Manchester United V Arsenal in 3D on Sky

by

Manchester United V Arsenal in 3D on Sky Sky will feature a live Premier League matches that will be broadcast to nine UK pubs over the weekend to kick off its introduction of the UK’s first channel to air 3D television.

The match can be viewed in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Dublin and will feature the match between Manchester United and Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Sky plans to add its Sky 3D channel to customers who subscribe to its Sky+HD plan by April.

The Sky 3D channel will feature documentaries, movies, entertainment, and sporting events.  In order to view the content provided in 3D viewers will need to pick up a pair of 3D glasses.

3D has grown massively in popularity since cinemas started to show films in 3D such as Avatar, although 3D ready televisions will not be available on the consumer market until later in the year.

Director of strategic product development for Sky, Gerry O’Sullivan, stated that due to the fact the public has embraced 3D in movie theatres, the company is confident that there will be a high demand for their new television channel.

Other 3D events that will be filmed include the 2010 World Cup and two of the Six Nations championship matches.  The latter will be shown in cinemas around the UK.

Sky also has promised to air a Premier League game once a week on its 3D channel once it fully launches.

Director of Sky operations, Darren Long stated that when television moved from black and white to colour there was an amazing spark of excitement which believes will happen once 3D television truly hits the market.

Victoria Beckham to design hotel for £25m fee

by

Victoria Beckham to design hotel for £25m fee Victoria Beckham is reportedly thinking about taking a £25m offer if she helps to design a new luxury hotel.

More jaw shocking however than the fee, may be the fact that Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, wrote to her himself to ask if she would help after meeting her and her husband during a holiday in the Gulf area.

The hotel in need of aid would be located on the Isla Moda which is a small isle off the coast of Dubai that will be fashion themed with the aid of designer Karl Lagerfeld.

However, as astounding as the entire offer may seem, Beckham is thinking about if she should take on the project or not, because as a mom of three she is not sure if she has enough spare time to focus on the project.

According to a source close to Beckham, she was astounded by how much the Dubai ruler offered her after she met the Shiek last summer.  However, the two have been communicating for months about the project and she has not yet decided if she has the time because accepting would mean getting hands-on with the designs and decision making.

For the moment, according to a spokeswoman for Beckham, her focus is on New York fashion week, but she is of course always on the lookout for more opportunities to grow her business.

The Isla Moda is a manmade island that is part of the Dubai archipelago which is referred to as The World due to the fact that the 300 islands were made to look like a globe from an aerial view.

Iconic IWC Schaffhausen watch collection previewed in Geneva by Arsene Wenger, Luis Figo and others

by

Football legend Zinédine Zidane, Arsenal Football manager Arsène Wenger, tennis star Boris Becker, former footballer Luis Figo were amongst some of the world’s top sporting and entertainment stars to come together at a special event to celebrate the launch of luxury watch brand IWC’s new Portuguese collection in Geneva.

Here is some footage from the event including interviews with Zinedine Zidane, Arsene Wenger, Luis Figo and Olivier Bierhoff .

PE teacher has footballs longest throw

by

A PE teacher has set the new record for the farthest football throw after pitching a ball over half the length of a typical pitch.

The teacher, Danny Brooks, utilizes his own special ‘flip’ style to toss the football a total of 163.32 feet, which is a world record.  The technique is considered legal because he keeps both of his feet grounded while reaching behind his head with his hands to launch the ball.

Brooks is from Halifax, West Yorkshire videotaped the launch, after which he sent photos and the video to Guinness World Records who declared him the new record holder

A former gymnast, he commented that he came to the conclusion that he could perform a flip to get a better toss of the ball.  He continued to say he was sure that if he could get the angles just right like a discus or shot putter he would be able to beat the current record.

Brooks was inspired to try for the record by Stroke City player Rory Delap who is known for his long throws.

The previous record holder for long distance pitching was Michael Lochner from America who completed the distance of 158.04 ft.

Anger at Northern Rock’s Newcastle sponsorship

by

Anger at Northern Rock’s Newcastle sponsorship The State owned Northern Rock met with public disapproval yesterday following the announcement that they will spend around £10m to sponsor the Newcastle United football team.

Campaign director of the Taxpayer’s Alliance, Mark Wallace, stated that although he is a fan of Newcastle, the proposal is ridiculous because a bank that needed money from the government should be more focused on repaying the tax payers and not helping out a football team.

Wallace continued to state that even if they planned to spend the £10m on advertising alone there are still better ways to spend the money that would help increase the value of the investment.

The Northern Rock deal is worth around 500 times more than what an average Northern Worker makes, which is £20,000.

In fact, the offer is even more than other football clubs receive and some of those clubs are larger and more successful teams than Newcastle.

For example, yesterday Birmingham City, which is in the Premier League, signed a five year deal valued at about £8m.

The Northern Rock was bailed out in February of 2008 after the panic that caused customers to line up down the street in an attempt to withdraw their money before the bank went bankrupt.

However, chief executive of Northern Rock, Gary Hoffman maintains that the promotion is appropriate because it gives the bank a link to the community, and helps to promote the further development of the institution.