Sports rules, explained simply

Pick a sport to learn how scoring and the key rules work, then test yourself with a free quiz.

• 🏉Rugby unionTwo teams of 15 try to carry, pass (backwards only) and kick an oval ball over the opponen…
• 🏏CricketTwo teams of 11 take turns to bat and bowl. The batting side scores runs; the fielding sid…
• ⚽Soccer (football)Two teams of 11 try to get the ball into the opponent's goal using any part of the body ex…
• 🏀BasketballTwo teams of five try to shoot the ball through a 10-foot (3.05 m) hoop. NBA games are fou…
• 🏒Ice hockeyTwo teams of six (five skaters and a goaltender) try to shoot a puck into the opponent's n…
• ⚾BaseballTwo teams of nine take turns batting and fielding over nine innings. The batting team scor…
• 🏈American footballTwo teams of 11 move the ball by running and passing to reach the opponent's end zone. NFL…
• 🎾TennisPlayers (singles) or pairs (doubles) hit the ball over the net into the opponent's court. …