SRSport Rules
Rules library for the moments that split opinion

Find the rule. Check the call.

Plain-English rulings for the calls fans replay: offsides by inches, obstruction, unusual dismissals, traveling debates, and review decisions that turn on one detail.

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FootballOffside FootballHandball American footballCatch rules CricketLBW BaseballBalks BasketballTraveling HockeyGoalie interference Formula 12026 rules PadelScoring and walls
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Each section groups the rulings that depend on timing, position, judgment, and the exact wording of the rulebook.

Football

Offside, handball, and VAR pressure points

Short explanations for the decisions viewers replay most, from interfering with an opponent to subjective handball calls.

Core laws and case studies Open
American Football

Catches, contact, and kicking-game rulings

Plain-language rulings for pass interference, completed catches, player-safety fouls, fair catches, and kickoff outcomes.

Built around possession and enforcement Open
Formula 1

2026 regulations, penalties, and race control

Plain-language breakdowns of the new car rules, active aero, overtaking aids, flags, safety cars, and race-weekend procedure.

Built around the new rules cycle Open
Cricket

Dismissals, dead ball moments, and reviews

Edge cases around catches, overthrows, obstructing the field, and the kind of rulings that need precise wording.

Laws plus unusual incidents Open
Rugby

Tries, knock-ons, foul play, and TMO calls

Quick-reference breakdowns for sequences that can turn on advantage, grounding, or a split-second change of possession.

Explained for fans and officials Open
Hockey

Offside, icing, crease calls, and penalty logic

Plain-language explanations of zone entry, goalkeeper interference, delayed penalties, and the rulings that depend on line position and timing.

Built around pace and territorial control Open
Baseball

Force plays, balks, tags, and runner protection

Rule explanations for timing-heavy plays involving appeals, infield fly, obstruction, interference, and base awards.

Sequenced for clean rulings Open
Basketball

Traveling, contact, screens, and restart logic

Plain-language breakdowns of gathers, pivots, legal guarding position, goaltending, and the judgment calls that split viewers.

Built around timing and space Open
Tennis

Scoring, lets, line calls, and service disputes

Readable explainers for net-cord serves, in-or-out judgments, hindrance, code violations, and the officiating details viewers often miss.

Built around sequence and court boundaries Open
Volleyball

Rotations, net faults, and libero restrictions

Rally-by-rally explainers for overlap, center-line contact, back-row attacks, libero limits, and calls shaped by rotation order.

Built around roles and rally sequence Open
Pickleball

Kitchen faults, serving, and scoring

Clear rulings for non-volley-zone momentum, legal serves, side outs, rally-scoring questions, and beginner disputes.

Built around the kitchen and doubles Open
Padel

Scoring, serves, glass, and fence rulings

A practical rules hub for the fast-growing doubles game where wall rebounds and service faults create most beginner questions.

Built around walls and doubles Open
Football focus

Start where the arguments are loudest

Football is the natural first section: the sport with the most weekly debate over interpretation, intervention, and whether the referee applied the law correctly.

Offside Handball Advantage Denial of a goal-scoring opportunity
How the library works

Simple enough to scan fast

  1. Pick a sport or jump straight to a special case.
  2. Read the core law in plain language.
  3. See the decision logic and why fans often disagree.