Pass the cupLancaster University By Sandrine Ceurstemont There’s no need to pass the remote, a cup will do. Everyday objects could soon be used to control your television thanks to a technique that uses a webcam to recognise movements. The system, called Matchpoint, allows you to select different objects, or […]
Daily Archives: October 2, 2017
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The Spaniard found the net in each half as Zinedine Zidane’s men stayed within seven points of early leaders Barcelona. Real dominated the game but Espanyol occasionally threatened and almost got back into the game when Gerard Moreno hit a post late in the first half. They also rallied after […]
Barcelona had wanted to suspend today’s game with Las Palmas as the Catalan public vote on independence. A supporters group had threatened to invade the pitch in protest over police treatment of voters, with violence being sparked across the region. Eventually it was agreed that the match would be played […]
Brutal confrontations in the run-up to the match between pro Catalonians and the police saw the game take place behind closed doors. Police turned on the fans, and the game was played out in front of an empty Nou Camp stadium, a decision which was made by Barca chiefs just […]
Barcelona beat Las Palmas 3-0 behind closed doors after initially wanting to suspend the game. La Liga threatened Barca with a six-point penalty if the game wasn’t staged. Violence has erupted across the region as Catalonia votes in a controversial referendum for independence. Scenes of police fighting with voters over […]
EPA Barcelona beat Las Palmas in an empty Nou Camp Barcelona had requested the game be suspended following violence over Catalonia’s controversial independence vote. They were denied putting off the game and threatened with a six-point penalty by La Liga. In a compromise the match was played behind closed doors […]
Having been enthralled by the gung-ho tactics espoused by Kevin Keegan and his celebrated entertainers of yesteryear, Tyneside is well accustomed to the swaggering ‘we’ll score one more than you’ approach to the beautiful game. It is clearly still a formula alive and kicking in the red half of Merseyside […]