Category: Sports – This Explainer

Learn when a judo contest enters golden score, how a score or third shido ends it, and why penalties carry over from regulation.

See how handball referees identify passive play, use the forewarning signal, count passes, and award possession after no real attack.

Learn when a table tennis serve touching the net is replayed, what makes it otherwise legal, and why an illegal net serve is not a let.

Understand how World Boxing handles an injury from an accidental foul, the ringside doctor’s role, and why judges’ cards may decide the winner.

Learn which curling stones are protected in the free guard zone, when that protection ends, and what happens after an illegal removal.

See what counts as legally passing an alpine ski gate, how a racer may correct a miss in slalom, and when continuing is forbidden.

Learn when an attacker violates the box lacrosse crease, why the line counts as inside, and how post-shot momentum is treated.

Understand which fast-pitch softball players may re-enter, where they return in the batting order, and why substitutes cannot come back.

Learn which water polo fouls remove a defender temporarily, how re-entry works, and why the attacking team gains a player advantage.

See how a field hockey penalty corner begins, where attackers and defenders stand, and why the first shot has special height limits.

Learn how individual and team archery shoot-offs use score and arrow distance from center to settle tied elimination matches.

Learn why a fielder cannot use a detached glove, cap, or mask to stop the ball and how baseball’s automatic base awards are set.