Usage Note
Sport is an English loanword and therefore invariable: uno sport, gli sport. It is masculine. Doing sport is fare sport, never 'fare uno sport' in the general sense.
Examples
"Il calcio è uno sport popolare."
Natural Translation
Football is a popular sport.
Literal Translation
The football is a sport popular.

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