Every racket sport

Badminton is a net sport in which players use light rackets to hit a feathered or synthetic shuttlecock over a high net, scoring when it lands in the opposing court or the opponent fails to return it.

Tennis is a net sport in which one or two players a side use stringed rackets to hit a felt-covered ball over a net and into the opposing half of a rectangular court.

Pickleball is a net sport played with solid paddles and a light, perforated plastic ball on a court the size of a doubles badminton court, with a lowered net.

Soft tennis is a form of tennis played with a soft, inflated rubber ball and lighter rackets on a standard-size tennis court.

Ball badminton is an Indian net sport played with light rackets and a yellow ball made of wool, on a larger court than badminton and in teams of five a side.

Paddle tennis is a scaled-down form of tennis played with solid paddles and a depressurised tennis ball on a smaller court.

Spec tennis is a small-court game played with solid paddles and a low-compression tennis ball, using tennis scoring on a court the size of a pickleball court.

Touchtennis is a short-court form of tennis played with 21-inch rackets and foam balls on a small court, which keeps the tactics of tennis while needing far less space.

Padel is a racket sport for two pairs, played on a small enclosed court with a net across the middle and walls that keep the ball in play.

Squash is an indoor racket sport in which two players share a four-walled court and take turns to hit a small, hollow rubber ball against the front wall above a metal strip called the tin.

Racquetball is a fast indoor sport played with short-handled rackets and a bouncy hollow rubber ball in a fully enclosed court, where every wall and the ceiling are in play.

Frontenis is a pelota discipline played on a three-walled fronton with tennis-style rackets and a hard rubber ball, struck against the front wall.

Paleta is a group of Basque pelota disciplines played with a solid wooden bat (the pala or paleta) against the front wall of a fronton or inside a trinquete.

Squash 57 is played on a squash court with a larger, bouncier ball and a shorter racket, which gives longer rallies and makes it easier to pick up than squash.

Paddleball is a wall game played with a solid paddle and a rubber ball, struck against a front wall in turn.

Xare is a Basque pelota discipline played in a trinquete, an enclosed indoor court, using a wooden hoop strung loosely with net (the xare) that catches and flings the ball.

Real tennis is the original indoor racket game from which lawn tennis took its name, played across a net in a walled hall whose sloping roofs, galleries and buttress are all part of play.

Longue paume is the historic French outdoor form of jeu de paume, played between teams on a long open field with light rackets and a small ball.

Rackets is a fast, historic indoor game played with long wooden-framed rackets and a small, hard white ball in a large four-walled court with a high front wall.

Squash tennis is an American wall game played on a squash-style court with a lively, inflated ball and tennis-like rackets.

Tamburello is a traditional Italian team game in which players strike a rubber ball with a tambourine-like frame covered in a tight membrane.

Beach tennis is played on sand with solid paddles and a low-pressure ball, which must be hit before it touches the ground, over a high net on a court the size of a beach volleyball court.

AirBadminton is the outdoor form of badminton promoted by the Badminton World Federation, played on hard courts, grass or sand with a wind-resistant shuttle called the AirShuttle.

Crossminton is a fast shuttle sport with no net: two players stand in square fields set some distance apart and hit a heavier, faster shuttle (a "speeder") back and forth with small rackets.

Frescobol is a Brazilian beach game in which two players with wooden paddles keep a rubber ball in the air between them for as long as possible.

Matkot is Israel's beach paddle game: two players hit a small rubber ball back and forth with wooden paddles, trying to keep the rally going.

Platform tennis is an outdoor winter doubles game played with perforated paddles and a sponge-rubber ball on a small raised deck surrounded by tight wire screens, which stay in play after the ball bounces.

Table tennis is played on a table divided by a low net, with players using small rubber-faced bats to hit a 40 mm plastic ball so that it bounces once on the opponent's half.

Jokari is a game in which a rubber ball tied by a long elastic cord to a heavy base is struck with wooden bats; it springs back after each hit, so one player can practise alone or two can take turns.

Racketlon is a combination event in which two players meet in four racket sports in turn — table tennis, badminton, squash and tennis — playing one set of each, with the winner decided on total points across all four.