In basketball the objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 feet (3.05 m) above the court. The height of the net in volleyball is 2.43 m (7' 11 5/8 €) for men and 2.24 m (7' 4 1/8 €) for women.

Wilt Chamberlain was an American basketball player. He olds many NBA all-time records. As an example, he is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game.

France is most successful with 5 gold medals, 1 silver, and 3 bronze. Denmark has 3 silver medals and 1 bronze. Egypt has a 4th place as its best achievement. Argentina finished 12th in 2011 and 2015.

Brazil has won the championship twice. Turkey, Germany, and France have never won.

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Fed Cup.

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL). The team is located in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The Redskins won the 1937 and 1942 Championship games, as well as Super Bowls XVII, XXII, and XXVI. The Redskins name and logo have often been the subject of controversy. Lawsuits have been filed by Native American groups who considered the team name and logo disparaging. The Cowboys-Redskins rivalry is a sports rivalry between the Redskins and Dallas Cowboys (Texas).

The running score of each game is described in a manner peculiar to tennis. Scores from zero to three points are described as love, fifteen, thirty, and forty, respectively.

A touchdown is worth six points. The scoring team is also awarded the opportunity for an extra point or a two-point conversion.

Mark Spitz is an American former swimmer and a 9-time Olympic champion. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, W. Germany.

The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters, is one of the four major championships in professional golf. US Masters is held each year at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, in Augusta, Georgia, USA.

Zola Budd was born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa. She achieved fame in 1984, at the age of 17, when she broke the women's 5000 m world record. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain and the 1992 Olympic Games for South Africa.

Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player who is currently (2014) ranked No. 1 in women's singles tennis.

Adam Scott is an Australian professional golfer. He won the 2013 Masters Tournament, which was his first major championship and the first time an Australian won the US Masters.

The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the United States.

The Grand Slam itinerary consists of the Australian Open in mid January, the French Open in May and June, Wimbledon in June and July, and the US Open in August and September.

In 2016, Novak Djokovic became winner of most Men's Singles titles at Australian Open (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016). Before the Australian tournament opened to professionals in 1969, Roy Emerson also won six titles (1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1967).

Björn Borg is a former tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 Borg won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles.