The benefits derived from sport can not be denied. Not only do they have physical and social benefits, but also essential psychological consequences.
Allah said : "Invite to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided." [16 :125]