The optimal search strategy depends upon your topic and what you wish to know. Sports and technology topics include
You must search library catalogs, library databases, and the Internet with words. So it can help to brainstorm what words do people use to talk about your topic? It may help to get a broad overview of your topic and learn about the terminology and subtopics from an encyclopedia or source that specializes in summarizing information.
Sports and technology topics are often interdisciplinary, depending upon how the researcher wishes to approach the topic.