cue stick vs sports implement

cue stick and sports implement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cue stick	Yes	No	No	No
sports implement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sports implement is a hypernym of cue stick; that is, sports implement is a word with a broader meaning than cue stick:

cue stick: sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
sports implement: an implement used in a sport

cue stick (noun)	sports implement (noun)
sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards	an implement used in a sport