Twitter is an online service for letting people know what you are up to at any time of day or night. It also allows you to keep track of what other people are doing, either by monitoring their updates ...

Like it or not, Hawk-Eye is here to stay. It first hit our screens in 2001 and has been helping to unravel the mysteries of ...

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

What exactly is an Academy? Academies are special training schemes set up by clubs to help them develop young players. All Premiership clubs have them. Liverpool's academy opened in 2000 Other League ...

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).

LIVE TEXT COMMENTARY (all times BST) By Sam Lyon 1430: Well that's it from me, folks, thanks for your company. I'm off to calm down after a terrific day's racing and I expect to see you all back here ...

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 ...

Big racquets have bigger 'sweet spots' but are harder to control. A 'sweet spot' is the area in the middle of the strings which gives the cleanest hit. A mid-size racquet has a hitting area of about ...

El lanzador de los Yankees de Nueva York, Andy Pettitte, no sólo resolvió a toda voz el duelo entre su colega Roger Clemens y ...

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 ...

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 ...