Aim to eliminate "the bulk" of the UK's structural deficit within five years beginning in 2010 with £6bn in cuts Spending cuts in all areas apart from health and foreign aid Allow charities, trusts, ...

It's not the most glamorous shot, but it's a hugely important one, especially when facing fast bowling on a bouncy wicket. If the ball is pitched on the stumps - but short of a good length - it needs ...

The length of a pitch must be between 100 yards (90m) and 130 yards (120m) and the width not less than 50 yards (45m) and not ...

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 ...

Duckworth and Lewis came up with the equation which determines how much a run target should be altered. For example: a team ...

The easiest way to tell Test and limited-overs cricket apart is by looking at the players. In Test cricket they always wear ...

A popular stroke in one-day cricket is the reverse sweep, where a right-handed batsman hits the ball like a left-handed batsman would and vice versa. However, if the bowler wants to do the same, they ...

They may look like a mass pile-up of bodies, but they're a really important part of the game. Just as crucial as scrums or line-outs really. So what are they for? Teams use rucks and mauls to recycle ...

England have got their hands on most coveted prize in rugby - the William Webb Ellis trophy. But who is the famous golden cup named after, and why? The Academy decided to find out more about the boy ...

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 ...

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 ...