chapter 1 Introduction / chapter 2 Modelling the development of world records in running / chapter 3 The physics and evolution of Olympic winning performances / chapter 4 Competitive balance in national European soccer competitions / chapter 5 Statistical analysis of the effectiveness of the FIFA World Rankings / chapter 6 Forecasting scores and results and testing the efficiency of the fixed-odds betting market in Scottish league football / chapter 7 Hitting in the pinch / chapter 8 Does momentum exist in a baseball game? / chapter 9 Inference about batter-pitcher matchups in baseball from small samples / chapter 10 Outcome uncertainty measures: how closely do they predict a close game? / chapter 11 The impact of post-season play-off systems on the attendance at regular season games / chapter 12 Measurement and interpretation of home advantage / chapter 13 Myths in Tennis / chapter 14 Back to back evaluations on the gridiron / chapter 15 Optimal drafting in hockey pools