Author: Oliver Brown

Lion roar is 114 decibels 4 decibels more than average human pain threshold

COMPARITIVE EXAMPLES OF NOISE LEVELS Noise Source Decibel Level Decibel Effect Jet take-off (at 25 meters) 150 Eardrum rupture Aircraft carrier deck 140   Military jet aircraft take-off from aircraft carrier with afterburner at 50 ft (130 dB). 130   Thunderclap, chain saw. Oxygen torch (121 dB). 120 Painful. 32 times as loud as 70 dB….

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ATP investigate ‘racial prejudice’ allegations after Harrison-Young clash.

The ATP are investigating “allegations of racial prejudice” after Ryan Harrison’s stormy first-round clash against fellow American Donald Young at the New York Open on Monday. The men’s tour said in a statement on Tuesday they would review video and audio from the match after the two players had a heated debate at a change…

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Photographic evidence proving Federer may be (is?) gay?

Federer and Marc Rosset. ‘Men’ feel uncomfortable holding a fully clothed man this way. This is the CLASSIC example of how irrevocably spontaneity and truth are linked. Greater the spontaneity higher is likelihood that the spectacle is real.  He has openly admitted that he LOVES to shop. Most ‘men’ I know don’t. Mirka, per latest medical,…

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Youngest and oldest Australian Open winners.

Youngest winner Men’s singles:  Ken Rosewall 18 years and 2 months (1953) Men’s doubles:  Lew Hoad 18 years and 2 months (1953) Women’s singles:  Martina Hingis 16 years and 4 months (1997) Women’s doubles:  Mirjana Lučić 15 years and 10 months (1998) Oldest winner Men’s singles:  Ken Rosewall 37 years and 8 months (1972) Men’s…

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Big Four Head To Head Records.

Player  Nadal  Djokovic  Federer  Murray Overall Win % YTD  Rafael Nadal   23–26 23–12 17–7 63–45 58.3% 0–1  Novak Djokovic 26–23   23–22 25–11 74–56 56.9% 1–0  Roger Federer 12–23 22–23   14–11 48–57 45.7% 1–0  Andy Murray 7–17 11–25 11–14   29–56 34.1% 0–1 Head-to-head records at Majors Player  Nadal  Djokovic  Federer  Murray Overall Win %…

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List of coaches for Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray. Murray with 10, Djokovic 8, Federer 7 (Think some names are missing from the list) and Nadal 1.

MURRAY:   Leon Smith (1998–2004)Pato Álvarez (2003–2005)Mark Petchey (2005–2006)Brad Gilbert (2006–2007)Miles Maclagan (2007–2010)Àlex Corretja (2010–2011)Ivan Lendl (2011–2014, 2016–)Amélie Mauresmo (2014–2016)Jonas Björkman (2015)Jamie Delgado (2016–) DJOKOVIC:   Jelena Genčić (1993–1999)Nikola Pilić (1999–2003)Dejan Petrović (2004–2005)Riccardo Piatti (2005–2006)Marián Vajda (2006–)Mark Woodforde (2007)Todd Martin (2009–2010)Boris Becker (2013–2016) NADAL: Toni Nadal (1990–) FEDERER:

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He was born Sean McEnroe, the son of John McEnroe and Tatum O’Neal but last year, Sean decided to drop his father’s last name and take his mom’s as his surname.

“I changed my name to Sean O’Neal – it’s nothing against my dad but I wanted to have my own path that is not so directly linked to him because it’s just the way people have [always] perceived me,” O’Neal, 28, tells PEOPLE. “I just wanted to forge my own identity.” As for his, at…

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He was born Sean McEnroe, the son of John McEnroe and Tatum O’Neal but last year, Sean decided to drop his father’s last name and take his mom’s as his surname.

“I changed my name to Sean O’Neal – it’s nothing against my dad but I wanted to have my own path that is not so directly linked to him because it’s just the way people have [always] perceived me,” O’Neal, 28, tells PEOPLE. “I just wanted to forge my own identity.” As for his, at…

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US TV schedule: 2016 Roland Garros.

Sunday, May 22 1:00 AM—2:00 AM: Roland Garros (M/W) [Tennis Channel] 4:00 AM—3:00 PM: Roland Garros (M/W), First Round [Tennis Channel, Live] 3:00 PM—5:00 AM: Roland Garros (M/W) [Tennis Channel] Monday, May 23 5:00 AM—3:00 PM: Roland Garros (M/W), First Round [Tennis Channel, Live] 3:00 PM—5:00 AM: Roland Garros (M/W) [Tennis Channel] Tuesday, May 24…

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US TV schedule: 2015 Wimbledon.

Monday, June 29 7:00 AM—4:30 PM: Wimbledon, Early rounds (M/W), ESPN/ESPN2 (Live) Tuesday, June 30 7:00 AM—4:30 PM: Wimbledon, Early rounds (M/W), ESPN/ESPN2 (Live) Wednesday, July 1 7:00 AM—4:30 PM: Wimbledon, Early rounds (M/W), ESPN/ESPN2 (Live) Thursday, July 2 7:00 AM—4:30 PM: Wimbledon, Early rounds (M/W), ESPN (Live) Friday, July 3 7:00 AM—4:30 PM: Wimbledon, Early rounds (M/W), ESPN (Live)…

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US TV schedule: 2015 Roland Garros.

Sunday, May 24 5:00 AM—10:00 AM: Roland Garros, First round (M/W) [ESPN2, Live] 10:00 AM—3:30 PM: Roland Garros, First round (M/W) [Tennis Channel, Live] 1:00 PM—3:30 PM: Roland Garros, First round (M/W) [NBC, Live] Monday, May 25 5:00 AM—10:00 AM: Roland Garros, First round (M/W) [ESPN2, Live] 10:00 AM—3:30 PM: Roland Garros, First round (M/W) [Tennis Channel, Live] 12:00 PM—3:00…

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