Alex, 23, from Sierra Leone, had his jaw removed and reconstructed aboard Mercy Ships' Global Mercy after a benign tumour grew to the size of a tennis ball, affecting his ability to eat and speak. The ...

Tennis fans might sometimes wonder what pros are doing when they stop to inspect a new ball before putting it into play. Are they stalling to contemplate strategy? Checking the manufacturer?

Participants performed tennis volleys under 18 ball conditions: three ball speeds (slow, medium and fast), with three ball types (two oversize and one regular size) each from two sides (forehand and ...

Modern tennis balls are made of a hollow rubber core ... If all the cloth used to make the balls during Wimbledon was laid out, it would cover a pitch the size of the Millennium Stadium! Yes.