Explainer
How Points Are Scored in Kabaddi
Touch points, tackle points, bonus points and all-out points. A simple guide to the kabaddi scoreboard.
Start Here
The guides we’d hand a friend who is new to Indian sport.
Explainer
Penalties, Fouls and Cards: The Rules Simplified
When a foul is a free kick, when it is a penalty, and what the yellow and red cards really mean.
Explainer
Football Positions, Explained
Goalkeeper, centre-back, full-back, midfielder, winger and striker. What each role does on the pitch.
Explainer
How the Offside Rule Actually Works
The most debated rule in football, explained in plain language with simple examples.
Guide
A Beginner’s Guide to Football Tactics
Formations, pressing and possession. Learn the basic ideas that coaches use to shape a football match.
Guide
How a League Season Works, Start to Finish
Points, fixtures, tables and playoffs. A simple walk through how a football season is organised.
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The IPL, Explained
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The Complete Guide to the World’s Biggest Cricket League
Format, teams, the auction and the moments that built the IPL, in one guide that makes sense of it all.
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Writers who explain Indian sport for the love of it.