SPORTS

Whic verb to use with the different sports?

PLAY	DO	GO
Ball and team sports, also competitive games   ( chess, poker)	Martial arts and activities in general	Sports ending in –ing. You can also use the verb to refer to them    (I sail / I go sailing)
Football, soccer, netball, cricket, baseball, basketball, handball …	Judo, karate, gymnastics, athletics, aerobics, yoga …	Skiing, snowboarding, skydiving, horse-riding, cycling…

To get some practice on how to use PLAY, DO and GO properly go to the following links:
LINK 1
LINK 2
An important person when competing is "el árbitro", and there are two words to refer to that person in English:

REFEREE and UMPIRE


Watch this video for a good explanation:

And now watch this other video to get familiar with  sports vocabulary:

If you are interested in enriching yor vocabulary, go to the following links:

For a list of sports in English with the Spanish translation click HERE

For a good explanation of some terms and illustrative photos and example sentences click HERE

For specific vocabulary for different sports click HERE

For more useful vocabulary and example dialogues and texts  click HERE