It depends on the usage.
In reference to specific activities "sports" is the plural of "sport".
Example: "Baseball is a sport; Basketball and football are my favorite sports."
As a category of entertainment "sports" is primarily treated as an uncountable (a.k.a. group) noun like "rice" or "advice". Uncountable nouns are treated as singular nouns for subject/verb agreement, but not for other grammar rules such as article usage.
Example: "Sports is my favorite thing to watch on TV."
In British English "sport" is used as the group noun and "sports" is typically only used as the plural of "sport".
The noun athletics can be singular or plural depending on context of use; athletics can take a singular or plural verb. Example sentences:
Athletics is an important element in children's development.
The athletics are being cut back due to budget issues.
The word sports is a common noun, a plural noun. Some collective nouns for sports can be a curriculum of sports or a schedule of sports.
The word sport is a common noun.
It is both a singular or plural noun.
No, the noun 'sports' is the plural form of the singular noun 'sport', a word for a type of activity or competition.
The noun 'shoe' is a countable noun, the plural form is shoes.A countable noun is a noun that has both a singular and a plural form.An uncountable noun is a singular noun that has no plural form (such as education or oxygen) or a plural noun that has no singular form (such as news or clothes).
Sheep is both singular and plural.
The noun 'buffalo' is an uncountable noun, used as both singular and plural.There are three accepted plural forms of the noun buffalo:buffalo (an uncountable noun)buffalosbuffaloes
It is both a singular or plural noun.
Had is a verb, not a noun, and is both singular and plural.
Yes, "sheep" can be used as both the singular and plural form.
No, the noun 'toucan' is a countable noun the plural noun is toucans.
Examples of nouns that are both singular and plural are:aircraftdeerfishmeansmooseoffspringsalmonsheepshrimpspecies
The singular form of "sheep" is also "sheep." It remains the same in both singular and plural forms.
Music is a singular, uncountable noun.
As a collective noun, it's both singular and plural.
No, the noun 'sports' is the plural form of the singular noun 'sport', a word for a type of activity or competition.
The noun 'syllabus' is the singular form. The plural forms are syllabi or syllabuses, both are accepted.
The noun 'shrimp' is singular or plural.The plural noun is either 'shrimp' or 'shrimps', both are accepted.
The noun 'shoe' is a countable noun, the plural form is shoes.A countable noun is a noun that has both a singular and a plural form.An uncountable noun is a singular noun that has no plural form (such as education or oxygen) or a plural noun that has no singular form (such as news or clothes).