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The sweeper's job is mainly to play behind the defence to add extra security and improve the passing out of defence. They must be able to read the game well, and also be calm and confident enough with ...

There's no getting away from it, tennis has an unusual scoring system. The score does not go up in units of one or even in units of the same amount. The first point in a game is called 15 and the next ...

The Football Association estimates that in some areas of the country 20% of games are played without a qualified match official. You could help to bridge that gap if you can answer 'yes' to the ...

So to push your body to the limit during a match or race, a nutritious energy-packed meal beforehand is essential. Nutritionist Matt Lovell says your meal should be full of high carbohydrate foods ...

All the football pundits say it, don't they? "It only takes a second to score." That means there could be 5,400 goals in a game. Nonsense, of course, but the magic number is 90 - at senior level ...

BBCScrumV 8 hours ago Something - 'Spygate'? appears to have upset Warren Gatland. Not happy bunny in press conference. Clipped answers. But left grinning. #lions @BBCBrynPalmer 9 hours ago Country ...

A cricket ball is round and hard, right? Well, not exactly. Many players claim the white balls used for limited-overs games have more swing and more sting than the more traditiona ...

A word of warning, the hook is the riskiest - and potentially the most dangerous - shot to play in cricket. It's played to a short pitched delivery around your chest and head and so is the most ...

Teams start a match with the same resources - the number of overs they receive and number of wickets in hand. If a match is shortened once it is started, so the resources are reduced. For example, if ...

A list of the chemicals, known as adulterants or cutting agents, used to dilute cocaine powder in the UK. Laboratory analysis was made on cocaine seized by police and customs officials.

Snooker star Paul Hunter has died aged 27 after a battle with cancer. The Leeds player was taken into the Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield last Friday and died on Monday evening. The three-time ...