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- Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
22: ...ity of the Year Overseas Personality|BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year]].
68: ...n for Tomorrow', a non-profit foundation with the goal of implementing and developing projects to suppor... - Australia (39438 bytes)
67: ...convicts due to an acute labour shortage. The transportation of convicts to Australia was phased out betw...
93: ...w that suggested as a UN [[Millennium Development Goal]].
158: ... 鬩te athletes is common in Australia. Televised sport is also popular; some of the highest rating telev... - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
132: ...] and largely completed in [[2002]]. The official goal of the Delta project was to reduce the risk of fl...
326: ...therlands|List of museums in The Netherlands]], [[Sport in the Netherlands]], [[Music of the Netherlands]...
356: *[[Transportation in the Netherlands]] - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
304: | 6. Transportation & Comm.
368: ...llion. This year the government has set an export goal of $72 million. Exports account for 11% of the to...
397: ...], [[textile]]s, [[clothing]], [[leather]] goods, sports goods (renowned for footballs/soccer balls), [[s...
481: === Sports ===
482: The most popular sport in Pakistan is [[cricket]]. Pakistan has produced... - Football (soccer) (22343 bytes)
3: ...nd is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball.]]
5: ...propel the ball; the exceptions to this are the [[goalkeeper]]s, who are the only players allowed to han...
7: ... are also used to distinguish the game from other sports known as "[[football]]". <!-- Please see above p...
11: ...efore often claimed to be the most popular team [[sport]] in the world.
15: ...or this objective is that players, other than the goalkeepers, may not ''intentionally'' touch the ball ... - American football (39287 bytes)
1: ...ican football]] article. For information on other sports known as "football", see the [[football]] articl...
5: ...simply as '''football''', is a competitive team [[sport]]. The object of the game is to carry the ball to...
7: ...resemble. American football evolved as a separate sport from [[Rugby football]] in the early 20th century...
11: ...ssed [[baseball]] as the most popular [[spectator sport]] in the U.S. The 32-team [[National Football Lea...
15: ...250px|American football is a physically demanding sport.]] - Horse (38916 bytes)
15: ...the horse]] and its first use as a means of [[transport]] is circa [[2000 BC]]. Until the mid [[20th cent...
162: ...Still other breeds, such as most of the warmblood sporthorses, require individual judging of an individua...
171: ==Horses in sport today==
189: ... American Endurance Ride Conference organizes the sport in North America. Endurance races take place ove...
201: ===Show Sports=== - Golf (35905 bytes)
8: ...ry hole is played as a separate contest, with the goal of winning as many holes as possible; when one pl...
115: ...ow of air around it [http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Sports/instructor/golf-01.html] and thereby acts simila...
129: Sometimes [[transport]] is by special [[golf cart]]s. Clubs and other e...
140: In the [[United States]], golf is the unofficial sport of the business world. It is often said, in fact,...
142: ...e average golfer. But the perception of golf as a sport for the wealthy elite and [[Country_Club|country ... - Ice hockey (16008 bytes)
1: ...yed on [[ice]]. It is one of the world's fastest sports, with players on [[skates]] capable of going hig...
4: ...right|Two defencemen and a goaltender guard their goal. The referee's raised arm indicates that he inten...
5: ...ctions. One of the six players is typically a ''[[goaltender]]'', whose primary job is to stop the puck ...
12: ...ers on its game roster, two of whom are typically goaltenders. North American professional leagues rest...
17: ...ar the goal because players want to protect their goaltender.]] - Polo (10046 bytes)
3: ...ed [[mallet]]. In this it is similar to many team sports such as [[football (soccer)|football]] and [[fie...
20: ...Iranians was the nearest equivalent to a national sport in those times, from [[Japan]] to [[Egypt]], from...
23: ...ing the late 19th century wrote an account of the sport, and thus its popularity spread.
29: ...t passes to move the ball toward the opposition's goal. Whitney and his teammates used the fast break, s...
31: ==The Contemporary Sport== - Swimming (22854 bytes)
1: ...ural watercourses. Swimming is also a competitive sport. There are many health benefits of swimming, yet ...
31: Competitive swimming is swimming with the goal to maximize performance, usually the speed of swi...
50: ...reational activity, and participant and spectator sport. The success of Australian swimmers like [[Ian Th...
54: ...thlon]] and [[triathlon]]. (''See [[List of water sports]]'')
70: ... as well. Companies such as [[Speedo]] and [[TYR Sports Inc.]] sponsor swimmers just as [[Nike, Inc.|Nik... - National Football League (30340 bytes)
4: ... the name "National Football League" in [[1922 in sports|1922]].
73: ...rganized and formal process called the ''[[draft (sports)|draft]]'' (currently consisting of seven rounds...
112: ...lion, an increase of $ 5.5 million from [[2003 in sports|2003]].
114: ...ypothetically drive prospective athletes to other sports that do not cap the salaries of players.
122: ... until the Steelers' [[Joe Gilliam]] in [[1972 in sports|1972]]. - Hybrid vehicle (47544 bytes)
14: ... hybrid electric cars. However, in this case the goal was to allow operation underwater without consumi...
22: ...]] Lexus is offering a hybrid version of their GS sport sedan dubbed the GS450h with "well in excess of 3...
84: ...h is being used in the Prius and the Highlander [[sport-utility vehicle]] (SUV). A computer oversees ope...
186: ...Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users|Transportation Equity Act of 2005]] into law.
198: ...argely supplanting short trips by use of mass transportation, so that the majority of automotive operatio... - Baseball (36464 bytes)
3: ...related sport of [[softball]] and other [[List of sports similar to baseball|similar games]].
5: ...to racing]]. Although the three most popular team sports in North America are [[ball]] games (baseball, [...
12: ... fact that differentiates it from most other team sports. The teams switch every time the defending team...
17: Each half-inning, the goal of the defending team is to get three members of ...
19: ...and finally touching home plate. To that end, the goal of each batter is to enable [[#Running the bases|... - Team sport (1930 bytes)
3: ...one direct confrontation (such as most [[raquet]] sports, [[boxing]] or [[Martial arts]]) or timed races ...
5: ...e players themselves attempt to reach a specified goal.
7: ...ay'' and ''pairs'' events are not considered team sports.
9: ... criticism, implying selfish play, often heard in sports such as soccer, basketball and ice hockey, when ...
11: == Sports Clipart and Pictures == - Handball (6138 bytes)
1: ...and bounce a [[ball]] trying to throw it in the [[goal]] of the opposing team.
7: ...micircular line that is nine meters away from the goal.
9: ...ttacker on the seven-meter line and the defending goalkeeper involved.
11: ... with both hands is perfectly allowed). It is transported by bouncing it between hands and floor — ...
17: ...to bodily stop the attackers from approaching the goal. Only frontal contact by the defenders is allowed... - Sports equipment (329 bytes)
1: ...ples for sports include [[ball]]s, [[goal (sport)|goals]], sticks for [[hockey]] and [[lacrosse]], [[net... - Field hockey (10063 bytes)
2: '''Field hockey''' is a popular sport for [[men]] and [[women]] in many countries aroun...
8: ...nce, field hockey is widely regarded as a women's sport, but there are men's leagues as well, mostly on a...
24: ...is placed 7 yards (6.4 m) from the center of each goal.
28: ... player normally wears a mouth and shin guards. A goalkeeper must wear complete protective gear: normall...
32: ...t goal any height is permitted as it is a shot on goal; as long as it is not dangerous to a player withi... - Bicycle (44267 bytes)
1: ...orced plastic|carbon fiber]] stays and forks. It sports a drop handlebar and thin tires and wheels for e...
5: ...oday, bicycles provide the principal means of transportation in many regions and a popular form of recrea...
7: ... use in many occupations, in the military, and in sports as well. A recurring theme in bicycling has bee...
25: ...ry]] bicycles had become the primary means of transportation for millions of people around the globe.
27: ...tional utility bicycle remained a mainstay of transportation, its design only gradually changing to incor... - Cricket (27178 bytes)
2: ... the most popular sport. Cricket is also a major sport in England and [[Wales]], [[Australia]], [[New Ze...
4: ...se not familiar with the sport. For its fans, the sport and the intense rivalries between the top cricket...
10: ...s a [[cricket bat|bat]] and [[cricket ball|ball]] sport. The objective of the game is to score more ''[[r...
143: The bowler's primary goal is to take ''wickets''; that is, to get a batsman...
197: ...nd [[1300]]. In 1598 there was a reference to the sport of cricket being played by boys at the [[Royal Gr...
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