Apakah Google Siapkan Android Versi Virtual Reality?

Setelah merilis Android 5.1 Lollipop, Google tampaknya telah bersiap untuk mengembangkan Android lainnya. Berbeda dari OS Android sebelum ini, OS Android mendatang dikabarkan akan mendukung virtual reality, sebagaimana dikabarkan oleh dua sumber anonim WSJ belum lama ini.

Menurut kedua sumber tadi, Google telah membuat kelompok insinyur yang berjumlah belasan hingga puluhan orang untuk mengerjakan proyek tersebut. Android versi virtual reality tersebut nantinya akan didistribusikan secara gratis seperti halnya Android standar.

Langkah Google tersebut ditempuh setelah tren virtual reality menanjak akhir-akhir ini, salah satunya dengan telah dibelinya Oculus oleh Facebook seharga 2 miliar dolar. Virtual reality juga telah dikembangkan dan menjadi fokus saat acara Game Developers Conference yang berlangsung di San Francisco baru-baru ini, seperti Project Morpheus dari Sony.

Tim Android VR disebut-sebut dipimpin oleh Clay Bavor dan Jeremy Doig. Clay Bavor adalah salah satu yang berperan dalam Google Cardboard, aplikasi untuk membuat smartphone menjadi penampil virtual reality secara murah. Aplikasi tersebut telah diunduh lebih dari 1 juta kali di Google Play Store.

Selain Sony, salah satu perusahaan yang serius menggarap virtual reality adalah Microsoft. Pada bulan Januari 2015 lalu, Microsoft telah mengumumkan HoloLens, proyek virtual reality yang menjadikan sebuah ruangan menjadi tempat interaktif untuk bermain dan bekerja.

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The @realmadrid account is the first sports club profile to reach this figure.

Real Madrid have reached 15 million Twitter followers on their account in Spanish @realmadrid. It is the profile belonging to a club or sports institution that has the most worldwide followers, with 600,000 more than the second most popular account and 1,700,000 more than third place.

Real Madrid joined Twitter in May 2008. Since then, @realmadrid has tried to provide minute by minute information on the team, strengthening bonds between Spanish speaking Madrid fans throughout the world. Last summer, it became the most popular profile of any sports club and now it is the first to reach 15 million followers.

@realmadrid is the first place to announce the starting lineup before each match, as well as providing live coverage of games, the most important club notices and the best images, screen savers and videos. Also, last year, followers were able to participate in digital discussions with members of the first team, find out about interesting promotions from club members and show their passion for the Whites through different initiatives.

Real Madrid has a presence on Twitter with six other profiles:@realmadriden, which provides information in English;@realmadridarab, in Arabic; @realmadridjapan, in Japanese;@RMBaloncesto; @lafabricarm, which covers the latest reserve team news, and @Fun_RealMadrid, which provides information about worldwide Real Madrid Foundation activities.

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Real Madrid won the nine games that they played in the league, the Euroleague and the Copa del Rey.

Real Madrid had a perfect February. Nine wins from nine games from three in the league, three in the Euroleague and another three in the Copa del Rey, including the final that they won against Barcelona. A demanding schedule in February meant that Madrid played a game every 3 days. There were four home games and five away games, in which they scored a spectacular average of almost 90 points per game (89.3).

In the league they beat Gipuzkoa Basket 86-70 (on the 1st) and Fuenlabrada 86-69 (8th) at the Palacio and beat Valencia Basket away by 87-99 (15th). In the Euroleague Top 16 they beat Barcelona at home by 97-73 (5th), Zalgiris in Kaunas by 71-88 (12th), and Red Star at the Palacio by 85-61 (26th).

Copa del Rey
Three games in three days were added to an already busy schedule between the 20th and 22nd February. Real Madrid defeated CAI Zaragoza in the quarter-finals 86-78 (20), one day after they beat Fiatc Joventut, reaching 100 points (83-100) and the 22nd will be another date to remember for Madrid fans as they crowned champions for the 25th time in the club's history after beating Barcelona in the final (71-77).

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Real Madrid are the first team to reach this figure from the sides in Spain, England, Germany, Italy, Portugal and France.

Real Madrid face the visit to Athletic having managed ten wins away from the Bernabéu. The Whites are the only side from the six best European Leagues to have reached the figure this season. After Madrid, Barcelona and Benfica are the teams with the most away wins (9).

Ancelott's side are very close to surpassing their away tally for the 2013/2014 La Liga season: 11 wins, 38 points and 41 goals. In the current campaign, they have notched up 30 points and have also stood out in terms of attacking, with 39 goals.  

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He is the first player to achieve this in the history of the Spanish top flight.

Cristiano Ronaldo is hitting tallies that are unprecedented in the history of football. This weekend, he became the first player in La Liga to reach 30 goals in five separate seasons. What's more, the Portuguese has achieved the feat in consecutive campaigns: a record that was almost unthinkable until his arrival at Real Madrid.

The only season at the Whites in which he has finished below this figure was his first with the club. In the 2010/11 campaign he scored 41, with his 30th goal coming against Barcelona on matchday 32. The following year, in 2011/12, he claimed his largest haul so far: 46. That season he hit the 30 mark on matchday 25, just as he did this term, in a match against Espanyol.

Two stunning goals
In 2012/13, Cristiano brought up 30 goals courtesy of a terrific free-kick at San Mamés on matchday 31, the Portugal star going on to end the La Liga campaign with 34. And last season, in which he won the Pichichi trophy with 31, he picked up number 30 on matchday 35, thanks to a spectacular effort from outside of the area against Osasuna.

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Dhawan hundred sets up another big-day win

India showed just why no one was writing them off even after they had spent two-and-a-half months in Australia without a win. They might not be the strongest team in the field, but on big days in limited-overs cricket they stay calmer than most. In a match to potentially decide who finishes top of their group, India sat back and saw South Africa work themselves up into a frenzy, get too funky and wilt under the weight of their own mistakes. This was India's first win over South Africa in a World Cup match.

If at all, India like going old school on big days. Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli began slowly, made sure India had a solid platform before they began to accelerate. Dhawan went on to score his first century in three months spent in Australia - his personal best and also the highest score against South Africa in a World Cup match. Kohli fell for 46, but Ajinkya Rahane scored 79 off 60 to help Dhawan along. India kept the defence simple too: bowl as few bad balls as possible, and once again under pressure South Africa imploded.

The execution of both the plans from India was spot on, but that had a lot to do with how simple the plans and preparation were. South Africa called in Gary Kirsten and Michael Hussey for consultation, they picked an extra bowler in Wayne Parnell, they used spinners in unconventional parts of the innings, but the anxiety showed the most in the fielding. Hashim Amla dropped Dhawan on 53, but anxiety was never more apparent in their trigger-happiness with unnecessary throws at the stumps and fumbles on the ground. It's hard to remember when South Africa last fielded so badly. 
It started much better, though. AB de Villiers sent Rohit Sharma back for a duck with a direct hit from extra cover. India deserve all the credit for not panicking when Dale Steyn was bowling well along with Vernon Philander. It took them 14 overs to reach four an over for the first time, but South Africa looked the more anxious team. Philander had walked off with a hamstring injury, Morne Morkel had begun ordinarily, and Parnell - who would register the worst figures for a South African in a World Cup match - was going to be targeted.

Dhawan and Kohli attacked South Africa with proper attacking shots, and not scoops and reverses. They added 127 in 24.2 overs with Kohli taking the back seat to Dhawan's positive approach. It could have gone better for South Africa. Dhawan had looked in good touch in reaching 53 off 73, Kohli had just about got over a slow start, but South Africa were offered an opportunity to halt the assault. Dhawan cut Parnell to the right of Amla at point, a regulation catch by modern standards, Amla got both hands to it, but dropped it.

Before the match Kohli had spoken about sustained momentum and not relying just on the final 10 overs. Dhawan and he then walked the talk, taking 53 off the next seven overs. Parnell was their main target but even the return of Steyn didn't slow India down. Nor did the fall of Kohli - against the run of play and to a long hop from Tahir - slow them down. Rahane and Dhawan flowed smoothly, building up to a crescendo towards the Powerplay, which brought them 44 runs with no loss of wicket. Rahane and Dhawan added 125 in 16.3 overs.

In the final few overs, though, despite some more ordinary fielding, South Africa managed to pull India back a little. Only 80 came off the last 10, but India had a testing total on the board. South Africa don't have much batting after No. 6 but their top six are as good as any. There is a reason, though, why they have now failed to chase 270 eight times out of nine since they beat India in Nagpur in 2011. There is credit in how they have conceded 270 only nine times, but under pressure their batting invariably falters.

Once again India made sure they didn't make mistakes. South Africa's arrived shortly. There was hardly a bad ball bowled in the first three overs, and Quinton de Kock went manufacturing something in the fourth, driving Mohammed Shami straight to mid-off with the ball nowhere near driving length. Amla was handcuffed by the lack of easy boundaries before he top-edged a hook. The much-maligned bowling was doing the job for India once the batsmen had put runs on the board. 
At 40 for 2, Faf du Plessis and de Villiers came together. They added 68 for the third wicket, but they had to earn every run. India hustled in the field and bustled with the ball. There was no freebie on offer. With the asking rate rising, every set of two-three dot balls imparted pressure. De Villiers' response to four straight dots in the 23rd over was to risk an improbable second, but India's fielding today gave away nothing. Mohit Sharma swooped in from deep cover, and threw right by the stumps. The asking rate was now close to 7.5, and South Africa now needed a miracle.

Miracles rarely happen in such high-profile clashes once you have put yourself under so much pressure. Wickets kept falling as South Africa looked to manufacture runs, and India's reputation of good players of big matches in limited-overs cricket enhanced even further. They were now all but sure to face in quarter-final the fourth-placed team from the other group.

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Andrea Petkovic throws racquet at line judge in fit of rage after losing point that was out

Petkovic lost her cool in the defeat to Zarina Diyas at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship

 

German tennis player Andrea Petkovic lost her cool in a match against Zarina Diyas at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship as she crashed to a straight-sets defeat in the second round on Tuesday. But while it’s not uncommon to see a tennis player let the red mist get the better of them (you can’t be serious?!) Petkovic did the unthinkable when she hurled her racquet at a line judge.

After Diyas hit a ball long of the baseline, Petkvoci can be seen to make her way to the other side of the court in preparation for the next point, only to turn and stare at the umpire in bemusement when he awards the point to Diyas.

Incredulous that the decision has not gone her way, Petkovic – who was born in Yugoslavia but moved to Germany when she was six months old – immediately makes her frustrations clear as she vents her anger at the decision towards anyone that will listen to her, including the crowd.

  

Andrea Petkovic in action against Zarina Diyas In what can be heard from the video., Petkovic shouts: “Oh my goodness, there is a mark. I cannot believe this, it’s the worst call ever.”

Gesturing at the gap between where the ball landed and the baseline, she adds: “This much, here’s the mark, it’s f*****g out. How can you do this? This is amazing.”

After appearing to compose herself to play the next point, Petkovic, who is currently ranked 10th in the world, returns the ball straight into the net to hand the game to her opponent.

  

Petkovic vents her anger at the official What she does next is simply stunning. As she makes her way back towards her chair, she hurls her racquet in the direction of the line judge. Luckily, she misses the line judge as the racquet crashes into the adverting hoardings behind, as heard by the loud thud in the video. She then has to go and fetch her racquet, and return with her tail between her legs for the next game under the unimpressed stare of the line judge.

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Jose Mourinho: Four moments changed the game against Burnley

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho blamed four key moments for his side's failure to beat Burnley.

The Blues had Nemanja Matic sent off as they were held to a late 1-1 draw at home to Burnley. 
Referring to notes in his post-match BBC interview, Mourinho said: "There are four moments of the game where you can write the story. Minutes 30, 33, 43 and 69. Don't ask me more questions. 
"I can't go through the incidents. I am punished when I refer to them." 
The key incidents: 

30th minute - Ashley Barnes on Ivanovic

Burnley keeper Tom Heaton launches the ball forward and Barnes appears to catch Branislav Ivanovic with a knee to the back of his legs as the two challenge for a header. The Blues defender reacts furiously to the challenge but the referee does not award a free-kick. 

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic (left) was unhappy with Ashley Barnes' challenge

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer, former England captain
"I think Martin Atkinson's had a terrible game. Ashley Barnes goes up for the header with Ivanovic, he leads with his foot, and he's very fortunate. He kicks out, with studs into the back of Ivanovic's hamstring, and that should be a yellow card."

33rd minute - Handball penalty appeal

Ivanovic is at the centre of the action again. Juan Cuadrado pulls the back back for the Serbia defender and he strikes a first-time shot from the edge of the area which hits the raised arm of Michael Kightly, who is turning his back on the ball. Ivanovic claims handball but referee Martin Atkinson is unmoved. 

Burnley's Michael Kightly (left) escaped giving away a spot-kick after Ivanovic's shot hit his arm

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer
"This is a blatant handball by Michael Kightly. Martin Atkinson is about 10 yards away and Ivanovic is seven or eight yards away. Kightly turns his back and sticks his arm out. That has to be a penalty. It's not as if he's gone to block it with his arms down. His arm's right out there. It has to be handball."

43rd minute - Costa penalty denied

Burnley defender Jason Shackell is dispossessed by Diego Costa and, in trying to make up for his mistake, the Clarets player appears to push the Chelsea striker. Costa falls to the ground but Atkinson again decides against awarding a spot-kick to the home side. Costa punches the ground in anger. 

Chelsea striker Diego Costa showed his frustration when he was not awarded a penalty in the draw with Burnley

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer
"Jason Shackell loses the ball and tries to make up for his error, but he catches Diego Costa and shoves him. He gets his legs caught up with Costa's. You can tell by Costa's reaction, by the way he slams the turf with his fists, what he thinks about it. It should be a penalty."

69th minute - Matic red card

The midfielder is dismissed for a reactive push on Barnes after a late tackle from the Burnley forward. Mourinho said: "What happened to Matic was in minute 69 and minute 69 had a big relationship with minute 30 because normally that player, if I can call him a player, should have been in the shower in minute 31. 
"There wouldn't have been a minute 69 if the person in charge had dealt with minute 30 properly." 

Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic clashes with grounded Burnley forward Barnes

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer
"This is an horrific tackle by Ashley Barnes, it really is. It's dangerous, it's naughty, it's a terrible tackle. I understand that reaction from Nemanja Matic. It's not right, but I understand it, because Ashley Barnes could easily have broken his leg there. It's a terrible tackle, and Matic, for that, is going to miss the League Cup final next week. Barnes doesn't even get a yellow card."

Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin was critical of both Matic's reaction and the original challenge from Barnes. 
He said: "You cannot react like that - and Chelsea players have done in the past. I think the tackle by Ashley Barnes deserves a substantial ban though. It was a vile challenge on Nemanja Matic. 
"Potentially a leg-breaker." 

Former England winger Chris Waddle speaking on BBC Radio 5 live:
"It's the worst challenge in football whenever anybody goes over the top. Even Gary Lineker or somebody like that would have reacted because it was a shocking challenge. I'm not saying Ashley Barnes deliberately did it but it was a leg-breaker.
"It's not in the rule book but basically we should analyse Nemanja Matic's response as a quick reaction. He's got to two when counting to 10, and any other player in the world would have done what he did."

Mourinho and 'the campaign'

In January Mourinho was fined £25,000 by the Football Association for comments claiming there is a "campaign" to influence referees' decisions against his Chelsea side. 
Costa was then handed a three-game ban for stamping on Liverpool defender Emre Can, with Mourinho again blaming TV pundits for being part of 'a campaign.' 
After the draw with Burnley, Mourinho said: "A couple of weeks ago when I was here in the press conference after the Liverpool game in the Capital One Cup, the television subtitles had gone on and on about Diego's 'crimes'. 
"Well compare Diego's 'crimes' with what happened against Burnley. 
"Have I seen a run of decisions like this? I don't remember. I'm happy that I'm not stupid and I understood everything a couple of months ago. I'm not in the mood to laugh." 

The Burnley reaction

Barnes (left) has scored five times in the Premier Leage this season

Burnley manager Sean Dyche defended his players and refused to be drawn by Mourinho's comments. 
"I've only seen it as it happened. It looked like a coming together at an odd angle. Then Matic reacts in the way he did," Dyche said. 
"I will look back at it again, but I haven't seen it since. But there's more to talk about than that because it was an excellent performance. 
"Barnes was involved in something earlier in what sense? Playing football? A charge in the back? Is there anything else? The grass was too short? 
"I have total respect for Jose Mourinho, his players and Chelsea. Fantastic manager, fantastic club."

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