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Basketball

Explanation:

a game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed above each end of the court.

Team members: 5 per side

Highest governing body: FIBA

First played: December 21, 1891; 128 years ago. Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S

Venue: Indoor court (mainly) or outdoor court (Streetball)

Positions: Center, Point guard, Shooting guard, Small forward, Power forward