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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 ...

They say that the men and women in black are having a good game if you don't notice them. It's the one with the whistle - the referee - who takes charge of a match, with the help of two assistant ...

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 ...

There are ten ways a batsman can be out - five are very common and five very rare. More often than not a batsman will be caught, bowled, given leg before wicket (lbw), run out or stumped. The five ...

Welcome to your memories of the 90s, when we got to grips with this new-fangled internet thingy and (nearly) everyone got a mobile phone.

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 ...

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If bowlers give most batsmen a short and wide delivery outside off stump, chances are they'll be hit for four square of the wicket. The square cut allows batsmen to free their arms and hit the ball ...

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 ...

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 ...