Read the clues and cross out

the answers in the box. The

words left make up the
answer of the problem or
riddle.
-A yellow fruit.
BANANA

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A building for sports and other

entertainment.
To hit in a forceful way i.e. a softball.
The base that a runner must touch in order
to score.
Physical exercises for developing strength
and balance.
What you can win at the Olympics.
A race between teams in which each team
member runs, swims etc. A different part of
the race.
A small peg on which a golf ball is placed.
To try to stop opponents from scoring.
To try to score points by moving forward.
A song or chant that is performed to
encourage a team during a game.
The man in black (in most sports).
A stationary metal pole from which is hung
a tennis ball from a rope.
A series of games that are played after the
end of the regular season in order to
decide which player or which team is the
champion.
Someone who is very involved in sports.
A shoe with wheels set in a straight line on
the bottom that is used for skating.
To do something again and again in order
to become better at it.
A small device that makes a very high
sound when a person blows air through it.
Another word for table tennis.
The period of rest between the end of first
half and the beginning of second half in
games like handball and football.
How is National Hockey League
abbreviated?
An athletic event in which people compete
to jump as far as they can.
A small sled used for racing down an ice
track.
A form of fighting or self-defense.
Fair play / respect for opponents.
A large board on which the score of a
game is displayed.
To finish a game without a winner.
An organisation that pays the cost of an
event.
A racket, football, bat.
Used in a relay race.
A large ring.

TEE

HOME PLATE

LONG JUMP

RELAY

GYMNASTICS

LUGE

THE

STRIKE

ARENA

IN-LINE SKATES

PLAYERS

HOOP

REFEREE

BATON
DEFEND
HALFTIME

CHEER

DRAW

DRIBBLED

SCOREBOARD
MEDALS

SPORTMANSHIP

PING PONG

OVER

NHL

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PLAYOFFS

WHISTLE

ALL

JOCK

TETHERBALL

IT

ATTACK

SPORTS GEAR

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