[michèle 2]

Referee is used for football, baseball. Umpire for tennis
What other sports do you use the word "referee" and "umpire"
For hockey is it an umpire or a referee?
Thanks for your help

[Eric]

Baseball: umpire
Basketball: referee
Boxing: referee
American Football: referee
Soccer: referee
Hockey: referee

[michèle 2]

Thanks a lot Eric.

[clivehawkins]

cricket - umpire.
(that obscure english game that everyone gets confused with croquet!) :-)

[michèle 2]

Thanks a lot Clive

[susan53]

Depends what sort of hockey you're talking about. If it's the grass variety, definitely umpire. I suspect Eric meant ice hockey ...

[michèle 2]

thanks Sue
What about rugby, fencing, judo, Karate, chess
Is it referee or umpire?

[susan53]

All referee.
Umpire for - rowing, bowls, netball, softball, and Australian rules football, sailing. Referee for most other sports.
Re cricket - there are actually two umpires and a referee. if the umpires aren't sure of a decision they can ask the off-field referee to view a video replay and decide. Tennis tournaments also have a referee who can overrule an umpire's decision if necessary.

[hen35]

a hockey official is called a referee there is usually 2 on the ice in a rec league but 4 in the nhl and college leagues

[Beatrix]

can we just say "judge"?
no?