Central defenders need to be very committed and focused on their role. If you let the opposition striker get in behind you then it can easily result in a goal against your side. Y ...

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Students in Japan have reportedly caused sales of Kit Kat bars to soar, by adopting them as lucky charms. The name of the chocolate bar resembles a Japanese expression - "kitto katsu" - used by ...

A fish heading for slaughter in a New York market shouted warnings about the end of the world before it was killed, two fish cutters have claimed. Zalmen Rosen, from the Skver sect of Hasidic Jews, ...

Britain's Shelly Woods was upbeat despite just missing out on victory in New York's wheelchair Marathon. The 20-year-old from ...

McLaren's past success could give them the edge in this year's championship, team boss Martin Whitmarsh has said. After ...

Football, ice hockey and tennis are widely played sports in Switzerland.

A West Midlands member of one of the biggest internet paedophile networks in the country has been jailed for three years and ...

In contrast, Germany's tax burden fell from 37.9% in 2000 to 36.4% in 2001. The tax burden was 38.2% of national income, ...

Police in Malaysia are hunting for members of a violent gang who chopped off a car owner's finger to get round the vehicle's hi-tech security system. The car, a Mercedes S-class, was protected by a ...

Netball is a fast-paced game so umpires have a lot to keep their eyes on. They have to make sure the players don't cross over ...

Plymouth Raiders will return from an 11-day spell without a match at Milton Keynes Lions on Sunday. They lie second in the British Basketball League Championship and boss Gary Stronach wants to stay ...