We've been asking new converts to cricket to send in the questions about the game they don't quite understand. We have been flooded with almost 1,000 emails - and answered them as best we can. Here is ...

In the last century, trainers have gone from rubber soled plimsolls to air cushioned, gel filled capsules worn as much for their looks as their sporting performance. It was created from a newly ...

Being caught is the most common way of getting out. A batsman is out caught when a fielder catches the ball directly off the ...

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When you have enough confidence in yourself to know that if things do go wrong, you can put them right, you can take it that ...

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

A word of warning, the hook is the riskiest - and potentially the most dangerous - shot to play in cricket. It's played to a ...

The Merthyr man had earned his shot at the WBC bantamweight title with 25 wins from 26 professional fights, his only defeat a ...

Way back in 1963 during a Five Nations showdown with Scotland, Wales half-backs Clive Rowlands and David Watkins decided to use some unusual kicking tactics. Because it was so wet and muddy they ...

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 ...

As the title suggests, the umpire tapping his wristwatch would signal that the last hour of play has commenced. In Test matches, we have a minimum number of overs to be bowled in a day and 15 must be ...

The ash cloud produced by the eruption of a sub-glacial volcano in Iceland brought chaos to the European air industry between 14 and 21 April. Since then, disruption to flights has continued ...