Trivia



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.