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

The EU budget is paid for by the 27 member countries. Click on the buttons to find out about different ways of looking at what each country paid in 2007.

Millions of children in the UK are living in or on the brink of poverty, according to a report from the Campaign to End Child ...

BBC commentator John Virgo has a website which offers a comprehensive list of snooker clubs in towns and cities across the UK, to find out where you can start playing. John Virgo's club directory The ...

Yet, thanks to satellite imagery and the internet, North Korea's secretive world is gradually being unveiled. Here is a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The fall of the Iron Curtain which lifted communist rule across a swathe of Europe was as swift as it was unexpected. Click on the links below to watch and read about the main events in a dramatic and ...

فيما يلي النص الكامل لخطاب الرئيس الامريكي باراك أوباما الذي وجهه الى العالم الاسلامي من القاهرة يوم الخميس خلال زيارته القصيرة الى مصر. شكرا جزيلا، وطاب عصركم. إنه لمن دواعي شرفي أن أزور ...

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 ...

What exactly is an Academy? Academies are special training schemes set up by clubs to help them develop young players. All Premiership clubs have them. Liverpool's academy opened in 2000 Other League ...