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What is the rule when the ball touches both the bat and the batsman's body?
If a ball bowled to a batsman hits the bat first and then hits the pad/any part of the batsman's body, what is the rule on getting runs or boundaries or catch at this situation?
If a ball bowled to a ...
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Is there a rule preventing two goaltenders at once on ice for the same team during NHL game?
This isn't a question about logistics of doing so, it's about rules: If a team decided — in a high-stakes, last 30 seconds game — to have a second goalie secure an 'outer perimeter'- or maybe a ...
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The 100 mph barrier
How many bowlers have broken the 100 mile an hour barrier when bowling in international cricket (ODI and Tests only)?
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Magnetic Wakeboard Handle [closed]
Like a harness on windsurfing, I would like to have a Handle with a kind of magnetic connection between the bar and my belly that is only keeping up as long as I have at least one hand at the handle.
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1answer
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Why are cricket bats only made from certain types of trees?
I often hear people mention the bat made out of English Willow. Why are certain types of trees prefered?
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Does course length correlate to the difficulty of golf courses?
Golf courses have been lengthened in recent years to contain a group of longer-hitting golfers
Driving distance in 2012:
Longest average: 315.5 yards
Averages over 300 yards: 21
Driving distance ...
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What issues arise from spot fixing and match fixing in cricket and football?
What are spot fixing and match fixing in cricket and football, and what issues arise from such?
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what actually is considered obstructing the field in cricket
What are the things considered as obstructing the field in cricket,
as like the match played between KKR and PWI in which Yusuf Pathan was given out obstructing the field as he pushed the ball with ...
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How does a typical spread offense contrast from a typical pro-style offense?
In the NFL, several teams such as the Carolina Panthers (with Cam Newton), the San Francisco 49ers (with Colin Kaepernick), the Seattle Seahawks (with Russell Wilson), and the Washington Redskins ...
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Why are most of the Europa League games played at 20.05 GMT?
I mean, instead of the usual 19.45 GMT for the UEFA Champions League games? Is this due to sponsorship reasons or are there no reason at all?
Thanks.
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what are the steps needed to coach a football team (coaching badges)? [closed]
whats courses are required to be taken to become a manager / coach for a football team? Are there are global badges what will work all over the world?
Also, are there any pre-requisites for managing ...
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Who will be considered run-out in this situation in Cricket
See following image. Who is Run-out?
A is crossed the crease and B is crossed half of the pitch. Run-out happening in B's side. Then who is out? A or B?
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What is MVP award in IPL?
What is MVP award in IPL? How is it calculated?
I see the list of award leaders from here. But I can't understand how is it calculated?
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Basketball Throw In
When is the ball technically in play? In other words, can the defensive team 'steal' the ball from the inbounding players hands?
A ref allowed this to open stating the ball was over the baseline and ...
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What were the reason behind the current offsides rules in football (soccer)? Also why have they been changed throughout its history? [duplicate]
I know the offside rule in football, but how did the current ruling come about? Along history, there have been numerous modifications to this particular rule.
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How is a surfing contest judged?
I've never really quite understood surfing.
How is a surfing contest judged? As in, who is declared the winner of a contest? Is it the one riding the waves the longest or the one riding it with ...
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Which part of hand is used to do a volleyball smash?
I have tried different hand formation and tried different positions of hand to hit the ball, but the smash either goes out of court or is very low powered.I just don't get how to hit it. So that its ...
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Which is more likely to result in a goal: a penalty shot or a power play?
Statistically speaking, is a hockey team (in the NHL) more likely to score on a power play or with a penalty shot?
Often times this is something I wonder when a player is tripped on a near breakaway ...
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Sachin Tendulkar's bowling record
In a YouTube video, when I was watching Sachin Tendulkar's feat as a bowler, one of the commentators commented that Sachin holds the record for dismissing Inzamam-ul-haq the most number of times. How ...
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Why there is no number 13 in Formula 1?
Why is number 13 not used in Formula 1? Is it just superstition? Was the number ever used?
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When does a point count as a winner and when as unforced error?
The tennis statistics at the end of a set always show the number of winners and unforced errors of the players. But when does a point count as a winner and when as unforced error?
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Can a player enter the top 16 for the following season if he wins a world championship?
Due to Ronnie O'Sullivan's absence in almost all snooker tournaments through the 2012-2013 season, he dropped out the top 16 for the next season. But since he won the 2013 World Championship, will he ...
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Batting Average after replay?
Since Major League Baseball has implemented replay on home runs, has the batter's batting average increased due to the wait the pitcher has between pitches?
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Is it possible to get full data on every golf round played by pro? [closed]
For example, is there a place to find scores (total strokes + amount under or over par) for every round a golfer has played as part of a pro tournament?
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Muscle pain when i do racewalking
On the spotted zone marked in red below, I get pain after 4-5 days of race-walking. Sometimes it hurts only while walking or racewalking. But today I can`t even run.
I got a problem there before ...
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What is the highest number of penalties given in an international cup final?
Just to make it clear, I do not mean the case when the game goes to extra time and then to penalties? So the highest number of penalties during an international final (club or national teams) during ...
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What is the procedure to become a Cricket Umpire?
In cricket how do someone become an umpire at international level? Is there some procedure for this? How are they selected and what is the criteria for this?
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Is a Racing-Bike making creaking noises a sign of equipment damage? [migrated]
Last Sunday I noticed that my bike makes creaking noises (similar the hull of a ship, but on bicycle scale - imagine a rat making the sound "creak"). It seems to me that this is related to stressing ...
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Refusal to run after skying the ball
Consider the situation where a run is required off the last ball. The ball is legitimate, and the batsman tries to go for a six, and is caught in the deep.
I have seen several instances where this ...
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Hitting the wall on marathon run
I heard some people say it few times - "He hit the wall and couldn't finish the race..."
What does it mean ? what happens to the body in this situation ?
How can this be avoided ?
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What happens if a basketball stops on the rim as time expires?
In Game 5 of the first-round playoff series between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Clippers, Tony Allen's layup attempt stopped on the back of the rim:
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What is the correct way to attach an autoblock to your harness for rappelling? [migrated]
When rappelling and using an autoblock consisting of a french prusik knot it seems there may be some options on how and where to attach the autoblock to my harness.
Is there a correct placement on ...
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When climbing should a carabiner ever be clipped to the tie-in loops, and should anything other than a carabiner ever attach to the belay loop? [migrated]
I'm a beginning climber and am trying to resolve conflicting instruction related to tying into my harness.
During a recent outing a friend (an experienced climber, but not an instructor) was showing ...
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What happens if the result of match was found wrong after the match day?
Consider a situation where Team A and Team B are playing a cricket match,
Team A scored some odd runs (lets assume 250 runs).
Team B is chasing the score, while chasing they require 2 runs from a ...
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If a player loses his footwear while scoring a goal will it be considered a legal goal?
Suppose a player loses his footwear accidentally while playing and then scores a goal without wearing his footwear. Will it be considered a legal goal?
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Is it permitted to wear shorts below the knee in football?
We can see the football players wearing half trousers all over the
world during playing.
Is it allowed for a football player(including goal-keeper)to wear long shorts(below the knee like the ...
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Is it possible for a bowler to bowl chain overs?
In general,
Is it allowed to bowl chain (continuous) overs in international matches?
If Yes,
How many overs can the bowler bowl continuously?
If No,
Is it not allowed from the beginning of ...
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Is this a dismissal by hit wicket?
Consider the following situation,
A batsman's bat breaks while hitting the ball after which a piece of the
bat flies in the air, hits the stumps and the bails fall down.
Is this a dismissal by ...
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Origin of the term “Heavy Ball”?
I have often heard commentators describe particular bowlers as having a "heavy ball". By context, this seems to refer to a fast bowler being able to bowl a delivery that seems to impact the bat with ...
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Meaning of the phrase: To drive the ball “on the up”?
I have heard many times cricket commentators referring to players driving the ball 'on the up'. By the context, this is taken to be a difficult and risky thing to do and makes a good shot even better ...
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What is the best running headset [closed]
I would like to invest in a headset for running. My requirements would be as follows:
wired: working with Android devices and legacy MP3 players
both in-doors and out-doors
very stable: once set up, ...
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How the Net RunRate for each team is calculated in IPL?
A team's net run rate is calculated by deducting from the average runs
per over scored by that team throughout the season, the average runs
per over scored against that team throughout the ...
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Wide ball stumping off last ball
Last ball, last wicket, 1 run required for the batting side to win the match. Bowler bowls a wide ball and the batsman gets stumped as well.
Which team will win considering the given situation?
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Archery for beginners
My father is 67 years old and wants to start archery as a hobby.
I don't have the knowledge to select a proper bow & arrow (set) for him.
What should I pay attention to?
What should a ...
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What is Fair Play Award?
Fair Play awards are given every year in IPL.
Generally,
What is Fair Play award?
Other than Cricket, in which sport is this award given?
In Cricket,
Is this award given in any other ...
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What will happen when the batsmen or bowler gets injured in super-over?
Three players from the batting side will be selected to bat in the
super-over. If the batting side loses two wickets, their innings
will end. One player from the fielding team will be selected ...
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Infinite strike rate
Debut match of the player, he faces the last ball of the inning when his team requires 6 runs to win. He hits the last ball for a six, its called a no-ball by the umpire. What will be the strike rate ...
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Rules about the contribution in super over on statistics
Do the contribution of players in super over influence their statistics?
The runs scored, wickets taken, catches, run-outs, stumping... in super over
Will they be added to their career ...
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How much is the fine for arguing with an umpire?
How much is a player fined for arguing with an Umpire? I have heard that it is a percentage of their match fees.
Are fines for captains different for such cases?
Do umpires register allegations ...
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Other predictive methods than DL
I would like to know if ICC is considering other predictive methods than orthodox Duckworth-Lewis to arrive at a result in an interrupted cricket match ?
