sport

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Many of the eight possible release areas have moorland used for driven grouse-shooting, a traditional field sport where red grouse, which golden eagles eat, are driven towards shooters by beaters.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

But in Norway, cross-country skiing is a national sport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Leading figures from the film industry and sport, including Shah Rukh Khan and Sachin Tendulkar, also paid tribute, reflecting the breadth of her influence across generations.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Hockey was a bruising, inelegant sport played in the frozen tundra of Canada and the upper Midwest when Vachon was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Kings in the winter of 1971.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

All the glossies I’d pored over in my bedroom at home, admiring the gymnasts who’d reached the top of the sport.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles