Wimbledon: lawns look lovely, but time to keep off the grass

The 133rd Wimbledon tennis championships are in full swing and, in time-honoured British tradition, the nation is fixated on seedings, scorelines, and strawberries and cream. While The Championships have been modernised with ...

Wimbledon 'Stat Pack' help explain the point

In subterranean bunkers at the All England Club, statisticians are churning out millions of data nuggets during the Wimbledon championships, gobbled up by tennis nerds, players—and, increasingly, everyday fans.

Vibrating armband helps athletes make the right moves

(Phys.org)—An engineering team from Imperial College London have come up with a vibrating armband tagged Ghost that can train a person's muscles and teach the user how to swing like Nadal, or play golf like Tiger, or help ...

Strategic player challenges tip matches

Grand Slam tennis players in the US, Wimbledon and Australian Opens could improve their chances of winning sets, matches and even tournaments through more aggressive and strategic use of challenges, Swinburne research has ...

Li Na domain name up for grabs

The soaring popularity of China's first Grand Slam champion Li Na is good news for a fan who owns the lina.cn domain name -- now expected to fetch at least 100,000 yuan ($15,500) at auction next month.

Sony and Wimbledon serve a 3D Ace

For the first time ever, the finals of Wimbledon, the premier tennis championship in the world will this year be filmed in 3D and screened live in High Definition 3D to 3D capable cinemas around the world. The live 3D production, ...

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