In Sweden we play a sport called bandy in the Winter. It looks like ice-hockey, but there is a ball instead of a puck and the field is much bigger than ice-hockey. It is about the same size as a football field. There are also 11 players. And the goalkeeper has no stick - only gloves. Many people also play "innebandy" (floorball in English).

That sounds awesome! I'd love to play that, but having grown up in Australia, I never learnt to ice skate :P

Some of the more obscure professional American sports that perhaps not everyone already knows - bass fishing, bowling, hotdog eating, and of course, rodeo! Here in Seattle, ultimate frisbee is quite popular.

Should also mention Arena Football and NASCAR racing in the US. Women's professional basketball is also starting to make a rise, as is (strangely) roller derby!

I think the sports that are popular in the US are pretty well known overseas, but there are definitely sports that are popular internationally that haven't made it here yet. I remember watching handball in the Olympics and thinking - this would make an awesome professional women's sport here in the states. It's not already popular so there would be no comparisons to an established men's league to hurt adoption, it's athletic, fast-paced, exciting to watch... seems like a great fit.

jugar ala taba

In Scotland we play a game called Shinty mostly up in the Highlands.

Sepak takraw is fairly popular in parts of Southeast Asia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepak_takraw

I don't know if "extreme sports" originate from the US culture or not, but I've seen mountain biking down mountain faces, extreme skateboarding in downtown city streets, high speed long boarding, wingsuit base jumping and other thrill sports increase over the last ten years here in the US.

Awesome guys! Some good mentions, and yeah I've played handball at school and it is so much fun!

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taba#El_juego_de_la_taba_en_Argentina.2C_Brasil_y_Uruguay

How about "Charrería" from México? It consists on handling a horse so you can perform this "suertes" (brutally translated to "luck"). It is supposed to be the all-mexican sport, but it isn't as popular now as it was some decades ago.

la lucha libre es un deporte muy mexicano

in Romania, we have a really old sport called "Oina" that looks a lot like baseball. and it has the funniest way to start: the team at bat is selected by a ritual where the players have to grab the bat, thrown by the referee, and the last one to be able to place at least 4 fingers on the bat wins. my grandfather was a player

hu tu tu (kabadi)