The Lawn Tennis Association holds free umpire seminars at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton. It starts with an ...

The second is a long, downhill par five - a right-to-left dogleg hole. When I first went there, I wondered if anybody had ever reached it in two because it doesn't look at all likely. There is a big ...

BBCScrumV 8 hours ago Something - 'Spygate'? appears to have upset Warren Gatland. Not happy bunny in press conference. Clipped answers. But left grinning. #lions @BBCBrynPalmer 9 hours ago Country ...

Cricket is basically a simple game - score more than the opposition. Two teams, both with 11 players, take it in turns to bat and bowl. When one team is batting, they try and score as many runs as ...

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 technical name for being winded is to receive "a blunt ...

The 4 November marks the 30-year anniversary of Johnny Owen's passing. The story of the 'Matchstick Man' is dominated by its tragic end as the frail-looking Welshman was beaten into a coma in a Los ...

When it comes to rules and regulations, the ruck is one of the more complex parts of rugby union. When a tackled player goes to ground, they must release the ball immediately. As soon as that happens, ...

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 ...

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 ...

One-day cricket is all about scoring quickly - it's the fielding side's job to keep the runs down and pick up wickets. Unlike Test cricket, the fielders are spread out to save the runs. In July 2005, ...

Defence chiefs in Afghanistan have hailed the first stage of an operation to secure an area of Helmand province a success. Ten soldiers were killed in Operation Panther's Claw, which was aimed at ...