sporting chance

noun

1. an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest:

   They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sporting chance¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

"We must get back to giving women a level playing field to compete. We need to give women a sporting chance."

From BBC

That melody at least has a sporting chance of finding some sympathetic ears.

From The Guardian

It’s giving your children neutral names that don’t identify them as Christians in hopes they’ll have a sporting chance of progress in the mainly Muslim nation.

From Washington Times

It's giving your children neutral names that don't identify them as Christians in hopes they'll have a sporting chance of progress in the mainly Muslim nation.

From Fox News

Even a scoreless draw or 1-0 defeat would leave them a sporting chance before a second leg against a Peru side that could conceivably buckle under the potentially crippling weight of national expectation back home.

From The Guardian