Sports in English – Vocabulary List

General vocabulary – Sport

  • applause
  • beginner
  • centre-forward (football: striker)
  • champion
  • championship
  • competition
  • contestant
  • defeat
  • defender
  • disqualify
  • entry
  • fee
  • fan
  • final
  • finish
  • finish
  • line
  • football
  • field
  • forward (football: striker)
  • free kick
  • free ticket
  • game, match
  • goal
  • goalkeeper
  • golf course
  • gymnasium
  • Olympic Games
  • On your marks, get set, go!
  • Penalty
  • player
  • pool
  • prize
  • prize
  • Ready, steady, go!
  • record (world record)
  • referee, umpire
  • result
  • rider
  • rule
  • score
  • set
  • spectator
  • sportsman (pl. sportsmen)
  • sportwoman (pl. sportswomen)
  • stadium
  • start
  • stopwatch
  • success
  • supporter
  • ticket
  • to beat (a team)
  • to commit a foul
  • to lose
  • to take a break
  • to take part
  • to take place
  • to win
  • to win a medal
  • tournament
  • track
  • trainer, coach
  • trainers
  • victory
  • whistle
  • winner
  • world record