ball games
Spherical sport competitions
Ball games are sports or recreational activities played with a ball—from tennis and basketball to bowling and billiards.
The term covers an enormous range, unified only by the presence of a ball.
Informally, a whole new ball game means a changed situation requiring fresh approaches.
In British slang, ball games can refer obliquely to sexual activity, playing on the testicular sense of balls.
- sepak takrawNet sport, no hands
- kickballSoccer meets baseball rules
- cricketChirping legged insect
- dodgeballElimination sport via throwing
- catch and throwTwo-person ball game
bocce · penalty kick · team sports · water polo · lacrosse · polo · field hockey · pétanque · croquet · marbles · goalball · golf · pelota · snooker · jai alai · stickball · tennis · four square
- kids activitiesdrawing, puzzles, dolls, craft kits, action figures
- ancient pastimeschariot racing, discus, javelin, boxing, footraces
- gamesboard game, card game, chess, video game, arcade game
- games and pastimeschess, dice, backgammon, billiards, dominoes
- kids playplaytime, playing, blocks, make-believe, dress-up
- PE classPE, PE class, gym class, PE teacher, gym teacher
ball gamestrack events
Competitions on oval courses
track and field · swimming · gymnastics · wrestling · martial arts
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