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Firstpost Explains: What is FIFA's biennial World Cup plan and why the opposition

FIFA are studying the feasibility of hosting the World Cup every two years instead of the current four year cycle with an international tournament every summer. Who is saying what about the proposal and who is behind it?

Explained: The dynamics of visually impaired athletes running in sync with guides at Tokyo Paralympics

The high standard of Paralympic sprinting — Rio Games gold medallist David Brown's personal best for the 100m is 10.92sec — means only a select few athletes are capable of becoming guides.

The medal that wasn’t: Firstpost Explains why Vinod Kumar’s bronze in F52 discus throw was reassigned

What does ‘Classification Assessment in Competition’ mean? What does it mean to have an athlete designated as Classification not Completed? Don’t athletes get classified before competition? After the Vinod Kumar incident, Firstpost Explains:

Firstpost Explains: What is a Smart Ball – the ‘ball with a microchip’ – set to be used for first time in professional league?

This year's Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2021) will be using a Smart Ball — a ball with a micro-chip — in the tournament instead of the traditional ball. So what exactly is a smart ball? Firstpost Explains

Firstpost Explains: What are LaLiga's financial regulations that plague Barcelona?

Spanish club football has tight rules regarding spending on transfers and squads - something that nearly prevented Barcelona from registering players. But what are the rules and implications?

Firstpost Explains: Harry Kane transfer saga and why Manchester City will eventually land the player

Manchester City, despite breaking British transfer record for Grealish, still want Kane in their team. The player also wants the move and the club has the financial power to push through.

Firstpost Explains: Who is responsible for Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona after 21 years?

Lionel Messi joined Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain after 21 years with Barcelona. But why did it come to a position where the Spanish club couldn't keep him any longer?

Firstpost Explains: Why 50km race walk has been dropped from Olympics and what athletes are saying

We explain why the 50km race walk event may never return to Olympcs.

Explainer: What are track's testosterone rules and why are two Namibian teenagers at the centre of a storm in Tokyo?

The complex testosterone regulations in track and field have become an issue again at the Olympics after two teenagers from Namibia qualified for the women's 200-metre final despite being banned from some other events because of their natural hormone levels.

Firstpost Explains: What are twisties that caused Simone Biles to withdraw from gymnastics events?

Firstpost tries to find out what twisties and other mental blocks in sports are and how they are a big hurdle to cross from even for greatest of athletes, with the help of experts.