Sports

How Formula 1 awards points for races and sprints, how the drivers’ and constructors’ titles work, and what breaks a tie.

How franchise league player auctions work: salary purses, retained players, base prices, bidding, right-to-match cards and unsold players.

What net run rate is, how it’s calculated with a worked example, and why it decides tournament places when teams finish level on points.

What a transfer window is, when the summer and January windows run, the types of deals clubs make, and why deadline day gets so chaotic.