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What are the sports that are played with a stick? |
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Hurling: one of Ireland's two national games along with Gaelic football. Exceptionally fast, exciting and the most popular game in Ireland after Gaelic football. The stick is called a hurley or camán.
Baseball; often regarded as the United States of America's national game, and also popular in some counties such as the Dominican Republic and Japan.
Lacrosse; popular in North America - comes from ancient Native American games.
Stickball; most popular in North America.
Golf; played all over the world; may originate from the Netherlands and Scotland.
Field hockey; slower than ice hockey, but is regarded by many as having more finesse to it. Played in many countries around the world such as India or Germany.
Ice hockey; derives from hurling, shinty and field hockey, but played on ice. Popular mainly in the US, Canada, North America and some north European countries such as Iceland.
Shinty; a traditional Scottish game which derives from hurling.
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