Being caught is the most common way of getting out. A batsman is out caught when a fielder catches the ball directly off the ...

Blessing grant, oh God of nations, on the isles of Fiji, As we stand united under noble banner blue. And we honour and defend ...

Agility is very important too. So, while the players can practise their football skills at the academy, we'll ask their schools to make sure they take part in other sports such as gymnastics or ...

The drop kick is used in two different situations - to restart the game (either from the halfway line after a penalty goal or from the 22-metre line), or to kick for a field goal (worth three points).

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 ...

Mark McCormack was the undisputed king of sports marketing. The former lawyer signed up Arnold Palmer as his first client in 1960 and went on to become the "most powerful man in sport", according to ...

Rugby union is one of the few ball games where the ball cannot be passed forwards. That means a player moving towards the opposition's dead ball line must pass the ball to a team-mate either along or ...

Hungary declared a peoples republic led by first secretary of the Hungarian Communist party Matyas Rakosi. Soviet control strengthened through a series of purges carried out under Rakosi. He imprisons ...

Usually by a blow to the abdomen. Think a football being blasted into you, but sometimes it can happen when you fall to the ground heavily. The impact causes the pressure to change in the diaphragm, ...