The South African Dictionary of SportThis title is a collection of information on probably every sport that has been played in South Africa. It brings us the rules, the method of play, the specifications and layout of playing area of a multitude of sport. |
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action angle Artistic Gymnastics attack awarded backward batsman blade boat body bounce bowler bowling boxer centre circle colour competition competitor compound bow cricket cue-ball dance defending distance dive edge event field of play fielder flight flyhalf foot forward foul front glider goal goalkeeper grip ground gymnast hand handstand hang-glider hit the ball hole horizontal horse illustration of court jump kick landing line-out match maximum move movement opponent opponent's parachute paragliding pass pawn penalty pitch player points popping crease position race racket referee relay races ride rider ring rope sail score scrum shooting shot side skating snooker South Africa speed speed skating spin sport strike the ball stroke stroke played surface swing take-off target teeing ground Ten-pin bowling throw touches track turn umpire uneven bars usually vessel weight wicket wind winner