Sports entertainment

skill games using cue stick to strike billiard balls

fictionalized martial arts events with professional athletes who are allowed the use of throws, jumps, grappling, and striking techniques

thumb|A plastic yo-yo A yo-yo (also spelled yoyo) is a toy consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a string looped around the axle, similar to a spool. It is an ancient toy documented since 440 BC. It was also called a bandalore in the 18th century.

Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to entertain the audience, or for competition. Cheerleading routines typically range anywhere from one to three minutes, and contain components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting. Cheerleading originated in the United States, where it has become a tradition. It is less prevalent in the rest of the world, except via its association with American spor

traditional Chinese dance

basketball team in New York City, New York, USA

Drinking game involving ping pong balls

contact sport on roller skates

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vehicle typically styled after pickup truck bodies, modified or purposely built with extremely large wheels and suspension

NBA basketball contest

games played for entertainment at social gatherings

Activity in which participants compete to consume large quantities of food

women's American football league

Cup-and-ball (or ball in a cup) or ring and pin is a traditional children's toy. It is generally a wooden handle to which a small ball is attached by a string and that has one or two cups, or a spike, upon which the player tries to catch the ball. It is popular in Spanish-speaking countries, where it is called by a wide number of names (including boliche in Spain, Capirucho in El Salvador and balero in most of Hispanic America), and was historically popular in France as the bilboquet. A similar toy with three cups and a spike called kendama is very popular in Japan and has spread globally in p

motorsport competition

Dwarf-tossing, also called midget-tossing, is a pub/bar attraction or activity in which people with dwarfism, wearing special padded clothing or Velcro costumes, are thrown onto mattresses or at Velcro-coated walls. Participants compete to throw the person with dwarfism the farthest. Dwarf-tossing was started in Australia as a form of pub entertainment in the early 1980s. A related, formerly practiced activity was dwarf-bowling, in which a person with dwarfism was placed on a skateboard and used as a bowling ball.

theatrical competition; spectacle which presents an ostensibly competitive event using a high level of theatrical flourish and extravagant presentation, with the purpose of entertaining an audience

motorsport consisting of vehicles deliberately crashing into each other

defunct American football league (2000–2001)

sport involving wrestling in mud

annual home run hitting contest

competition

television series

Romanian actor (1931-2000)

Korean biannual Athletics gathering hosted by MBC

television series

BattleBots is an American robot combat television series and company. BattleBots is a series of competitions in which competitors design and operate remote-controlled armed and armored machines designed to fight in an arena combat elimination tournament. As a show, BattleBots aired for five seasons on Comedy Central (2000–2002), returning with two seasons on ABC (2015–2016) and five more on Discovery Channel (2018–2023), in addition to several spin-offs.

kind of beauty contest

former American basketball team composed largely of Jewish players

exhibition barnstorming baseball team

American game show

television series