Verbs used for sportsIn English we use different verbs depending on the sports we are talking about. We use three different verbs: play, go and do. 
play football
We use "play" normally for organized team sports that commonly use a ball in their games.
play golf
play rugby
 PLAY
go cycling
go jogging
GO
We use "go" for sports that end in -ing Exceptions: boxing, weight lifting DO
We use "do" for martial arts (karate, judo) , fight sports (boxing, wrestling) and others such as yoga and weight lifting.
do karate
 
do weight lifting
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