Scoring rules guides

Short, plain-language explanations of how each sport is scored. Each guide covers who serves, when to change ends and how games, sets or quarters work, and links to the right free scoring app.

Team sports

Rugby

Tries, conversions, penalties and drop goals, sin bins and the 20-minute red card.

Indoor Cricket

Batting pairs and skins, net bonus runs, minus runs for dismissals, wides and no-balls, and the strike ball.

Racket sports

Padel

Points, games and sets, golden point, the 2026 star point, tie-breaks and serving order.

Tennis

Love to 40, deuce and no-ad, tie-breaks, deciding-set options and serving order.

Target, bowls & cue sports

Lawn Bowls

Counting shots, formats from singles to fours, tied and dead ends and who plays first.