Here you can find an explanation about the use of verbs do, go and play for sports and activities.

1. PLAY / DO / GO
FOR SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES
BY GESSICA CALDERÓN

2. PLAY
We use PLAY with ball sports – sports that you play with a ball -- and competitive games
where we play against another person.
Look at this example:
Maria: ‘Hi Peter, what are you doing?’
Peter: ‘Hi Maria. I am playing football with my friends.’ (in football we use a ball)
Maria: ‘Ok, my brother is playing poker.’ (poker is a competitive game – we play to win)

4. GO
We use GO with activities that end in ‘ – ing ‘. We go somewhere to do something.
Look at this example.
Maria: ‘Hey Peter, where are you going?’
Peter: ‘Hello Maria. I am going running with my brother. Do you want to come?’

6. We use DO with other free-time activities and a non-team sport that does not use a ball.
Look at this example.
Maria: ‘Peter, what are you doing in the gym?’
Peter: ‘Maria, today I am doing aerobics.’ (aerobics is a non-team activity)
Maria: ‘That’s great. I am doing some Sudoku.’ (Sudoku puzzles are free-time activities)