This is a list of ball games and ball sports that include a ball as a key element in the activity, usually for scoring points.

Ball sport

This is a list of ball games and ball sports that include a ball as a key element in the activity, usually for scoring points.

Games that include balls

Ball-play of the Women, Prairie du Chien, oil painting by George Catlin, 1835-36

Ball sports fall within many sport categories, some sports within multiple categories, including:

Bat-and-ball games, such as cricket and baseball.
Invasion games, such as football and basketball.
Net and wall games, such as volleyball.
- Racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis, squash and badminton (which is played with a shuttlecock instead of a ball).
- Hand and ball-striking games, such as various handball codes, rebound handball, and four square.
Throwing sports, such as dodgeball and bocce.
Cue sports, such as pool and snooker.
Target sports, such as golf and bowling.

Popular ball games

Games that are similar and have a common reference are grouped under the primary name such as bowling, football and hockey.

A–E

Angleball
Apalachee ball game
- Crossminton
Baseball
- Baseball5
Basketball
- 3x3 (basketball)
- Wheelchair basketball
Basque pelota
- Frontenis
- Jai alai
- Xare
Beach tennis
Bossaball
Boules
- Bocce
- Bocce volo
- Boccia
- Bolas criollas
- Bowls or "lawn bowls"
- Jeu provençal
- Pétanque
- Raffa (boules)
Bowling
- Candlepin bowling
- Carpet bowls
- Duckpin bowling
- Five-pin bowling
- Nine-pin bowling
- Ten-pin bowling
- Irish road bowling
Brännboll
British baseball
Broomball
Canoe polo
Camogie
Cestoball
Chinese handball
Codeball
Cricket (see cricket ball)
- Backyard cricket
- Twenty20
- Kwik cricket
- Vigoro
Crossnet
Cue sports (also knowns as billiards)
- Carom billiards
- English billiards
- Pool (or pocket billiards)
- Russian pyramid
- Snooker
Cycle ball
Dodgeball
Downball
Dunk tank

F–K

Fistball
Fives
Flag football
Flickerball
Football
- Association football (soccer)
  - Futsal
  - Indoor soccer
  - Beach soccer
- Australian rules football
- Calcio fiorentino
- English public school football games
- Gaelic football
- Gridiron football
  - American football
  - Canadian football
  - Indoor football
    - Arena football
- Football tennis
- International rules football
- Medieval football games
- Rugby football
  - Rugby league
  - Rugby union
    - Rugby sevens
  - Beach rugby
  - Underwater rugby
  - Wheelchair rugby
- Underwater football
- Volata
Footvolley
Four square
Gaga
Goalball
Golf
- GolfCross
- Mini Golf
Ground billiards
- Croquet
- Jeu de mail
- Pall-mall
- Roque
- Trucco
Half-rubber
Handball
- American handball
- Australian handball
- Beach handball
- Field handball
- Gaelic Handball
Hooverball
Hockey
- Bandy
  - Rink bandy
    - Rinkball
- Field hockey
  - Indoor field hockey
- Floor hockey
  - Floorball
  - Roller hockey
    - Roller hockey (quad)
- Street hockey
Hocker (defunct)
Hurling
Jai alai
Jokgu
Jorkyball
Juggling
Kickball
Kick-to-kick (includes end-to-end footy)
Kin-Ball
Klootschieten
Knuckleball
Korfball

L–P

Lacrosse
- Box Lacrosse
- Field lacrosse
- Intercrosse
Lawn bowls
Loofball
Mesoamerican ballgame
Netball
- Fast5
Newcomb ball
Omegaball
Padbol
Paddle ball
Paddle-ball
Paddle tennis
Padel
Paintball
Palin
Patball
Pelota mixteca
Pesäpallo
Picigin
Pickleball
Polo
- Bicycle polo
- Canoe polo
- Elephant polo
- Horseball
- Polocrosse
- Segway polo
- Yak polo
Pushball

Q–Z

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