All the balls used in Wimbledon are Slazenger tennis balls, which are treated with a water repellent barrier to suit the rainy English weather.... (read more)

The match between Rafael and Lukas lasted just over 4 hours. Lukas defeated Rafael with 5 sets: 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. The first set went tie-break, but it only took Lukas 34 mins to win the second set, 37 mins to win the third set, and 23 mins to win... (read more)

The Czech player served 22 Aces during his Wimbledon 2012 match against the two-time Wimbledon Champion Rafael Nadal. Nadal had played in the Wimbledon finals for the last five year (2007-2011) and was 2011 runner up. He was hoping to win his third... (read more)

Its been seven years since the two-time Wimbledon Champion and 11-time Grand Slam Champion lost the second round of Wimbledon. The first time was Wimbledon 2005 when he lost to Gilles Muller in the second round. And now in Wimbledon 2012, he lost to Lukas... (read more)

The Czech tennis player has been competing at Wimbledon tournament 6 times now. However, Lukas did not go through to the second round for the first 5 times. In Wimbledon 2012, he defeated the two time Wimbledon Champion Rafael Nadal in the second round... (read more)

The budget for Transformers 4 is around 165 million dollar, which will be 30 million dollar less than the third series - Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The fourth, also director Michael Bay's final instalment is scheduled to be released on 29 June 2014.... (read more)

Cedella Marley, the daughter of reggae singers Bob and Rita Marley, designed the 2012 Olympic uniforms for the Jamaica Olympic team through the contract with Puma. Cedella is not only a fashion designer, but also a singer, a song writer and an entrepreneur.... (read more)

The 2012 film Looper is directed and written by Rian Johnson. The science fiction movie starring Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan, Piper Perabo and Jeff Daniels cost about 60 million dollar. The film is mainly shot... (read more)

No, in the UK, you do not need to pay tax for receiving gifts even if its a cash gift. However, the person who gives you money may need to pay tax if he or she is a UK tax payer. Anyone in the UK is entitled to give 3000 pounds in total away each year,... (read more)

The American toy Mr.Potato Head was invented by George Lerner in 1949. The original idea was to apply plastic facial features (i.e. eyes, mouth, ears, etc) made from push pins to a piece of vegetable or fruit to make it a playmate. George sold the right... (read more)

The logo for London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games are designed by a London based brand consultancy called (read more)

If a player has made three incorrect challenges in a set, they can not challenge any more until next set. However, in a tie break, players are given one more opportunity to challenge the call. If your challenges are correct, you can make as many as you... (read more)

The 2016 Summer Olympics is held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 05/08/2016 to 21/08/2016. It is the first time for Rio to host Olympic games, and also the first city in South America. Mexico City is the first host city in Latin America. Rio was voted... (read more)

According the Sky Sports investigation, the cost of hosting London 2012 Olympics has sky-rocketed from the original prediction of £2.4 billion in 2005 to £24 billion if you include public transportation upgrade costs. It is ten times higher than the... (read more)

Show jumper Dalma Rushdi Malhas is the first female athlete from Saudi Arabia to compete on the Olympic stage. Born in Ohio, Dalma started riding horses when she was only four years old. She was trained in Italy and France, and she can speak four languages... (read more)

The pH levels of water are to measure its acidity. Drinking water should have pH levels between 6.5 and 8.5 to be safely consumed. Pure water has a pH of 7. If the pH levels of water is less than 7, the water is acidic or soft. Low-pH water can cause... (read more)

Andy Murray, the world NO 4, has been dating Kim Sears since 2006. Andy met her at a party in South Africa when Kim was on a tennis circus trip... (read more)

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake, also known as the 3.11 Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake, was recorded as the most powerful earthquake in Japan since 1900. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake happened in the northern-east Pacific Ocean at 2:46 pm... (read more)

Yes, bottled water does have expiration date printed on them. However, this is the indication of quality rather than safety. According to FDA (U.S Food and Drug Administration), Bottled water can be kept as long as you like provided the package is sealed... (read more)

Face.com is a technology company that specializes in mobile face recognition. With the facial recognition software, we can easily tag or find... (read more)