The ethnic war in former Yugoslavia was one of the darkest moments in the recent history of Europe. At the beginning of the 90's internal tensions in the federation broke up leading to the secession of Eslovenia and Croatia, whih was interpreted by Serbia... (read more)

Pau Gasol is one of the most important Spanish basketball players in the world as he has won everything a basketball player can aim for: Two NBA's rings, world champion with the Spanish team, and two times european champion. However, little is known... (read more)

Kim Gavin will be the man in charge of the closing ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics. A former ballet dancer, Gavin is recognised for being one of the most prestigious and respected creators and choreographers. He is the mastermind behind the Concert... (read more)

The closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics will feature, as usual, the handover from London to the next organizing city, Rio de Janeiro, and the extinguishing of the flame, undoubtedly one of the most emotional moments. This ceremony will take... (read more)

In Beijing, China won 51 gold medals in archery, badminton, boxing, diving, fencing, artistic gymnastics, trampoline, Judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wrestling. (read more)

The longest tennis match in the history of the Olympics was on Friday the 3rd 2012 in the match between Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro. Federer was the winner of the game 3 - 6, 7 - 6 (7/5), 19-17 that won him the finals. The match was the longest... (read more)

There is a lot of controversy as to whether the suspicious performance of the Spanish basketball team against Brazil was deliberately low to avoid meeting the superpowerful US in the semifinal. The match was mostly placid for Scariolo's team, maintaining... (read more)

No, champion swimmer Michael Phelps is not married at the moment but he is datin Megan Rossee, a beautiful model, very athletic and with a degree in psychology. It is unlikely Phelps has had any time to think about marriage as training has taken up all... (read more)

US swimmer Michael Phelps holds at present the largest number of gold medals in the 2012 London Olympics with 6 medals, 4 of them gold and 2 silvers. Phelps is closely followed in the list by another US swimmer, Missy Franklin, with 4 golds and 1 bronze,... (read more)

The London 2012 Olympics are history for many reasons, but especially for being the first Olympics where female boxers can participate. Russia's Elena Savelyeva and North Korea's Hye Song Kim will be the first women ever to play boxing at an Olympic... (read more)

Since the beginning of the Olympic games more than a hundred years ago, Great Britain has won 10 medals in tennis. The first gold medal was won by John Pius Boland in the 1896 games. In 1900, four british won all the medals in the competition, Hugh Doherty... (read more)

The origin of the first credit cards goes as far back as to the end of the 19th century, when exchanges of good were made sold and the merchant offering credit and a credit card (usually a paper-made statement, metal coins, metal plates, celluloid, or... (read more)

As a Spaniard, I can say the most popular English pop bands in Spain are The Beatles, extremely influential, and the Rolling Stones, with a strong ascendence over a generation of Spanish pop/rock bands. Also, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Cure,... (read more)

For the last decade, female football has enjoyed an increasing popularity and number of players mainly due to the creation of a number of women's footballer associations principlayy in the US and in Great Britain. The thing is, football is still regarded... (read more)

Great Britain won 47 medals (19 gold, 13 silver and 15 bronze) in the Olympic games of Beijing in 2008, its most successful olympic games so far. In London 1908 Great Britain won 17 medals (7 gold, 7 silver, and 3 bronze) and 16 in Los Angeles 1984 (3... (read more)

The British Olympic team has particularly succeeded in Athletics, holding 6 gold medals in the 800 metres competition (won in 1900, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1980), 6 silver medals in 1500 metres (won in 1906, 1908, 1920, 1932, 1984, 1988) and in 3000... (read more)