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A sport is a physical activity or skill carried out under a publicly agreed set of rules, and with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of skill, or some combination of these. The difference of purpose is what characterises sport, combined with the notion of individual (or team) skill or prowess. In essence, a sport is a competitive game.

A game is a structured or semi-structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes also used as an educational tool, and generally distinct from work or duty. Key components of games, including sports, are goals, rules, challenge, and interactivity. Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both. Many games help develop practical skills, serve as a form of exercise, or otherwise perform an educational, social, simulational or psychological role.

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The 2009 Mosconi Cup (the 16th annual Europe versus United States five-player team tournament) will take place between December 10–13, at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada.

The teams...

Name	State of residence	Notes
Team USA
Johnny Archer	Georgia	^[1]
Corey Deuel	Ohio	^[2]
Óscar Domínguez	California	^[2]
Shane Van Boening	South Dakota	^[2]
Dennis Hatch	New York	^[3]
Nick Varner	Kentucky	Non-playing captain^[4]

Name	Nationality	Notes
Team Europe
Ralf Souquet	Germany	^[5]
Niels Feijen	Netherlands	^[5]
Darren Appleton	England, UK	^[5]
Mika Immonen	Finland	^[6]
Thorsten Hohmann	Germany	^[6]
Alex Lely	Netherlands	Non-playing captain ^[7]

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USAF Airman Keisha Whitley, of the USS Saipan, sandboards down a during a recent port visit to Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE (Nov. 12, 2006)

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Did you know ...

...that Bridgett Riley lost her contact lenses in the fifth round of a boxing match against Theresa Arnold on September 19, 1996, leading to her first ever defeat?
... that the game Monopoly (pictured) was initially rejected by both Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers?
...that the earliest record of Gaelic handball is the 1527 town statutes of Galway, Ireland, which forbade the playing of ball games against the walls?
...that the 2007 Fiesta Bowl ended on a Statue of Liberty play from Jared Zabransky to Ian Johnson, giving the Boise State Broncos the winning two-point conversion?
... that the first reference to chess in literature appears in India about 500 BC in Brahmajala Sutta in Digha Nikaya?

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