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

Newsline, the BBC's News ticker can sit anywhere on your desktop, and will automatically update throughout the day with the latest news, sport, travel, finance and weather. When you click on the ...

Las autoridades del departamento de Salud de Río de Janeiro, en Brasil, enviarán por correo píldoras anticonceptivas a las mujeres de barrios humildes Según el director de ese organismo, Ronaldo Cezar ...

This is another dismissal you rarely see in cricket. But a batter can be given out "hit the ball twice" if the second strike is deliberate. There are two exceptions that allow a batsman to hit the ...

A penalty kick is awarded after the opposition have committed an offence. The referee will award the penalty from the spot where the offence occurred. A team has the choice of kicking for goal ...

A prop's main role is to scrummage, support in the line-out, tackle and hit the rucks and mauls. No matter how fast and powerful the game becomes, a prop will always be a prop. The difference nowadays ...

Before England's World Cup quarter-final clash with Argentina in France '98, Owen was relatively unknown. Then the teenager scored a wonderful individual goal that elevated his name in the minds of ...

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 ...

Welcome to your memories of the 70s, when heatwaves, Chopper bikes and Star Wars made it great to be young.

Futebol de Salão is an indoor version of the game widely played in Brazil. It uses a smaller, weighted ball which doesn't bounce - the idea being that having the ball at your feet improves control.

Poor running technique can lead to unnecessary injury risks if they are not picked up early. Many recreational runners are placing undue strain on their bodies, as well as compromising their speed, by ...

It's difficult to over emphasise the importance of having well fitted football boots. There is a huge variety of boots available at wildly varying prices, but the most expensive ones on the market won ...