Gene Wilder 83, Willy Wonka, Young Frankenstein, Silver Streak star dies. The star born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee, wisonsin, on June 11, 1933, performances enacting comedy, sentimentality and suppressed rage established him as one of the Hollywood’s top comedy talents. He was suffering from alzheimer’s disease. He became an outspoken critic of the US involvement in…
1 United States 40 36 35 111 2 Great Britain 26 22 15 63 3 China 24 18 26 68 Brazil beat Germany 5-4 on penalties to win their first Men’s football Olympic gold medal in front of a capacity crowd of 78,000 at the Maracana stadium. Brazil finally extracted their revenge…
1 United States 37 34 32 103 2 Great Britain 24 21 13 58 3 China 21 18 25 65 Great Britain 3-3 Netherlands Pens 2-0 GB wins gold in Women’s hockey, beating Netherland on penalties 2-0. Margot van Geffwen hits the post. Hinch boots clear, and Hollie Webb scores for Great Britain.Sophie Bray…
1 United States 28 28 28 84 2 Great Britain 19 19 12 50 3 China 17 15 19 51 Laura Trott 24, from Cheshunt, became Britain’s most successful female Olympian with her fourth gold in the omnium. Jason Kenny 28, from Bolton, equaled Sir Chris Hoy’s record of six GB golds…
GB’s medal tally 16 gold, 16 silver and 8 bronze Country 1 United States 26 21 23 70 2 Great Britain 16 16 8 40 3 China 15 14 17 46 Jamacia’s Usain Bolt (29), ran 9.81 seconds, became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to…
GB’s medal tally 15 gold, 16 silver and 7 bronze Country 1 United States 26 20 21 67 2 Great Britain 15 16 7 38 3 China 15 13 17 45 GB win four golds and climb to second place in the medal table on day nine of the Rio Olympics. Max Whitlock…
Cycling GB women’s team pursuit win gold, Becky James wins keirin silver. GB win gold in mens eight and silver in women’s eight. Ennis-Hill second in heptathlon behing Belgium’s Thiam. Usain Bolt clocks 10.7seconds in Men’s 100m heats, and Farah does 1:27 in 10, 000m Murray beats Nishikori and willplay Del Porto in gold-medal match.…
Today is the World Elephant Day, as Elephant numbers have dropped by 62 per cent over the last decade, according to the World Elephant Day website, an estimated 100 African elephants are killed each day by poachers, and several Asian elephants are also in trouble. There are fewer than 40,000 Asian elephants left in the…
Google is developing a device to read your brain, using Google Glass, a team of researchers are after a smart portable system that will use functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to measure a person’s brain activity on the go. The application for FNIRS, are infinite – from training air traffic controllers and drone operators to learning how…
Great Britain won their first Gold medal of Rio 2016 as 21-year-old, Adam Peaty won gold for the men’s 100m breaststroke with a world record. Uttoxeter born broke his own world record by winning in 57.13 seconds, 1.5 seconds clear of his nearest rival, and became the first British man to win an Olympic…