They are usually employed in a formation that includes just three players in midfield. This allows the wing-backs to supply all of the width in the team. Because their job is to attack, there will ...

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

Fiona Watson, from the campaign group Survival International, uses her experience gained during 20 years of visiting the region, to explain what the pictures may show. Malocas, or communal houses, are ...

Think of the open-side flanker as your 'rat-up-a-drainpipe' type player, if you will, or the 'groveller'. Because defensive ...

Yet, thanks to satellite imagery and the internet, North Korea's secretive world is gradually being unveiled. Here is a ...

A game of rugby league consists of two halves of 40 minutes, with injury time added on at the end of each half. In between ...

They are designed to quickly replace the fluids which are lost by sweating. They also provide a boost of carbohydrates. The body prefers to use glucose as its source of energy. Sometimes it is better ...

A drop-goal is scored when a player kicks the ball from hand through the opposition's goal posts. The ball is dropped to the ground and is kicked just after it has bounced - it can be a tricky skill ...

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قال مسؤولون إن المئذنتين المتبقيتين لمرقد الامامين العسكريين في مدينة سامراء شمالي بغداد قد دمرتا إثر انفجار في الساعة التاسعة صباحا بالتوقيت المحلي (الخامسة جرينتش) يوم الاربعاء. وقد أعلن ...

Find out the size details of a football pitch. Did you know that not all pitches are the same size? The length of a pitch must be between 100 yards (90m) and 130 yards (120m) and the width not less ...

In the last century, trainers have gone from rubber soled plimsolls to air cushioned, gel filled capsules worn as much for their looks as their sporting performance. It was created from a newly ...