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Clocking the schedule
The way many football leagues schedule their fixtures can lead to unfair effects — and unsolved maths problems!
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Making penalties fairer
Is the proposed ABBA rule for penalty shootouts really fairer than the existing rule? Maths shows that it is, and also suggests another, more subtle rule.
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Going for gold in London
To join in the excitement of the world athletics championships, we bring you some articles, a puzzle, and a little something on infectious diseases.
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Tennis teasers
Fill those gaps between matches, and the tennis vacuum that will ensue after Wimbledon, with some tennis maths!
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Simone Biles: Defying the laws of physics?
Simone Biles stunned audiences at the 2016 Olympics with a move that appeared to defy gravity. Did it really? Two sports scientists explain the physics of the Biles.
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Go Rio!
Here's a selection of our favourite articles on Olympic maths — from dressage, via ping pong, to athletics.
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Football fever
England may have bombed out, but the Euro 2016 Championships are still in full swing. Here are some articles by our favourite football expert, Ken Bray
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Strawberries, cream and rain
To celebrate Wimbledon, here are some of our best tennis articles and puzzles!
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Hitting the spot
What's the best spot to aim a penalty at?
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From Arsenal to RSA: An interview with Marcus du Sautoy
Marcus du Sautoy talks about football, cryptography, and numbers.
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Blink and you'll miss it: The free kick in football (part II)
In the first part of this article we let maths set the scene for a free kick. Now we continue the drama, tracing the trajectory of the ball throughout the milliseconds it takes it to reach the goal line.
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Blink and you'll miss it: The free kick in football (part I)
Free kicks will deliver much of the drama in the football world cup this summer. But how should strikers approach them and how does the design on the ball impact on its behaviour in flight? Maths can give us answers...