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More than 71,000 people are dead, missing or buried under rubble following the devastating earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province. Click on the map to find out more about some of the ...

North Korea is one of the most secretive states in the world. Its citizens cannot travel abroad and have little, if any, contact with those who visit their country. The few tourists who do make it are ...

The sweeper's job is mainly to play behind the defence to add extra security and improve the passing out of defence. They must be able to read the game well, and also be calm and confident enough with ...

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There's no getting away from it, tennis has an unusual scoring system. The score does not go up in units of one or even in units of the same amount. The first point in a game is called 15 and the next ...

So to push your body to the limit during a match or race, a nutritious energy-packed meal beforehand is essential. Nutritionist Matt Lovell says your meal should be full of high carbohydrate foods ...

There are ten ways a batsman can be out - five are very common and five very rare. More often than not a batsman will be caught, bowled, given leg before wicket (lbw), run out or stumped. The five ...

The Football Association estimates that in some areas of the country 20% of games are played without a qualified match official. You could help to bridge that gap if you can answer 'yes' to the ...

If bowlers give most batsmen a short and wide delivery outside off stump, chances are they'll be hit for four square of the wicket. The square cut allows batsmen to free their arms and hit the ball ...