Superman is a cricketer. The following joke, told to me by an Indian a few years back, will explain all.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is meeting to pick its next touring team. They decide to interview Superman. “Are you a good batsman?” they ask.
“I guarantee I can hit a six off of every ball,” he says.
“Are you a good bowler?”
“I guarantee that I can take a wicket with every ball I bowl,” he says.
“Are you a good fielder?”
“I guarantee that I can catch any ball, no matter where on the field it is hit,” he says.
The selectors huddle for a minute. “Ah,” they say, “but are you from Saurashtra?!?”
OK, I know 99.9% of you are not going to get that…but I thought it was darn amusing.
On the villainous side, there are of course Sportsmaster and the Golden Glider. Rocket Racer rode a skateboard, is skateboarding a sport?
The original Wildcat was a professional boxer. Spider-Man wrestled in his debut public appearance (although in a generic costume with no spidery identifiers).
D’oh! I can’t believe no one thought of this one yet
The Silver Surfer for any surfing competition…
As an aside, I seem to recall an old X-Men comic where they were playing softball. Wolverine’s team consisted of himself, Rouge and Nightcrawler. According to Professor X, Wolverine chose well in that Nightcrawler (who was playing infield) could be anywhere at once and that Rouge (in the outfield) could shag down any flies that Nightcrawler couldn’t get to. He also commented that Wolverine was as sneaky a pitcher as they come too.