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* [[List of racket sports|Racquet and ball]] games, such as [[tennis]], [[squash (sport)|squash]] and [[ball badminton]]. |
* [[List of racket sports|Racquet and ball]] games, such as [[tennis]], [[squash (sport)|squash]] and [[ball badminton]]. |
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* Hand and ball-striking games, such as various [[handball (disambiguation)|handball]] codes, rebound handball and [[four square]]. |
* Hand and ball-striking games, such as various [[handball (disambiguation)|handball]] codes, rebound handball and [[four square]]. |
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* [[Goal (sport)|Goal sports]], usually team sports such as [[basketball]] and all forms of [[football]], [[lacrosse]], and [[hockey]] (except [[ice hockey]] which is played with a [[hockey puck]]). |
* [[Goal (sport)|Goal sports]], usually team sports such as [[basketball]] and all forms of [[football]], [[lacrosse]], and [[hockey]] (except [[ice hockey]] which is a goal sport but is played with a [[hockey puck]]). |
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* Non-racquet [[net sports]], such as [[volleyball]] and ''[[sepak takraw]]''. |
* Non-racquet [[net sports]], such as [[volleyball]] and ''[[sepak takraw]]''. |
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* [[List of sports#Target sports|Target sports]] or precision sports, such as [[bowling]], [[lawn bowls]], [[croquet]], and [[golf]], as well as [[cue sports]], including [[snooker]], [[pool (cue sports)|pool]], and other forms of billiards (the sport of curling, which uses a stone rather than a ball, is classified with target or precision sports for some purposes). |
* [[List of sports#Target sports|Target sports]] or precision sports, such as [[bowling]], [[lawn bowls]], [[croquet]], and [[golf]], as well as [[cue sports]], including [[snooker]], [[pool (cue sports)|pool]], and other forms of billiards (the sport of curling, which uses a stone rather than a ball, is classified with target or precision sports for some purposes). |
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Revision as of 11:11, 5 July 2018
Ball games (or ballgames), also ball sports, are any form of game or sport which feature a ball as part of play. These include games such as football, cricket, baseball, basketball, and American football. Such games have diverse rules and histories and are of mostly unrelated origins. Ball games can be defined in several broad types:
- Bat-and-ball games, such as cricket and baseball.
- Racquet and ball games, such as tennis, squash and ball badminton.
- Hand and ball-striking games, such as various handball codes, rebound handball and four square.
- Goal sports, usually team sports such as basketball and all forms of football, lacrosse, and hockey (except ice hockey which is a goal sport but is played with a hockey puck).
- Non-racquet net sports, such as volleyball and sepak takraw.
- Target sports or precision sports, such as bowling, lawn bowls, croquet, and golf, as well as cue sports, including snooker, pool, and other forms of billiards (the sport of curling, which uses a stone rather than a ball, is classified with target or precision sports for some purposes).
See also
Look up ball game in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- List of ball games
- The Ball Game, an 1898 American baseball documentary sports film
- Baseball park, the reference in the phase "take me to the ballgame"
