Teams Of The World: Soccer fans with a yen for collecting information on teams from various parts of the world will find this site as a godsend. Boasting "over 2,400 pages and 700 images", it offers an ever-growing database that includes such information as world rankings, articles on various aspects of football and all the facts and figures on and links to your favorite teams and clubs. There are seven main sections on the home page, including the TOTW search engine and a link where you can make you own contribution. The alphabetically arranged team information may seem somewhat sketchy, but you get such relishable facts and figures as data on major victories and club foundation date and history as well as logos and links to other related sites. The site is particularly strong on English League soccer.

Essentials Of Music: If you're new to classical music and need a jargon-free introduction to the subject, this is where you should head. Not only does it present all the relevant information on the music in a readily graspable manner, it also offers about 200 RealAudio clips of famous pieces. There are crisply-written overviews of the six main periods -- Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Twentieth Century -- in the Eras section. And you get brief biographies of almost 70 major composers in the Composers section. There's also a Glossary that contains up to 200 definitions, most of which are illustrated with RealAudio samples. And once you've learned to tell apart the music Beethoven from that of Bach, you can check out the extensive catalogue of site host Sony Classical for mid-price recordings.

Jazzreview.com: Probably the most well-organised jazz resource on the Web, Jazzreview.com gives you everything from incisive reviews of the latest recordings to artist bios and links to sites where the music is discussed seriously. Regular sections like 'Jazz at a Glance', which offers "daily reviews of recent new jazz releases", 'Jazzography', which "features the fantastic photography of staff photographers", and 'Fantasy Jazz Band', a database of jazz fans' all-time favorite musicians, make this a site every jazz buff should bookmark. There're also monthly contests, special features, a CustomDisc option where you can compile and order your own jazz CD anthology, charts and various interactive sections. Older articles are neatly archived for easy access and the coverage on the subject is so comprehensive that if you don't find what you're looking for here, you're not likely to find it at any other site.

1200 Years Of Italian Sculpture: The works of Italy's finest sculptors are generously highlighted at this wonderful site that is a picture-downloader's haven. The image archive is extensive, with hundreds of high-res full-screen black-and-white pictures. There's an alphabetical index for the sculptors but you can also do a search by region to get a geographical perspective of the development of Italian sculpture. There may not be much in the way of text, but the images more than make up for the paucity of background information.

InternetChess.com: A terrific chess portal that covers just about every aspect of the game. Besides book reviews, software reviews and columns discussing game strategies, the main page is loaded with tons of links to clubs and organizations, online chess publications, discussion groups and even to a page featuring chess-related movies. There're also connections to game collections and books on chess for players of all levels. The archive section features such articles as 'Is Fair Always Square', 'A Pawn Sac Revisited' and 'Dodgy Games with Dodgy Names' which should intrigue most chess buffs. Definitely a place every serious chess enthusiast should check out.

HerHifi.com: While it's basically a commercial site, this page that's designed to help women make hi-fi choices has some interesting features. There're guides "for making smart choices on home theatre systems, televisions, CD players and more", a "dictionary of hi-fi" and "a peek into the products we have in our living rooms". And if you have a question about buying a particular product, you can 'Ask Kate', who will provide answers in plain English. So if you're thinking of buying a new TV or CD player and want to know exactly what to look for, this is the site that could arm you with the smarts you need.

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