The defensive midfield position is the most underrated and most important position on the football pitch. Not only does it require the passing prowess of any midfielder but also the defensive ...

Of course, football means more than statistics, it also means feeling, it means story. When you say football you probably think of Brazil. You think of Joga Bonito. The glorious football of the 60s ...

Manchester City is currently the best football team in England, but this was not always the case. The club languished in the lower leagues for most its history. City is not the most successful Premier ...

Elite tennis is built on successful narratives, and long winning streaks are part and parcel of the sport. Some players have had an aura of invincibility, and everything they have touched has turned ...

Rugby union has a unique scoring system. There are five different ways to score points. A try is five points. Penalties and drop goals are worth three each. A penalty try is an automatic seven points, ...

Premier League champions Arsenal are targeting Moroccan wonderkid Ayyoub Bouaddi, a rising star who impressed at the World ...

Arsenal are one of the biggest and most followed clubs in the world with fans all around the globe. The club was founded in 1886 by a couple of Woolwich Arsenal Armament Factory workers. After the ...

Few football debates are more passionate than Pelé vs. Maradona. Many a heated debate has been born from who was the greater. It is a timeless confrontation between two of the sport’s most iconic ...

Cricket commentary isn’t the same as it was years back with broadcasters developing a taste for entertainers alongside analysts - a combination that would keep viewers glued to their devices. Cricket ...

Legends of these respective forms, from Wasim Akram and Allan Donald to Shane Warne, gained reputations for terrorising batsmen. SportsBoom has looked at 1990s cricket legends bowling to see who ...

Being a good striker in MMA requires you to be well-rounded. In other words, you need to be able to strike from all ranges and angles, which requires you to be well-coached in boxing, kickboxing and ...

SportsBoom has celebrated the feats of legendary Test openers by employing a two-part analysis: an ‘SB Score’ based on key partnerships statistics, such as runs and averages, and then unpacking ...