In the modern age of football there are many different roles and jobs a defender can have. And a wonderful sight in the game is seeing the wing-back fly up and down the touchline terrorising the ...

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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 ...

Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson, who looked sharp throughout, kicked 17 points to pass 900 in Tests as a dominant display by England's massive pack gave him an armchair ride in temperatures of 30C in London.

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Details of forthcoming international cricket tours for which fixtures have been announced ...

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Regulation football is played by two teams of 11 players but there is a variety of formations that can be employed. In a ...

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 ...

The easiest way to tell Test and limited-overs cricket apart is by looking at the players. In Test cricket they always wear whites and play with a red ball, whereas in the shorter game they wear ...

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

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