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Can a goalkeeper be guilty of DOGSO via a six-second-rule offence?

I'm trying to understand whether the letter of the law does allow for a goalkeeper to be potentially sent-off for denying the opposing team an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by breaking the six-...
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What happens if a defender blocks a non-ball carrier?

While an offensive player can block a defensive player, the defense can only block or tackle the ball-carrier. What foul (if any) is committed if a defensive player blocks a non-ball carrier?
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Are there fewer professional heavyweight boxers today than there were in the Golden Age of boxing in the 1970s?

I've often heard that today there are far fewer professional heavyweight boxers than there were in the 1970s, particularly due to more lucrative opportunities in other sports, and the long-term health ...
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How does variation of doping testing effect effect fairness of sports?

I have read on the internet that due to the variation of doping testing between countries and the disparity between testing standards at an international level and local level, many sports similarly ...
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Corkscrewing the punch

Oftentimes, I've noticed boxers and MMA fighters corkscrewing the jab/cross while shadowboxing. As far as I understand, this is to avoid injury at the elbow. But I don't really see the corkscrewing in ...
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Pass Interference Behind Scrimmage

What if a receiver or a running back is behind the line of scrimmage can a defensive player step across the line of scrimmage to attack the player? Does the defensive player need to allow him to touch ...
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What was the shuffle called in Rocky III?

In rocky III, the training montage showed Apollo teaching Rocky a shuffle. at 0:23 and 1:00 it shows rocky learning a new footing and I was wondering if there was a name for it.
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First Touching During A Field Goal

Ok, Team 1 tries a field goal at 30 yards, this is failed but it goes on 10 yards where, before it lands, is illegaly touched by a kicking team player (First touching), so in this case is the ball ...
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If a team played 1 :1 draw with another team and lost in penalty. Another team played 0:0 draw with another team & lost in penalty. Who is best loser [duplicate]

Please, kindly tell me best loser between Team A, who played 1:1 draw with Team B they both went to penalty but team A lost in penalty. Team C, played 0:0 with team D,team C lost in penalty also . So ...
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In basketball, when the ball hits the bottom of the net, wraps around and goes in the right way,. Does it count? Or violation?

If it hits the bottom of the net and the ball gets caught up and rolls around and goes in down through the rim the correct way, is this a counted basket. To clarify, the ball never goes through the ...
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Why did Greece go through over Russia in Euro 2012?

Given that both Greece and Russia were tied on 4 points, with Russia having +2 goal difference and Greece having +0, why did Greece finish higher than Russia (and thus progress to the knock-out stages)...
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A forward pass batted from one receiver multiple times, eventually to another

The quarterback makes a forward pass to the first wide receiver who bats the ball foward, then the same receiver retouches the ball and bats the ball again toward a second receiver. Is it legal? Or ...
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Euro 2024 ticket transfer

For those who are reselling/gifting Euro 2024 tickets offline-- How will the main ticket not have the original buyer's name on it? Anyone let in during 2016/2020 using a second-hand main ticket? No ID ...
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Yellow card and red card in cricket

Yellow and red cards are given in some team sports like rugby,football etc. Is there a practice of issuing these cards in cricket? I heard that Billy Bowden gave yellow card for shane warne, and ...
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Is there an abbreviation for gunner? (American football positions)

It seems there is no abbreviation for gunner among American football positions. G is used for offensive guards, so it is ineligible.
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Is a rolling start legal in F1?

In F1, there are jump start. Jump start means that you accelerates your car before all the lights go out. In this scenario, sometimes you get penalty for it, sometimes you don't. But, recently I do ...
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Is a pop fly in foul territory, missed with contact and lands in foul territory fair or foul? [duplicate]

If a baseball player attempts to catch a pop fly ball in foul territory (regardless of him standing near or far from the foul line), misses the ball but it touches his glove and then lands in foul ...
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Qualifying criteria to an ATP tournament

How many ATP points, or what ATP ranking, does a player need to participate in the qualification of an ATP 250 tournament? The rules do not seem clear on this point.
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Why do college basketball teams often take a timeout just before half time?

Something I can’t grasp my mind around is why college basketball coaches spend a timeout right before the end of the first half. It just doesn’t make sense to me. There are a finite numbers of ...
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When a town is upgraded to a city, do football clubs in that town change their names?

Is there precedent for, or have there been any examples of, what a football team does if their name contains the type of settlement they represent and then the settlement is granted city status? For ...
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A receiver catching the ball on top of a player then going of bounds

If a receiver catches a ball near the sidelines, but the defender falls down, and then the receiver lands on the defender and goes out of bounds, is it a catch? This is assumes that if there was no ...
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Does an out made after a failure to tag up count as a force out?

Consider the following play: There are runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. The batter hits a line out to center for the second out. The runner on 3rd tags up correctly and crosses home plate. The ...
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Why does the NFL enforce injury report rules?

The NFL is investigating why quarterback Tony Romo wasn't listed on the official injury report despite his admission that he was playing with broken ribs. In 2009, the NFL fined the Jets $125K for not ...
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How much of the fifth year option salary is guaranteed?

Given that teams have to pick up a players fifth year option in the summer before their forth year, how much is guaranteed? IF a player is on the bubble before the forth year but then really sucks the ...
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Former British colonies and cricket

Some former British colonies, from India to Australia to the nations of the West Indies, have notable cricket teams and a significant number of cricket fans. However, this is not the same everywhere. ...
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Is it inefficient to glide in butterfly?

I am trying to learn butterfly better, and I watched some videos on YT explaining the stroke mechanics. For some reason, I find it really difficult to time one of the down leg kicks, near the end of ...
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In the NBA, what is the difference when players shoot foul shots alone vs. around other players?

I've noticed in the NBA that when a player takes a foul shot, they're usually surrounded by other players lined up around the box. But sometimes when a player is shooting a foul shot, they're ...
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How do you compare NFL betting lines?

I am trying to compare betting lines on NFL across different sportsbooks to find the optimal one to bet. Here is an example: Sportsbook 1 offers: team A spread: -6 odds:-116 Sportsbook 2 offers: team ...
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Is recruiting rating a strong indicator of pro career trajectory?

I saw the following graphic: Is there any data that correlates 5-star recruits to pro career trajectory? How accurate is the recruiting rating system among the recruiting services (eg, 247sports, ...
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Dart enters one area, but tip enters another

In the picture, the dart enters through the single 19 area, but the tip goes under the metal separator and sticks in the double 19. What is the correct way to score this?
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Do tennis players need to reach a certain ranking to be able to turn pro?

I was looking at the ATP rankings and which year they turned pro and I couldn’t understand what the criteria for players to be able to turn pro was? I always thought that as soon as a player start to ...
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Why does FIFA have so much authority over the entire sport of football?

With respect to all of the recent headlines regarding FIFA, Sepp Blatter, and corruption, there are several aspects that don't make sense to me. For instance: Why does FIFA have the power to conduct ...
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What determines the spot of a field goal kick in the NFL?

Is there a limit to how close the ball gets spotted behind the line of scrimmage during a field goal attempt? I regularly watch the NFL and on the field goals the holder awaits for the ball about 8 ...
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Muffed Kickoff Out Of Bounds

I don't understand this situation: Team A kicks a kickoff, it exceeds the 20 yards and, in flight, a player of the team A (The kicking team) touches it, without having possession, the ball goes ...
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Kicks out of bounds

I have some situations Kickoff touched by receiving team goes out of bounds, who gets the ball? I mean the RT doesn't fumble but only muffed the kickoff. Kickoff muffed by RT (or after 10 yards) then ...
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Is the fielding team allowed to place all the fielders in the 30-yard circle?

Is the fielding team allowed to place all the fielders in the 30-yard circle? I know it is allowed in Test cricket as there is nothing like "30-yards" restriction. But is this allowed in ...
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Who picks the team's pitstop location in F1? [duplicate]

I've seen a lot of F1 replay recently and noticed Mercedes pitstop is the first entry or should we say, "at the front gate of the pitstop entry". Here is my sketchy image. So, I do know ...
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How is it decided in hockey which team wears white or colored jersey?

I occasionally watch hockey games, and sometimes, the home team wears the colored jersey, sometimes it is the away team. This rule seems to change from time to time, so as a casual viewer it is not ...
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Do bowling pin setters restore standing pins to their exact previous location?

In bowling, if a pin is “nudged” from its original location (by the ball or another pin’ after the first ball is bowled, is that pin’s new position saved and restored by the pinsetter? Is this even ...
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Can a referee ignore added time?

I was at the FA Cup match between Luton Town and Man City last Wednesday (February 21, 2024), where the referee added no time at all at the end of the match. There had been multiple substitutions, two ...
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Baseball stealing bases

I am new to baseball and quite a few rules are not clear for me. If a player on first base tries to steal second base before the pitcher throws the ball he would have to be “tagged out” because he is ...
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Does water training help with competitive eating speed?

I entered a 2 pound burger eating contest and I've been researching water training. Water training helps with stretching the stomach to consume more in capacity, but I'm curious if water training also ...
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Ball placement for corner kicks in soccer

Increasingly I see players preparing for a corner by placing the ball on the extremity of the corner quarter circle. What advantage are the players trying to gain by placing the ball here instead of ...
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Precise meaning of the cue-ball being "snookered"

The WPBSA rules define "snookered" as the following: 17. Snookered The cue-ball is snookered when a direct stroke in a straight line to every ball on is wholly or partially obstructed by a ...
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What were the advantages of the DAS system in Mercedes' W11 car?

In 2020, Mercedes implemented the DAS system in their W11 Formula 1 car. The system, which alters the toe angle of the front wheels through the steering wheel being pushed backwards and forwards, was ...
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Giving training to a person with ADHD

I am a member of a capoeira group and recently a child of 8 came to us. His mother said that he has a "strong ADHD". He is visibly different than the other kids. I never encountered someone ...
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Who faces the next ball if the striker is run out at the end of an over?

Assume 'A' is playing at striker's end and 'B' is at non striker's end, If 'A' runs for a single run on the last ball of the 5th over and B is run out at the striker's end, who will be on strike on ...
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How do i become a WTT /ITTF player? [duplicate]

I am trying to be a professional table tennis player, and im looking forward to joining WTT, i want to compete in the WTT Contender first, but i dont know how to join as a player, the WTT handbook ...
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IFFHS football club rankings formula?

https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2486 There is a football club rankings for almost all the clubs. Is there a formula for calculating the points for these rankings? I searched for it but could never find it....
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Does the pin count

If I bowl my first ball and there are two pins but they’re wobbling and the gate comes down and one pin Falls before the pinsetter comes down. Does that pin count?

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