GMT Sci/Tech The magnetic attraction of trains Germany's Transrapid - 450 kph (280 mph) In the coming months, some hard ...

There are plenty of squash flavours available The best time to drink them is after exercise as they help your body to top up ...

The seat calculator is a rough way of converting percentage support for political parties into numbers of seats in parliament. It allows you to get an idea of what the next parliament might look like, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Four cross or 4X mountain biking can get very hairy indeed! Four riders compete on a specially designed highly-challenging course. The races last between 25 seconds and one minute and are usually fast ...

Kickboards Made from EVA foam, Kickboards are another popular training device. Like floats, they allow the swimmer to develop his or her kicking action. Some young swimmers tend to have much stronger ...

Rugby may have changed over the past 12 years but the basic skills of the fly-half are still the same. The fly-half - or outside-half, stand-off or first five-eighth, depending on which part of the ...

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 ...

Both men should be in Dubai after that but Nadal must be a doubt. You can be sure of one thing though - we'll be there! Actually, we'll be in London - but keeping you up to date all the same. Until ...

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 ...

Work to eradicate sectarianism and promote cross-community co-operation in Northern Ireland Support the transfer of policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly "strongly" pro-European ...