| Sport has become an integral part of human life.The | | | | building of ultramodern stadia, provision of adequate |
| word 'Sport' had originated between 1910 and 1915. | | | | infrastructure facilities etc had further increased their |
| Sport connotes a physical activity governed by a set | | | | problems manifold and put them under a heavy |
| of rules or customs and often engaged in | | | | financial stake.On the other hand technology has |
| competitively. Over the years Sport has undergone | | | | facilitated live telecasting and viewing of the matches |
| an amazing metamorphosis. Sport was initially | | | | and games so easy, thereby easing the common |
| developed for recreation of the human beings. It has | | | | mans' burden to some extent.The Olympic events |
| grown monstrously in the modern days and become | | | | have been held under the auspices of International |
| high-tech. | | | | Olympic Association. Almost all countries of the world |
| Sport, athletic games or tests of skill have been | | | | have become members of International Olympic |
| undertaken primarily for the diversion or recreation of | | | | Association and participate in Olympics, which is |
| the participants or spectators. Sport has great and | | | | periodically held once in four years. Similarly cricket |
| varied manifestations. It has been restricted to any | | | | has a governing body called International Cricket |
| play, pastime, exercise, game or contest performed | | | | Council to hold the premiere events like the world |
| under the given rules. | | | | cup and the champions trophy etc with the object of |
| It has been played either indoor or outdoor, on | | | | spreading cricket throughout the world. Hockey has |
| individual or team basis, with or without competition, | | | | an International governing council known as |
| but requiring skill and some form of physical exertion. | | | | International Hockey Federation, enrolling all hockey |
| Some Sports, such as hunting, fishing, running and | | | | playing members in the world. Similarly soccer world |
| swimming have evolved out of the primitive ways | | | | cup has been held under the auspices of an |
| and lifestyle of human life. Some Sports, such as | | | | international organization once in four years.The |
| riding, shooting, throwing the javelin or archery have | | | | soccer playing member countries have to go through |
| derived from early military practices and background. | | | | rigorous qualifying rounds before participating in the |
| Sports like boxing, wrestling and jumping, had arisen | | | | soccer world cup. Modern sport has also witnessed |
| from the spontaneous human outbursts and | | | | the evolution of multimillionaires like Sachin Tendulkar |
| challenges and occasional hostilities that had | | | | in cricket, Ronaldo in soccer, William sisters in Tennis, |
| accompanied human interaction. | | | | who have risen to prominence by dint of their hard |
| The development of sport in the ancient, middle ages | | | | work, skill and passion for their respective games. |
| and in the modern days has been phenomenal. In the | | | | The modern Sport has also witnessed the growth |
| ancient days, the Greek and Roman had evinced a | | | | and development of sport and its allied industries. |
| keen interest in developing sport. It was the Greek | | | | Media industry like Sports journalism, Sports education |
| who organized the Olympics and interestingly people | | | | and online games etc have evolved and developed |
| from all over the world participated and witnessed it. | | | | out of sports. Each country has a separate Sports |
| Thus modern Olympics had originated in Athens city | | | | ministry. For example India has a separate Sports |
| of Greece. The feudal system of the middle ages | | | | Authority of India with sufficient funds to function |
| had hampered the growth of sport that was revived | | | | separately and independently. Sports goods and |
| only in the days of renaissance. In the modern days, | | | | apparels like tennis ball, rocket etc in tennis, bat, ball, |
| especially in the 20th century, sport has witnessed an | | | | flannels, Sport wears etc in cricket, hockey sticks, |
| organized growth and development of games.Baseball | | | | balls and synthetic astroturf etc in hockey have been |
| in the US, cricket in England, hockey in countries like | | | | the money spinning projects globally. Sponsorship has |
| India and Pakistan are some of the games that | | | | been a modern feature in popular games like cricket, |
| developed rapidly in the 20 th century.Olympic | | | | soccer, tennis etc involving millions of dollars. Similarly |
| games, Pan-American games, Commonwealth Games | | | | popular players of cricket, soccer and tennis etc are |
| and Afro-Asian Games etc have been organized and | | | | engaged by the multinational companies to advertise |
| held at periodic intervals, making the sport as an | | | | their products, spending millions of dollars. Last but |
| international event in the 20 th century. | | | | not least, Sport has been not only meant for |
| In the 21 century, sport has turned ultra-modern and | | | | recreation but also has the object of keeping the |
| developed with high tech facilities.The games like | | | | individual concerned in good health and stamina. We |
| cricket , football and hockey have increasingly | | | | are all aware that a healthy person is a wealthy |
| become global.Frequent changes in the rules of the | | | | person and Sport has been the secret of ones' health |
| games have been further complicated by the | | | | as well as wealth. |
| umpiring controversies due to human errors.The | | | | |