Answers from sportingo.com and answers.com
1. Soccer (association football, also known as futbol in various Spanish-speaking countries)
2. Cricket
3. Rugby
4. Field Hockey
T5: Baseball
T5: Basketball
There are often minor variations in this list. IMPORTANT NOTE: if you see an answer stating volleyball (998 million players) is the most popular, you have been tricked by this completely false website:
The most popular sport in the world is soccer.
Volleyball is the second most popular sport in the world.
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. That's a true fact :-)
No, soccer was not the first popular sport in the world. Although not the first, it is now the most popular sport in the world. The first popular sport was baseball.
Soccer is by far the most popular sport in the world.
Soccer is the most popular sport in Chile and in most of the World.
No, soccer (the rest of the worlds calls it football) is the world's most popular sport.
Table Tennis is the 6th most popular sport in the world. Determining the 6th most popular sport in the world depends on what list you are looking at and the criteria used for choosing the sports on that list. According to Click Top 10, the 6th most popular sport in the world is basketball. According to The Top Tens, the 6th most popular sport in the world is ice hockey. According to Most Popular Sports.net, the 6th most popular sport in the world is table tennis, based on number of fans who follow the sport. According to OMG Top Lists, the 6th most popular sport in the world is basketball.
Soccer and its the most popular sport in the world especially in third world countries
Most popular sport in the world
In the world? The most popular sport is football. (Or call it soccer, if you are an American.)
Soccer is the #1 sport in the world :)