Advanced Vocabulary for TOEFL - Sports

a game that is played on grass and involves a series of hoops through which the players must roll wooden balls using hammer-like sticks called mallets

a competition consisting of ten different sports that takes place over two days

a set of championships or matches happening in a particular sport including tennis, golf, or rugby that are of great significance

one of a series of international motorcycle or car racing competitions

a game played on a field with two teams, each consisting of ten players using long-handled sticks with a net to throw, carry, and catch the ball

a weight between lightweight and middleweight in boxing and other sports, usually between 63 and 67 kilograms

a sporting event consisting of a series of races between rowboats or sailing boats

a race in which people or animals, typically horses, have to jump over fences, ditches, bushes, etc. in order to finish the race

a league of the highest-ranking in a particular sport, especially baseball

a cycling race consisting of 21 stages held annually for men primarily in France

an individual, team, etc. who is regarded as weaker compared to others and has little chance of success as a result

a field painted with parallel lines in which American football is played

an act of dropping or failing to catch the ball properly

a sports event with two players or teams competing against one another

a flag representing a sports championship or other achievement, especially in American baseball leagues

a structure used in sports competitions consisting of three adjacent platforms of different levels, on which winners stand to receive their awards

the act of descending a cliff using rope that is coiled around the body

to play against the rules of a game

to induce an animal or person with drugs in order to affect their performance in a competition

to make someone or something unconscious