Sport

• series

  (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; "the visiting team swept...

• trial

  (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals...

Also contains

• race

  A contest of speed; "the race is to the swift".

• match

  A formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete.

• athletics

  A contest between athletes.

• game

  A single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours".

• tournament

  A sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the win...

• race

  Any competition; "the race for the presidency".

• playoff

  Any final competition to determine a championship.

• tournament

  A series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize.

• bout

  A contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers).

• spelling bee

  A contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly.

• championship

  A competition at which a champion is chosen.

• field trial

  A contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrievin...

• chicken

  A foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes...

• cliffhanger

  A contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end.

• dogfight

  A fiercely disputed contest; "their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them";...