volley, Backhand, Chop, etc
Terms related to Shooting	Bag, Plug, Skeet, Bull's eye, Rapidfire Pistol, Standard rifle, Free pistol, Air rifle, Range, etc.
Terms related to Chess	Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Check, Move, etc
Terms related to Volley Ball	Blocking, Doubling, Smash, Point, Serve, Volley, Spikers, Booster, Deuce, Sidearm, Penetration, etc
Terms related to Judo	White, Blue, Green belt, Cocoa, etc
Terms related to Polo	Mallet, Goal, Sixty yards, Chukker, Polo-bunker
Terms related to Swimming	Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly stroke, Pool, Crawl, Add Up, Anchor, Carpool, Dryland, False Start, Heats, Jump, Lane Lines, Paddle, Split, Stroke, Yardage, etc.
Terms related to Athletics	Hurdles, Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw, High Jump, Triple Jump, Cross Country, Pole-vault, Relay, Track, Lane, Sprint, Steeplechase, Track and field, etc.