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Saturday's Grand National, which starts at 1615 BST, simply wouldn't be the same without a sweepstake. As well as having a couple of quid on your favourite horse, give yourself a second chance by ...

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 ...

Yet, thanks to satellite imagery and the internet, North Korea's secretive world is gradually being unveiled. Here is a series of remarkable photographs showing aspects of North Korea's hidden world ...

International cricket is played in two different forms - Test matches and limited-overs games. Here are the key differences between the two. The easiest way to tell Test and limited-overs cricket ...

BBC television will provide comprehensive coverage of the World Cup action. Match of the Day presenter and former England captain Gary Lineker will host coverage live from Germany. He will be ...

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, ...

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 ...

It was the decade of Thatcher, yuppies and BMX bikes. But for many of you, it was all about big hair, bright socks and New Romantics.

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 ...

A no-ball is a delivery which does not count as one of the bowler's six legitimate balls in one over. The fielding team are penalised one run every time a no-ball is bowled, which is added to the ...

Un grupo de defensa de los derechos humanos dice tener pruebas de que el gobierno de Sudán respalda a las milicias árabes ...