Even more unexpectedly, I have been able to make tennis-ball towers consisting of layers of four balls (4 n + 1) and five balls too (5 n + 1). Their equilibria are more delicate and, in the case of ...

"The United States Golf Association (USGA) has set standards for golf balls: There's a size limit, a weight limit, a symmetry constraint and there's even a standard for overall distance traveled ...

TV veteran Johnny Ball has revealed that his daughter, Zoe Ball, is thriving after leaving the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show. Zoe stepped down from the role in late 2022, having taken over from Chris ...

In April 2024, the four biggest tournaments in tennis, the Grand Slams, presented a plan to restructure the sport. Dubbed the “premium tour,” it included Wimbledon and the Australian ...

The ATP and the WTA also believe matches should not finish so late and there should be greater consistency in the tennis balls used. The tours announced at the start of last year that matches ...

The Norwegian Army has taken an unusual approach to testing new battlefield tactics– dropping tennis balls on battle tanks. But behind the seemingly lighthearted experiment lies a serious military ...

Iga Swiatek said she did not expect to receive “such harsh judgements” after almost hitting a ball boy at Indian Wells. The world No 2 smashed a ball into the ground in frustration during her ...

Former World No. 1 Iga Swiatek posted a lengthy explanation on social media this week after the tennis pro faced heavy criticism for nearly hitting a ball boy out of frustration during her ...

(Reuters) - World number two Iga Swiatek said she was not proud of the way she vented her frustration at Indian Wells, where she nearly hit a ball boy after smashing a ball into the ground ...

Tennis star Iga Swiatek has spoken after her meltdown that made her every ball kid’s worst nightmare. “I expressed frustration in a way I’m not proud of,” Swiatek wrote in an Instagram post.

Other tennis fans were even more scathing of Swiatek’s behaviour. One author posted: “Swiatek literally hitting a ball back at a ball kid. Poor sportsmanship and dangerous play. I’ve never ...

Ball had married Julie Anderson, nine years his junior, and in 1970 they had Zoe. But he was travelling all over the place for work and cracks were beginning to appear in the relationship.