Sports Referencing Guide
(updated Jul 2022)
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How to do citations in Sports style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Sports citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
This is the Citationsy guide to Sports citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Sports.

How do you cite a book in the Sports referencing style? (2022 Guide)
One of the most cited mediums is of course books. Here’s how to cite a book in SportsHere’s an example book citation in Sports using placeholders:
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Last Name, F.N. Title; Editor Last Name, E.F.N., Ed.; Edition.; Publisher: City, 2000; ISBN ISBN.
Sports citation:
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Angelou, M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; 1st ed.; Random House: New York, 1969; ISBN 9780375507892.
How to reference a journal article in the Sports citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Sports format?
A journal is a scholarly article that presents research from experts in a certain field. Here’s how to cite a paper in SportsHere’s a Sports journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author3 LastnameA.F. Title. Container 2000, Volume, pages Used.
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Petit, C.; Sieffermann, J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 2007, 18, 161-172.
How to cite a website in a paper in Sports style?
The most basic entry for a website consists of the author name(s), webpage title, website title, institution/publisher, publication date, and DOI or URL. Here’s how to cite it properly in SportsHere’s an Sports example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameA.F.; Author2 LastnameA.F. Title Available online: https://www.example.com (accessed on Jul.1, 2022).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran, M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President Available online: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed on Jul.1, 2022).
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How to cite a YouTube video Sports in 2022
While you might first think of books, journal articles, and news websites as go-to sources for academic work, YouTube also provides a wealth of quality information. Here’s how to cite it in SportsHere’s a Sports citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName Title Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed on Jul.1, 2022).
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Pixar Pizza Clip — Inside Out Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed on Jul.1, 2022).
How to cite a podcast using Sports referencing style
To cite a podcast episode in Sports, this is what you’ll needIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Sports.
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Lastname, F. Title 2000.
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This American Life 640: Five Women 2018.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Sports referencing style?
Although citing a song might seem uncommon, there’s no need to worry. We’ve got you covered for both audio recordings and written song lyrics, here’s how to cite in SportsAn example song citation in Sports.
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Lastname, F. Song Title; 2000;.
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The Beatles Here Comes the Sun; 1969;.
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