mathematics in sport

How will the UK do in the 2012 Olympics?
How long do football managers last?
The mathematics of foam coats Olympic swimming venue
Modelling Olympic success
Australian cricket to blame for oil price rise?

This is the second part of our new column on risk and uncertainty. David Spiegelhalter, Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk at the University of Cambridge, continues examining league tables using the Premier League as an example. Find out just how much — or how little — these simple rankings can tell you.

With the rugby world cup in full swing, it's time to look at some numbers
How to count without counting
Travel, money, meeting new people, living in new cultures, and a whole lot of sport — that's where maths has lead Jamie Clarke, an IT project manager who specialises in international sport projects such as the recent Winter Olympics in Torino. Jamie tells Plus how he went from engineering to the Olympics.
Learn about the aerodynamics of footballs and perfect your free kick.