As with any sport, rugby union requires a few pieces of specialist equipment. Union is a physical, full-contact sport - so expect a few knocks while playing. But with the proper equipment, you can ...

They are usually employed in a formation that includes just three players in midfield. This allows the wing-backs to supply all of the width in the team. Because their job is to attack, there will ...

A cricket ball is round and hard, right? Well, not exactly. Many players claim the white balls used for limited-overs games ...

Fiona Watson, from the campaign group Survival International, uses her experience gained during 20 years of visiting the region, to explain what the pictures may show. Malocas, or communal houses, are ...

Think of the open-side flanker as your 'rat-up-a-drainpipe' type player, if you will, or the 'groveller'. Because defensive ...

Yet, thanks to satellite imagery and the internet, North Korea's secretive world is gradually being unveiled. Here is a series of remarkable photographs showing aspects of North Korea's hidden world ...

A game of rugby league consists of two halves of 40 minutes, with injury time added on at the end of each half. In between ...

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A drop-goal is scored when a player kicks the ball from hand through the opposition's goal posts. The ball is dropped to the ground and is kicked just after it has bounced - it can be a tricky skill ...

They are designed to quickly replace the fluids which are lost by sweating. They also provide a boost of carbohydrates. The body prefers to use glucose as its source of energy. Sometimes it is better ...

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 ...

When it comes to developing their own players, few teams can compete with Ajax Amsterdam. Forget the Man Utd youth team that found the likes of David Beckham, the Neville brothers and Paul Scholes.