Sport includes all forms of competitive physical activity or games which,through casual or organized participation,at least in part aim to use,maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants,and in some cases,entertainment fir spectators.Sports can bring positive results to one's physical health.Hundreds of simultaneous participants,either in teams or competing as individuals.In certain sports such as racing,many consecutively,with one winner;in others,the contest(a match)is between two sides,each attempting to exceed the other.Some sports allow a "tie" or"draw",in which there is no single winner;others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and onr loser.A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion by arranging games in a regular sports season,followed in some cases by playoffs.

Sports is generally recognised as system of activities which are based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity,with the largest major competitions such as the olympic games admitting only sports meeting this definition,and other organisations such as the council of Europe using definitions precluding activities without aphysical element from classification as soorts.

Sport is usually governed by a set of rules or customs,which serve to ensure fair competition,and allow consistent adjudication of the winner.Winning can be determined by judges who are scoring goals or crossing a line first.

Records of performance are often kept,and for popular sports,this information may be widely announced or reported in sport news.Sport is also a major source of Entertainment for non-participants,with spectator sport drawing large crowds to sport venues,and reaching wider audience thtough broadcasting.Sport betting is in some cases severely regulated,and in some casesis central to the sport.