Some moments on the telly are so tense you can barely watch. Rank these nail-biters from 'can't look' to 'just about coping'.
Put the items in your preferred order.
An England penalty shootout
Every kick feels like it lasts an hour. Half the country watches through their fingers, the other half leaves the room.
A Wimbledon final-set tie-break
One point can decide everything after hours of play. The whole of Centre Court holds its breath, and so do you.
The last stretch of the Grand National
Forty horses, thirty fences and a finish that's anyone's guess. Even people who never watch racing are shouting at the screen.
The deciding frame at the Crucible
One missed pot and it's all over. Somehow a man in a waistcoat leaning over a table becomes the most gripping thing on telly.
The final over of an Ashes Test
You might have dozed through most of it, but now you're wide awake. Every ball could change everything.
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Which sport's governing body briefly added a 'golden goal' rule to decide knockout matches in international tournaments before abolishing it in 2004?
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