spˈoːɹts klˈʌbz ɪŋklˈuːd ɐ bˈoʊlz tˈiːm hˌuː plˈeɪ ɔnðə bˈoʊlɪŋ ɡɹˈiːn æt ðə ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃən ɡɹˈaʊnd, ɐ kɹˈɪkɪt tˈiːm hˌuː plˈeɪ ðɛɹ hˈoʊm ɡˈeɪmz æt ðə ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃən ɡɹˈaʊnd ænd mˌeɪk jˈuːs ʌvðə nˈuː pɐvˈɪliən ˈoʊpənd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, ænd tˈuː fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːmz wɪðˌɪn sənt stˈiːvən ˌɛfsˈiː, hˌuː plˈeɪ ðɛɹ hˈoʊm ɡˈeɪmz ˌɔn ðɛɹ pˈɪtʃ ɪnðə ɹˌɛkɹiːˈeɪʃən ɡɹˈaʊnd.
Sports clubs include a bowls team who play on the bowling green at the recreation ground, a cricket team who play their home games at the recreation ground and make use of the new pavilion opened in 2001, and two football teams within St Stephen FC, who play their home games on their pitch in the recreation ground.