Kasparov vs. Karpov - 25 Years On

In Valencia one of the greatest rivalries in Chess has been resumed when Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov sat down to play a twelve game match under strict time limits. The first time they met in 1984 Karpov was 5 - 3 ahead after an epic 43 games and the match was stopped for the health of both players. The match can be followed live on the Valencia Regional Government website. Kasparov won the first game; game 2 is underway as I write this.

Your Wednesday questions are: -

1. Who won his fifth Olympic Gold medal today in 2000 in Sydney?
   
   
2. In which country was reigning US Open Tennis champion Juan Martín del Potro (right) born today in 1988?

   
   
3. Which Japanese corporation, best known today for video games, was founded today in 1889?
   

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Andrea Bocelli; 2. Floyd Patterson; 3. Michael Faraday

Raj Doot - Best Curry in Birmingham

Back home now, but just got in from the Raj Doot in Birmingham so not fully coherent, yet!!

Your Tuesday teasers: -

1. What struck Sydney today in 1999 resulting in the most costly natural disaster to hit Australia?

   
   
2. Julie Christie (right), who was born today in 1941, won the Best Actress Oscar and BAFTA awards for her performance as Diana Scott in which 1965 film?
   
   
3. The first of what make of car left the factory in Gothenburg, Sweden today in 1927?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Amritsar; 2. (West) Germany 1; 3. Peter Davison