The little bumps on the surface of a table tennis paddle are called pips
The word "gymnasium" comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means "to exercise naked"
When tennis was first invented in 1874, it was called sphairistike
When volleyball was first invented in 1895, it was called mintonette
Honey is used as a center for golf balls and in antifreeze mixtures
The Australian term for extras in Cricket are 'sundries'.
The first recorded reference to cricket dates back to 1272
Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games
In 1935, Jesse Owens broke 4 world records in 45 minutes
Pele of Brazil is the only player to have featured thrice in Football World Cup winning teams.