[Vocabulary] sports event or sporting event

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angelene001

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Are they both correct: sports event, sporting event?
 

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Please put them into the context of full sentences.
 

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I watched a fantastic sporting/sports event last night.
 

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I'd personally use "sporting" but I wouldn't say "sports" was wrong.
 
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