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With the exception of one or two sports, this is the sector of fast action photography. This means fast shutter speeds, fast "emulsions " ( ISO's ), fast continuous shooting rates, and fast lenses. The 1st 2, fast shutter speeds and high ISO's, can be gotten in most prosumer d-SLR's and compact cameras, so you could have no problem.

The last 2, fast shooting rates and fast lenses, aren't generally available. Many mid-level d-SLR's can deliver only around 3 frames per second ( fps ), and burst rates of about 10-20 photographs. If you plan to shoot fast action constantly, better invest in a camera with fast shooting rates and burst rates.

Neither are long fast lenses ( f12 or f / 2.8 ) within the reach of the average photographer, who potentially can not afford anything quicker than a f / 3.5 or thereabouts zoom lens.

Lenses
Unless you have only 1 zoom and a prosumer d-SLR, you are going to need to pack only the most necessary gear and leave the others behind. Showing off a fisheye at the press section will get you more sniggers than jealous peeks from fellow photographers. Different sports events need different lenses, for sure but for most events, you'll need a long ( tolerably long or long ) zoom lens and a modest to intense wideangle zoom. That clever 80-200mm zoom will all of a sudden look underwhelming when you are shooting from the bleachers.

Be aware you may not have the chance to switch lenses in the event. Either the game might be too quickly and mad for changing lenses, or the location too dusty to be exposing a camera sensor to.

Flash
You can bring one, but be prepared to leave it in your bag the entire day. Flash photography isn't permitted at most sports occasions, as it can distract players and ruin concentration.

Memory Cards
Bring enough to carry you thru the entire sporting occassion, if you believe you will be taking plenty of photographs, bring a cartable hard disk into which you can empty your cards during intermissions.

Tripod or Monopod
Don't delude yourself into assuming you will not need one, since you will be favoring fast shutter speeds anyhow. You'll need one if you shoot inside under synthesised light or with long, heavy lenses. Come to consider it, it isn't the slow shutter speeds which will dictate whether you bring a monopod or not. If you do not want your arms to age 100 years from supporting a blunderbuss lens all day, bring a monopod.

Additional Batteries
In a game, you cannot afford to switch off your camera for a minute, not even to put it at the ready mode. The slight delay in turning on a camera or waking it up can make you lose a picture. So bring spare batteries, and don't wait until the battery in your camera nears empty ; exploit a break in the action, or a time out, to change batteries. Intermissions like the minute between fighting rounds are also great times to swap out memory cards.

Private Effects
These aren't photograph clobber, but should be a part of any sports or other photographer's gear. Remember that you could be out in the open for hours, a hat will keep you from getting a minor sunstroke, not to mention shield your eyes from direct sunlight. Also, bring a bottle of water to rehydrate you in the field. Eventually , do not forget the other acute, a unexpected downpour, so do not forget to pack a raincoat for yourself and a giant bag ( like a trash bag ) for your gear.