Sometimes sporting rules can incentivise teams to behave in ways that appear to defy logic – by actively trying to lose.
Collecting stickers of players ahead of the World Cup is a much-loved fan tradition. This tournament's sticker book is the largest ever – this is what it takes to collect them all.
The grass on which the World Cup's 104 matches will be played has a vital but often overlooked role. Two scientists have spent decades getting it right.
New technologies tested at the Deaflympics in Tokyo are creating new ways of experience the atmosphere at sporting events.
The icy ballet of stone upon ice makes curling one of the most intriguing sports of the Winter Olympics. But scientists still haven't quite figured out the physics of how they move.
An unusual tennis competition that pits amateurs against professionals in one-point matches is launching at the Australian Open.
With the World Cup draw set to take place on Friday, fans and businesses have been warned that extreme heat, bad weather and poor air quality could cost them.
Formula E, an all-electric racing competition, is pioneering technology that could find its way into vehicles at a charging station near you.
New world records in some sports are remarkably elusive, yet in others they seem to fall regularly. There is a good mathematical reason why.
