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Badminton
A high-speed racquet sport played with a feathered shuttlecock that must clear a high net without touching the ground.
If you've been searching for sports that start with B, you'll find 13 detailed sports below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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List of Sports That Start With B
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Bartitsu
A British self-defence sport blending boxing, savate kicking, jujitsu grappling, and walking-stick combat into one curriculum.
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Baseball
A bat-and-ball team sport in which players score runs by hitting a pitched ball and rounding four bases.
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Basketball
A fast-paced indoor team sport where players score by shooting a ball through an elevated hoop.
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Beach Handball
A high-scoring sand version of handball played four-a-side on a small court, rewarding spectacular spin and in-flight passing shots.
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Beach Soccer
A fast five-a-side football variant played barefoot on sand, with frequent acrobatic shots and overhead-kick goals.
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Beach Volleyball
A two-on-two outdoor variant of volleyball played on sand under stripped-down rules.
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Biathlon
A winter Olympic sport combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, demanding endurance and steady aim under fatigue.
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Billiards
A pocketless cue sport played with three balls on a heated table, in which players score cannons by contacting both opponent balls.
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Bobsleigh
A winter Olympic sport in which teams pilot a streamlined sled down a refrigerated ice track at high speed.
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Bowling
An indoor target sport in which players roll a heavy ball down a wooden lane to knock over ten pins arranged in a triangle.
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Boxing
A combat sport between two fighters who wear gloves and exchange punches in a roped ring over timed rounds.
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
A grappling combat sport emphasising ground control, joint locks, and chokes that allow a smaller fighter to defeat a larger one.
About sports starting with B
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