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SportAccord
SportAccord is a Swiss non-profit association domiciled in Lausanne. Its members are four federation umbrella bodies, and since 2022 it has served as the successor to GAISF.
Sportacus
Sportacus (Íþróttaálfurinn, the Athletic Elf) is the health-hero of the Icelandic children's show LazyTown, created and played by Magnús Scheving from the 1995 book Áfram Latibær through the 2004–2014 TV series, with real stunts, the number 10, and a sugar allergy.
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, or SAAMI, is an American trade association of firearms and ammunition manufacturers, founded in January 1926 at the federal government's request.
Sporting clays
Sporting clays, also called English Sporting, is a shotgun sport of 10-15 varied stations simulating hunting; popularized in England in 1925, first U.S. event 1980, governed in America by the NSCA (formed 1989).
Sporting CP
Sporting CP (Sporting Clube de Portugal), Lisbon club founded 1 July 1906 by José Alvalade; one of Portugal's Big Three, never relegated, 1963/64 Cup Winners' Cup winner, academy of Figo and Ronaldo, Estádio José Alvalade home.
Sporting cristal
Sporting Cristal (Club Sporting Cristal S.A.), Peruvian football club founded 13 December 1955 by Backus & Johnston brewery owners in Lima; 20 league titles, never relegated, 1997 Copa Libertadores runner-up, plays at Estadio Alberto Gallardo.
Sporting de Gijón
Real Sporting de Gijón (Sporting de Gijón), Spanish football club founded 1905 in Gijón, Asturias; plays at El Molinón-Enrique Castro "Quini", Spain's oldest ground in use; La Liga runner-up once, two Copa del Rey finals, Mareo academy, owned by Grupo Orlegi.
Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City, formerly the Kansas City Wiz and Wizards, is an MLS charter club founded 1995 by Lamar Hunt. Two-time MLS Cup champion (2000, 2013), four-time U.S. Open Cup winner, based at Children's Mercy Park.
SportMarkers study
SportMarkers (NCT03386981) is an observational study by IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio in Milan studying bone metabolism in 200 professional athletes by sport type, using bone turnover markers, hormones, and miRNAs; started 2016, recruiting.
Sportpalast speech
Sportpalast speech (Sportpalastrede), Goebbels's February 18, 1943 Berlin rally address after Stalingrad, calling for 'total war' before a selected 14,000-strong audience; a staged, broadcast landmark of Nazi propaganda.
SportPesa
SportPesa: Kenyan sports betting brand founded in Nairobi in 2014, first digital betting company in Kenya, known for SMS betting via mobile money; expanded to Tanzania and South Africa, suspended in Kenya 2019-2021 over tax disputes, sponsor of the SportPesa League.
Sportradar
Sportradar, also known as Sportradar AG or Betradar, is a Swiss sports technology company in St. Gallen that supplies sports data, betting technology, and match-fixing monitoring to bookmakers.
Sports (Huey Lewis and the News album)
Sports (1983) is the third album by Huey Lewis and the News, self-produced on Chrysalis Records. It hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, sold over seven million copies, and spawned four Top 10 singles including "I Want a New Drug."
Sports agent
Sports agent: representative who negotiates playing contracts, endorsements, and financial planning for athletes. Began with Christy Walsh and C. C. Pyle in the 1920s; regulated by the UAAA, SPARTA, and players-association certification.
Sports and exercise cardiology
Sports and exercise cardiology is the cardiology subspecialty caring for competitive athletes and highly active people, covering screening, the athlete's heart, risk stratification, and exercise prescription.
Sports at the Military World Games
The sports at the Military World Games combine Olympic-style disciplines with military events such as the military, aeronautical, and naval pentathlons, parachuting, and orienteering, all for serving military athletes.
Sports at the Universiade
The sports at the Universiade are the events contested at FISU's Summer and Winter games for student athletes, growing from 8 sports in 1959 to a core of 15.
Sports at the Winter Youth Olympic Games
The Winter Youth Olympic Games sport program grew from 63 medal events at Innsbruck 2012 to a capped 81 at Gangwon 2024, testing new formats later adopted by the senior Olympics.
Sports Authority
Sports Authority was an American big-box sporting goods retailer that grew from one 1987 store into the country's largest full-line chain before a 2016 bankruptcy liquidated all its stores.
Sports Authority of India (भारतीय खेल प्राधिकरण)
Sports Authority of India (भारतीय खेल प्राधिकरण), founded 1984 after the 1982 Asian Games, is India's highest national sports body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, running Khelo India, TOPS, and a national training-centre network.
Sports betting
Sports betting: wagering on sporting outcomes via fixed-odds bookmakers, parimutuel pools, or betting exchanges. Covers overround margins, favourite-longshot bias, US legalization after the 2018 Supreme Court PASPA ruling, and prediction-market disputes.
Sports broadcasting contracts in India
Sports broadcasting contracts in India: commercial sale of TV, digital, and media rights, dominated by BCCI cricket and the IPL, from the 1992 $120,000 debut deal to the ₹48,390 crore IPL 2023-27 auction, under the 2007 Prasar Bharati sharing Act and competition-law scrutiny.
Sports broadcasting contracts in South Africa
Sports broadcasting contracts in South Africa are the agreements televising its sporting events, split between the public SABC and SuperSport, with listed-events rules protecting free-to-air coverage.
Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom
UK sports broadcasting contracts: the Broadcasting Act 1996 listed events regime protecting 'crown jewel' events for free-to-air TV, the Sky/TNT-dominated pay-TV rights market, the £6.7bn Premier League deal, and Media Act 2024 extension to streaming.
Sports broadcasting contracts in the United States
Sports broadcasting contracts in the United States: league media-rights agreements grounded in the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act antitrust exemption, covering NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and college deals, including the NFL's $100 billion-plus and NBA's $77 billion contracts and the shift toward streaming.
Sports car
A sports car is a production car designed for speed, high acceleration, and maneuverability, typically low-bodied and seating two, built for high-speed touring on ordinary roads.
Sports Car (song)
Sports Car (2025) is a dance-pop single by Canadian singer Tate McRae from So Close to What, co-written with Julia Michaels, Ryan Tedder, and Grant Boutin. A whispered chorus, early-2000s comparisons, US No. 16, UK No. 3, and Bardia Zeinali's video distinguish it from other songs of the same name.
Sports Car Club of America
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), founded in 1944, is a not-for-profit American motorsports organization with more than 70,000 members, headquartered in Topeka, Kansas.
Sports car racing
Sports car racing: closed-wheel endurance circuit racing with GT and prototype cars, multi-driver teams, and races up to 24 hours. Anchored by the 24 Hours of Le Mans, FIA WEC and IMSA; Hypercar (LMH/LMDh) top class unified to a single platform from 2030.
Sports commentator
A sports commentator, or sportscaster, is a radio or TV broadcaster describing and analyzing sporting events. Roles include play-by-play announcer and color commentator; the field began with 1920s radio and now includes AI-generated multilingual commentary.