I.
noun
1 ( BrE ) ( AmE sports ) physical activity done for pleasure
ADJECTIVE
▪ amateur , pro ( informal , esp. AmE ), professional
▪ organized
▪ youth
▪ high-school ( AmE ), school ( esp. BrE )
▪ college ( esp. AmE ), collegiate ( AmE ), intercollegiate ( AmE )
▪ after-school
▪ motor (usually motorsport in BrE , motorsports in AmE )
VERB + SPORT/SPORTS
▪ do , play
▪
He does a lot of sport. ( BrE )
▪
We played sports together when we were kids. ( esp. AmE )
▪ be involved in , get involved in , participate in
▪
We encourage the children to get involved in sport/sports.
▪ promote
▪
a campaign to promote sport/sports among women
SPORTS + NOUN
▪ (The following nouns all follow sports in BrE and AmE .) , event
▪ arena , bar , centre ( BrE ), club , facilities , field ( esp. BrE ), ground , hall ( esp. BrE ), pavilion ( BrE ), stadium , venue
▪
the construction of a new $250-million ~s arena
▪
The council has allocated an extra £11 million to a new community ~s club. ( BrE )
▪ league ( esp. AmE )
▪ day ( BrE )
▪
the school ~s day
▪ programme/program ( esp. AmE )
▪
government funding for ~s programmes/programs for girls and women
▪ figure , hero , person (usually sportsperson ) , personality , star
▪ team
▪ enthusiast , fan
▪ commentator
▪ channel , coverage , news , page , section
▪
Sports coverage in the local newspaper is good.
▪ programme/program , show ( esp. AmE )
▪ columnist , correspondent , editor , journalist , photographer , reporter , writer
▪ injury
▪ medicine , nutrition
▪ nutritionist , psychologist
▪ bag
▪ equipment
▪ goods ( BrE ) ( sporting goods in AmE )
▪ bra , clothing
▪ drink
▪ book , movie
▪
It is one of the best ~s books I have read.
▪ shop , store
▪ betting
▪
~s betting on the Internet
▪ marketing
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
the use of drugs in sport ( BrE )
▪
the use of drugs in sports ( AmE )
PHRASES
▪ love for ~ ( BrE ), love for ~s ( AmE ), love of ~ ( BrE ), love of ~s ( AmE ), passion for ~ ( BrE ), passion for ~s ( AmE )
▪
She has a real passion for ~/~.
▪ the world of ~ ( BrE ), the world of ~s ( AmE )
2 particular type of sporting activity
ADJECTIVE
▪ mainstream , major , popular
▪
popular ~s such as football
▪ minor , minority ( BrE )
▪ competitive , recreational ( esp. AmE )
▪ Olympic
▪ contact , non-contact
▪
In theory, basketball is a non-contact ~.
▪ active
▪ dangerous , risky
▪ spectator
▪ indoor , outdoor
▪ winter (usually winter sports )
▪ individual , team
▪ adventure , extreme (usually adventure sports , extreme sports )
▪
the inherent dangers of adventure ~s such as mountaineering
▪ field ( BrE )
▪ country ( BrE )
▪ water (usually water sports )
▪ combat
▪
Combat ~s such as karate and judo carry with them the risk of injury.
▪ racket
▪ equestrian
▪ blood , cruel ( esp. BrE )
VERB + SPORT
▪ take up
▪
I need to take up a ~ to get fit.
▪ dominate
▪
In the 1960s, the Soviet Union dominated the ~ of gymnastics.
▪ promote
▪
a campaign to promote the ~ among young people
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of boxing
PHRASES
▪ love for a ~ , love of a ~ , passion for a ~
▪
She has a real passion for the ~.
II.
verb
Sport is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ beard , ↑ bruise , ↑ logo , ↑ look , ↑ moustache , ↑ patch , ↑ ring , ↑ suntan , ↑ tan , ↑ tattoo , ↑ wig