German digital artist Tobias Gremmler applies the science of motion capture to kung fu, creating animated sculptures to express the physics of the martial art.
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A brief musical and football commentary tracking Leicester City’s rise and rise to become champions of English football.
Richie McCormack writes:
From the League Cup wins to League One – to the Premier League title. I give you, the Off The Ball montage…..
Everybody loves an underdog, in fairness.
Arf.
Leicester City win the premier league: How the world viewed the victory (BBC News)
Joao Carvalho (right) died following a mixed martial arts fight in Dublin last Saturday
Last night Michael Ring (acting tourism and sports minister) spoke to Joe Molloy of Newstalk’s Off The Ball programme in relation to the regulation or the lack thereof of mixed martial arts fighting events in Ireland.
It was a slog.
He saw it coming, he says.
Previously: Losing The Fight
The noble art of fencing excellently shenaniganised with motion capture by Fencing Visualised Project.
http://youtu.be/nc02LNulwnU
For the weekend that will be in it.
Saturday, March 15, 1986.
From champions to wooden spoon recipients in the space of a year.
At least Edmund van Esbeck was jovial, he wrote:
Often enough in Ireland’s history of involvement in international rugby, defeat has been a visitor to the door.
So Scotland won and gained a share in the championship with France. Ireland lost and take the wooden spoon, yet, in their play the won the crowds’ admiration, their vociferous support and left us considerably encouraged.
Mmf!
Final score: Ireland 9 Scotland 10
Retro Rugby on Broadsheet.ie
Meanwhile..
Gordon D’Arcy: Confident Scotland can tear up Ireland’s winning script
Double hop!
Neil Houlihan writes:
Article in the Economist about how China is trying to take over soccer has a picture of the chairman kick balls in Croke Park!
I’m not sure if this is an off-side or a square ball?
Thanks Neil
Raidió Teilifís Éireann has agreed a ‘sub-licence agreement’ with loathed rivals TV3 for broadcasting of this Summer’s football European Championship.
RTÉ will keep the good stuff (all of Ireland’s games) naturally.
Group head of RTÉ Sport Ryle Nuggent said:
RTÉ is delighted to partner with TV3, another Irish broadcaster, to ensure that the UEFA Euro 2016 Finals are delivered to Irish audiences free-to-air…
Broke so.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hf6ke1-i3E
US rally driver Ken Block rorts a souped-up Ford Fiesta around the streets of Dubai.
Other vulgar capitalist wastelands desperate for positive media coverage are available.
For the weekend that’s in it.
Saturday, February 16, 1974.
When the quarterback style toss into the line-out was the done thing.
Edmund Van Esbeck, writing in the Irish Times said:
Ireland’s total of 26 points was the highest yet recoded against England at any venue by an Irish side.
John Pullin was warm in his tribute to Ireland after the game: “the Irish pack is definitely in the veteran class and tired a little towards the end, but they are still a formidable proposition for any opposition.”
Previously: Cabbage Patch Kids
Retro Rugby on Broadsheet.ie
Video: Associated Press
A montage of two of the greatest Slam Dunk Contests in NBA history – Michael Jordan vs. Dominique Wilkins in 1988 and this week’s superhuman dunk-off between Zach Lavine and Aaron Gordon in 2016.
Full dunkage here.