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I was gonna say boxing and soccer. Throw chess in there too.
Yeah Fide is the third largest sporting body in the world after Fifa and the Olympic Committe.

It's not a spectator sport though and only enjoyed by those who actually play so I guess it doesn't really count sadly, as I think it's the best game in the world
Right you are my friend. An interesting statistic that I head some time back is that there are more books writtem about chess than all other games and sports combined. It's played in just about every country in the world. Check out all the countries that play in the chess olympiad.

yeah Diz, I thought about basketball too. It comes close.