How do you take a perfect penalty or spin the perfect serve in tennis? How do gymnasts achieve their amazing feats? And what makes a perfect stadium or velodrome? Find out the answers to these and many more questions in our content exploring the mathematics of sport. There's more of it than you might think!

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Understanding uncertainty: The Premier League

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.

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Some sporty stats

With the rugby world cup in full swing, it's time to look at some numbers
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Eye on the ball

Goal keepers defend against the maths of the new World Cup ball
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Editorial

  • Plus new writers award - Maths is the language of the universe, so what have you got to say?
  • Reader's corner - 6174 and other mysterious numbers.
  • World Cup maths - How Plus can help you with your football.
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