ITV 4 is offering the Tour de France from 30th June 2012 until Sunday the 22nd of July. If you want to follow the races, this is the scheduled offered by the channel: Date Stage ITV4 and ITV4 HD live (BST)... (read more)

Novak Djokovic's coach is Marian Vajda (47) from Slovakia. As a professional tennis player, the highest ranking Marian achieved was 72 on the ATP. In 1988, in the Geneva tournament, Marian defeated Kent Carlson in the final although his first title... (read more)

Although it has not been decided yet, the city of Detroit, in the United States, might host a huge zombie-apocalypse theme park, an idea developed by enterpreneur Mark Siwak. In this park, customers would pay to be chased by actors dressed like flesh-hungry... (read more)

No. Actually, the official currency in Iceland is the Icelandic Krona (ISK). The exchange rate with Euro is now: 0.0063 euros equal 157.9 Kronas. It is the Central Bank of Iceland that is responsible for the issue of Icelandic Kronas and it has been... (read more)

Since the dawn of times, human beings have always loved embellishing their bodies with attractive decorative marks on their skin, also as a sign of power and social prestige. The word "tattoo" originates from tahitian word "tatu" or "tatau" which means... (read more)

The great French cyclist Bernard Hinault (November 14th 1954, Yffiniac, France) won his first Tour de France in 1978 as a rookie but then won the tour 4 times, in 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985 although it came second in 1984 and in 1986. Hinault also won... (read more)

The Spanish expression "caramba" means "Good heavens" or "dammit" and is used to express surprise, annoyance, a sudden feeling of amazement and can be exchanged for "recorcholis" or "cielo santo" or "caray". The origin of the expression is not clear... (read more)

The "hogueras de San Juan" is a tradition of pagan origin celebrated in Spain in the night of June the 23rd, precisely the beginning of the summer solstice. This tradition is celebrated all across Spain, in every city but mostly in beaches, and consists... (read more)

The Spanish expression tiki-taka (or tiqui-taca) was coined by the local sports press to refer to the neat and exquisite passing game practiced by FC Barcelona and later adopted by the Spanish national football team. But in order to understand the tiki-taka... (read more)

Maryland is only one state in the US that allows same-sex divorce although Maryland still does not permit this kind of marriage. The highest court in Maryland ruled in May that gay and lesbian couples legally married in another state could get divorce... (read more)

Rian Johnson's science fiction film Looper will be released on September the 28th 2012. So fans will still have to wait a bit to see this science-fiction film starring Bruce Willis, Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Piper Perabo and Jeff Daniels which... (read more)

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has been elected by the Spanish Olympic committee as the Spanish sportsman who will carry the flag in the opening ceremony at London 2012. Nadal has confessed he is overwhelmed and thankful for having the honour of... (read more)

It was 40 years ago, in 1972, when Greece scored two goals against Malta in a qualifying stage that, at that time, was included i nthe Eurocup. Since then, Greece has won all its qualifying international matches with just one goal. The best example of... (read more)

Spain and France are meeting in the qarter finals of the 2012 Eurocup after France's defeat against Sweden for 2 - 0 yesterday (19th june 2012). France and Spain have met in several occasions throughout history but Spain has never defeated France. 5... (read more)

Johnny Depp is a famous actor, producer and (less famous) musician who has featured in a long list of good films like Edward Scissorhands, The Ninth Gate, or the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Depp has been married only... (read more)

Looper is a new science fiction film directed by Rian Johnson, who had previously directed Brick and The Brothers Bloom. looper is a sci-fi time travel movie film that deals with a near future in which time travel is to be... (read more)

The first female driver to ever race in NASCAR was Sara Christian, who compited in 1949 and 1950. But Sara was not only the first woman but also ended up in the 5th position at the Heidelberg Raceway in Pittsburgh, which was the best position for a woman... (read more)