Collocations for sport - noun

mainstream, major, popular
popular field sports such as football

minor, minority | amateur, professional, semi-professional | competitive | inter-club, inter-school, etc. | contact, non-contact
In theory, basketball is a non-contact sport.

active | dangerous, hazardous, risky | gruelling | spectator | indoor, outdoor | summer, winter | individual, team | adventure
the inherent dangers of adventure sports such as mountaineering

field | country | motor | water | combat
Combat sports such as karate and judo carry with them the risk of injury.

racket | equestrian | blood, cruel

do, play
He does a lot of sport. | We played sports together when we were kids.

take up
I need to take up a sport to get fit.

(The following nouns all follow ‘sports’.), event | centre, club, facilities, field, ground, hall, pavilion, stadium, venue | day
the school sports day

person, personality, star | team | enthusiast, fan, follower | commentator | channel, coverage, page, paper
Sports coverage in the local newspaper is quite good.

correspondent, editor, journalist, photographer, reporter, writer | injury | bag | equipment | goods | clothes/clothing | shop

in ~
the use of dogs in sport

the world of sport