Cricket is basically a simple game - score more than the opposition. Two teams, both with 11 players, take it in turns to bat and bowl. When one team is batting, they try and score as many runs as ...

Centuries from Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell helped England build a huge lead and close in on a series victory on day three of the third Test in Napier. Strauss, whose position had ...

They say white balls are just not the same as red ones. They claim white balls have more sting and more swing! They say the red ones have a more leathery texture while the glassy finish on the white ...

It is in the centre of midfield that games are often won or lost. The best clubs in the country all have world-class players ...

One-day cricket is all about scoring quickly - it's the fielding side's job to keep the runs down and pick up wickets. Unlike Test cricket, the fielders are spread out to save the runs. In July 2005, ...

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 ...

Start wearing our fabulous BBC Sport masks and join in on the craze that's spreading the world. You can look like England stars Kevin Pietersen and spin king Monty Panesar or India's Sachin Tendulkar.

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 ...

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 more than 100 yards (90m). And what about where most of the action happens ...

Most racquets are strung with synthetic materials such as nylon or even titanium. But the top players prefer to use 'gut' ...

21 Australia v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad (d/n) Australia won by 91 runs Match report Scorecard Photos Watch highlights 23 Pakistan ...

No entiendo nada. Hace poco los britanicos eligieron a la pelicula "The Exorcista" como la mas escalofriante de todos los tiempos en el genero de 'Terror'. Masacre en Texas es una pelicula mas bien ...