A sport score is a quantitative measure of the relative performance of opponents in a sporting discipline. The goal of most sports that use scoring is to achieve a higher score than one’s opponents to win the competition. Scoring methods differ widely among sports, but most fall into a few general categories.

The simplest are those in which the competition is played by teams of fixed size, with points accumulated for putting the ball or puck into opposing team’s goals, and a game clock with periods of scoring only extending to a maximum of 48 or 60 minutes (not including possible overtime). In these games, the team that scores more points within the specified time wins the game.

In contrast, many athletics disciplines are scored by duration, with each competing athlete accruing points based on their performance and the total number of points awarded at the end of the competition being declared the winner. Examples of these sports include athletics, biathlon, and the equestrian disciplines of show jumping and eventing.

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