Synonym for 'participant' ____________ A person who is number one in their sport:______
contestant, competitor, player/ champion, leader
Correct the mistake: Bulgaria dominance throughout the first half but conceded two goals in the last five minutes.
dominated
We would like to thank all our _____ from across the world for tuning in to see which team will be crowned this year's ______
viewers, champions
Welcome to all the spectators here at the stadium and all the _________ watching on TV at home.
viewers
There was very strong ________ to the tax increases introduced by the government. OPPOSE
opposition
People who watch a sports match
spectators, viewers, fans
There has always been an intense ______ between the brothers, both of them wanting to be the best.
rivalry
Baseball has a huge number of ______ all over the world.
fans
In total, five contestants are facing_________ from the competition. eliminate
elimination
Luke and Terry may have been______ on the pitch, but they were firm friends when off it.
rivals
Which words can replace the word in CAPITALS? The American couple were BEATEN in the mixed doubles at this year’s international tennis tournament.
outplayed, defeated, eliminated
Synonyms for 'winner'
champion, victor
Which word is NOT usually used in the context of sport? enemy rival competitor opponent
enemy
Our team was doing so well but sadly, they were ________ from the competition in the third round.
eliminated
a person who is in charge of a football game and who makes certain that the rules are followed
referee
a person who controls a game such as tennis, cricket or basketball and makes sure that the rules are followed
umpire
Which words mean people you compete against?
rivals, opponents
This was United’s first _________ of the season and I’m sure they will accept that they were completely ________by Athletic, who played better than them, and didn’t deserve the points.
defeat, outplayed
the person who officially decides who is the winner of a competition:gymnastics, diving, ski jumping, figure skating, boxing
judge
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word incapital letter. I never knew how _____ you are. You genuinely hate losing, don’t you? COMPETE
competitive
Liverpool _______ the match from the first minute to the last, but could only manage a draw.
dominated
Although we started the season with three consecutive________ , we never gave up and ______in the fourth game we had our first
defeat, victory
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