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 ...

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 ...

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.

Run to the 10m mark first, touching the floor and running back to the start line. Then run to the 20m line and back. Finally run to the 30m line and back.

Only players standing on their feet are allowed to handle the ball. So that means that no player lying on the ground is allowed to touch the ball. This is very important in rucks, especially after a ...

This is one of the methods used to restart play when the ball has gone over a team's dead ball line. For example, if the attacking team kicks the ball beyond the dead ball line, a member of the ...

The gum shield is the most important piece of equipment a rugby player should own. The gum shield not only protects your teeth and gums, it can reduce damage around the jaw and your chances of getting ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

A left-arm spin delivery turns from the leg side to the off when bowled at a right-handed batsmen. The way the ball is bowled is exactly the same as a right-arm off spinner would deliver a normal off ...

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