Rugby teams with the tallest backs, heaviest forwards, and greatest amount of collective experience are likely to be the most successful at World Cup level, reveals research published online in the British Journal of Sports ...
Other
Feb 20, 2012
1
0
Twitter said users were firing off a record 10,000 tweets per second in the final three minutes of the Super Bowl.
Internet
Feb 6, 2012
1
0
International golf stars, spectators and media at the World Cup on the southern Chinese island of Hainan are enjoying uncensored Internet access denied to 1.3 billion Chinese.
Internet
Nov 25, 2011
1
0
Elite athletes with bionic implants, built-in chips to monitor their performance and shirts embedded with nanotechnology medicines to heal minor injuries could be taking the field for the 2051 Rugby World Cup.
Other
Sep 6, 2011
3
0
"Microblog" and "WikiLeaks" were among the 10 hottest terms on the Internet in China this year, according to a list published this week by a Chinese Wikipedia-style website.
Internet
Dec 24, 2010
0
0
Twitter said Friday that World Cup football kicked the number of "tweets" fired off at the micro-blogging service to a record high of 3,283 per second.
Internet
Jun 25, 2010
0
0
(AP) -- When a World Cup goal is scored, Twitter celebrates.
Internet
Jun 18, 2010
0
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- The 2010 FIFA World Cup has thrown up challenges for researchers at Oxford and Kentucky Universities. Using Google Maps they have settled scores on whether the term ‘football’ or ‘soccer’ is preferred ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 17, 2010
0
0
An online company has begun marketing an "Anti Vuvuzela Filter" that promises to silence the sound of the controversial plastic trumpets that have become the trademark of South Africa's World Cup.
Other
Jun 15, 2010
8
0
A number of World Cup teams have banned their players from using Twitter during the tournament but the micro-blogging service is getting in on the act with its own site for the event.
Internet
Jun 11, 2010
0
0
