simple past tense and past participle of sport

(archaic) playful, merry / related to sport

playfulness

(obsolete) A brothel.

plural of sporting house

A sport where the player attempts to shoot clay pigeon targets at a series of stations along a course.

plural of sporting chance

A reasonable chance of success.

someone who exhibits polite behaviour even or especially when they lose / someone who can take a joke or is indulgent toward being involved in others' antics.

Someone who exhibits ungracious behaviour during a game, whether winning or losing. / Someone who cannot take a joke.