to be interested in sport

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• sport — [[t]spɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦♦ sports, sporting, sported 1) N VAR Sports are games such as football and basketball and other competitive leisure activities which need physical effort and skill. I d say football is my favourite sport... She excels at sport …   English dictionary

• Sport climbing — is a style of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors fixed to the rock, especially bolts, for protection. It contrasts with traditional climbing, in which the rock is typically devoid of fixed anchors and climbers must place removable… …   Wikipedia

• sport, racism in —    Sport in Britain has long suffered from racism, and despite progress over the last few decades, it remains tainted by the problem in the 1990s. The most obvious racism has appeared in football, partly as it is the sport most covered by the… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

• sport´ing|ly — sport|ing «SPR tihng, SPOHR », adjective. 1. of, interested in, or engaging in sports. 2. used or suitable for hunting, especially by scent: »Pointers, setters, retrievers, and spaniels are sporting dogs. The sporting group includes 24 breeds… …   Useful english dictionary

• sport|ing — «SPR tihng, SPOHR », adjective. 1. of, interested in, or engaging in sports. 2. used or suitable for hunting, especially by scent: »Pointers, setters, retrievers, and spaniels are sporting dogs. The sporting group includes 24 breeds (Josephine Z …   Useful english dictionary

• interested — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ She got very interested in politics …   Collocations dictionary

• Sport in Macau — Macau residents participate in a wide variety of sports for recreation and competition. Soccer, basketball, volleyball, jogging, swimming, table tennis, and badminton are among the most popular in the community. Local leagues and competitions are …   Wikipedia

• sport — /spɔt / (say spawt) noun 1. an activity pursued for exercise or pleasure, usually requiring some degree of physical prowess, as hunting, fishing, racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, etc. 2. a particular form of such… …  

• Sport in Iran — Many sports are practiced in Iran, both traditional and modern. Tehran, for example, was the first city in the Middle East to host the Asian Games in 1974, and continues to host and participate in major international sporting events to this day.… …   Wikipedia

• sport — sportful, adj. sportfully, adv. sportfulness, n. sportless, adj. /spawrt, spohrt/, n. 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing,… …   Universalium

• sport on television —    From slow beginnings in the 1950s, sport has become crucial to all television stations, costs millions of pounds and can attract huge ratings. The 1950s saw the BBC establish a format for sport that has endured. Wednesday evenings, Saturday… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture