Kids these days often seem to have no appreciation for the history of golf. Unfortunately, with their smartphones and video games, many modern children don’t get much interaction with sports. However, for those youngsters interested in learning from the stories of the past, golf has a lot to teach. These are just a few highlights…

Welcome to the Kingdom of Swaziland! independence did you know- On September 6, 1968, the country, one of the most ethnically homogeneous republics on the planet, declared its national independence as the Kingdom of Swaziland within the Commonwealth. It thus became the forty-second independent country in Africa. Since then, it has become one of the…

To perform at their best, athletes of all ages need to train well, get enough sleep, stay hydrated, and eat a nutritious diet that is balanced and healthy. In the days leading up to a competition or race, it becomes even more important to eat well so that the body has the necessary energy resources…

For the second year in a row, LeBron James faced minimal scrutiny for his failure to secure a championship. Rather, he has been praised for exceeding expectations and taking his team as far as possible. Most of this praise seems customary, considering his deep numbers and the lack of assists from his teammates. According to…

Another night of Ranger hockey and another night of Marian Gaborik putting points on the board. Just 1:16 into the hockey game, Gaborik’s fast pitch made the back of the net to give the Rangers a quick 1-0 lead. Alexander Ovechkin making his first game back from injury seemed like he didn’t miss a beat….

My return to racquetball began six months ago, shortly after my 42nd birthday. After a session in the 4-walled ping pong chamber, I was quickly reminded of why I love this game. Stock. Velocity. Assault. Strategy. Lateral movement. Body shots. Talking trash… Racquetball has all of that – plus a great cardio workout. After an…

The hills near Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, a peninsula in the south, were lush and filled with towering, moist green foliage and had its share of lizards, including giant iguanas (six to seven feet). : the green one, and the three-eyed type reptiles. In the flatter area below those high, scenic hills, by the South…

How would our great old singers have fared today? After several years of not having subscriptions to any Hindi channels, we recently got our own subscription to “Zee TV”. My lack of knowledge about all things “modern” in the world of cinema must have been seen by several of my observant readers, and now you…

It is incredible how there are times when reality is better than fiction, such is the case of Fitzcarraldo. The story goes that Fitzcarraldo faced hostile Indians, snakes, disease, and unspeakable hardship while using indigenous labor to pull, haul, and hoist a ship up a mountain in the Amazon jungle. The baron, Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald,…

Tennis disappeared from the Olympic arena since the 1924 Games (Paris) since its appearance in the 1896 Games in Athens. The game returned at the 1988 Games in Seoul (64 years later). Tennis lovers have reason to be positively pleased as the event will take place exactly three weeks after the Annual Grand Slam Tennis…