Netball, the Glossary
Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players.[1]
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108 relations: Africa Netball, Americas Federation of Netball Associations, ANZ Championship, ANZ Premiership, Apartheid, Asia Netball, Asian Netball Championships, Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations, Australia national netball team, Backboard (basketball), Ball (association football), Basket (basketball), Basketball, Basketball Australia, Botswana national netball team, British Empire, Canberra, Clara Gregory Baer, Commonwealth Bank Trophy, Commonwealth of Nations, Dribbling, Eastbourne, England, England Netball, Fast5 Netball World Series, Fiji national netball team, Gay Games, Global Association of International Sports Federations, Hampstead, India national netball team, Indonesia, Injuries in netball, International Olympic Committee, International Review for the Sociology of Sport, International World Games Association, James Naismith, Kuala Lumpur, List of ball games, List of international sports federations, List of national netball teams, List of netball players, Malawi national netball team, Malaysian Netball Association, Manchester, Martina Bergman-Österberg, Melbourne, Men's netball, National Bank Cup, Netball and the Olympic Movement, Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, ... Expand index (58 more) »
- Forms of basketball
- History of women's sports
- Sports originating in England
- Women's sports
Africa Netball
Africa Netball, previously known as the Confederation of African Netball Associations, is the regional body within the World Netball that governs netball in Africa.
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Americas Federation of Netball Associations
The Americas Federation of Netball Associations (AFNA), is the governing body for the organized sport of netball in the Americas.
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ANZ Championship
The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand.
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ANZ Premiership
The ANZ Premiership is the top level netball league featuring teams from New Zealand.
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Apartheid
Apartheid (especially South African English) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s.
Asia Netball
Asia Netball, formerly the Asian Netball Federation, Asian Federation of Netball Associations (AFNA) and Netball Asia, is the governing body of netball in Asia.
Asian Netball Championships
The Asian Netball Championship is a netball competition held every two years with teams from across Asia competing.
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Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
The Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation constituted through and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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Australia national netball team
The Australia national netball team, also known as the Australian Diamonds, represent Netball Australia in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the Constellation Cup, the Netball Quad Series and the Fast5 Netball World Series.
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Backboard (basketball)
A backboard is a piece of basketball equipment.
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A football is the ball used in the sport of association football.
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Basket (basketball)
The basket or hoop is a piece of basketball equipment, consisting of the rim and net.
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. Netball and basketball are ball games and team sports.
Basketball Australia
BA Limited, trading as Basketball Australia,Unregistered trading name of BA Limited see https://abr.business.gov.au/ is a not-for-profit companyAustralian Securities and Investments Commission registers https://www.asic.gov.auBA Limited constitution April 2022, https://australia.basketball/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BA-Constitution-Effective-April-2022.pdf promoting basketball in Australia at all levels.
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Botswana national netball team
The Botswana national netball team represent Botswana in international netball tests.
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British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.
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Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia.
Clara Gregory Baer
Clara Gregory Baer (August 27, 1863 – January 19, 1938) was an American physical education instructor and women's sports pioneer.
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Commonwealth Bank Trophy
The Commonwealth Bank Trophy, also referred to as the National Netball League, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1997 and 2007.
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Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.
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Dribbling
In sports, dribbling is maneuvering a ball by one player while moving in a given direction, avoiding defenders' attempts to intercept the ball. Netball and dribbling are ball games and team sports.
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
England Netball
England Netball, formerly the "All England Netball Association", is the national body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in England.
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Fast5 Netball World Series
The Fast5 Netball World Series is an annual international Fast5 netball competition.
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Fiji national netball team
The Fiji National Netball Team better known at the Fiji Pearls represents Fiji in international netball competition.
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Gay Games
The Gay Games is a worldwide sport and cultural event that promotes acceptance of sexual diversity, featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes, artists and other individuals.
Global Association of International Sports Federations
Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) was the umbrella organisation for all (Olympic and non-Olympic) international sports federations as well as organisers of multi-sports games and sport-related international associations.
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Hampstead
Hampstead is an area in London, England, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland.
India national netball team
The India national netball team is the national netball team of India.
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Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Injuries in netball
Netball is a sport that has one of the largest female participation rates within the Commonwealth, most popular in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, with more than 20 million athletes participating in the sport.
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International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; Comité international olympique, CIO) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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International Review for the Sociology of Sport
International Review for the Sociology of Sport is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Sociology.
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International World Games Association
The International World Games Association, abbreviated as IWGA, is an international association, recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), that organises every four years, beginning in 1981, the multi-sport event called The World Games.
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James Naismith
James Naismith (November 6, 1861November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball.
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Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur; 吉隆坡联邦直辖区; கோலாலம்பூர் கூட்டரசு பிரதேசம்) and colloquially referred to as KL, is a federal territory and the capital city of Malaysia.
List of ball games
This is a list of ball games and ball sports that include a ball as a key element in the activity, usually for scoring points. Netball and list of ball games are ball games.
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List of international sports federations
This is a list of international sports federations, each of which serves as a non-governmental governing body for a given sport and administers its sport at a world level, most often crafting rules, promoting the sport to prospective spectators and fans, developing prospective players, and organizing world or continental championships.
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List of national netball teams
The International Netball Federation (INF) has over 70 members, with members on each continent.
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List of netball players
Wikipedia features the following lists of netball players.
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Malawi national netball team
The Malawi national netball team, nicknamed "The Queens", represent Malawi in international netball competitions.
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Malaysian Netball Association
Malaysian Netball Association (Persatuan Bola Jaring Malaysia) is the national body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in Malaysia.
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Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.
Martina Bergman-Österberg
Martina Sofia Helena Bergman-Österberg (née Bergman; 7 October 1849 – 29 July 1915)Westrin, p. 194 was a Swedish-born physical education instructor and women's suffrage advocate who spent most of her working life in Britain.
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Melbourne
Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.
Men's netball
On the club, national and international level, men's netball teams exist, but attract less attention than women's netball.
National Bank Cup
The National Bank Cup, originally known as the Coca-Cola Cup, was the top level national New Zealand netball league between 1998 and 2007.
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Netball and the Olympic Movement
Netball has never been played at the Summer Olympics, but its federation has been recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), since 1995 after a twenty-year period of lobbying. Netball and Netball and the Olympic Movement are history of women's sports.
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Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
The Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third Commonwealth Games tournament.
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Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Netball at the Commonwealth Games, together with the Netball World Cup, is one of the two major tournaments in international netball.
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Netball at the SEA Games
Netball was first introduced at 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Netball Australia
Netball Australia is the main governing body for netball in Australia.
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Netball Europe
Netball Europe (previously known as Federation of European Netball Associations) is the regional body within the International Federation of Netball Associations that governs netball across Europe.
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Netball in Africa
Netball is a popular women's sport in parts of Africa.
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Netball in Asia
Netball is popular in several parts of Asia.
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Netball in Australia
Netball is the most popular women's team participation sport in Australia.
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Netball in Europe
Netball is primarily played in Commonwealth countries, which were heavily involved in standardising the rules for netball.
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Netball in New Zealand
Netball is the most popular women's sport in New Zealand, in terms of player participation and public interest.
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Netball in Oceania
Netball in Oceania is generally regarded as a woman's sport.
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Netball in the Americas
World Netball's Americas region includes North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
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Netball Quad Series
The Netball Quad Series is an annual international netball series contested by the national teams of Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.
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Netball Singapore
Netball Singapore, founded in 1962, is the national body for netball in Singapore.
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Netball Singapore Nations Cup
The Netball Singapore Nations Cup is an annual netball tournament organised and hosted by Netball Singapore.
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Netball Superleague
The Netball Super League is a top level netball league featuring teams from the United Kingdom.
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Netball World Cup
The Netball World Cup is a quadrennial international netball world championship organised by World Netball, inaugurated in 1963.
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Netball World Youth Cup
Previously known as the World Youth Netball Championships, the Netball World Youth Cup (since 2017) is the world championship of netball for national U21 teams, with all players being aged 21 years or younger.
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New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
New Zealand national netball team
The New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns (Rau Hiriwā), represent Netball New Zealand in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the Taini Jamison Trophy, the Constellation Cup, the Netball Quad Series and the Fast5 Netball World Series.
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Oceania Netball Federation
The Oceania Netball Federation is the regional body within the International Federation of Netball Associations that governs netball across Oceania.
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Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania.
Palm Island, Queensland
Palm Island is a locality consisting of an island group of 16 islands, split between the Shire of Hinchinbrook and the Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island, in Queensland, Australia.
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia).
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Physical education
Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys.
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Physical Education Association of the United Kingdom
The Physical Education Association of the United Kingdom (PEAUK) is a former leading body in the United Kingdom for physical education.
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Queensland
Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.
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Routledge
Routledge is a British multinational publisher.
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens (commonly known as simply sevens and originally known as seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves.
Rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century. Netball and rugby union are ball games, sports originating in England and team sports.
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua).
Senda Berenson Abbott
Senda Berenson Abbott (March 19, 1868 – February 16, 1954) was a figure of women's basketball and the author of the first Basketball Guide for Women (1901–07).
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Singapore national netball team
The Singapore national netball team are the national netball team representing Singapore.
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Skort
A skort is a pair of shorts with an overlapping fabric panel made to resemble a skirt covering the front, or a skirt with a pair of integral shorts hidden underneath (also can be called sport skirts).
Sleeveless shirt
A sleeveless shirt is a shirt that is manufactured without sleeves or with sleeves that have been cut off.
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South Africa national netball team
The South Africa national netball team, known as the SPAR Proteas for sponsorship reasons, represents South Africa in women's international netball.
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Sri Lanka national netball team
The Sri Lanka national netball team is the national netball team of Sri Lanka.
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Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years.
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Suncorp Super Netball
The Super Netball League (known predominantly by its sponsored name Suncorp Super Netball (SSN)) is a professional netball league featuring teams from across Australia.
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Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania.
Trans-Tasman
Trans-Tasman is an adjective used primarily to signify the relationship between Australia and New Zealand.
Transgender
A transgender person (often shortened to trans person) is someone whose gender identity differs from that typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth.
Twenty20
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket.
UK Sport
UK Sport is the government agency responsible for investing money sourced from the National Lottery and the government, into Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United Kingdom.
United States of America Netball Association
USA Netball is the national governing body for the sport of netball in the United States in accordance with the ideals and objectives of World Netball.
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University of Brighton
The University of Brighton is a public university based on four campuses in Brighton and Eastbourne on the south coast of England.
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Velcro
Velcro IP Holdings LLC, doing business as Velcro Companies and commonly referred to as Velcro (pronounced), is a British privately held company, founded by Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral in the 1950s.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Netball and Volleyball are ball games and team sports.
Western Argus
The Western Argus was a newspaper published in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, between 1894 and 1938.
Wheelchair netball
Wheelchair netball is a variation of netball adapted for play in wheelchairs.
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Women's basketball
Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. Netball and Women's basketball are ball games.
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Women's sports
The participation of women and girls in sports, physical fitness, and exercise has been recorded to have existed throughout history.
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World Netball
World Netball, previously known as the International Netball Federation and the International Federation of Netball Associations, is the worldwide governing body for Netball.
World Netball Rankings
The World Netball Rankings are published by the World Netball to make it possible to compare the relative strengths of internationally active national netball teams.
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1985 World Games
The 1985 World Games were the second edition of the World Games, an international multi-sport event held in London.
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1993 World Games
The 1993 World Games (1993 Wereldspelen), the fourth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in The Hague, Netherlands.
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1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 Commonwealth Games (Malay), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay), was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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See also
Forms of basketball
- 3x3 basketball
- Biddy Basketball
- Deaf basketball
- Donkey basketball
- Dueball
- Fantasy basketball
- Foobaskill
- Horseball
- Hotshot (basketball)
- Korfball
- Netball
- One-on-one (basketball)
- Pearl ball
- Piterbasket
- Rezball
- Ringball
- Six-on-six basketball
- SlamBall
- Slamball
- Streetball
- Super Shot
- Twenty-one (basketball)
- Variations of basketball
- Water basketball
- Wheelchair basketball
History of women's sports
- Acrobatic gymnastics
- Gymnastics Canada
- History of netball
- National Ringette League
- Netball
- Netball and the Olympic Movement
- Newcomb ball
- Professionalism in women's association football
- Ringette Canada
- Ringette Finland
- Ringette in Canada
- SM Ringette
- Sweden Ringette Association
- Synchronized skating
- Synchronized swimming
- Throwball
- Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
- Women's Islamic Games
- Women's World Games
Sports originating in England
- Association football
- Badminton
- Bandy
- Baseball
- Bowls
- Cricket
- Croquet
- Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling
- Darts
- Devon wrestling
- English billiards
- Eton fives
- Extreme ironing
- Ferret-legging
- Field hockey
- Fives
- Grice hockey
- History of tennis
- Indoor cricket (UK variant)
- Lancashire wrestling
- Miniten
- Netball
- Rackets (sport)
- Rallycross
- Rounders
- Rugby fives
- Rugby league
- Rugby union
- Scoring the Hales
- Shin-kicking
- Squash (sport)
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Touchtennis
- Underwater hockey
- Walking football
- Water polo
Women's sports
- Acrobatic gymnastics
- Barrel racers
- Billie Awards
- Dance squad
- Escaramuza charra
- Female bodybuilding
- Hobby horsing
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- Manitoba Herd
- Netball
- Newcomb ball
- Participation of women in the Olympics
- Powderpuff (sports)
- Sportswomen
- Strongwoman
- Swedish Basketball League MVP (Women)
- Synchronized skating
- Synchronized swimming
- Throwball
- Walking netball
- Women's Professional Motocross
- Women's athletics
- Women's boxing
- Women's chess
- Women's fencing
- Women's field hockey in Australia
- Women's golf
- Women's gymnastics
- Women's kickboxing
- Women's mixed martial arts
- Women's professional sports
- Women's professional wrestling
- Women's rowing
- Women's speed skating
- Women's sports
- Women's squash
- Women's sumo
- Women's surfing
- Women's tennis
- Women's weightlifting
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netball
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