World in Motion – Page 45

Maria Sharapova flies into Singapore for exhibition tennis

Singapore, December 28, 2007 - Maria Sharapova flew into Singapore early this morning for a series of publicity events over the next two days before her exhibition game against Anna Chakvetadze on Sunday , December 30, 8 p.m. at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

By Les Tan|2008-03-14T22:51:32+08:00December 28th, 2007|tennis, World in Motion|0 Comments

World records – the end is near?

It was reported this week that experts at the French institute of sport IRMES predicted that after 2060, there would be no new sporting records. That's because humans would have reached their physiological limits. The study was based on an analysis of world records, focusing on five sports - athletics, cycling, weightlifting, swimming, and speed skating.

By Dawn Yip|2008-03-15T20:31:42+08:00December 22nd, 2007|World in Motion|3 Comments

Shi Jia Yi and Kaka get new boots

Yokohama, Japan, December 10th, 2007 - European Player Of The Year Kaka was recently in Tokyo for the FIFA World Club Cup and met up with Singapore national footballer Shi Jia Yi to unveil the new adidas football boots they will play in from now on.

By Les Tan|2008-01-11T23:50:10+08:00December 17th, 2007|football, World in Motion|0 Comments

A ball with brains

adidas and Cairos Technologies presented the new Goal Line Technology and the adidas intelligent football tested at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan from December 7 through 16, 2007. The official match ball of the tournament, adidas Teamgeist II, features a new intelligent technology designed to assist the referee's decision in determining when and if the ball has crossed the goal line, making it the most accurate football ever produced.