Snooker

  badminton , court or lawn game played with  lightweight   rackets  and a  shuttlecock . The roots of the sport can be traced to the old game  battledore and shuttlecock , which was played in ancient Greece,  China , and  India . The game was taken from India to  England , where it was first played in  Gloucestershire , at the country estate of the 9th duke of  Beaufort , Henry Somerset, about 1873. The sport is named for this  Badminton  estate. Historically, the shuttlecock (also known as a “bird” or “birdie”) was a small  cork  hemisphere pierced by 16 goose feathers and weighing about 0.17 ounce (5 grams). This type of shuttle may still be used in modern play, but shuttles made from  synthetic  materials are also allowed by the international governing body of the sport. Badminton rackets are made of aluminum, steel, graphite, or carbon fiber and are available in various sizes and weights to accommo...

  Sports Football: Rules The rules of football can be complicated. They also are different depending on the level of play (i.e. some NFL rules are different from high school rules). We will cover some of the basics here including the field, players, offense, defense, and penalties. Source: US Air Force Football Field The football field is 120 yards long and 53 ½ yards wide. At each end of the field and 100 yards apart are the goal lines. The additional 10 yards at each end is the end zone. The field is divided up every 5 yards by a yard line. The middle yard line marker is called the 50 yard line. In parallel to the side lines are rows of hash marks. The football is always placed on or between the hash marks at the start of each play. This ensures that the teams have space to line up on both sides of the football. The position of the football that defines the sides of the ball is called the "line of scrimmage". There are also goal posts at the back of each football end zone. ...

  Congkak  (pronounced CHONG-kak) is a game played on a wooden boat-shaped block with two rows of seven circular holes and two large holes at both ends called "home". The game begins with seven game pieces (shells, marbles, pebbles or seeds) in each hole except "homes" which remain empty. Congkak requires two players. Each player controls the seven holes on his side of the board and owns the "home" to his left. The goal is to accumulate as many pieces in your own "home". Initial position 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

  Peraturan  catur   (juga dikenali sebagai undang-undang catur ) mengawal permainan catur . Catur ialah permainan papan strategi abstrak dua pemain . Setiap pemain mengawal enam belas keping enam jenis pada papan catur . Setiap jenis bahagian bergerak dengan cara yang berbeza. Objektif permainan ini adalah untuk menyerang raja lawan ; checkmate berlaku apabila raja diacam untuk ditangkap dan tidak boleh melarikan diri. Permainan boleh berakhir dalam pelbagai cara selain checkmate: pemain boleh meletakkan jawatan , dan terdapat beberapa cara permainan boleh berakhir dengan seri .                         Walaupun asal-usul sebenar catur tidak jelas, peraturan moden mula-mula terbentuk semasa Zaman Pertengahan. Peraturan itu terus diubah suai sedikit sehingga awal abad ke-19, apabila ia mencapai bentuk semasanya. Peraturan juga agak berbeza dari rantau ke rantau. Hari ini, peraturan standard ditetapkan...