Haven't seen many novels in this Genre, something like The God of High School, Haikyuu, Wind breaker, Yowamushi Pedal etc. Martial arts is optional. ESports novels like The King's Avatar are also ok.
Martial arts is sports too yknow and there’s tons of modern cultivation lmao but anyway Overgeared - VRMMORPG novel however there’s national tournaments between countries etc a good read
at this point the people above me already recommended almost every translated one so here are some original sports novels on webnovel the hitting zone (baseball) rebound: a second chance (basketball) be happy with sports (basketball and track i believe) the diamond field (baseball)
Hey! If you're interested in a modern-day esports novel, give Rise a try. It just recently launched on Wuxiaworld, and I'm the translator for it. Apart from the King's Avatar, I noticed there weren't many breakout novels in the esports genre that worthwhile to read. So, I wanted to take a crack at it. I personally really enjoy it, and the reception from readers so far are overall positive.
If manga are alright, then Capeta and Baby Steps are both excellent. They also have decent anime adaptations if you'd rather check those out. On royalroad: Classmancers A MOBA Esport Story. Basically a shounen team sports story focused on kids playing a LoL clone. Solo Stream. A VRMMORPG story focused on an esports tournament in a hybrid Battle Royale/rpg game.