Hear Ye, Hear Ye… Tennis players from around the land… The Championships have begun. What’s the big deal? This is Wimbledon, arguably the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. This year it the tournament will be played between…
A tennis lover’s week is upon us. The event is the second week at the French Open. The French Open is by far the biggest clay court tennis tournament in the world. The tournament is named after the French aviator Roland…
The Australian Open is a major tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January in Melbourne, Australia. It was first held in 1905. The Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events of…
The Super Bowl is The National Football League championship game, played annually between the champions of the National and the American Football Conferences. This year Super Bowl XLVII is between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers and will…
On October 14, 2012 Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner set a new world record for the highest-ever skydive. He jumped from 24 miles or 39 kilometers above the Earth’s surface. The ascent from the ground to the edge of space took…
Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks for winning Super Bowl XLVIII with a score of 43:8 over the Denver Broncos. The game was played at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. What is the Super Bowl? The Super Bowl is The…
What an amazing day the Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle had on October 28th, 2013. He saved his friend’s life and set a new world record by riding “the largest wave ever”. All this happened at Praia do Norte, near the…
What a healthy idea… exchanging squats for subway tickets. A special “squat-counting” ticket vending machine has been set-up at the Vystavochaya subway station in Moscow, Russia. The rides-for-squats vending machine is designed to encourage physical fitness and a healthier lifestyle;…
For all you soccer fans and fanatics – The FIFA Confederations Cup is in full swing in Brazil from 15 – 30 June. It is like a dress-rehearsal for the World Cup taking place next year in the same place.…
A night of German football in the heart of London… What!? For the first time ever two German teams faced each other at the UEFA Champions League final – Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. The cool thing is that this…