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 ...

This is a very specialised position, and you are more likely to see it in continental football than in Britain. Italy's Franco Baresi was a master. The sweeper's job is mainly to play behind the ...

Wingers, wide midfielders, call them what you like, they are some of the most exciting players around. Ryan Giggs at Manchester United, Shaun Wright-Phillips or Damien Duff at Chelsea. It is a varied ...

Many players claim the white balls used for limited-overs games have more swing and more sting than the more traditional cherry-red ones. We did a little digging to find out more... Why were white ...

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 ...

2200 That brings to an end our live updates from the 12th day of Egypt's political stand-off. You can continue to follow events with regular updates on the BBC news website throughout the night. Thank ...

In rugby league a scrum is a way of re-starting play after: The ball has gone out to touch The ball has been knocked on A forward pass Play is too dangerous to continue Not everyone can join a scrum.

En una semana de intensa competencia en el mundo de la musical portátil, Microsoft anunció la próxima salida al mercado de su reproductor MP3 de música y video Zune, que pretende rivalizar con el iPod ...