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If an attacking team is under pressure they can force the defending team to drop out from under their own goalposts. This ...
Fielding is a crucial part of cricket and there are many areas where a fielder will be placed. The position names can seem a little strange to the untrained eye. You can field in the slips, at gully, ...
Do not retreat within 10m of an opponent who is waiting for the ball Move towards the opponents or the place where the ball lands without first coming back onside The referee will award a penalty at ...
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In Hindi and Urdu, doosra means "second" or "other". Put simply, the it is the off-spinner's version of the googly. Over the past five years, the world's top off-spinners have developed the doosra to ...
Sprinting is one of the most natural events around as it involves running as fast as you can. The 100m champion is considered ...
After a team has scored a try (including a penalty try), they are awarded a "conversion" kick at goal. A successful kick is worth two points. The kick is taken from a point in line with where the ball ...
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Tributes paid to Johnny Owen in 2010 on the 30th anniversary of his final, fatal fight against Lupe ...
The easiest way to tell Test and limited-overs cricket apart is by looking at the players. In Test cricket they always wear ...
The scrum-half's basic role is to deliver the ball from the base of the scrum, ruck or maul to spark the backline, but that is too simplistic and ignores hundreds of other key characteristics. The ...
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 ...