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sporting

[spawr-ting, spohr-]

adjective

  1. engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: sports.

    a rugged, sporting man.

  2. concerned with or suitable for such sports: sports.

    sporting equipment.

  3. sportsmanlike.

  4. interested in or connected with sports sports or pursuits involving betting or gambling.

    the sporting life of Las Vegas.

  5. involving or inducing the taking of risk, as in a sport.



sporting

/ ˈɔːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. (prenominal) of, relating to, or used or engaged in a sport or sports

    several sporting interests

  2. relating or conforming to sportsmanship; fair

  3. of, relating to, or characterized by an interest in gambling

  4. willing to take a risk

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • sportingly adverb
  • nonsporting adjective
  • nonsportingly adverb
  • unsporting adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sporting1

First recorded in 1590–1600; sport + -ing 2
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Arturo Gatti v Micky Ward will forever be fondly remembered as the quintessential trilogy, and this rivalry is woven into the same tapestry, while, in terms of great female sporting duels, it's right up there.

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“L.A. holds a very special place — it’s been a sporting capital with obviously the Lakers, and us now being a part of the same sporting ecosystem.”

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He will join McLaren as sporting director as soon as a contractual impasse can be resolved.

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Jonathan Wheatley, Red Bull's long-time sporting director, left the team at the end of last season and is now team principal at Sauber.

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Last year, the party committed to widen public access to major sporting events by ensuring more are available to view without subscription TV packages.

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