Cricket is a sport like no other, a close cousin of baseball that is loved by fans worldwide but is only played at the highest level in a few countries. But did you know when adults were first documented to play the game? Adult cricket was first documented in 1611 when two men were fined […]
Rallycross racing is a form of sprint-style car racing held on a closed circuit space. This type of racing is especially popular in Nordic countries. But did you know about folkracing? Folk Racing is a style of rallycross racing with its roots in Finland. To ensure that nobody gains an unfair advantage by spending more
Women’s figure skating is one of the most popular Winter Olympics events, with a solid and consistent American viewership over the past three decades. While the sport is quite well-known, did you know it has evolved drastically since the 1800s? In the 1800s, figure skating competitions included the act of drawing pictures onto the ice.
In 1899, Henry Michael Temple created a game based on Georg von Reiswitz’s original Kriegsspiel. This war game was popular during the 19th Century when officers used it for battlefield tactics. But what made this game unique? Kriegspiel is a chess variant in which each player can see just their pieces but not their opponent’s.
William Ben Hogan was an American professional golfer widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the game’s history. He is well-known for his profound impact on golf swing theory and his ball-striking ability. Did you know what happened to Ben Hogan after his near-fatal car crash? Ben Hogan was involved in a near-fatal
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Getting to represent your country in a global sporting event is already an achievement in itself. Winning in the sport you are part of will earn a place in history for your country. But what if you didn’t bring a flag to celebrate your victory? Ivory Coast sprinter Murielle Ahore won the 2018 World Indoor
Due to insufficient research on dangerous substances in the past, many believed that cocaine, heroin, rat poison, and alcohol are beneficial for an individual’s physical performance. Even until the 1980s, many athletes continued imbibing alcohol and rat poison to quench their thirst and improve endurance. Generally believed to be a performance enhancer, Olympian runners downed
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Venus and Serena Williams are pretty popular in the world of tennis. Venus Williams is a seven-time Grand Slam title winner, while Serena was a twenty-three-time Grand Slam title winner. But did you know the controversy behind the matches they played against each other? Richard Williams, the father of the two tennis superstars, was accused
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Golf is a fun and enjoyable sport that has fascinated and frustrated players for hundreds of years. Very few know of the sport’s history and its notoriety in the past. Read on, and who knows, you might pick up a golf club after. In 1457, King James II banned golf in Scotland, believing that young
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Simone Biles, the golden girl of Team USA, pulled out of the 2021 Olympics this week. This brings us back to the story of Elena Mukhina, the gymnast who was not given a chance to say “no” like Biles. What’s her story? Elena Mukhina was a Soviet gymnastics star until her unfortunate accident in 1979.
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