Favourite Football team
Real Madrid
Favourite Sports Movie
Shooting Stars
Favourite Football Player
Ronaldinho
Favourite Sports Personality
Mohammed Ali
Jimmy is based in Johannesburg, South Africa and has a Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies. He’s a sports fanatic of several sporting disciplines which he is well versed with.
Why is sports important?
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Sports teaches discipline and collaboration. Anyone who has engaged in any type of sports is more likely to be dependable in a team environment
Latest Articles by Jimmy Modise
Tennis
Ultimate Guide to Hitting a Powerful Backhand in Tennis
A backhand stroke is one of the techniques used in hitting a ball in tennis. The likes of Ken Rosewall are known to be one of the greats in that regard. Our guide explores how to hit a powerful backhand.
Jimmy Modise
2024-11-01
Tennis
How Does a Tie Break Work in Tennis? Quick Guide!
The sophisticated nature of tennis needs no mention. Tie breakers are one of the elements of the game that confuse people. We explore what a tie breaker is and how it works.
Jimmy Modise
2024-10-31
Tennis
Understanding Tennis Scoring: How Many Sets in a Match?
Best of three or best of five. Either set format bodes for an exciting tennis match. We explore the number of sets in a tennis match and the relating scoring.
Jimmy Modise
2024-10-30
Tennis
Why does tennis use 15, 30, 40? Explained!
We investigate why tennis is scored 15, 30 and 40. A scoring system which has been found to be rather weird and confusing to most tennis newbies.
Jimmy Modise
2024-10-30
Tennis
What is the fastest tennis serve ever recorded?
Find out what is the fastest serve in tennis and who the record belongs to. A young Aussie immortalised himself in 2012 with the thunderous strike in South Korea.
Jimmy Modise
2024-10-24
Jimmy Modise
He’s a skilled sports writer for basketball, football, tennis and Formula 1 and has brief experience in copywriting. He has also done some work on radio producing an evening news show as part of his Work Integrated Learning Programme before graduating.