Ball game

A ball game is a sport played with a ball.

There are many popular games or sports involving some type of ball or similar object. These games can be grouped by the general objective of the game, sometimes indicating a common origin either of a game itself or of its basic idea:
*Bat-and-ball games, such as cricket and baseball.
*Two-goal games, such as basketball and all forms of football and hockey.
*Volleying games, such as volleyball and tennis.
*"Target" games, such as bowling and lotball.
*and so on

Popular ball from games around the world include:
*Baseball (in the United States, a game of baseball is referred to as a "ballgame")
*Basketball
*Billiards (including snooker, eight ball and pool variations)
*Bocce
*Boules
*Bowling
*Bowls
*Canoe polo
*Cricket (see cricket ball)
*Croquet
*Dodgeball
*Foosball
*Football:
**American football
**Australian rules football
**Gaelic Football
**International Rules Football
**Soccer
**Rugby Football
*Footbag
*Four square
*Freezerball
*Golf (see golf ball)
*Handball:
**American handball
**Team handball
*Hockey:
**Field hockey
**Ice hockey
**Rink hockey
*Hurling
*Indiaca
*Jai alai
*Juggling
*Lacrosse
*Lotball
*Mesoamerican ballgame
*Native American Stickball (Toli)
*Netball
*Pelota
*Pétanque
*Polo
*Quidditch (fictional game)
*Racquetball
*Shinty
*Skee ball
*Squash
*Stickball
*Tchoukball
*Tee Ball
*Tetherball
*Tennis
*Tennis Polo/Toccer
*Ulama game
*Volleyball
*Water polo