Players

Manute Bol and Gheorghe Muresan were the tallest basketball players.

A basketball team consists of five players.

The positions of players in a basketball game are: Point guard, Shooting guard, Small forward, Power forward and Center.

The average height of all NBA players is just under 67 inches.

One of the most superstitious basketball players was Jason Terry.

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles).

Tennis is played by millions of recreational players and is also a popular worldwide spectator sport.

It is named football because the players of the game walk and often run (on their feet) while playing, as opposed to (for example) polo where the players ride horses.

The maximum number of players on a football team is 11.

During every game, football players run an average of 9.65 km.

The DRL uses venues such as sports stadiums and warehouses to illuminate a track and have the players maneuver their crafts around whilst racing one another.

Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side).

At high levels of play, the sport demands excellent fitness: players require aerobic stamina, agility, strength, speed, and precision.

Adidas created its 'Adilette' line of sandals specifically to protect soccer players from diseases that can be contracted in communal showers.

The court is divided by a net and a shuttlecock is passed back and forth between teams or players with racquets.

With such a long history and popularity among players worldwide, badminton has developed some particularly fascinating characteristics that might make for perfect dinner party conversation.

There are badminton players around the world, and badminton has become the second-most popular sport in the world behind soccer.

In 1987, the Indian cricket Fielder Sachin Tendulkar crossed the field to play for Pakistan when the team was short of players.