At the start of the final day’s play of the fourth and final Test match of Australia’s tour of South Africa, South Africa required 7 wickets to wrap up the match and take the series 3-1. For purely educational purposes, Australia required to score a further 524 runs to win. Ultimately Australia managed to add […]
Author: N. Datta
Celebrating 14 years of Fedal – The 14 greatest Fedal moments (7-1)
7. Federer breaks Nadal’s 81 match clay court winning streak at Hamburg, 2007 Nadal was carrying an 81 match winning streak on clay into the 2007 Hamburg Masters final. Unsurprisingly, that was – and still is – a standing record for any surface. He had swept the clay swing in 2006, and had won everything […]
Celebrating 14 years of Fedal – The 14 greatest Fedal moments
Today marks the 14th anniversary of something truly special. On the 28th of March 2004, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal faced each other for the first time in the 3rd round at Miami. This was to be the start of the greatest rivalry in the history of tennis, and some might argue, all of sport. […]
4 Chinese volunteers spent a record 200 days in a virtual ‘moon base’
4 Chinese student volunteers spent 200 days in a simulated lunar lab in Beijing, the state media reported on Friday. The volunteers lived in the sealed lab to simulate a long-term space mission with no input from the outside world. They grew their own food, and handled their own waste. At 200 days, this stay […]
Best of 2017 Movie Awards – Comic Book Movie of the Year!
The votes are in, the audience have spoken! We would like to thank all those who have participated in the Best of 2017 Movie Awards! It is now time to reveal the winners of the Comic Book Movie of the Year poll! 2017 has no doubt been a landmark year for the genre. So which […]
Best of 2017 Movie Awards – The Movie of the Year!
The votes are in, the audience have spoken! We would like to thank all those who have participated in the Best of 2017 Movie Awards! It is now time to reveal the winners of the big one – The Movie of the Year! Let us first look back at the voting procedure again – All […]
Best of 2017 – Best Tennis Matches of 2017
The votes are in! We would like to thank all those who have participated so far in the Best of 2017 Awards! It is now time to reveal the winners of the Best Tennis Matches of 2017 poll. We are announcing the winners in 2 different categories – 1) Best Tennis Matches of 2017 2) […]
Best of 2017 Movie Awards – Vote for the best comic book movie of the year
In 2017, the world of comic book movies has become bigger than ever before. Continuing with the Best of 2017 Movie Awards, we now invite you to vote for your favorite comic book movies of 2017. Vote for your favorite movie of 2017! You may select up to 2 movies. Voting closes on December 30, […]
Best of 2017 Movie Awards – Vote for the best movie of the year
2017 was a highly eventful year on the big screen. It’s now time to look back and select the best of the best. This is the big one in our Best of 2017 Movie Awards – The Movie of The Year! And your vote will help decide our winners! Vote for your favorite movie of […]
Best of 2017 – Vote for the best tennis matches of 2017
There were several intriguing matchups and outstanding matches throughout the 2017 tennis season, both on the men’s and women’s tours. Vote for your favourite matches of the year now. You can select up to 3 matches. Voting closes on December 28, 23:59:59. If you don’t find your favourite match among the options provided, you can […]
Google’s AI teaches itself chess in 4 hours, then convincingly defeats Stockfish
There has just been a revolutionary development in the world of AI, and in the world of chess. Google’s Artificial Intelligence project, DeepMind explains they’re on a scientific mission to push the boundaries of AI, developing programs that can learn to solve any complex problem without needing to be taught how. A little over a […]
The Top 10 Rivalries Of The 2017 Season (5-1)
5. Rafael Nadal 3 – 0 Grigor Dimitrov Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov met 3 times this season. Both players seemed to find their best tennis for large parts of the 3 matches. All 3 matches went into a deciding set. Unfortunately for Dimitrov, Nadal won all 3. Their first meeting came in the semi-final […]
The Top 10 Rivalries Of The 2017 Season
The 2017 ATP World Tour season was full of surprises, intrigue and great memories. It was a year full of the old and new. Fans got to see many old favourites rediscover their form and fire, while many younger players also made their mark. Over the course of the year, many intriguing matchups captured the […]
Analyzing all the upcoming Grand Slam rule changes
The Grand Slam Board or GSB held 2 days of meetings in London on November 15-16. A significant portion of the GSB Agenda concerned possible Grand Slam rule amendments and trials in 2018. At the end of it all, it was decided to trial and/or implement several rule changes in the majors in the 2018 […]
