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 ...

In this example the top 100 websites have been depicted in proportion to the number of unique users they received in January 2010 A history of treemaps from the University of Maryland The data used to ...

A try is the most exciting way of scoring in rugby union. They are worth five points - the maximum number of points you can score in one go in rugby union. A try is scored when a player touches the ...

BBC News Online charts the events which led to the Bristol babies heart scandal. When 18-month-old Joshua Loveday died on the operating table in the Bristol Royal Infirmary in January 1995, a storm ...

Although the Aussies have dominated in recent years, it was GB who had the upper hand in the early encounters. The Park Royal ground in London, then the home of football side Queens Park Rangers, was ...

Track cycling is one of the most exciting sports in the world. It has been on the go for over 100 years! The beginning of track racing was as far back as the 1880's. The length of the track has varied ...

Any tackle in the penalty box is risky and when that whistle blows it's heart-sinking time. So what is a penalty? It's the result of any foul which would normally lead to a direct free-kick that is ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...