GK Study Notes: Sports Terminologies

Sports Terminologies

Sports	Terminology
Badminton	Service, Deuce, Smash, Drop, Let, Game, Love, Double Fault.
Baseball	Pitcher, Strike, Diamond, Bunting, Home Run, Put Out.
Basketball	Alley-oop, Dunk, Box-Out, Carry the Ball, Cherry Picking, Lay-up, Fast Break, Traveling
Billiards	Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons, Pot, Cue, In Baulk, Pot Scratch, In Off.
Boxing	Jab, Hook, Punch, Knock-out, Upper cut, Kidney Punch.
Bridge	Revoke, Ruff, Dummy, Little Slam, Grand Slam, Trump, Diamonds, Tricks.
Chess	Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Check.
Cricket	LBW, Maiden over, Rubber, Stumped, Ashes, Hat-trick, Leg Bye, follow on, Googly, Gulley, Silly Point, Duck, Run, Drive, no ball, Cover point, Leg Spinner, Wicket Keeper, Pitch, Crease, Bowling, Leg-Break, Hit – Wicket, Bouncer, Stone-Walling.
Football	Dribble, Off-Side, Penalty, Throw-in, Hat-Trick, Foul, Touch, Down, Drop Kick, Stopper
Golf	Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Caddie, Tee, Links, Putting the green.
Hockey	Bully, Hat-Trick, Short corner, Stroke, Striking Circle, Penalty corner, Undercutting, Scoop, Centre forward, Carry, Dribble, Goal, Carried.
Horse Racing	Punter, Jockey, Place, Win, Protest.
Lawn Tennis	Volley, Smash, Service, Back-hand-drive,Let, Advantage, Deuce
Shooting	Bag, Plug, Skeet, Bull's eye
Swimming	Stroke.
Table Tennis	Smash, Drop, Deuce, Spin, Let, Service
Volley Ball	Blocking, Doubling, Smash, Point, Serve, Volley
Wrestling	Freestyle, Illegal Hold, Nearfall, Clamping

List of Sports Trophies/ Cups

Sports	Trophies/ Cups
Cricket	Ashes Cup, Asia Cup, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, ICC World Cup, Irani Trophy, Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Barcia Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Singer Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy.
Hockey	Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Aga Khan Cup, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc, Stanley Cup
Football	Rovers Cup, Bandodkar Trophy, Merdeka Cup, Confederation Cup, DCM Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B. C. Raj Trophy (National Championship), FIFA World Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy, IFA Shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, UEFA Champions League
Badminton	Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatillah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Malaysian Open, Thomas Cup (men) Uber Cup (women), Yonex Cup
Table Tennis	Asian Cup, Marcel Corbillon Cup, Pithapuram Cup (men), Swaythling Cup (men), Travancore Cup (women), U Thant Cup, Berna Bellack Cup, Corbillion Cup (women), Electra Gold Cup, Gasper-Guest Prize, Grand Prix, Jayalaxmi Cup (women), Kamala Ramanunjan Cup, World Cup.
Lawn Tennis	Davis Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Heineken Cup
Golf	Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Inter-Continental Cup, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy, Paralamdi Trophy, President's Trophy, Prince of Wales Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, Walker Cup, Waterford Crystal Trophy, World Cup.
Horse Racing	Beresford Cup, Blue Riband, Derby, Grand National Cup
Boat Rowing	American Cup (Yacht racing), Wellington Trophy (India).