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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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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 ...

Sprinting is one of the most natural events around as it involves running as fast as you can. The 100m champion is considered ...

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 ...

They may look like a mass pile-up of bodies, but they're a really important part of the game. Just as crucial as scrums or line-outs really. So what are they for? Teams use rucks and mauls to recycle ...

When it comes to the Haka, the northern hemisphrere is infactuated on everything about it. It involves scary faces, lots of thigh-slapping and loud chanting. But there is so much history behind the ...

They need to be strong so that they can apply a lot of force to the water on each of their strokes. The extra muscle power makes them heavy. The average weight for a male world-class rower 90-95kg ...

The fall of the Iron Curtain which lifted communist rule across a swathe of Europe was as swift as it was unexpected. Click on the links below to watch and read about the main events in a dramatic and ...