tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83125414921729310352024-03-05T03:23:35.709-08:00S P O R T SAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comBlogger335125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-71535267934524105112011-10-28T14:57:00.000-07:002011-10-28T14:57:17.804-07:00Gautam Gambhir Girlfriend Natasha Jain - Natasha Jain wife Of Gautam,Marriage<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Soon to Indian team player will have an occassion to witness the wedding bells of their team mate Gautam Gambhir. Indian cricketer, Gautam Gambhir is all set to marry his old girlfriend Natasha Jain on October 28, according to a private news channel. Natasha belongs to a buisiness family and lives in New Delhi.<br />
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The two met an year back and went into a serious relationship. Earlier their wedding was planed to be held six months back but due to the India-England series wedding was postponed.<br />
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According to the sources Wedding will be a simple affair. Only 200 guests would be invited to bless the couple. Her would be bride Natasha has already started preparation for her wedding. The famous designers like Shantanu and Natasha have been approached.<br />
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Famous singers like Rahat Fateh Ali khan and Aatif Aslam will also perform for the Gambhir, however the talks are on, and both have their visa problems.<br />
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Gautam Gambir was seen running around for the wedding preparations in the Chandigarh hotel where the team is staying. Buzz is that Juhi Chawla, her husband Jai Mehta and Akshay Kumar are likely to be at the wedding. Jai, Juhi and Shah Rukh Khan jointly own the Kolkata IPL team, for which Gautam now plays.<br />
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<li class="withSummary"><h3><span>Lap Record</span></h3>Fernando Alonso 1m50.257s (2010)</li>
<li class="withSummary"><h3><span>Race Distance</span></h3>308.630km</li>
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</ul></div><div class="articleBody">The inaugural Korean Grand Prix nearly had the unhappy distinction of being Formula 1’s first short-notice cancellation for many years, as construction delays led to real fears that the circuit simply would not be built in time for its maiden race.<br />
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But an enormous effort from the organisers ensured the track was complete ready for F1’s arrival - though the venue remained somewhat rough around the edges, with many features either not ready for use, or not even built yet.<br />
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Then having pulled out all the stops to make sure the circuit was useable, Korean GP bosses were met with a massive race-day downpour, forcing the event to run behind the safety car for lap after lap, as concern grew that it might be a total washout.<br />
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Finally the rain relented enough for an entertaining race to begin, with Fernando Alonso winning after Sebastian Vettel’s late engine failure, and Mark Webber’s title hopes diminishing following his early crash.<br />
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It will be fascinating to see how much progress there has been at Yeongam this year, as the circuit is set to be part of a major development.<br />
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For instance it features a tight and twisty, barrier-lined ‘street’ section – which will eventually be part of a city, when the city itself is built!<br />
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There are no real heart-stopping corners on the layout, but it has enough challenges to keep the drivers happy, and it will be interesting to see if the tighter corners promote overtaking in a dry race.</div></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-16420539170769845262011-10-15T13:13:00.000-07:002011-10-15T13:13:00.320-07:00Purchase Indian Formula 1 Tickets - Indian Formula 1 Tickets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="d460b"><div class="dlisman" id="dPage" style="display: block;"><div class="zonecat" id="zone_19" style="background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="larea"><div class="licats"> Upper Tier Right</div></div><div class="ldate">28 - 30 Oct</div><div class="lface"><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-amb.gif" width="15" /><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-tc.gif" width="15" /><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-seats.gif" width="15" /></div><div class="lpric">INR 35000</div><div class="lrupe"><a href=""><img alt="formula1 2011" height="19" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/booknow.gif" style="margin-bottom: -10px;" width="73" /></a></div></div><div class="zonecat" id="zone_20" style="background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="larea"><div class="licats"> Upper Tier Centre</div></div><div class="ldate">28 - 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30 Oct</div><div class="lface"><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-tc.gif" width="15" /><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-seats.gif" width="15" /></div><div class="lpric">INR 8500</div><div class="lrupe" style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">SOLD OUT</div></div><div class="zonecat" id="zone_13"><div class="larea"><div class="lveico"><a href="" id="lnkStandInfo_13"><img height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-view02.gif" width="15" /></a></div><div class="licats">Star Stand 3 East</div></div><div class="ldate">28 - 30 Oct</div><div class="lface"><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-tc.gif" width="15" /><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-seats.gif" width="15" /></div><div class="lpric">INR 8500</div><div class="lrupe"><a href=""><img alt="formula1 2011" height="19" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/booknow.gif" style="margin-bottom: -10px;" width="73" /></a></div></div><div class="zonecat" id="zone_14"><div class="larea"><div class="lveico"><a href="" id="lnkStandInfo_14"><img height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-view02.gif" width="15" /></a></div><div class="licats">Classic Stand 2 East</div></div><div class="ldate">28 - 30 Oct</div><div class="lface"><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-tc.gif" width="15" /><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-seats.gif" width="15" /></div><div class="lpric">INR 6500</div><div class="lrupe"><a href=""><img alt="formula1 2011" height="19" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/booknow.gif" style="margin-bottom: -10px;" width="73" /></a></div></div><div class="zonecat" id="zone_15"><div class="larea"><div class="lveico"><a href="" id="lnkStandInfo_15"><img height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-view02.gif" width="15" /></a></div><div class="licats">Classic Stand 1 East</div></div><div class="ldate">28 - 30 Oct</div><div class="lface"><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-tc.gif" width="15" /><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-seats.gif" width="15" /></div><div class="lpric">INR 6500</div><div class="lrupe"><a href=""><img alt="formula1 2011" height="19" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/booknow.gif" style="margin-bottom: -10px;" width="73" /></a></div></div><div class="zonety4">South Zone</div><div class="zonecat" id="zone_17"><div class="larea"><div class="lveico"><a href="" id="lnkStandInfo_17"><img height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-view02.gif" width="15" /></a></div><div class="licats">Premium Stand South</div></div><div class="ldate">28 - 30 Oct</div><div class="lface"><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-amb.gif" width="15" /><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-tc.gif" width="15" /><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-seats.gif" width="15" /></div><div class="lpric">INR 12500</div><div class="lrupe"><a href=""><img alt="formula1 2011" height="19" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/booknow.gif" style="margin-bottom: -10px;" width="73" /></a></div></div><div class="zonecat" id="zone_18"><div class="larea"><div class="lveico"><a href="" id="lnkStandInfo_18"><img height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-view02.gif" width="15" /></a></div><div class="licats">Picnic Stand South</div></div><div class="ldate">28 - 30 Oct</div><div class="lface"><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-tc.gif" width="15" /></div><div class="lpric">INR 6000</div><div class="lrupe"><a href=""><img alt="formula1 2011" height="19" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/booknow.gif" style="margin-bottom: -10px;" width="73" /></a></div></div><div class="zonecat" id="zone_16"><div class="larea"><div class="lveico"><a href="" id="lnkStandInfo_16"><img height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-view02.gif" width="15" /></a></div><div class="licats">Natural Stand South</div></div><div class="ldate">28 - 30 Oct</div><div class="lface"><img alt="formula1 2011" height="15" src="http://cnt.in.bookmyshow.com/in/sports/f1/icon-tc.gif" width="15" /></div><div class="lpric">INR 2500</div><div class="lrupe" style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">SOLD OUT</div></div></div></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-78805966204547861672011-10-11T13:10:00.000-07:002011-10-11T13:10:33.646-07:00SPANISH FOOTBALL MOST POPULAR CLUB FC BARCELONA - FC BARCELONA OVERTAKES REAL MADRID OVERTAKES REAL MADRID<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As we all know a survey is always subjective & open to many interpretations. However, surveys if done well can give insight, reveal tendencies & capture a trend that could be interesting to bear in mind. <b>Spanish Sports</b> daily "AS" has contracted the firm "IKERFEL" to survey <b>Spanish Football </b>spectators in all 20 First Division Stadiums.<br />
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The result is that <b>FC BARCELONA is the most popular Football Club in Spain</b> overtaking <b>REAL MADRID</b> : 44 % vs 37%. The firm IKERFEL asked 70 spectators at all the 20 stadiums these questions:<br />
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1. Which three team , apart from your own , do they feel sympathy for , or admiration.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The above graph ( image courtesy of AS) answers the first question with <b>FC Barcelona </b>being the most popular, or admired <b>Spanish Football</b> Club : Blue is 1 ºst choice, Grey is 2º choice...etc</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This second graph highlights the results of the second question of which Club do you feel apathy ( or dislike ). Here Real Madrid wins over Barça, with Sevilla FC 3rd place.<br />
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As mentioned earlier, the survey is just a survey & open to many doubts & debate. The last serious official survey done by the public authority "CIS" ( Centro Investigaciones Sociológicas ) was in 2007 & Real Madrid was the most admired. Things have obviously changed since then with the inflow of immigration which tends to follows more FC Barcelona, the lack of titles by Real Madrid in the last years & the "Mourinho" effect have all played a part in this survey.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The end result is that its interesting, may show a tendency & its a news piece that could be worth a mention especially for the overseas readers. No doubt this survey will cause some talk locally on weather its valid or just a "propaganda" stunt.</span><br />
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Afridi, who was promoted to No. 3 in the batting order, hit six boundaries and 11 sixes in his 40-ball 102 as Pakistan scored 371 for 9 and went on to thump their opponents by 82 runs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjle5Y0lh7j_mfLDC1T5qWWqAebB7tWtRSBIHMMdbppbvUMzLbHm_LJe5tex2Cel-2p5b2WBUB20dhDjAG7jeafpwnt7_R1K0b5aWq7ZVwrIXM4JKSyyXEWUMP7cG0UjZof8G9Ne81kLflw/s1600/Mark-Boucher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjle5Y0lh7j_mfLDC1T5qWWqAebB7tWtRSBIHMMdbppbvUMzLbHm_LJe5tex2Cel-2p5b2WBUB20dhDjAG7jeafpwnt7_R1K0b5aWq7ZVwrIXM4JKSyyXEWUMP7cG0UjZof8G9Ne81kLflw/s320/Mark-Boucher.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>Mark Boucher: The veteran South African wicket keeper-batsman, who was promoted to bat at No. 4 against Zimbabwe at Potchefstroom in September 2006, hit eight boundaries and 10 sixes en route to his 68-ball 147*. Boucher scored his century off only 44 balls as the Proteas amassed 418 for 5 on the board en route to thrashing Zimbabwe by 171 runs.<br />
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Shahid Afridi: Afridi also scored a 45-ball century, but his effort was against India at Kanpur in April 2005. Afridi's 46-ball 102 (10 boundaries and 9 sixes) helped Pakistan chase down the target of 250 with five wickets and 47 balls in hand. At the time of Afridi's dismissal, Pakistan's score was 131 for 1 in the 15th over.<br />
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Sanath Jayasuriya: The former Sri Lanka captain smashed the then-fastest ODI century off 48 deliveries in international cricket when he hit the Pakistan bowlers all over The Padang in Singapore. Jayasuriya hit 11 boundaries and sixes each in his 65-ball 134 as Sri Lanka scored 349-9 and then held on to beat Pakistan by 34 runs in April 1996.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiZjJBkokS5EX7kz64pBuLE38Vw8bkfDj9b8UsidKGhgc8fjqLPB4ljeJfrSxcINsJ9AW5TLyUS5jWCKYPwYK_zxjuY7VgHZdxv_YEF27rDobC46mhG3jV8WOwGW6BzqhL9e-GgrGdi6B/s1600/Kevin-O-Brien.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiZjJBkokS5EX7kz64pBuLE38Vw8bkfDj9b8UsidKGhgc8fjqLPB4ljeJfrSxcINsJ9AW5TLyUS5jWCKYPwYK_zxjuY7VgHZdxv_YEF27rDobC46mhG3jV8WOwGW6BzqhL9e-GgrGdi6B/s320/Kevin-O-Brien.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Kevin O'Brien: When Ireland had slipped to 111 for 5 chasing the 328-run target set by England in a 2011 World Cup match at Bangalore, the Poms would have expected an easy win. <br />
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But, they didn't account for Kevin O'Brien as he hit the fastest century in World Cup history (off 50 deliveries) to lead Ireland to a memorable win. O'Brien hit 13 boundaries and 6 sixes in his 63-ball 113 as Andrew Strauss's men wondered what hit them.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9TBM4mlHBKowXrpGvt4dpPUgCtYiEq382HzYsKzbmcAlAG61_KzpBvByZEFp7sShCbckSwoG6SozwH1XSjP1vDeX4AdEpnDGbJBYdwqc3AqjEZWTONSjurZnjJDy_SpAlA5d1NSTRPjq/s1600/Sanath_Jayasuriya.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9TBM4mlHBKowXrpGvt4dpPUgCtYiEq382HzYsKzbmcAlAG61_KzpBvByZEFp7sShCbckSwoG6SozwH1XSjP1vDeX4AdEpnDGbJBYdwqc3AqjEZWTONSjurZnjJDy_SpAlA5d1NSTRPjq/s320/Sanath_Jayasuriya.jpg" width="219" /></a></div>Sanath Jayasuriya: The legendary southpaw smashed a 55-ball century against the hapless Bangladesh attack at Karachi's National Stadium in June 2008. Jayasuriya hit 16 boundaries and 6 sixes in his 88-ball 130 and added 201 runs for the first wicket with Kumar Sangakkara as Sri Lanka scored 332-8 and then bundled out Bangladesh for a paltry 174.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwyICCyI_MDdVq9IdbSTRReVi_lQxBWkT8Z5KesMK_TW9qlwn-ZPhfYI4eSqsZqIx6UMTvV53SqTCAGufEwpwmQ-ygA0KlroOix8MTZCqPeTg7vEsSe9IkP-qGWnrlih5t670A6_weKHP/s1600/AB-de-Villiers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwyICCyI_MDdVq9IdbSTRReVi_lQxBWkT8Z5KesMK_TW9qlwn-ZPhfYI4eSqsZqIx6UMTvV53SqTCAGufEwpwmQ-ygA0KlroOix8MTZCqPeTg7vEsSe9IkP-qGWnrlih5t670A6_weKHP/s320/AB-de-Villiers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>AB de Villiers: He came into bat with South Africa comfortably placed at 192 for 2 in the 33rd over and then went on to further humiliate the Indian bowling attack at Ahmedabad in February 2010 as he got to his century off only 58 deliveries. De Villiers hit 11 boundaries and 3 sixes in his 59-ball 102* as South Africa scored 365 for 2 and then bowled India out for 275 in 44.3 overs.<br />
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Virender Sehwag: Half-centuries by Brendon McCullum and Peter McGlashan helped New Zealand score 270 for 5 (47 overs) in a rain-affected match at Hamilton's Seddon Park in March 2009. <br />
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Frequent rain interruptions in India's run chase saw the target being revised periodically but Sehwag who scored his century off 60 deliveries ensured the visitors would ease to a 10-wicket win. Sehwag hit 14 boundaries and 6 sixes in his 74-ball 125* and shared an unbroken stand of 201 with Gautam Gambhir to lead India to an easy 10-wicket win.</div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-21856388571327860432011-10-05T09:53:00.000-07:002011-10-05T09:53:58.460-07:00US Open Best Performances - Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" style="text-align: left;">Who said the best performers in the game of tennis would be from the best players? Well, for some of the events, it may have been so, but for the US Open, even the low and quite unknown players have made their marked on the world of tennis history. Here are those top ten performances in the US Open Tennis.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>10. David Ferrer</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.tiptoptens.com/2011/08/18/top-10-best-performances-in-us-open-tennis/10-43/" rel="attachment wp-att-8724"><img alt="1024 Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8724" height="254" src="http://www.tiptoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1024.jpg" title="Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" width="403" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">A virtual unknown in the world of tennis in 2007, he entered the US Open and moved forward by defeating some of the more popular and top seeded players of the year like Rafael Nadal.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>9. Serena Williams</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="0923 Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8725" height="251" src="http://www.tiptoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/0923.jpg" title="Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" width="403" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Serena made history in 1999 as the first ever-lowest seed player to have won the US Open, and this was what established her as a top player in the market.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>8. Venus Williams</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="0824 Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8726" height="255" src="http://www.tiptoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/0824.jpg" title="Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" width="403" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Like her sister, Serena, she was established as a nonentity before 1997, and while she was certainly defeated by Martina Hingis at that game, she made her mark as a top tennis athlete to beat.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>7. Lleyton Hewitt in 2001</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="0724 Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8727" height="255" src="http://www.tiptoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/0724.jpg" title="Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" width="403" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Competing with one of the great giants of tennis, Pete Sampras, Lleyton Hewitt certainly surprised everyone by winning his first Grand Slam match in 2001 at the US Open.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>6. Patrick Rafter 1997</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="0624 Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8728" height="240" src="http://www.tiptoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/0624.jpg" title="Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" width="403" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Downplayed by Sampras and John McEnroe as a one-time wonder after winning the 1997 Grand Slam US Open, he proved himself worthy of the title by winning the same event in 1998.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>5. Chris Evert</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="0525 Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8729" height="260" src="http://www.tiptoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/0525.jpg" title="Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" width="403" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In 1971, Evert made her debut on the US Open that year, and while she was an unknown, she sped through the various matches and ended up losing the title to Billie Jean King that year. Nevertheless, it established as one of the greatest in the world with 18 Grand Slam titles in her pocket.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>4. Kim Clijsters comeback</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="0424 Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8730" height="247" src="http://www.tiptoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/0424.jpg" title="Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" width="403" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Returning to the US tennis courts in 2009 as a wild card contender, after retirement in 2007, she was certainly still at the top of her game, and earned her the title as the one and only wildcard to have ever won the event.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>3. Pete Sampras Farewell game 2002</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="0324 Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8731" height="274" src="http://www.tiptoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/0324.jpg" title="Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" width="403" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In 2002, Sampras played his last game on the US tennis courts of the US Open, and it was one of the most memorable matches of his entire career as he lost for two straight years prior to 2002.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>2. Andre Agassi in 2005</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="0224 Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8732" height="247" src="http://www.tiptoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/0224.jpg" title="Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" width="403" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">He may have certainly established himself as a leader in the sport, but in 2005, one year before retirement, Agassi proved himself to be a great player by going up against Roger Federer.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1. Roger Federer 2004</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="0124 Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8733" height="250" src="http://www.tiptoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/0124.jpg" title="Top 10 Best Performances in US Open Tennis" width="403" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What would a top ten be without the most popular player of all time? It was in 2004 when he faced Lleyton Hewitt, and he certainly proved himself as a top runner for the title.</div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-1523611397889655462011-10-01T13:38:00.000-07:002011-10-01T13:38:34.497-07:00Vera Zvonareva : Vera Zvonareva Tennis Beauty - Biography,Personal Life ,Career Vera Zvonareva<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXp5BmteCsp4J5ac8vseV4JjU4US9LDhic2LeoDcVEZbKpl5PiDEiK1w_pKhQ6DJ1ebw0dY_78Q7sYoNy136pHFaqh1fwqsnnjbgKCle2tAATiD4iRUPXC7_Wr3NFOr6anCMPUWZsT-DCU/s1600/Vera-Zvonareva.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXp5BmteCsp4J5ac8vseV4JjU4US9LDhic2LeoDcVEZbKpl5PiDEiK1w_pKhQ6DJ1ebw0dY_78Q7sYoNy136pHFaqh1fwqsnnjbgKCle2tAATiD4iRUPXC7_Wr3NFOr6anCMPUWZsT-DCU/s320/Vera-Zvonareva.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Birthdate September 7, 1984 (27 years old)<br />
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Birthplace Moscow, Russia<br />
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Residence Moscow, Russia<br />
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Height 5'8'' (172 cm)<br />
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Weight 130 lbs (59 kg)<br />
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Plays Right-handed<br />
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Vera Zvonareva was born into a family of sportsmen. Her mother Natalya Bykova played field hockey and was a bronze medallist in the Moscow Olympic Games 1980. Her father Igor Zvonarev participated in a USSR championship on bandy.<br />
Her Mother brought Vera to the sports club “Chajka” when she was 6 years old. Her first coach was Ekaterina Ivanovna Kryuchkova. Even then Vera stood out against the background of not only people of her age, but also of her seniors.<br />
At that time Zvonareva didn’t think about professional career and played tennis mostly for pleasure. But with her first victories, she had to face a choice, and Vera decided to devote her life to sports.<br />
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<strong>WTA-tour</strong><br />
Vera had her first serious tournament in 1999 in Georgia when she was qualified but lost to Tatiana Poutchek 2:6 3:6.<br />
Then, in April of 2000, she managed to win a tournament in Moscow. She had her first grand victory in October of that same year in Surgut (in Russia) – Vera became the champion of Russia by defeating Elena Bovina in the final. This event didn’t pass unnoticed by the organizers of the Kremlin Cup, who offered Zvonareva a wild card. She managed to reach the second lap in such a prestigious tournament, losing to the future finalist Anna Kournikova. This was not the end of her success. Two months later Zvonareva won the non-official youth world championship Orange Bowl in Miami.<br />
In the beginning of the next year Vera decided to stay with her coach Ekaterina Kryuchkova. The tennis-player remained without coach for almost the whole year, participating mainly in ITF tournaments. Since 2002 Julia Kashevarova has become Vera’s coach. In the spring 2002 Vera managed to win the April ITF tournament in Florida, with a prize fund of 50000$. After rather good performances in Bol and Warsaw, Vera succeeded in Roland Garros, and this was the time when she became seriously talked about. Being qualified at Parisian courts, the Russian tennis player remained untl the fourth lap when she gave way to Serena Williams. However, Vera managed to defeat the serious rival in one set, a thing that couldn’t be done by many sportsmen at that time.<br />
Then there was the final round of the Palermo tournament, and the US Open where Zvonareva almost caused a sensation. Having the leading score of 6:1 5:2 in a match with Kim Clijsters, Vera lost in the end.<br />
<strong>Her way up</strong><br />
After a not very successful beginning of 2003 Vera won a III tier tournament in Bol. Some time later she caused a sensation at the same French Open. In 6 Grand Slam tournaments running, up to the year of 2003, the final rounds were played by a family pair: Serena and Venus Williams, and not a single tennis player could challenge them until Vera Zvonareva broke this tradition by defeating the elder sister.<br />
This match was long-remembered by its eye-witnesses. Venus couldn’t do anything with the Russian tennis player on slow clay and had to lose with a score of 6:2 2:6 6:4. Clay, generally, is Vera’s favourite surface, because she sticks to an agressive game on the baseline, although she feels quite comfortable on other courts, to speak of her universalism.<br />
In the quarter-final Zvonareva met her compatriot Nadia Petrova, to whom in her distant childhood she lost with a score of 0:6 0:6. This time the match was of a far more serious character, but Vera, who was tired after the triumphant match with Venus, lost in three sets 1:6 6:4 3:6. Roland Garros 2003 is still the most successful tournament of the Grand Slam series in Vera’s career.<br />
The end of the year for Zvonareva was not so brilliant, but stable, she almost approached the boundary of the top-ten. The same year she first performed in the national Russian women’s team in the Fed Cup. In semi-final match against French women she represented the whole country on Moscow courts in the sports complex “Olimpijskij”. Unfortunately, the Russian tennis-player didn’t have enough experience, and she lost both of her contests to Amelie Mauresmo and Mary Pierce.<br />
<strong>Successful season</strong><br />
The beginning of 2004 was successful for Vera. Having reached the fourth lap of the Australian Open, she lost to Lindsay Davenport, but her next tournament in Memphis ended in victory. Vera won the second WTA tournament in her career, defeating Lisa Raymond in the serious contest in the final round with 4:6 6:4 7:5.<br />
In the beginning of summer, after Roland-Garros (this time Vera was stopped in the third lap by young and ambitious Maria Sharapova), the Moscower suddenly parted with her coach Julia Kashevarova. According to Vera, Julia couldn’t pay enough attention to her, and Zvonareva began her cooperation with an American coach Lex Carrington, whom she had known before. Vera often practised near Washington where he helped her as a hitting partner.<br />
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The summer period of that season was very rich and successful. Vera took part in many tournaments, reaching the semifinals in four of them, and managing to reach the final round in Cincinnati, where she lost to Lindsay Davenport. The most remembered was the dramatic match with Anastasia Myskina at a San Diego tournament, where Vera lost in a tie-break 15:17. One more memorable event took place that summer – Vera Zvonareva first became one of the TOP-10 tennis-players in the world.<br />
Then her results worsened, and at the US Open in the fourth-lap match Vera was pitifully defeated in three sets by Elena Dementieva with 6:1 4:6 3:6. Emotionally, it was a very hard match, and probably, it was the beginning of series of losses in following tournaments. But anyway, Vera managed to win the US Open with Bob Brian in mixed doubles.<br />
The chances to be among the eight in the champion race and go to Los-Angeles for the WTA Tour Championship, were disappearing right before the eyes. Nevertheless, Vera could perform a small miracle, defeating her main rival Jennifer Capriati with 6:0 6:1 in Philadelphia tournament, thus winning a ticket to L.A. But, unfortunately, she had no strength left for the great eight tournament, and she was defeated in all three matches.<br />
The season wasn’t over though. There was one more contest in the final round of the Fed Cup with the French national team. This time it ended successfully, and in her last decisive pair contest Vera Zvonareva together with Anastasia Myskina brought victory to our team. By the way, it should be mentioned that during almost the whole season Vera played the doubles with Anastasia, and did it rather successfully, winning a Kremlin Cup home contest.<br />
<strong>The Fall</strong><br />
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Then came the year 2005, which is rememberedas one of the most unfortunate in Vera’s career. After the first month of failures Vera managed to win the Memphis tournament for the second time running, but this success was only a short-period one in the row of failures which followed again later.<br />
During the whole of 2005 Zvonareva lost in the first lap of half of the tournaments and didn’t manage to defeat the rival above her in ranking one single time.<br />
The bright moments of this season are only the Memphis, I tier tournament in Rome, where Vera reached the semifinal, and successful performances in the doubles with her new partner Elena Likhovtseva.<br />
Over that whole year the Russian tennis player descended to 42nd place in the WTA ranking. It should be mentioned though, that Vera experienced health problems during the whole season, and her physical condition was far from perfect.<br />
<strong>Hope of a Come back</strong><br />
The first half of the 2006 season became a prolongation of the previous season. After the final in Auckland, the next five months were quite unsuccessful for Vera, especially with the tournaments in Asia where Vera had not won a match. During this period she slid down to 79th in the WTA rankings.<br />
When it seemed the losses would never end, Vera Zvonareva decided on major changes in her tennis life. She has changed her racket, her clothing, and most importantly - her coach. Her new tutor, Frenchman Samuel Sumyk, lives in Florida and also works with Meilen Tu and Elena Likhovtseva.<br />
Step by step these changes began to bear fruit. Vera's results became better in the spring, but the real rise began in the summer when she won a grass tournament in Birmingham, having beaten American Jamea Jackson in a very tough final. In the Grand Slam tournaments, Vera was losing in the first rounds, but she had a lot of bad luck in the draws (for example, Vera's first round at Wimbledon was against Kim Clijsters).<br />
After Wimbledon, Vera Zvonareva played one of the best tournaments in her career in Cincinnati (USA). She gave no chances to her competitors, which included such great players as Tatiana Golovin, Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic, and in the final she easily won against Katarina Srebotnik.<br />
Later on Vera's results were not as impressive, but they were stable, which allowed her to finish the year in 24th place in the WTA rankings. In addition, in 2006 Vera had two great results in mixed and in doubles: the Wimbledon title with Israeli Andy Ram and the US Open title with Nathalie Dechy.<br />
The second half of this season gives us a basis for hope that Vera has left the losses behind, and that she will make her fans happy with new victories.<br />
<strong>Injury</strong><br />
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The season 2007 is difficult to estimate because of serious injury of left carpal, which Vera got in the spring. She was not able to continue the final match of the Charleston tournamentand in fact, she missed a half of the tournament and came back only in the mid-September.<br />
Nevertheless, her play in 2007 impresses optimism. The most impressing was the play between Vera Zvonareva in 2007 (especially in the spring) and Maria Sharapovа, world №1, and Amelie Mauresmo at the Kremlin Cup. Twice, she masterfully managed to beat Ana Ivanovich who had rushed into the Top-Five.<br />
Unfortunately, for the first time in recent years, Vera didn’t win any title and only at the first tournament in Auckland she get through to the final round, where in tough struggle for victory she lost to Jelena Jankovic 6:7 7:5 3:6.<br />
Irrespective the misfortune, Vera made the finish at the 22nd position in the WTA ranking. It can be considered a very good result.<br />
Tennis events apart, she gained a diploma of the Russian Physical Culture University and got into the Diplomatic Academy.<br />
<strong>The Great Season</strong><br />
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The tennis season 2008 was one of the most successful in Vera Zvonareva’s career. She showed stable and confident play, she won two tournaments in Prague and Guangzhou and was a finalist of six WTA tournaments: three of them were of tier 1 in Doha, Charleston and Moscow and the WTA Tour Championships in Doha.<br />
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Only the summer period was unsuccessful, when Vera was giving importance to dressage to Olympic doubles with her partner Elena Vesnina. However, it fell out that Maria Sharapova, being one of the four to go to Beijing, was seriously injured, and was not able to take part in the competition. At the same time, Anna Chakvetadze refused to go to China. In the end, suddenly, Vera got an opportunity to take part in singles Olympic tournament. She was very successful and took the most precious prize in her life – the Olympic Games bronze medal.<br />
Also, in that season, Vera Zvonareva became a two-time winner of the Federation Cup in the national team. In addition, at the year-end she took up the 7th position in the singles ranking, which was the highest place in her career.<br />
<strong>The year of contradictions</strong><br />
The season of 2009 was very contradictory. Its first half was the best period in Vera’s career (until 2010). She reached the semifinal of the Australian Open, where she lost to Dinara Safina. Then Vera won her biggest title at a Premier Mandatory tournament in Indian Wells – in the final Vera beat Ana Ivanovic. Against the background of such success, the title of Pattaya turned out to be unnoticeable. And the crown of the season was attaining fifth place in the WTA Ranking, what was personal record of Vera.<br />
However, there came then the unfortunate tournament in Charleston, where Vera sustained a very unpleasant ankle-guard injury, which threw her off her stride for the rest of the year. Clay court season was completely missed by our tennis player. She managed to come back for the Eastbourne tournament, which happens before Wimbledon, but we can not call her performance on grass adequate. Vera was playing despite intolerable pain.<br />
She was in a rather good form only by the time of the American series and at the US Open Zvonareva performed quite well, having reached round of 16 where she lost to Flavia Pennetta. The rest of the season was a struggle with the injury rather than with competitors and after that incredible match against Caroline Wozniacki at the WTA Championships in Doha, Vera decided to go through a microsurgical operation on her ankle-guard in early November in Holland.<br />
The end of the year was devoted to recovery and for the time being Vera is going to start the new season without thinking about health problems.<br />
<strong>The best season</strong><br />
Before the beginning of the season 2010 Vera was not sure if she would be able to play to the utmost in the near future, but as a result, the season has proved to be the most successful in her career!! Having pulled out of the tournament in Sidney, Vera decided to take part in the Australian Open, where was rather successful and reached the forth circle. Luckily, the injury almost did not disturb her.<br />
Then there was another title in Pattaya, after which the Russian woman managed to take part in the competition in Dubai, where she arrived just several hours after her taking a title in Thai courts. The American hard series were not rather successful, but on the green clay of Charleston Vera managed to reach the final, where she yielded to irrepressible Australian Samantha Stosur. On the European clay courts Vera was extremely unlucky and won only two matches from 7 (at Roland Garros she lost in the second round) and left the top-20.<br />
In May Zvonareva started to work with a young, 26 years old, Russian coach Sergey Demekhin, with whom they won the Russian championship-2001. This cooperation brought up to unexpected and impressing results! At Wimbledon Vera was not considered to be among favourites, but having won such serious opponents as a Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, and a Serbian Jelena Jankovic, she reached the quarterfinals, where in beautiful match she defeated one of the main contenders to the title, Kim Clijsters, by a score of 3:6 6:4 6:2. For the right to play in the final of the Grand Slam tournament Vera struggled with the main sensation of the tournament a Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova, who had not left any chances to Venis Williams in the quarterfinal. And again, after having yielded the first set, the Russian did not leave any doubts in her leadership and won 3:6 6:3 6:2. It was practically impossible to win the main favourite of the competition, Serena Williams 3:6 2:6. After Wimbledon Vera entered the world top-10.<br />
The American series of hard tournaments Vera did not show her best, but gradually, she recaptured the form and reached the finals of the tournament in Montreal, having yielded to a newly-qualified the world #1 Caroline Wozniacki. Then there was the US Open where again Vera was not considered as a favourite, but she was well on the way along the tournament seeding and having lost no sets, she was through the semifinal with the same Wozniacki whom she easily won that time 6:4 6:3. In the final, again, the main contender to the title, a Belgian Kim Clijsters, was waiting for our tennis player. Unfortunately, Vera could not overcome her nerves and lost two sets 2:6 1:6. After the US Open, for the first time, Zvonareva reached the fourth place in the WTA-Ranking list.<br />
In the Asian series of tournaments, Vera made a stable showing and reached the quarterfinals in Tokyo and the final in Beijin and before the Sony Ericsson Championships in the capital of Qatar, Doha, she stated another PR – the second place in the WTA ranking. At the tournament of the eight top-ranks Vera was the best in the group stage, having yielded no sets to her opponents Jelena Jankovic, Victoria Azarenke and Kim Clijsters, but in the semifinal she lost to Caroline Wozniacki. The Russian player managed to maintain the second place of the year and now she is entering a new season with high hopes.<br />
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<b>Player Overview</b><br />
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<tr><td class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr" valign="top" width="260">Year turned pro:</td><td class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr rtBlkBdr" width="150"> </td><td align="center" class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr" width="120">2000</td></tr>
<tr><td class="botBlkBdr" valign="top" width="260">Career matches won:</td><td class="botBlkBdr rtBlkBdr" width="150"> </td><td align="center" class="botBlkBdr" width="120">354</td></tr>
<tr><td class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr" valign="top" width="260">Year to date matches won:</td><td class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr rtBlkBdr" width="150"> </td><td align="center" class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr" width="120">0</td></tr>
<tr><td class="botBlkBdr" valign="top" width="260">Career matches lost:</td><td class="botBlkBdr rtBlkBdr" width="150"> </td><td align="center" class="botBlkBdr" width="120">175</td></tr>
<tr><td class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr" valign="top" width="260">Year to date matches lost:</td><td class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr rtBlkBdr" width="150"> </td><td align="center" class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr" width="120">1</td></tr>
<tr><td class="botBlkBdr" valign="top" width="260">Current 52 week rank for singles:</td><td class="botBlkBdr rtBlkBdr" width="150"> </td><td align="center" class="botBlkBdr" width="120">2</td></tr>
<tr><td class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr" valign="top" width="260">Current 52 week rank for doubles:</td><td class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr rtBlkBdr" width="150"> </td><td align="center" class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr" width="120">32</td></tr>
<tr><td class="botBlkBdr" valign="top" width="260">High rank for singles:</td><td align="right" class="botBlkBdr rtBlkBdr" width="150">(Date: 25 October 2010)</td><td align="center" class="botBlkBdr" width="120">2</td></tr>
<tr><td class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr" valign="top" width="260">High rank for doubles:</td><td align="right" class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr rtBlkBdr" width="150">(Date: 8 August 2005)</td><td align="center" class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr" width="120">9</td></tr>
<tr><td class="botBlkBdr" valign="top" width="260">Career prize money:</td><td class="botBlkBdr rtBlkBdr" width="150"> </td><td align="center" class="botBlkBdr" width="120">$10,102,030 USD</td></tr>
<tr><td class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr" valign="top" width="260">Year to date prize money for singles:</td><td class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr rtBlkBdr" width="150"> </td><td align="center" class="ltBlueBg botBlkBdr" width="120">$8,500 USD</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="260">Year to date prize money for doubles:</td><td class="rtBlkBdr" width="150"> </td><td align="center" width="120">$0 USD</td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="whiteBgDarkBlueText"><b>2003</b></td><td class="ltBlueBg">1ST</td><td class="whiteRow">QF</td><td class="ltBlueBg">4TH</td><td class="whiteRow">3RD</td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="whiteBgDarkBlueText"><b>2004</b></td><td class="ltBlueBg">4TH</td><td class="whiteRow">3RD</td><td class="ltBlueBg">4TH</td><td class="whiteRow">4TH</td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="whiteBgDarkBlueText"><b>2005</b></td><td class="ltBlueBg">SF</td><td class="whiteRow">3RD</td><td class="ltBlueBg">QF</td><td class="whiteRow">-</td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="whiteBgDarkBlueText"><b>2006</b></td><td class="ltBlueBg">QF</td><td class="whiteRow">QF</td><td class="ltBlueBg">2ND</td><td class="whiteRow">WON</td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="whiteBgDarkBlueText"><b>2007</b></td><td class="ltBlueBg">3RD</td><td class="whiteRow">-</td><td class="ltBlueBg">-</td><td class="whiteRow">2ND</td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="whiteBgDarkBlueText"><b>2008</b></td><td class="ltBlueBg">-</td><td class="whiteRow">2ND</td><td class="ltBlueBg">2ND</td><td class="whiteRow">2ND</td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="whiteBgDarkBlueText"><b>2009</b></td><td class="ltBlueBg">3RD</td><td class="whiteRow">-</td><td class="ltBlueBg">1ST</td><td class="whiteRow">2ND</td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="whiteBgDarkBlueText"><b>2010</b></td><td class="ltBlueBg">-</td><td class="whiteRow">2ND</td><td class="ltBlueBg">RUP</td><td class="whiteRow">QF</td></tr>
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</div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-47465571693237691282011-10-01T13:02:00.000-07:002011-10-01T13:02:09.037-07:00Novak djokovic :No 1 Tennis player Novak djokovic,Biography,Personal Life ,Career Of Novak djokovic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXuaEvu8iVhSMfIC9-RiXsyX9jM-JapZ1o8jP2nOgr39jOoZsVAF4S0C453TC0fDrv6w6N8frfHH0s1R7gQU4duT8a-eFZu7zDZOnzXIvrklOtDHPEW0h6orh2Np0a4y9XzO0NaO1QYlA/s1600/novak_djokovic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXuaEvu8iVhSMfIC9-RiXsyX9jM-JapZ1o8jP2nOgr39jOoZsVAF4S0C453TC0fDrv6w6N8frfHH0s1R7gQU4duT8a-eFZu7zDZOnzXIvrklOtDHPEW0h6orh2Np0a4y9XzO0NaO1QYlA/s320/novak_djokovic.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>Nationality: SRB (Serbia)<br />
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Birthdate: May 22, 1987<br />
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Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia<br />
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Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco<br />
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Turned Pro: 2003<br />
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Plays: Right-handed<br />
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Coach: Marian Vajda<br />
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2010 Ranking: 1<br />
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<div><b>Born: </b>22 May 1987</div><div><b>Birthplace: </b>Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia)</div><div><b>Best known as: </b>The Serbian tennis star who won Wimbledon in 2011</div><div class="simplesect">Novak Djokovic is the Serbian tennis pro whose brilliant undefeated streak to start the 2011 season pushed him to the top of the men's professional game. Novak Djokovic was born in Belgrade just a few years before the breakup of Yugoslavia and the tumult of the Bosnian War. At age eight he began training with Jelena Gencic, the celebrated Yugoslavian coach. From 2001 to 2003 he tore his way through the junior circuits, and he played his first professional match, in Belgrade, in 2003. He won his first pro title at the 2006 Dutch Open. That year he reached the quarterfinals of the French Open and then finished the year ranked #16 in the world. Novak Djokovic won his first major, the Australian Open, in 2008. Still, he had a reputation as a jovial goof (his funny impersonations of other competitors earned him the nickname "Djoker") and as a player who was easily injured. That all changed in 2011, when he began the season by winning 40 straight matches and the Australian Open before losing to Roger Federer in the semifinals of the French Open. Counting his last two matches in 2010, his total winning streak was 42 straight match wins -- just shy of the modern record of 46 set by Guillermo Vilas in 1977. He then won Wimbledon 2011 (beating rival Rafael Nadal), which made him the #1 ranked player in the world.</div><div class="simplesect"><b> </b></div><div class="simplesect"><b>Extra credit: </b>Novak Djokovic is 187 centimeters (6' 1.5") tall, according to his official site. The site also notes that his idol growing up was 1990s tennis star Pete Sampras... His nickname is "Nole"... He is the oldest of three sons; his brothers Marko Djokovic (b. 1991) and Djordje Djokovic (b. 1995) both play tennis as well... Novak Djokovic began dating Jelena Ristic in 2005... Djokovic discovered in 2010 that he was allergic to gluten, and attributed his improved form in 2011 to eliminating it from his diet.</div><div class="simplesect">He is writing the history of Serbian tennis in gold letters. He has laid down the foundations for a new, brighter future of the grand sport played in our country. When only 16 years of age he achieved impressive results that many older players would be envious of. Four years on, he has come tantalisingly close to realising his life’s dream - he is already the world’s third best player: Novak Djokovic!<br />
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- I shall never forget the day when a four year old boy came to my tennis camp with a bag neatly packed, as if for professional training. I asked him who packed it for him, and he replied he did it himself. When asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, without hesitation he said: “number one in the world”, the same answer I was given many years ago by Monika Seles when she was a little girl - said the legend of Yugoslav tennis, Jelena Gencic.<br />
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This took place in the Kopaonik tennis camp, whose head coach at the time was Jelena Gencic, and the boy was none other than Novak Djokovic.<br />
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The Djokovics can be said to be a family of sportsmen and women. As a boy Srdjan put on a pair of skis in Zvecane, where he lived at the time, and then went on to compete for a number of years on the white slopes. His life changed in 1984 when he finished the skiing academy and began work as an instructor in the prestigious ‘Genex’ school in Kopaonik. It was there one winter that he met a beautiful and slender ski instructor Dijana, a recent DIF graduate. People started seeing Srdjan and Dijana together on the slopes with increasing frequency. It was the shared love of the mountain and the white pistes which brought them together. Forever!<br />
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Novak was the first of three sons. He was four when he took up tennis, while living in Kopaonik. Racquet in hand, he would run after the older kids at summer tennis camp, attempting to get the ball over the net. This went on for a while. He was eight when he was spotted by the eagle-eyed Jelena Gencic. Ever reserved in her statements, this time she could not but comment: ‘This is the greatest talent I have seen since Monika Seles.‘<br />
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Jelena began to follow his progress and look after little Nole. He took to tennis easily. As they say, he was a natural.<br />
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- It was hard then, but even now it is difficult - admits mum Dijana. - Novak was developing, he needed to be accompanied everywhere, and we weren’t rich. Society, as a rule, only remembers such kids later, when the accolades and medals begin to arrive. You can imagine how we felt when Novak left home on his own for the first time when he was twelve. He spent three months in Munich, Germany, at Nikola Pilic’s tennis academy. Nikola looked after him as if Nole was his own child. Still, there were some positives in this experience. Novak began to develop a sense of independence early on, so that later he didn’t seem to mind spending long periods away from home.<br />
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Jelena is our family coach - says Srdjan, smiling. - She created Novak. He owes her a great deal. Jelena instilled in him a certain attitude, both to sport and to life. She is the same with his two brothers. I believe that they too will succeed. Jelena has not been wrong in her judgement yet.<br />
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Novak embarked on his stellar career path when he was 14, in 2001, a year he finished as European champion (singles, doubles, team). He won gold in San Remo with his national team (‘the Blues’) that year, while they came second at World Championships. The following season he continued to impress with great matches and became the best under-16 player of the old continent, having won the prestigious ‘La Boule’ and ‘La Poet’ tournaments in France, previously won by today’s great tennis stars such as Hewitt, Grosjean, and Roddick. He was also victorious at the prestigious Prince’s Cup in Miami, as well as the ITF tournament in Pancevo (under 18) where he beat rivals up to three years older than him. After five ITF tournaments played, he became the 40th best junior tennis player in the world.<br />
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In the 2003 season he continued to impress with great results and titles. It began with his appearance in the final of the Nurnberg ITF tournament, a match he was unable to finish due to injury. He then went on to win another gold medal for his country. In the French city of Latne he competed together with his team mates, under the leadership of selector Jovan Lilic, and became Europe’s best under-16 player. He won all of the six matches played.<br />
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He found himself part of the SCG Davis Cup selection in matches against the Ivory Coast and Bulgaria. He will remember the summer of 2003, not only by the gold won in Latne, but also by his first professional tennis match. At the Futures tournament organised by TK ‘Red Star’ he beat the fourth seed in the first round, earned his first ATP point and went on to defeat all who stood in his way to the title.<br />
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- ‘My dream was to get through the first round and win my first professional point, so what happened was beyond my expectations, I won the title. In my home country, my hometown, I showed that I can compete with professional tennis players and beat them’ - said the member of Humska camp.<br />
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He didn’t stop there, and the following week, after winning the futures tournament he entered another one, organised by TK “Dril”, where he reached the semi-final, notching up eight consecutive wins. His entry into the world of professional tennis saw him instantly ‘jump over’ the bottom half of the ATP list. At the sixth and last Futures tournament he played in Serbia in 2003 he reached the semi-final. On route he defeated the French player Salves, 16 years his senior and a player who, during the ‘90s, spent five years ranked inside the top 100. He won the national competition for under 18s, followed by the title of national senior champion, which he won with his team (Partizan). It was Novak who scored the winning points for Partizan against their eternal rivals from Karaburma.<br />
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Following his appearance at the Challenger tournament in Belgrade in early February 2005, he decided to devote his time and efforts to playing professional tournaments and pave the way towards becoming one of the world’s best tennis players.<br />
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That same year he successfully qualified for Grand Slam tournaments in Melbourne, Paris and London. Following this, he entered the main draw in New York where he reached the third round. This result saw him move up to number 80 in the world. At his last tournament in 2005, in Paris (the Masters Cup), he reached the third round, on route ‘banking’ his first win over a top 10 ATP player, Mariano Puerta from Argentina (9). This enabled him to finish the season ranked 78th.<br />
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The following year (2006) he won his first ATP tournament in the Dutch city of Amersfort, immediately after which he took another title in Metz. This meant that he became the youngest player inside the top 20. Djokovic also played his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final that year at Roland Garros. He finished the season ranked a brilliant 16 in the world. <br />
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And then the dream year arrived. In the first week of 2007 Novak was victorious at the start of the Australian summer season in Adelaide. This was to be just the start of the incredibly successful season that followed. His first stop was the semi-final in Rotterdam, after which his career really took off and so began his rise to the very top. After losing in the final at Indian Wells, Djokovic won his first ever Master Series title at the ‘fifth Grand Slam’ in Miami. A few weeks later the Serbian tennis player won the Estoril tournament. He played in the semi-finals of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, and in mid-August he won the Montreal tournament beating the top three players on his way to the title: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick. At the US Open he made his first Grand Slam final appearance, which he lost to Roger Federer. Later that season, Novak secured Serbia’s historic place in the World group of the Davis Cup, after which he won his fifth title of 2007 in Vienna. In mid-November this amazing season was crowned with his first ever appearance at the Masters Cup in Shangai, even though he failed to reach the semi-final. Even so, Djokovic finished the year as number three in the world! In 2008 Novak took his first Grand Slam tournament - Australian Open! After it, he won three big titles: Indian Wells (Masters), Rome (Masters) and Shanghai (Masters Cup).<br />
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Novak opened 2009 in Brisbane, where he was defeated in the opening round by Ernests Gulbis. Noone could have thought that this will be the most successful season in his career so far. Novak participated in ten finals, and lifted the winner’s trophy in five cities: Dubai, Beijing, Basel, Paris. However, Novak’s certainly most cherished title is the one he won in his hometown, Belgrade, where the first ever ATP tournament in Serbia was held in May. Djokovic was runner-up in Cincinnati, Rome, Monte Carlo, Miami (all ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments) and Halle. He finished the year as world no.3.<br />
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2010 will be remembered for four great achievements. On the first day of February Novak reached position no.2 in the ATP Rankings for the first time in his professional career. In the last week of the month, he successfully defended his title in Dubai. Nole played in the semifinals of Wimbledon for the second time in his career, where he lost to Czech Tomas Berdych. In December, Djokovic with his teammates led Serbia to the Davis Cup title for the first time in its history, with the triumph over France 3-2, in the Final at Belgrade Arena. Serbia became the 13th nation to be crowned Davis Cup by BNP Paribas champion after the victory over nine-time winners. En-route to the title, Serbia also defeated the United States, Croatia and Czech Republic.<br />
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Nole is having a historic 2011 season on the ATP World Tour. He’s become the new king of tennis.<br />
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On July 4, one day after he had realised his dream by winning the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world - Wimbledon, he was officially crowned the 25th player to rank no.1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, which has been his ambition and goal since he started playing tennis.<br />
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Two months later, Novak lifted his first US Open trophy, becoming just the sixth men in the Open era to win three majors in a season, joining Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Mats Wilander, Jimmy Connors and Rod Laver.<br />
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By the end of September, he has won ten ATP titles (Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Belgrade, Madrid, Rome, Wimbledon, Montreal and US Open).<br />
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He has become the first man ever to win five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophies in the same year. <br />
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The Serbian star is also the first men's player to win a tournament in his no.1 debut since Pete Sampras did it in 1993.<br />
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Nole had an impressive winning streak - 43 matches won in a row overall (41 this season), dating back to the Davis Cup finals in December, that ended in Roland Garros semi-final when he lost to Roger Federer.<br />
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Novak completed a run that is unmatched among active players. Only Guillermo Vilas with 46 straight victories in 1977, and Ivan Lendl with 44 from 1981-82 had longer streaks.<br />
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To win more than fourty straight matches on different surfaces, in different conditions, against top players is absolutely fantastic, historic achievement. Nole went a half year without losing, clinched seven, of the 43 victories, over Nadal and Federer.<br />
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Everyone has their idol, and so does Novak Djokovic. His choice is American Pete Sampras (“I like his serve and behaviour on-court!"), one of the best players of all time, and lately he has mentioned Andre Agassi as an inspiration. He speaks Serbian, English and German. His favourite surface is hard-court. In those rare moments of free time, Novak likes surfing the net, watching films, listening to relaxing music, and sometimes he even manages to find time to go out with friends and his best friend Vuk. He likes home-cooked food, salads and fruit juices. From mid-2006 Nole has been coached by the Slovak Marian Vajda, and this collaboration has proved to be - a big hit!<br />
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<tr><td class="TableSubHeadingBold">RANKING</td> <td class="TableSubHeadingBold"><div align="center">Rollover</div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellOdd">Current Singles</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">1</td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellEven">Current Doubles</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven">193</td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellOdd">Career High Singles</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">1 * (04 Jul 2011) </td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellEven">Career High Doubles</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven">114 * (30 Nov 2009) </td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellOdd">Singles Year End</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">3</td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellEven">Doubles Year End</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven">163</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td class="TableSubHeadingBold" width="305">WIN - LOSS (Main Draw)</td> <td class="TableSubHeadingBold" width="150"><div align="center">Win</div></td> <td class="TableSubHeadingBold" width="150"><div align="center">Loss</div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellOdd">Current Year Singles</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">64</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">3</td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellEven">Current Year Doubles</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven">3</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven">5</td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellOdd">Career Singles (Tour Level Only)</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">388</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">108</td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellEven">Career Doubles (Tour Level Only)</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven">31</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven">43</td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellOdd">Career Singles (incl. ITF Challengers and ITF Pro Circuits)</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">442</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">125</td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellEven">Career Doubles (incl. ITF Challengers and ITF Pro Circuits)</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven">43</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven">55</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td class="TableSubHeadingBold" width="305">YEAR-END ATP RANKING</td> <td class="TableSubHeadingBold" width="150"><div align="center">Singles</div></td> <td class="TableSubHeadingBold" width="150"><div align="center">Doubles</div></td> </tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellEven">2010</td><td align="center" class="TableCellEven">3 </td><td align="center" class="TableCellEven">163 </td></tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellOdd">2009</td><td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">3 </td><td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">114 </td></tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellEven">2008</td><td align="center" class="TableCellEven">3 </td><td align="center" class="TableCellEven">586 </td></tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellOdd">2007</td><td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">3 </td><td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">145 </td></tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellEven">2006</td><td align="center" class="TableCellEven">16 </td><td align="center" class="TableCellEven">303 </td></tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellOdd">2005</td><td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">83 </td><td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">694 =</td></tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellEven">2004</td><td align="center" class="TableCellEven">187 </td><td align="center" class="TableCellEven">381 </td></tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellOdd">2003</td><td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">676 </td><td align="center" class="TableCellOdd">1672 =</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="TableCellOdd">2011</td><td class="TableCellOdd">Australian Open (H) Dubai (H) Indian Wells (H) Miami (H) Belgrade (CL) Madrid (CL) Rome (CL) Wimbledon (G) Canadian Open (H) U.S. Open (H) </td></tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellOdd">2010</td><td class="TableCellOdd">Dubai (H) Beijing (H) </td></tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellOdd">2009</td><td class="TableCellOdd">Dubai (H) Belgrade (CL) Beijing (H) Basel (IH) Paris Open (IH) </td></tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellEven">2008</td><td class="TableCellEven">Australian Open (H) Indian Wells (H) Rome (CL) Tennis Masters Cup (IH) </td></tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellEven">2007</td><td class="TableCellEven">Adelaide (H) Miami (H) Estoril (CL) Canada (H) Vienna (IH) </td></tr>
<tr><td class="TableCellOdd">2006</td><td class="TableCellOdd">Amersfoort (CL) Metz (IH) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="TableCellOdd">2010</td><td class="TableCellOdd">Queen's (G) - w/J. ERLICH </td></tr>
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</td> <td align="center" class="TableSubHeadingBold">Singles</td> <td align="center" class="TableSubHeadingBold">Doubles</td> <td align="center" class="TableSubHeadingBold">Singles</td> <td align="center" class="TableSubHeadingBold">Doubles</td> <td align="center" class="TableSubHeadingBold">Singles</td> <td align="center" class="TableSubHeadingBold">Doubles</td> <td align="center" class="TableSubHeadingBold">Singles</td> <td align="center" class="TableSubHeadingBold">Doubles</td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellOdd">2011</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> WR </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> SF </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> WR </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> WR </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellEven">2010</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> QF </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> QF </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> SF </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> RU </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> - </td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellOdd">2009</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> QF </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> R32 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> QF </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> SF </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellEven">2008</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> WR </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> SF </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> R64 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> SF </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> - </td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellOdd">2007</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> R16 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> R64 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> SF </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> SF </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> RU </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellEven">2006</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> R128 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> R64 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> QF </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> R64 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> R16 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> R32 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> R32 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellEven"> R64 </td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="TableCellOdd">2005</td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> R128 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> R64 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> R32 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> R32 </td> <td align="center" class="TableCellOdd"> - </td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/novakdjokovic.html#ixzz1ZYtdC7D9" style="color: #003399;"></a></div></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-67228938744380330552011-09-30T03:33:00.000-07:002011-09-30T03:33:23.087-07:00LIONEL MESSI GOALS - FC BARCELONA | LIONEL MESSI EQUALS KUBALA WITH 194 GOALS -LIONEL MESSI<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hi, I may have "breezed throught" in yesterdays post below on FC BARCELONA & their 0 - 5 victory , although mentioned, of an important historical milestone achieved in the game against BATE BORISOV. Argentine midfield star <b>LIONEL MESSI </b>made Barça History again.</span><br />
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Yesterday Messi scored two goals & thus took his all-time tally with Barça to <b>194</b>. This may sound normal if it wasn´t that the player equalled the mark & the second place historical goal tally position held by legend <b>KUBALA</b>.Again this may not impress if it wasn´t that Messi has only 24 years of age.<br />
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The historical all-time top goal-scorer is <b>CESAR RODRIGUEZ</b>, another Barça legend of the 40s & 50s of last Century who notched up <b>235 </b>goals. Do you have any doubt that Messi will soon surpass this mark? I don´t.<br />
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The 24 year old Messi keeps on breaking records, the sky only his limit.</span></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-53103860816051747362011-09-30T03:30:00.000-07:002011-09-30T03:30:23.984-07:00EUROPA LEAGUE RESULTS | RENNES 1 ATLETICO DE MADRID 1- PARIS ST GERMAIN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>EUROPA LEAGUE</b> Group matches tonight with two <b>SPANISH FOOTBALL</b> Clubs in action with relatively positive results. Here is a quick summary of the games , the results & the scorers.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>ATHLETIC DE BILBAO</b> managed to put together a good performance at home against French team <b>PARIS ST GERMAIN </b>winning <b>2 - 0</b>. The <b>Group F </b>match saw the first goal arrive in the 14th min when Bilbao player <b>GABILONDO</b> got onto a winger pass in acrobatic fashion to lift the roof off the "San Mames" stadium. It was see-saw stuff from here with PSG missing some real "sitters" that they would play for later. The second goal for Bilbao came via <b>SUSAETA</b> in the 45th min which basically sealed the match.<br />
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PSG lost <b>SISSIKO</b> to a <b>red card</b> in the 52 th min ( 2º nd yellow) which left the French down to 10 men & they dedicated the rest of the game defending & halting any more Bilbao advances. Good result for Bilbao which notches its second win in Europa League.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>ATLETICO DE MADRID</b> travelled to France & played <b>RENNES</b> in their <b>Group I</b> clash. The match ended in a <b>1 - 1 draw</b> which saw Atletico de Madrid substitute <b>JUAN FRAN </b>save the team from defeat with a 87th min equalizer. Earlier Rennes had got ahead in the 56th min when <b>MONTAÑO</b> drove home a long range shot that took a deflection.<br />
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Atletico played way below their level & questions arise about Coach Manzano & his line-ups & field placements. The Atletico Coach was heavily criticised after Atletico lost 5 - 0 to Barça in the Liga, & tonight we again saw a lack of ideas & reaction from the Coach. Mistakes in defence for Atletico & little midfield play or discipline that saw how luck played a part & Rennes didn´t put in a great match themselves.<br />
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Positive result for Atletico, but a poor image & worst, increasing doubts on how long their "luck" will last.<br />
</span> </div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-43177907856872687612011-09-29T12:04:00.000-07:002011-09-29T12:04:04.458-07:00Glam Girls of Tennis - Hot Girls Of Tennis - Tennis Beautys<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFmJuhforui8sKrhx8YaZEHGvBCmi3liiGQP6-daA4BXMUrJTllfd1ZezVMx_J3paNNzQRsbYW3XdT_I5lfJY6IFxt1bHdzGj_81wogOcQWtDa9x8MIT9y6sMIN89r4Q1YY6hxIOsiMuZ/s1600/Tennis-hot-girls+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFmJuhforui8sKrhx8YaZEHGvBCmi3liiGQP6-daA4BXMUrJTllfd1ZezVMx_J3paNNzQRsbYW3XdT_I5lfJY6IFxt1bHdzGj_81wogOcQWtDa9x8MIT9y6sMIN89r4Q1YY6hxIOsiMuZ/s320/Tennis-hot-girls+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-14606069223695810952011-09-24T20:35:00.000-07:002011-09-24T20:35:18.893-07:00FOOTBALL : REAL MADRID TEAM PHOTO 2011 | RED UNIFORM - REAL MADRID 2011<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is an interesting <b>REAL MADRID TEAM PHOTO</b> taken before the start of their <b>CHAMPIONS LEAGUE</b> match against<b> DYNAMO ZAGREB</b>. Apart from highlighting the starting 11 it shows the team in their<b> RED UNIFORM</b> , something very unusual & maybe of value for all the Real Madrid fans around the globe whom collect images of their favourite team. I think this maybe worth conserving somewhere in your collection.</span><br />
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By the way, while on the transfer angle, rumours are that <b>REAL MADRID</b> has "shut" <b>NEYMAR</b> for 60M€ plus a 7M€ salary / season for the Brazilian youngster. Both Santos - Real Madrid will publically deny the deal & the player will not arrive at Real Madrid until the summer of 2012. That is, until Neymar finishes with his commitments with Brazil in the London Olympic Games.<br />
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Stay tuned!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Here are the Top FIFA Ranking Football Nations for September 2011:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><b>1. Spain 1.605 pts</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">2. Holland 1.571</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">3. Germany 1.290</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">4. Uruguay 1.184</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">5. Portugal1.158</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">6. Italy 1.142</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">7. Brazil 1.132</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">8. England 1.089</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">9. Croatia 1.057</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">10. Argentina 1.024</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Next list scheduled for 19th of October</span></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-64800884133684862852011-09-08T13:16:00.000-07:002011-09-08T13:16:43.659-07:00World Cup Winners - List Of Soccer World Cup Winners<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h2 class="module_title">Previous World Cup Winners</h2><img alt="" class="lensPhoto" src="http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/lens10771661_1289634530world-cup-winners-trophy." /> FIFA World Cup has been contested 19 times since the first edition in 1930. In addition, the quadrennial event is the most watch sporting event in the world. The most recent event was hosted by South Africa in 2010 which also held in African continent for the first time.<br />
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While enjoying the last world cup tournament and watching <b>richest soccer players</b> in action why not we look at the <b>list of previous world cup winners</b> and at the same time refresh our memories by checking out those world cup final highlight<br />
<h2 class="module_title "> World Cup Winners List </h2>The following is the list of world cup winners since the 1st edition 1930 Uruguay. For more details info such as attendance, goal scorers, exciting highlights or pictures gallery to re-live the moment and much more, click on the links. You also can get the <b>list of most world cup winners here</b>. Please vote here for <b>2010 World Cup Winner</b> or <b>Most Memorable World Cup Final</b>. THANKS!<br />
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<b>1. 1930 Uruguay </b><b>Uruguay</b> 4 - 2 Argentina<br />
<b>2. 1934 Italy </b><b>Italy</b> 2 - 1 Czechoslovakia<br />
<b>3. 1938 France </b><b>Italy</b> 4 - 2 Hungary<br />
<b>4. 1950 Brazil </b><b>Uruguay</b> 2 - 1 Brazil<br />
<b>5. 1954 Switzerland </b><b>West Germany</b> 3 - 2 Hungary<br />
<b>6. 1958 Sweden </b><b>Brazil</b> 5 - 2 Sweden<br />
<b>7. 1962 Chile </b><b>Brazil</b> 3 - 1 Czechoslovakia<br />
<b>8. 1966 England </b><b>England</b> 4 - 2 West Germany<br />
<b>9. 1970 Mexico </b><b>Brazil</b> 4 - 1 Italy<br />
<b>10. 1974 Germany </b><b>West Germany</b> 2 - 1 Holland<br />
<b>11. 1978 Argentina </b><b>Argentina</b> 3 - 1 Holland<br />
<b>12. 1982 Spain </b><b>Italy</b> 3 - 1 West Germany<br />
<b>13. 1986 Mexico </b><b>Argentina</b> 3 - 2 West Germany<br />
<b>14. 1990 Italy </b><b>West Germany</b> 1 - 0 Argentina<br />
<b>15. 1994 USA </b><b>Brazil</b> 0 - 0 (pens 3 - 2) Italy<br />
<b>16. 1998 France </b><b>France</b> 3 - 0 Brazil<br />
<b>17. 2002 Korea/Japan </b><b>Brazil</b> 2 - 0 Germany<br />
<b>18. 2006 Germany </b><b>Italy</b> 1 (pens 5 - 3) 1 France<br />
<b>19. 2010 South Africa </b><b>Spain</b> 0 (a.e.t. 1 - 0) 0 Netherlands<br />
<div class=" module textmodule " id="module98211651"> <h2 class="module_title "> Uruguay 1930 - World Cup 1st Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98211651" src="http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98211651photo_1276142881worldcup1930-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Estadio Centenario, Montevideo<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 93,000<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Langenus (Belgium)<br />
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<b>1930 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Uruguay 4 - 2 Argentina</b><br />
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<b>Goal :</b><br />
Dorado (Uruguay) 12'<br />
Peucelle (Arg) 20'<br />
Stábile (Arg) 37'<br />
Cea (Uruguay) 57'<br />
Iriarte (Uruguay) 68'<br />
Castro (Uruguay) 89'<br />
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<b>Third Place :</b> United States / Yugoslavia<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1930 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98211641"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98211641"> <h2 class="module_title "> Italy 1934 - World Cup 2nd Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98211641" src="http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98211641photo_1276143230worldcup1934-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 45,000<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Ivan Eklind (Sweden)<br />
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<b>1934 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Italy 2 - 1 (a.e.t.) Czechoslovakia</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Puc (Czechoslovakia) 76'<br />
Orsi (Ita) 81'<br />
Schiavio (Ita) 95'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Germany 3 - 2 Austria<br />
<br />
<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1934 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98211631"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98211631"> <h2 class="module_title "> France 1938 - World Cup 3rd Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98211631" src="http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98211631photo_1276143366worldcup1938-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 60,000<br />
<b>Referee:</b> George Capdeville (France)<br />
<br />
<b>1938 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Italy 4 - 2 Hungary</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Titkos (Hun) 8'<br />
Sárosi (Hun) 70'<br />
Colaussi (Ita) 6', 35'<br />
Piola (Ita) 16', 82'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Brazil 4 - 2 Sweden<br />
<br />
<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1938 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98211621"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98211621"> <h2 class="module_title "> Brazil 1950 - World Cup 4th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98211621" src="http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98211621photo_1276142663worldcup1950-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 199,954<br />
<b>Referee:</b> George Reader (England)<br />
<br />
<b>1950 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Uruguay 2 - 1 Brazil</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Friaça (Bra) 47'<br />
Schiaffino (Uruguay) 66'<br />
Ghiggia (Uruguay) 79'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Sweden 3 - 1 Spain<br />
<br />
<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1950 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98211611"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98211611"> <h2 class="module_title "> Switzerland 1954 - World Cup 5th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98211611" src="http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98211611photo_1276142793worldcup1954-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Wankdorf Stadium, Berne<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 60,000<br />
<b>Referee:</b> William Ling (England)<br />
<br />
<b>1954 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>West Germany 3 - 2 Hungary</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Puskás (Hun) 6'<br />
Czibor (Hun) 8'<br />
Morlock (WGer) 10'<br />
Rahn (WGer) 18', 84'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Austria 3-1 Uruguay<br />
<br />
<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1954 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98211601"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98211601"> <h2 class="module_title "> Sweden 1958 - World Cup 6th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98211601" src="http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98211601photo_1277596722worldcup1958-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Råsunda Stadium, Solna<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 51,800<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Maurice Guigue (France)<br />
<br />
<b>1958 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Brazil 5 - 2 Sweden</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Liedholm (Swe) 4'<br />
Vavá (Bra) 9', 32'<br />
Pelé (Bra) 55', 90'<br />
Zagallo (Bra) 68'<br />
Simonsson (Swe) 80'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> France 6 - 3 West Germany<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1958 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98211591"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98211591"> <h2 class="module_title "> Chile 1962 - World Cup 7th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98211591" src="http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98211591photo_1277597222worldcup1962-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Estadio Nacional, Santiago<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 68,679<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Nikolaj Latychev (Soviet Union)<br />
<br />
<b>1962 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Brazil 3 - 1 Czechoslovakia</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Masopust (Czechoslovakia) 15'<br />
Amarildo (Bra) 17'<br />
Zito (Bra) 69'<br />
Vavá (Bra) 78'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Chile 1 - 0 Yugoslavia<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1962 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98211581"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98211581"> <h2 class="module_title "> England 1966 - World Cup 8th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98211581" src="http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98211581photo_1277597478worldcup1966-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Wembley Stadium, London<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 98,000<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)<br />
<br />
<b>1966 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>England 4 (a.e.t.) 2 West Germany</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Hurst (Eng) 18', 101', 120'<br />
Haller (WGer) 12'<br />
Peters (Eng) 78'<br />
Weber (WGer) 89'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Portugal 2 - 1 Soviet Union<br />
<br />
<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1966 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98208351"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98208351"> <h2 class="module_title "> Mexico 1970 - World Cup 9th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98208351" src="http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98208351photo_1277597802worldcup1970-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Estadio Azteca, Mexico City<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 107,412<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)<br />
<br />
<b>1970 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Brazil 4 - 1 Italy</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
<b>Pelé (Bra) </b> 18'<br />
Boninsegna (Ita) 37'<br />
Gérson (Bra) 66'<br />
Jairzinho (Bra) 71'<br />
Carlos Alberto (Bra) 86'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> West Germany 1 - 0 Uruguay<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1970 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98208341"></a> <h2 class="module_title "> West Germany 1974 - World Cup 10th Edition </h2><img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98208341" src="http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98208341photo_1277599598worldcup1974-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Olympiastadion, Munich<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 75,200<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Jack Taylor (England)<br />
<br />
<b>1974 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>West Germany 2 - 1 Netherlands</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Neeskens (Netherlands) 2' (pen.)<br />
Breitner (WGer) 25' (pen.)<br />
Müller (WGer) 43'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Poland 1 - 0 Brazil<br />
<div class=" module textmodule " id="module98208331"> <h2 class="module_title "> Argentina 1978 - World Cup 11th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98208331" src="http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98208331photo_1277599796worldcup1978-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 71,483<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Sergio Gonella (Italy)<br />
<br />
<b>1978 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Argentina 3 - 1 Netherlands</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Mario Kempes (Arg) 37', 104'<br />
Nanninga (Arg) 82'<br />
Bertoni (Netherlands) 115'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Brazil 2 - 1 Italy<br />
<br />
<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1978 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98208321"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98208321"> <h2 class="module_title "> Spain 1982 - World Cup 12th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98208321" src="http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98208321photo_1277600042worldcup1982-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 90,000<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)<br />
<br />
<b>1982 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Italy 3 - 1 West Germany</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Rossi (Ita) 57'<br />
Tardelli (Ita) 69'<br />
Altobelli (Ita) 81'<br />
Breitner (WG) 83'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Poland 3 - 2 France<br />
<br />
<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1982 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98208311"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98208311"> <h2 class="module_title "> Mexico 1986 - World Cup 13th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98208311" src="http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98208311photo_1277600496worldcup1986-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Estadio Azteca, Mexico City<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 114,600<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)<br />
<br />
<b>1986 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Argentina 3 - 2 West Germany</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Brown (ARG) 23'<br />
Valdano (ARG) 55'<br />
Rummenigge (West Germany) 74'<br />
Völler (West Germany) 80'<br />
Burruchaga (ARG) 83'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> France 4 (a.e.t.) 2 Belgium<br />
<br />
<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1986 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98208301"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98208301"> <h2 class="module_title "> Italy 1990 - World Cup 14th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98208301" src="http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98208301photo_1277601092worldcup1990-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Stadio Olimpico, Rome<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 73,603<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)<br />
<br />
<b>1990 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>West Germany 1 - 0 Argentina</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Brehme Goal 85' (pen.)<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Italy 2 - 1 England<br />
<br />
<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1990 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98208291"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98208291"> <h2 class="module_title "> USA 1994 - World Cup 15th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98208291" src="http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98208291photo_1277601140worldcup1994-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Rose Bowl, Pasadena<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 94,194<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Sándor Puhl (Hungary)<br />
<br />
<b>1994 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Brazil 0 (ET - Penalties 3 - 2 ) 0 Italy</b><br />
<br />
<b>Penalty Made</b><br />
Brazil - Romario(2), Branco(3), Dunga(4)<br />
Italy - Albertini(2), Evani(3)<br />
<b>Penalty Missed/Saved</b><br />
Brazil - M. Santos(1)<br />
Italy - Baresi(1), Massaro(4), R.Baggio(5)<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Sweden 4 - 0 Bulgaria<br />
<br />
<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1994 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98208281"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98208281"> <h2 class="module_title "> France 1998 - World Cup 16th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98208281" src="http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98208281photo_1277601222worldcup1998-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Stade de France, Saint-Denis<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 80,000<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Said Belqola (Morocco)<br />
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<b>1998 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>France 3 - 0 Brazil</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
<b>Zinedine Zidane (France)</b> 27', 45+1'<br />
Petit (France) 90+3<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Croatia 2 - 1 Netherlands<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1998 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98208271"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98208271"> <h2 class="module_title "> Korea Japan 2002 - World Cup 17th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98208271" src="http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98208271photo_1277601814worldcup2002-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 69,029<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Pierluigi Collina (Italy)<br />
<br />
<b>2002 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Brazil 2 - 0 Germany</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
<b>Ronaldo (Brazil)</b> 67', 79'<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Turkey 3 - 2 Korea Republic<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 2002 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98208261"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module98208261"> <h2 class="module_title "> Germany 2006 - World Cup 18th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98208261" src="http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98208261photo_1277601951worldcup2006-d.jpg" /><b>Stadium :</b> Olympiastadion, Berlin<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 69,000<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)<br />
<br />
<b>2006 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b>Italy 1 (ET - Penalties 5 - 3 ) 1 France</b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
<b>Zinedine Zidane (France)</b> 7' (pen.)<br />
Marco Materazzi(Italy) 19<br />
<br />
<b>Penalty Made</b><br />
Italy - Pirlo(1), Materazzi(2), De Rossi(3), Del Piero(4), Grosso(5)<br />
France - Wiltord(1), Abidal(3), Sagnol(4)<br />
<b>Penalty Missed/Saved</b><br />
Italy - None<br />
France - Trezeguet(2)<br />
<br />
<b>Third Place :</b> Germany 3 - 1 Portugal<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 2006 World Cup Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module98208091"></a> <h2 class="module_title "> South Africa 2010 - World Cup 19th Edition </h2><img class="write_image" id="moduleImage98208091" src="http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens10771661module98208091photo_1278888034Johannesburg-sd.jpg" />The 2010 world cup winner will be crowned on the 11th of July. Is it going to be Spain or the Netherlands? Will it come down to penalties? Let's <b>Iker Casillas</b> and Ajax goal stopper <b>Maarten Stekelenburg</b> answer that.<br />
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The battle will be fierce in the middle. Hopefully <b>Cesc Fabregas</b> will be healthy enough to play or we might see <b>Arjen Robben</b> run havoc. And not to forget the covet golden shoes. Will it be in the hands of <b>David Villa</b> or could it be the year of <b>Wesley Sneijder</b>. Whatever happen we will definitely get a new and first-time soccer world champion. Wish both teams all the best.<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>Official FIFA's City of Johannesburg Profile</b><br />
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<img alt="Spain Iker Casillas world cup trophy 2010" border="0" height="320" src="http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy279/redimagineer/iker-casillas-spain2010worldcuptrop.jpg" style="float: right;" width="224" /><br />
<b>Stadium :</b> <b>Soccer City, Johannesburg</b><br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 84,490<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Howard Webb (England)<br />
<br />
<b>2010 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
Spain <b>0 (a.e.t. 1 - 0) 0</b> Netherlands (July 11, 2010)<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Iniesta 116'<br />
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<b>Third Place :</b><br />
Germany <b>3 - 2</b> Uruguay (July 10, 2010)<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>Official FIFA's Spain vs Netherlands Photo Gallery</b></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-80704178036986760142011-09-08T13:08:00.000-07:002011-09-08T13:08:30.648-07:00Women World Cup Winners - List Of FIFA Women Soccer Champion - Previous Women World Cup Winners<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="module lens_intro "> <h2 class="module_title"><br />
</h2><img alt="" class="lensPhoto" src="http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/lens17958377_1305641098fifa-women-world-cup-trop" /> <div class="module_intro"><b>FIFA Women World Cup Soccer</b> has been contested 5 times since the first edition in 1991. In addition, the quadrennial event is among most watch for a women sporting event in the world. Next event will be hosted by <b>Germany in 2011</b> which is also the second time in Europe.<br />
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While waiting for the action to begin why not take a look at the <b>list of previous world cup winners</b> and refresh our memories to see who is who among the soccer stars who brought fame for the past champions.</div></div><a href="" name="module150250898"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module150250898"> <h2 class="module_title "> Women World Cup Winners List </h2><div class="write_module"> The following is the list of world cup winners since the 1st edition 1991 China. For more details information such as goal scorers, attendance, exciting pictures gallery and games highlights or to re-live the moment, click on related links. Don't forget to vote here for <b>2011 Women World Cup Winner</b> or <b>Most Memorable Women World Cup Final</b>. THANKS!<br />
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<b>1. 1991 China </b><b>United States</b> 2 - 1 Norway<br />
<b>2. 1995 Sweden </b><b>Norway</b> 2 - 0 Germany<br />
<b>3. 1999 USA </b><b>United States</b> 0 (pens 5 - 4) 0 China PR<br />
<b>4. 2003 USA </b><b>Germany</b> 2 - 1 Sweden (golden goal)<br />
<b>5. 2007 China </b><b>Germany</b> 2 - 0 Brazil<br />
<b>6. 2011 Germany </b><b>Japan</b> 2 (pens 3 - 1) 2 USA </div></div><a href="" name="module150250912"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module150250912"> <h2 class="module_title "> China 1991 - World Cup 1st Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img alt="women world cup 1991 usa celebration" class="write_image" id="moduleImage150250912" src="http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens17958377module150250912photo_1305639835women-world-cup-1991-usa-" title="women world cup 1991 usa celebration" /><b>Stadium :</b> Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 63,000<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Vadim Zhuk (USSR)<br />
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<b>1991 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b><u>United States 2 - 1 Norway</u></b><br />
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<b>Goal :</b><br />
Akers 20' (US)<br />
Medalen 29'' (Norway)<br />
Akers 78' (US)<br />
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<b>Third Place :</b> Sweden 4 - 0 Germany<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1991 Women's World Cup Overview And Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module150250913"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module150250913"> <h2 class="module_title "> Sweden 1995 - World Cup 2nd Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img alt="women world cup 1995 norway celebration" class="write_image" id="moduleImage150250913" src="http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens17958377module150250913photo_1305639973women-world-cup-1995-norw" title="women world cup 1995 norway celebration" /><b>Stadium :</b> Rasunda, Solna<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 17,158<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)<br />
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<b>1995 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b><u>Norway 2 - 0 Germany</u></b><br />
<br />
<b>Goal :</b><br />
Riise 37' (Norway)<br />
Pettersen 40' (Norway)<br />
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<b>Third Place :</b> United States 2 - 0 China PR<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1995 Women's World Cup Overview And Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module150250914"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module150250914"> <h2 class="module_title "> USA 1999 - World Cup 3rd Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img alt="women world cup 1999 usa celebration" class="write_image" id="moduleImage150250914" src="http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens17958377module150250914photo_1305640037women-world-cup-1999-usa-" title="women world cup 1999 usa celebration" /><b>Stadium :</b> Rose Bowl, Pasadena<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 90,185<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)<br />
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<b>1999 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b><u>United States 0 ( Penalties 5 - 4 ) 0 China PR</u></b><br />
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<b>Penalty Made</b><br />
USA - Carla Overbeck(1), Joy Fawcett(2), Kristine Lilly(3), <b>Mia Hamm</b>(4), Brandi Chastain(5)<br />
China PR - Xie Huilin(1), Qui Haiyan(2), ZHANG Ouying(4), SUN Wen(5)<br />
<b>Penalty Missed/Saved</b><br />
China PR - MLiu Ying(3)<br />
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<b>Third Place :</b> Brazil 0 ( Penalties 5 - 4 ) 0 Norway<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 1999 Women's World Cup Overview And Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module150250915"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module150250915"> <h2 class="module_title "> USA 2003 - World Cup 4th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img alt="women world cup 2003 germany celebration" class="write_image" id="moduleImage150250915" src="http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens17958377module150250915photo_1305640113women-world-cup-2003-germ" title="women world cup 2003 germany celebration" /><b>Stadium :</b> The Home Depot Center, Carson, Los Angeles<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 26,137<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Cristina Babadac (Romania)<br />
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<b>2003 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b><u>Germany 2 - 1 Sweden</u></b><br />
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<b>Goal :</b><br />
Meinert 46' (Germany)<br />
Ljungberg 41' (Sweden)<br />
Künzer 98' (Germany - golden goal)<br />
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<b>Third Place :</b> United States 3 - 1 Canada<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 2003 Women's World Cup Overview And Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module150251075"></a> <div class=" module textmodule " id="module150251075"> <h2 class="module_title "> China 2007 - World Cup 5th Edition </h2><div class="write_module"> <img alt="women world cup 2007 germany celebration" class="write_image" id="moduleImage150251075" src="http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens17958377module150251075photo_1305640204women-world-cup-2007-germ" title="women world cup 2007 germany celebration" /><b>Stadium :</b> Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 31,000<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Tammy Ogston (Australia)<br />
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<b>2007 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b><u>Germany 2 - 0 Brazil</u></b><br />
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<b>Goal :</b><br />
Prinz 52' (Germany)<br />
Laudehr 86' (Germany)<br />
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<b>Third Place :</b> United States 4 - 1 Norway<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 2007 Women's World Cup Overview And Photo Gallery</b> </div></div><a href="" name="module151562283"></a> <h2 class="module_title "> Germany 2011 - World Cup 6th Edition </h2><img alt="women world cup 2011 japan celebration" class="write_image" id="moduleImage151562283" src="http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens17958377module151562283photo_1310946831women-world-cup-2011-winn" title="women world cup 2011 japan celebration" /><b>Stadium :</b> Frankfurt Stadium<br />
<b>Attendance:</b> 48,817<br />
<b>Referee:</b> Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)<br />
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<b>2011 World Cup Winner :</b><br />
<b><u>Japan 2 ( Penalties 3 - 1 ) 2 United States</u></b><br />
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<b>Goal :</b><br />
Alex Morgan (USA) 69'<br />
Aya Miyama (JPN) 81'<br />
Abby Wambach (USA) 104'<br />
Homare Sawa (JPN) 117'<br />
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<b>Penalty Made</b><br />
Japan - Aya Miyama(1), Mizuho Sakaguchi(3), Saki Kumagai(4)<br />
USA - Abby Wambach(4)<br />
<b>Penalty Missed/Saved</b><br />
Japan - Yuki Nagasato(2)<br />
USA - Shannon Boxx(1), Carli Lloyd(2), Tobin Heath(3)<br />
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<b>Third Place :</b> Sweden 2 - 1 France<br />
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<b>Image Source : </b><b>FIFA's 2011 Women's World Cup Final Photo Gallery</b></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-48772003889344777072011-09-08T12:59:00.000-07:002011-09-08T12:59:57.290-07:00Carlos Gonzalez : Complete Biography Of Carlos Gonzalez ,Career,Personal Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizg_zktvbCd3yPP3PDT7AH1-dJVj0eLWlPbpJOhonIMLScYWuyajRDs8EuqK7RkWONWJIJxt9919opAV6LE_GycqbpN7mjRjDrokz64FwPjdpqWbSbB2_EfuA3i8VV1Wi4dQRJkzDWdtpP/s1600/Carlos-Gonzalez.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizg_zktvbCd3yPP3PDT7AH1-dJVj0eLWlPbpJOhonIMLScYWuyajRDs8EuqK7RkWONWJIJxt9919opAV6LE_GycqbpN7mjRjDrokz64FwPjdpqWbSbB2_EfuA3i8VV1Wi4dQRJkzDWdtpP/s320/Carlos-Gonzalez.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
The evolution of a power hitter is a tricky thing to predict. Some guys seem born to launch home runs. Others, like Carlos Gonzalez, need time to put all the pieces together. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Oakland A’s did not give Carlos the time he needed to develop. The Colorado Rockies are eternally indebted to these clubs for their impatience. In the space of two seasons, the man dubbed “CarGo” went from an impetuous hacker to one of the most dangerous sluggers in the game. The monickers Triple Crown winner and MVP may fit Carlos some day, too. This is his story…<br />
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<b>GROWING UP</b><br />
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Carlos Eduardo Gonzalez was born on October 17, 1985, in Maracaibo, Venezuela. (Click here for a complete listing of today's sports birthdays.) His parents, Lucila and Euro, already had one boy, Euro Jr. They would have a third child, a girl named Nathalie. The Gonzalezes were a tight-knit family. Euro’s brother Jose married the sister of Carlos’s mother.<br />
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Carlos learned his love of baseball from his brother. Euro Jr. discovered the sport at an early and was a baseball nut by his 12th birthday. He had some ability, but he was still learning the game when others were refining their skills. <br />
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Euro Jr. decided to focus his baseball ambitions on Carlos, who was 11 years younger and already a fine mimic of the players they watched together on TV. The family didn’t have much money, so the boys would snap limbs off trees and carve them into bats. Their baseball was made of rolled-up socks. Euro Jr. worked odd jobs so he could buy spikes and a glove for Carlos.<br />
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By the age of five, Carlos was starring in the local Little League program. Within two years, he had progressed to the point where he was playing with boys who were 10, 11 and 12.<br />
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Carlos faced stiff competition everywhere he went. Maracaibo is one of Venezuela]s top breeding grounds for baseball talent. Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio and his father, Luis Sr., were legends in the city. During Carlos’s childhood, Maracaibo’s top product was Wilson Alvarez, who in 1991 pitched a no-hitter in his second major league start. Among the top prospects Carlos played with and against in his hometown were pitcher Yusmeiro Petit and infielder Jonathan Herrera, who would later become a teammate in Colorado.<br />
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By his early teens, Carlos was playing all over the country. He first made headlines when he slammed a monstrous home run off of future All-Star Felix Hernandez, the country’s top teen pitching prospect. Carlos also competed in some overseas tournaments. At one of these events, he met a young shortstop named Troy Tulowitzki. Ten years later, the pair would be hitting back -to-back in the Colorado lineup.<br />
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By 2001, scouts became a regular sight at Carlos’s games. After he turned 16, his parents arranged for him to live and play in Tampa for a few months, hoping to further showcase his talent. The strategy was a success.<br />
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In 2002, the Diamondbacks—fresh off a surprising World Series championship—offered Carlos a signing bonus that enabled him to buy a beautiful home for his family in Maracaibo. He put what was left over in the bank. Lucilla made her son swear that he would not be satisfied with the one-time payday. He promised her he would reach the majors. <br />
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That process would take some time. Carlos’s first stop on the minor league ladder was Missoula, Montana, where he played for manager Tony Perezchica in the Rookie-level Pioneer League in 2003. Carlos hit .258 in 72 games with decent power. His teammates on the Ospreys included future big-leaguers Miguel Montero and Emilio Bonifacio.<br />
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The following year, Carlos worked his way from the Northwest League to the Midwest League, splitting the season between the A-level Yakima Bears and South Bend Silver Hawks. He batted a cumulative .285 and upped his home run total to 10.<br />
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<b>ON THE RISE</b><br />
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Carlos returned to South Bend in 2005 for what would be a breakout season. He hit 18 homers and drove in 92 runs to go along with a robust .307 average. He was named the Midwest League Prospect of the Year and played in both the midseason and postseason All-Star Games.<br />
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Despite being ranked among Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects in 2006, Carlos still had plenty of rough edges to work on. A notoriously impatient hitter, he collected most of his long hits off of mistakes, and he still had trouble with lefties.<br />
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Carlos began the season at Class-A again, this time for the Lancaster JetHawks of the California League. He teamed with Mark Reynolds to give the club an awesome one-two punch. They combined for 44 homers and 171 RBIs before earning promotions to Double-A for the end of the season. Carlos was honored that summer with a selection to the Futures Game in Pittsburgh.<br />
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Carlos would play in this event a year again later, this time while a member of the Class-AA Mobile BayBears. For the season, he led the club with 16 homers and 75 RBIs, and he hit .286.. But Carlos was hardly a finished product. He still had a 100-point differential in his batting average between lefties and righties. Defensively, Carlos was smooth and confident in the outfield. And he could steal a base when needed. Toward the end of the season, he got a taste of Triple-A ball with the Tucson Sidewinders. He batted .310 in 42 at-bats.<br />
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At this point, the Arizona farm system was flush with excellent prospects. Heading into 2008, they felt that a few key pieces would enable them to compete for the National League West crown. At the top of the list was a pitching ace.<br />
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The A’s had just that in Dan Haren. Looking for young talent to build around, Oakland put the up-and-coming hurler on the trading block. In December, the two teams made a deal. Carlos was a part of a package that included Chris Carter, Aaron Cunningham, Greg Smith and Brett Anderson. The D-Backs had a starter to match with Brandon Webb at the top of the rotations, and Carlos had a new address.<br />
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The A’s were coming off a 76–86 season under manager Bob Geren. They were a work in progress, as evidenced by the fact that no outfielder was able to nail down a full-time job in 2008. That worked to the advantage of Carlos, who was called up at the end of May. He doubled off Kevin Millwood in his major league debut. He hammered another two-bagger later in the game against the Texas Rangers. Incredibly, Carlos’s next five hits were all doubles. <br />
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Fueled by their young players—along with veteran hurlers Joe Blanton and Rich Harden—the A’s surprised a lot of people in the American Leagueand were in contention at the All-Star Break. However, the plan was to keep rebuilding and soon Blanton and Harden were traded away.<br />
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After those deals, Oakland lost 20 of 24 games and sunk into third place in the AL West. Carlos ended up as one of the team’s bright spots. He batted .242 in 81 games and was third on the team with 22 doubles. He was still hitting under .200 against lefties, however, and seized up in pressure situations. Carlos batted .067 with two outs and runners in scoring position—the second-worst mark in the American League. <br />
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Perhaps that was what made him expendable in the eyes of the Oakland front office. In November, the A’s included the young slugger in a deal with the Rockies. Carlos, Greg Smith and closer Huston Street were shipped off to Colorado in exchange for Matt Holliday, an All-Star who was entering the final year of his contract.<br />
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Even with the departure of Holliday, the Rockies were well-stocked with outfielders, including Brad Hawpe and young gun Dexter Fowler. When Fowler failed to hit consistently at the top of the lineup, the Rockies called up Carlos to give him a try. After a slow start, he batted .320 and slugged .608 in the second half to finish with a .284 average and 13 home runs in 89 games. The Rockies, meanwhile, stayed close to the top of the NL West and the Wild Card standings. Ultimately, they finished three games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the division but four games of ahead of the San Francisco Giants for the fourth playoff berth. <br />
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<b>Carlos Gonzalez, 2005 Bowman</b><br />
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The Rockies faced the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies in the Division Series. Colorado’s pitchers could not hold back the Philly offense, allowing four or more runs in every game. After splitting the first two games on the road, the Rockies dropped two at home to lose the series in four games. The lone highlight for Colorado fans was the play of Carlos, who tortured the Philly pitchers. He had 10 hits and batted .588 in the four games.<br />
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Carlos became the centerpiece of the Colorado offense in 2010. With injuries to Tulowitzki and Todd Helton, and a disappointing year from Hawpe, the Rockies needed his bat badly, and they got more than they could have imagined. Carlos was among the league leaders in the Triple Crown categories, as well as hits, runs, slugging and extra-base hits. When he got a pitch he could handle, the ball simply exploded off his bat.<br />
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Manager Jim Tracy kept the Rockies afloat with a variety of makeshift lineups and a pitching staff anchored by Ubaldo Jimenez. They were a few games over .500 heading into the last month of the campaign, when things finally came together for them. A healthy Tulowitzki began launching homers at an eye-popping pace, and Jorge de la Rosa and Jhoulys Chacin began pitching like All-Stars. The result was a 10-game winning streak that put Colorado back in the hunt behind the pitching-rich Giants and surprising San Diego Padres.<br />
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By then, Carlos had already reached 30 homers, 100 runs and 100 RBIs. He had also boosted his average above .340. He fell out of Triple Crown contention when tendonitis in his right wrist and thumb sapped his power and Albert Pujols went on a home run tear.<br />
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Unable to drive the ball the way he had earlier in the season, Carlos altered his approach and continued to contribute singles and doubles. He hit in the clutch and played Gold Glove defense in left field, center field and right field. Carlos drew the attention of the national media. He was regularly mentioned in discussions about NL MVP candidates.<br />
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At the age of 24, Carlos is due to enter the impact portion of his career. But no one expected him to develop as quickly as he did. Indeed, he transformed himself from an overanxious, free-swinger into a consistent line-drive machine. Where he goes from here is anyone's guess, but one thing’s for sure—Colorado fans can’t wait to find out.<br />
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<b>CARLOS THE PLAYER</b><br />
It’s hard to watch Carlos and not think of Ken Griffey Jr. Like Junior, Carlos is a superior athlete. He has a long, fluid swing that produces scorching line drives and tape-meaure home runs. In the outfield, he reads the ball well off the bat and has a strong, accurate arm.<br />
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<b>Carlos Gonzalez, 2009 Topps</b><br />
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It’s amazing what a little patience will do. In 2010, Carlos finally figured out how to work the count and wait for a pitch he could drive. Relaxed and infused with confidence, he was able to adjust to the different approaches and pitching patterns teams adopted and hits just kept coming. He could go deep into at-bats, or jump on strikes early in the count, making it difficult for teams to prepare for him.<br />
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The big difference for Carlos in his breakout year was his ability to handle lefties. He batted well over .300 against them—an astounding improvement over the previous year. He may not be able to maintain this lofty percentage, but even hitting in the high .200s should be enough to keep southpaws honest when they face him on the mound.<br />
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Carlos has a smooth power stroke that utilizes his spacious home park very well. He is at his best when he focuses on hitting the ball up the middle. In the field, he has the wheels to cover any of the outfield positions, and the arm to make enemy runners think twice. As a base stealer, he is successful about 75% of the time.<br />
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Teammates and coaches alike rave about the attitude that Carlos brings to the field everyday. He keeps the clubhouse loose and sets the tone on the field with his intensity and desire to win. He is great leader and a joy to be around.</div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-38308850212260322912011-09-07T22:16:00.000-07:002011-09-07T22:16:45.935-07:00Danica Patrick : Complete Biography Of Danica Patrick,Career,Personal Life,Game Statistics.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982) is an American auto racing driver, model and advertising spokeswoman. As of 2011, she competes in the IndyCar Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series.<br />
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Starting in kart racing, she later raced Formula Ford in England before moving back to the US and moving up to IndyCars. Patrick was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season. With her win in the 2008 Indy Japan 300, Patrick became the first woman to win an Indy car race. She placed 3rd in the 2009 Indianapolis 500, which was both a personal best for her at the track, and the highest finish by a woman in the event's history. In 2010, Patrick began racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving the #7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala for JR Motorsports part-time. She also has an equity stake in her #7 team.She had her best career finish of 4th in series on March 5, 2011 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway—the best finish by a woman in a NASCAR top-circuit.<br />
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<b>Early life</b><br />
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Patrick was born in Beloit, Wisconsin to parents T.J. and Bev Patrick. She grew up in nearby Roscoe, Illinois. Her parents met on a blind date at a snowmobile event in the 1970s when Bev was a mechanic for a friend's snowmobile.T.J. raced snowmobiles, motocross, and midget cars. They have owned a Java Hut and a plate glass company.<br />
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Patrick was a cheerleader at Hononegah Community High School near Beloit, Wisconsin in 1996 and spent her off time babysitting for a family down the road when she wasnt racing.[4] She dropped out of high school and attained a GED.<br />
Her father, T.J., helps his daughter by driving her motor coach and managing her website and merchandise trailer, while her mother, Bev, handles Patrick's business affairs.[citation needed]<br />
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<b>Early racing career</b><br />
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Patrick began go-karting in 1992 at the age of 10 at the Sugar River Raceway in Brodhead, Wisconsin, and eventually won several World Karting Association track championships.<br />
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At age 16 she moved to Milton Keynes, England in order to advance her racing career,racing in British national series events against drivers including future Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button. During a three year period she raced in Formula Ford, Formula Vauxhall and earned a second-place in Britain's Formula Ford Festival, the highest finish by a woman in the event.<br />
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In 2002, Patrick started driving for Rahal Letterman Racing in the United States. After making several starts in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, she moved to the Toyota Atlantic Championship for 2003. Patrick won one pole position and was a consistent podium finisher (top three); however, she never won a race. In 2004, Patrick finished third in the Champions IRL IndyCar Series<br />
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Patrick at the 2006 Indianapolis 500<br />
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After the 2004 racing season, Rahal Letterman Racing officially announced that Patrick would drive in the IRL IndyCar Series for 2005.<br />
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On May 29, 2005, Patrick became the fourth woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500, following Janet Guthrie, Lyn St. James and Sarah Fisher. After posting the fastest practice speed of the month (229.880 mph/369.956 km/h) during the morning practice session on the first day of qualifications (May 15), she made an error in the first turn of her first qualifying lap, and failed to capture the pole position, which went to Tony Kanaan. Patrick's fourth starting position was the highest ever attained for the race by a female driver.<br />
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Patrick became the first female driver to lead the race at Indianapolis, first when acquiring it for a lap near the 125-mile (201 km) mark while cycling through pit stops, and late in the race when she stayed out one lap longer than her rivals during a set of green-flag pit stops. Patrick overcame two crucial errors to finish fourth, the same position she started in. Patrick's car stalled in the pits about halfway through the 500-mile (800 km) race, dropping her to the middle of the field; and shortly after reclaiming a spot in the top 10, Patrick spun on a caution period just before an intended green flag leading to a four car accident. The accident caused damage to Patrick's car that was limited to the nose and front wing. Her pit crew promptly made repairs, and due to the subsequent yellow, Patrick was able to rejoin the field, losing only one position. When the leaders pitted for fuel on lap 172, Patrick stayed out to take the lead. On lap 194, eventual race winner and 2005 series champion Dan Wheldon passed her as she was forced to slow in order to conserve fuel. Patrick was subsequently passed by both Bryan Herta and her teammate Vitor Meira. Patrick's fourth place was the highest ever finish for a female driver at the Indy 500, besting the previous record of ninth set by Janet Guthrie in 1978. Patrick led 19 laps overall.<br />
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On July 2, 2005, Patrick won her first pole position, leading a 1-2-3 sweep by Rahal Letterman Racing at Kansas Speedway. She became the second woman to accomplish this feat in the IndyCar Series, the first being Sarah Fisher in 2002 at Kentucky Speedway. On August 13, 2005, she won her second pole at Kentucky Speedway, although this time, rain prematurely ended qualifying and position was determined by speeds achieved during practice. She took a third pole at Chicagoland Speedway which tied her with Tomas Scheckter's record for number of pole positions earned in a rookie season.<br />
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In 2005, Patrick finished 12th in the IndyCar Series championship, with 325 points. She was named Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season.<br />
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During the offseason following the 2005 racing year, Patrick competed in the Rolex 24 at Daytona along with co-driver Rusty Wallace in January 2006.<br />
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Patrick competed in the 2006 IndyCar Series season giving her another chance at qualifying and racing in the Indianapolis 500. In the first race of the season, the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead, Patrick qualified third behind the Penske Racing teammates of Helio Castroneves and Sam Hornish, Jr. However, tragedy struck as RLR teammate Paul Dana was killed in a crash during practice the morning of the race. Patrick and Buddy Rice withdrew from the race immediately. The two resumed their 2006 IndyCar campaign with the second race of the year at St. Petersburg<br />
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At the Indy 500, Patrick started eighth and finished eighth. After Watkins Glen, RLR switched to the Dallara chassis and the team struggled to adapt. Patrick struggled to remain competitive, but her fourth place finishes at Nashville and Milwaukee tied her career best IndyCar finishes. At Michigan, Patrick's car ran out of fuel with three laps to go and she fell to 17th. She rebounded at Kentucky and Infineon to finish 8th in both races.<br />
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In her final race with RLR at Chicagoland, Patrick recorded a 12th place finish and a 9th place finish in the IndyCar Series Championship point standings, besting her 12th place points finish as a rookie.<br />
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In November, the March of Dimes awarded her the title of Sportswoman of the Year in celebration of her dedication and success.<br />
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Danica Patrick after qualifying for the 2007 Indianapolis 500<br />
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On July 25, 2006, Patrick announced she had signed a deal to drive for Andretti Green Racing, replacing Bryan Herta in the number 7 Dallara Honda car beginning in 2007.Patrick's car is sponsored by Motorola, XM radio and Go Daddy.<br />
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In Patrick's first race with Andretti Green Racing at Homestead on March 24 she finished 14th after crashing into the pit wall on lap 154. She finished 8th at St. Pete and 11th at Japan. At Kansas she had her best finish of the year at that point, finishing 7th.<br />
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In April 2007, Patrick launched her official fan club The Danica Maniacs to help foster greater interaction between her and her fans.<br />
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Patrick ended up starting and finishing eighth in the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500. She ran as high as 2nd to Tony Kanaan after the mid-race rain delay. After a pit stop, she dropped back in the field. Patrick was working her way back to the front until the race was ended under the caution caused by Marco Andretti's accident due to the subsequent rain on lap 166.<br />
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At Milwaukee, Patrick started second to last but moved quickly to 5th before contact with Dan Wheldon. Patrick managed to keep the car from hitting anything, but the wreck caused aerodynamic damage. She used a caution to regain the lead lap and finish 8th. After the race, she and Wheldon had a heated exchange when she tried to confront him about the wreck.<br />
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Patrick rebounded at Texas in the Bombardier Learjet 550. She ran with the lead pack through the entire race and led a race for the first time since 2005. She finished less than a second behind the winner, Sam Hornish, Jr., a then career-best third and her first "podium" finish.<br />
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She was involved in a crash at Iowa and finished 13th. At Richmond she ran in the top 10 all night before finishing 6th.<br />
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She had an 11th place finish at Watkins Glen, before running in the top 5 all day and finishing 3rd at Nashville. At Mid-Ohio she finished 5th (her best road course finish) despite being involved in a lap 1 accident that sent her into the grass briefly.<br />
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Patrick had bad luck at Michigan International Speedway, where previous years saw her retire early due to fuel and other problems. In 2007, a flat tire late in the race forced Patrick to pit and dropped her to finish 7th.<br />
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Her bad luck continued at Kentucky, and she ran in the lead group all night and appeared headed towards another podium finish when she spun out exiting pit road with less than 50 laps to go. After restarting from that spin, a rear tire on Patrick's car blew leading to a crash and forcing her to retire from the race.<br />
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Her luck would get a little better at Infineon as she ran in the top 10 and finished 6th. However a series of slow pit stops kept her from what could have been an even better finish.<br />
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At Belle Isle, Patrick started 11th and was involved in two accidents from which she was able to restart without damage, eventually driving to the front and leading 9 laps of the race before falling back after having to pit. On the final lap, while Patrick was running in 5th, Buddy Rice, Scott Dixon and teammate Dario Franchitti were involved in an accident immediately in front of her. Patrick was able to avoid the wreck and finish in second place, a career-high in the IndyCar Series and tying her with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing driver Sarah Fisher for best finish in IndyCar racing by a female.<br />
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At the season finale in Chicagoland Speedway, Patrick ran most of the race in the top 6, but had to make a pit stop for fuel with 7 laps to go. When entering pit lane, Patrick spun-out but avoided damage to her car. With assistance from her pit crew, Patrick was able to refire the engine, make a complete pit stop and reenter the race, finishing 11th overall.<br />
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For the 2007 season as a whole, Patrick scored her first three career podium finishes to finish with 4 top 5's and 11 top 10's while leading 17 laps on the season. She also scored her career best championship points finish of 7th with 424 points.<br />
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Patrick at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2008.<br />
Patrick won her first IRL race at the 2008 Indy Japan 300, and became first woman to win an IndyCar Series race.<br />
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To begin the 2008 season, her second with Andretti Green Racing, Patrick scored her best career Homestead finish of 6th. She followed that up with another top 10 by scoring a 10th place finish at St. Petersburg.<br />
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Patrick won at Twin Ring Motegi in the Indy Japan 300 on April 20, 2008, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar race,[1] joining the ranks of drag racer Shirley Muldowney, who won three NHRA Top Fuel Championships,[14] as a "first female" winner in the top tier of American motorsports. Patrick took the Indy Japan 300 after the race leaders were forced to pit for fuel in the final laps. She finished 5.8594 seconds ahead of the Brazilian pole-sitter Helio Castroneves, who ran out of fuel in the final turns on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) Twin Ring Motegi oval.<br />
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Her team owner, Michael Andretti, commented, "I'm thrilled for her that the monkey is finally off of her back."<br />
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A mechanical problem late in the race RoadRunner Turbo 300 at Kansas Speedway forced Patrick to retire early from the race.<br />
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During practice for the 2008 Indianapolis 500, Patrick's car struck a member of Dale Coyne Racing's pit crew when she came into the pits on May 9. During the Indianapolis 500 on May 25, 2008, she retired from the race early after a collision in the pitlane. As Ryan Briscoe exited his pitbox the two cars collided, damaging Patrick's left rear suspension and eliminating both from the race. After being pushed back to her own pit, Patrick left her car and headed down pit road towards Briscoe's pit at which point IMS security intervened, preventing an on-track confrontation.<br />
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Following Indy, Patrick finished 9th at Milwaukee and 10th at Texas, with both races ending under yellow flag conditions. At Iowa and Richmond she stayed out of the many crashes during these races and finished 6th in each event.<br />
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Overall, she finished the 2008 IndyCar Series season in sixth place - the highest championship finish among American drivers for the 2008 season.<br />
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During the offseason following the 2008 racing year, Patrick made her second appearance in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January 2009 <br />
Patrick's car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2009.<br />
Patrick in 2010.<br />
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On May 24, Patrick raced at the Indianapolis 500. She finished third behind winner Helio Castroneves and second-place Dan Wheldon.It was her best finish in five attempts, one spot better than her 2005 finish, and a new record high finish for a female driver in the race. The following weekend in Milwaukee Patrick raced to 5th position at the flag. On June 6, she finished the Bombardier Learjet 550 in 6th place, dropping her to fifth place in the IndyCar Series point standings.<br />
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Patrick began the season with the Motorola sponsorship from her previous two seasons with AGR; however, her car was rebranded for Boost Mobile following the Kansas race. The changes were made public with a drive down the tarmac at the Indianapolis International Airport.<br />
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In what was a difficult Honda Indy Toronto qualifying and practice for the entire Andretti Green team, Patrick started the race in the 18th position (her teammates also starting in the rear of the field in 17th, 20th, and 22nd). Patrick had the best finish of the Andretti Green team moving up 12 positions to finish 6th, putting her only three points behind Castroneves for the 4th position in the 2009 points championship.<br />
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Patrick finished the season 5th overall in the point standings, her highest finish to date. This 5th place finish was not only the highest of any of the Andretti Green Racing drivers, but of any non-Penske or Ganassi driver for the 2009 season. It was also the highest finish by an American driver in 2009.<br />
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The 2010 season saw Patrick returning to drive with the newly renamed Andretti Autosport in the IZOD Indycar Series, as well as a limited schedule with JR Motorsports in the Nascar Nationwide Series.She would be sponsored by GoDaddy.com in both series.<br />
The 2010 Indianapolis 500 got off to a rough start for Patrick when difficulties with the car setup led her to publicly removing blame from herself for poor qualifying results. Her comments that the car was "absolutely awful" and that "it's not my fault," led the crowd to boo Patrick loudly as they took it as her blaming her team and not taking any responsibility for a disappointing session.Patrick was also booed during driver intros.Despite starting in 23rd position, Patrick moved up 17 positions to finish in 6th.<br />
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Patrick's top finishes of the season came at Texas and Homestead-Miami. She finished in 2nd place in both races, making it the first season since 2007 in which she had placed on the podium in multiple races during a season. She finished 10th in the championship points for the season, moving just 6 points ahead of Justin Wilson during the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.<br />
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During the 2010 season, Patrick set the Indycar Series record for consecutive races finished running, having finished every race of the 2010 season as well as all but the first race of the 2009 season, for a total of 33 races.<br />
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The 2010 season would also see Patrick participating in the Drive4COPD campaign along with Patty Loveless, Bruce Jenner, Michael Strahan, and Jim Belushi. The team is working as part of a multi-year initiative to bring awareness of the dangers of COPD (which includes Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema), the 4th leading cause of death in the US today.<br />
Patrick's car at Indianapolis in May 2010.<br />
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Patrick would return for the 2011 IndyCar Series season driving again for Andretti Autosport, as well as competing part-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driving for JR Motorsports, sponsored by GoDaddy.com in both. In the season opener at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Patrick started in 19th and finished 12th after sustaining front wing damage and having to pit for a replacement twice, first after being hit by Ana Beatriz, and later in a similar incident by Justin Wilson. She was also penalized for "avoidable contact" with J.R. Hildebrand, putting her back by one position.<br />
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In the second race of the season that took place at Barber Motorsports Park, Patrick would have a strong run starting from 22nd position, working her way up to 7th; however, unfortunate pit strategy involving her tires not being changed over would cause her to finish 17th instead. In her third race, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Patrick started 20th and finished 7th, moving up 13 positions, more than anyone else in the race.<br />
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In her fourth race of the season, the São Paulo Indy 300, Patrick would start in 17th position. Heavy rainfall would ensue early on in the race that would result in a collision in Turn 2 between her and former teammate Tony Kanaan, along with Helio Castroneves and Simona de Silvestro, putting them all out of the race. After numerous other accidents caused by the weather and poor visibility, the race itself was postponed and scheduled to restart the next morning from Lap 14. Unfortunately, because Patrick's accident took place nine laps prior to the race being stopped, she, along with others involved were forced to restart nine laps down. She would finish the race in 23rd.<br />
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On May 21, due to unexplainable team-wide flaws with the cars, Patrick, along with the rest of her full-time teammates would fail to qualify for the 2011 Indianapolis 500, forcing them all to have to attempt to qualify on the following day for the last nine positions in the race. Despite being one of the fastest in the following morning's practice, when it came time for qualifying, her car failed tech, and she was thus placed in the back of the qualifying line. She would almost be denied an opportunity for a qualifying attempt because it started to rain. The rain stopped just in time for her to make a qualifying effort that put her safely in the race, qualifying 26th.<br />
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On the day of the race, May 29, she would start in 25th because of Ryan Hunter-Reay being reinstated into the race and starting in the back of the field. Despite strong showings in a car she was struggling with getting speed out of throughout the race and eventually taking the lead, she began to run out of fuel and this would cost her the win, causing her to finish 10th.<br />
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Ongoing handling issues with her racecar would follow Patrick to her next race at Texas Motor Speedway for the FIrestone Twin 275's: a set of two individual races that took place the same night. She started 10th in the first race but finished 16th. The second race starting grid was determined by a drawing. The results of the drawing would have her start 20th, but she would overtake several cars early on in the race and would actually end up finishing 8th. Patrick tweeted, however, that she was still upset with both finishes. Like almost all the other drivers, she criticized the drawing to determine the starting positions for the 2nd race, stating that it would have been better that the field had been inverted instead like the original twin races.<br />
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Her next race at the Milwaukee Mile saw her starting 15th and finishing 5th after climbing 10 positions, her first top 5 finish of the season. Her next race was the Iowa Corn Indy 250 night race. Despite a successful qualifying run, starting 2nd, things took a severe turn for the worse when handling problems showed up at the final practice just prior to the race. As a result, Patrick lost positions very quickly in the opening laps and spent most of the time mid-pack, hardly passing anyone, however, was able to hold her position somewhat, and made a few passes late in the race, finishing 10th. At the Edmonton Indy she managed to finish 9th after starting 22nd, her best ever result on the City Centre Airport.</div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-69756927404865940642011-09-06T12:23:00.000-07:002011-09-06T12:23:55.459-07:00IFFHS WORLD FOOTBALL CLUB RANKINGS - FC BARCELONA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The FIFA backed International Federation of Football History & Statistics (<b>IFFHS</b>) has handed in the Top World Ranking Football Clubs. There are no surprises to the top positions with <b>FC BARCELONA </b>first placed followed by <b>REAL MADRID</b>. <br />
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However the surprise is <b>ATLETICO DE MADRID</b> which is placed Nº 34 BUT is ranked as "<b>The Best Club in The World</b>" for the month of <b>August 2011</b>. From an Atletico de Madrid fan perspective, allow us our brief moment of glory in the Football sun :O) </span><br />
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The IFFHS World Football Club Rankings:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>1. Barcelona (SP) 331,0 pts</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>2. Real Madrid (SP) 309,0</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3. Manchester United (ENG) 287,0</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4. Oporto (POR)264,5</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5. Inter Milán (ITA)244,0</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">6. Schalke 04 (GER) 242,0</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">7. Villarreal (SP) 240,0</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">8. Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) 237,0</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">9. Manchester City (ENG) 236,0</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">9. Bayern Múnich (GER) 236,0</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">13. Santos (BRA) 210,0</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">14. Universidad Católica (CHI) 207,5</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">20. Cerro Porteño (PAR) 197,0</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">20. Peñarol (URU) 197,0</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">22. LDUQ (ECU) 194,5</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">24. Cruzeiro (BRA) 189,0</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">30. Tolima (COL) 180,0</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>34. Atlético de Madrid (SP) 176,0</b></span></div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-1911699655163783602011-09-06T12:21:00.001-07:002011-09-06T12:21:19.942-07:00Jorge Lorenzo - Complete Biography of Jorge Lorenzo,Personal Life,Career..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">22-year old Jorge Lorenzo joined the Fiat Yamaha Team in 2008 as double 250cc World Champion, having won the title for the past two years with Aprilia. Following his outstanding debut year, Lorenzo came of age in 2009, winning four races and pushing his teammate Valentino Rossi to the limit throughout a superb season. The Spaniard took the team's first victory of the year at Yamaha's home race in Japan and he went on to take further wins at Le Mans, Indianapolis and, for the second year in a row, Portugal. Lorenzo and his teammate Rossi produced some of the greatest racing in years as they fought wheel to wheel at race after race, with the last-lap battle in Barcelona standing out, amongst others. <br />
Although Lorenzo lost out there by a few thousandths of a second, the performance he put up against his older and more experienced teammate was enough to convince even the most skeptical of onlookers that he is a champion of the future. As well as his four wins, Lorenzo stood on the podium an additional nine times and only missed out once in all 17 rounds on a front-row qualification, a remarkable show of consistency. He was Rossi's only championship challenger in the latter half of the season and once that chance was gone he focused on securing the number two spot, which he duly did in Valencia.<br />
Lorenzo was born on the Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain on 4th May 1987. He began riding motorbikes at home at the tender age of three and within months of taking to two wheels was competing in his first minicross races. In 1995, aged eight, he won the Balearic title and followed that up the following year by taking the Island's minicross, trial, minimoto and junior motocross titles.<br />
Lorenzo graduated to road racing and national competition in 1997 and it didn't take him long to adjust, winning the Aprilia 50cc Cup in 1998. Despite officially being too young, a special dispensation in 2000 allowed him to compete in the Spanish 125cc series at the age of 13 and he made history the following year when competing in Europe and becoming the youngest ever winner of a European 125cc race.<br />
The precocious teenager, once again showing that age was no limit to a quick rise up the ranks of motorbike racing, made his first foray onto the world stage with Derbi at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez in 2002, the third round of the season. He did not reach the legal age of 15 until Saturday and therefore missed the first day of practice but was unfazed this and impressed the paddock by qualifying for the race, cementing his position in the World Championship over the course of the season as he got to grips with the circuits.<br />
The young Mallorcan hit the big time the following season, winning his first 125cc Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro and then going on to win three more races the following season, finishing fourth in 2004 and taking his podium tally to nine before making the step up the quarter-liter class and switching to Honda machinery. Six podium finishes and four pole positions in his rookie 250cc season sealed fifth in the championship and, with a move to the Aprilia factory team, 2006 was widely expected to be his defining year.<br />
Lorenzo indeed surpassed all expectations in 2006, dominating the class with eight wins and a record-equaling ten poles, clinching his first world title convincingly. 2007 saw more of the same and an incredible nine pole positions saw him win from every single one of them, claiming his second world title at the penultimate round in Sepang. He also became the most successful 250cc Spanish rider of all time in the process.<br />
He joined Yamaha in 2008 and exploded onto the MotoGP scene with an outstanding pole position at the opening round in Qatar, before finishing second in the race. A second pole position and another podium in round two proved it was no fluke, before he went on to take an incredible third pole and a deserved maiden win at the third race in Estoril.<br />
He returned to earth with a bump in China, when a crash in practice saw him fracture both ankles, although he battled on to finish fourth in the race before coming back with another podium next time around in France. The middle part of the season was difficult for the young Spaniard as several more crashes left him with further injuries and battered confidence, but he never gave up and made it back to claim two more podiums. He finished the season in fourth position as rookie of the year, the most successful debutante since the start of the four-stroke era.<br />
Lorenzo will once again partner Valentino Rossi in the Yamaha Factory Team in 2010; there is no doubt that he will be back at the front and challenging for the title in.<br />
A colorful character, Lorenzo has a fondness for exuberant post-race celebrations, which make him a popular figure with the fans. His nickname ‘X Fuera', is an allusion to his flamboyant outside overtaking style.<br />
<b>Jorge Lorenzo Statistics</b><br />
DOB: 04.05.87<br />
Born: Palma de Mallorca, Spain<br />
Marital Status: Single<br />
Height: 1'73m<br />
Weight: 62kg<br />
Hobbies: Music, videogames, Internet<br />
<b>Jorge Lorenzo Career</b><br />
2002: 125cc World Championship - 21st<br />
2003: 125cc World Championship - 12th, Race wins 1<br />
2004: 125cc World Championship - 4th, Race wins 3<br />
2005: 250cc World Championship - 5th<br />
2006: 250cc World Champion - Race wins 8<br />
2007: 250cc World Champion - Race wins 9<br />
2008: MotoGP World Championship - 4th, Race wins 1<br />
2009: MotoGP World Championship - 2nd, Race wins 4</div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-69478619557723740762011-08-28T13:35:00.000-07:002011-08-28T13:35:40.192-07:00Sebastian Vettel won the Belgian Grand Prix - Vettel extends championship lead<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9wiUep-Fs_Pnr9J79gln05W5EFKAY-8AaAKxX1tE35wppH0ZAtxpiIJ70Ay3QWtA9QkJiF7yXrRibx9X1JrvQjl-XH4JYl1ya9dhyWaQFxwiqxo_ExzOjyWEJlZC8jHgmGbhugpQpnLi/s1600/vettel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9wiUep-Fs_Pnr9J79gln05W5EFKAY-8AaAKxX1tE35wppH0ZAtxpiIJ70Ay3QWtA9QkJiF7yXrRibx9X1JrvQjl-XH4JYl1ya9dhyWaQFxwiqxo_ExzOjyWEJlZC8jHgmGbhugpQpnLi/s320/vettel.jpg" width="242" /></a></div>World champion Sebastian Vettel won the Belgian Grand Prix and stretched his Formula One lead to 92 points in a Red Bull one-two finish with Australian Mark Webber Sunday.<br />
The victory was the 24-year-old German's seventh in 12 races so far this year, with seven rounds remaining worth a maximum 175 points.<br />
Britain's Jenson Button finished third for McLaren after starting 13th.<br />
'Thanks you boys, what a race,' Vettel whooped over the team radio after his team's second one-two of the season and his first win since Valencia in June.<br />
Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber turned the tables emphatically on McLaren and Ferrari to score a dominant Red Bull one-two in a gripping Grand Prix in Belgium on Sunday.<br />
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The race began with slow-starting Jaime Alguersuari in the Toro Rosso being hit at La Source by Bruno Senna’s Renault, who later received a drive-through penalty. Further back, Timo Glock hit Paul di Resta’s Force India, the Virgin driver also receiving the same penalty.<br />
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Up front, Vettel grabbed the lead, but he and Webber (whose anti-stall ruined his start for the second year in succession) and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso had taken a lot out of their Pirelli tyres in qualifying and knew their life was limited. There had been pre-race moves for the Italian company to supply teams with fresh front tyres, but the FIA would not allow that, nor for any team to make changes to their front camber angles without starting from the pit lane.<br />
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Nico Rosberg grabbed the lead for two laps before Vettel passed the Mercedes. Then Webber was the first to pit, on lap three, with Vettel coming in from the lead two laps later. That put Rosberg ahead again until Alonso led for two laps before pitting on lap eight. That put Lewis Hamilton into the lead after a slow start, but the McLaren was also in for fresh rubber by lap 10.<br />
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At this stage there was more overtaking up and down the field than you could shake a stick at, a fierce battle between the Ferraris and Hamilton particularly enlivening the fifth lap as they raced wheel-to-wheel and Hamilton followed Alonso’s lead in squeezing by Massa in a breathtakingly brave move on the run down to Pouhon. <br />
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On the ninth lap Webber pulled a spectacular pass on a startled Alonso on the downhill run to Eau Rouge. And a lap later, Vettel went round the outside of Rosberg at Blanchimont. This was Grand Prix racing in the grand manner, without any influence from DRS.<br />
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The world champion was back in the lead by lap 10, but pitted when the safety car came out on 13. Hamilton had been pushing back up after his stop and had climbed to fifth, chasing Vettel, Rosberg, Webber and Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi who had yet to make a pit stop. But the Sauber was still closer than Hamilton had expected at Les Combes and he moved over too much to take the line and caught his left rear wheel on Kobayashi’s right front.<br />
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The contact spun the McLaren anti-clockwise into a very heavy shunt with the barriers, ringing his bell and triggering the safety car intervention. Adrian Sutil, Rubens Barrichello, Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button, Daniel Ricciardo, Jarno Trulli and Jerome D’Ambrosio also pitted like Vettel, and by the time the race resumed the order on lap 18 was Vettel (who had passed Alonso going up Kemmel on lap 17), Alonso, Webber, Rosberg and Felipe Massa.<br />
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Behind them Sutil fended off Schumacher, who had piled up from his back-row start, Button, whose rear wing had been savaged by Di Resta in the opening lap melee, Vitaly Petrov and Sergio Perez.<br />
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Vettel steadily pulled away from the Ferrari, and now clearly owned the race. So it became a matter of whether the Ferrari could hang on in second. It couldn’t. Webber began to haul it in after a long stint on the medium Pirelli tyre, and after the final stops around the 30-lap mark the Australian slashed a four-second deficit and overtook the red car with DRS on the 37th lap going up the hill after Eau Rouge.<br />
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By this stage Button’s race had finally started to come alive, and a strong drive saw him picking people off until he was Alonso’s big threat over the final laps. He decimated a 6.8s gap to the Ferrari and dived past it at Les Combes on the 42nd lap. After Hamilton’s accident, that was a big boost for McLaren in a race they had expected to win.<br />
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In the end Schumacher took fifth for Mercedes after team mate Rosberg was instructed to ‘save fuel’, and Sutil got some respite when the challenging Petrov also had to go into conservation mode and was passed by Massa, who had to make a third pit stop after picking up a puncture. Petrov hung on for ninth ahead of Pastor Maldonado who took the final point - his first in F1 - for Williams ahead of Di Resta and Kobayashi.<br />
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Senna recovered from his drive-through to take a disappointed 13th, leading home the Lotuses of Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen both of which lost ground when they were forced to a halt in the first-corner mayhem.<br />
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Barrichello was 16th after a late stop necessitated when he damaged his front wing on the back of Kobayashi while challenging him going into the chicane, as local boy D’Ambrosio brought his Virgin home ahead of team mate Glock.<br />
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Tonio Liuzzi was the final finisher, with everyone from Trulli downwards a lap behind. The HRT driver’s team mate Ricciardo retired, as did Perez after a drive-through for an incident with Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi and a series of pit stops. Besides Hamilton and Alguersuari, whose steering and front suspension were damaged when Senna hit him, Buemi also failed to make it home after running as high as sixth on the opening lap and being a points contender until damage to his rear wing sustained early on caused it to collapse after six laps.<br />
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In the drivers’ championship Vettel looks increasingly omnipresent with 259 points, ahead of Webber on 167, Alonso on 157, Button on 149 and Hamilton on 146. Massa remains sixth with 74, but Schumacher’s fifth hoists him clear of the ninth-place scrap with 42 points to Rosberg’s 56. In the constructors’, Red Bull had a very profitable day, garnering 43 points to bring their leading score to 426 ahead of McLaren on 295 and Ferrari on 231.<br />
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<tr> <td>Australia</td> <td>27/03/2011</td> <td>Sebastian Vettel</td> <td>RBR-Renault</td> <td>58</td> <td>1:29:30.259</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Malaysia</td> <td>10/04/2011</td> <td>Sebastian Vettel</td> <td>RBR-Renault</td> <td>56</td> <td>1:37:39.832</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>China</td> <td>17/04/2011</td> <td>Lewis Hamilton</td> <td>McLaren-Mercedes</td> <td>56</td> <td>1:36:58.226</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Turkey</td> <td>08/05/2011</td> <td>Sebastian Vettel</td> <td>RBR-Renault</td> <td>58</td> <td>1:30:17.558</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Spain</td> <td>22/05/2011</td> <td>Sebastian Vettel</td> <td>RBR-Renault</td> <td>66</td> <td>1:39:03.301</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Monaco</td> <td>29/05/2011</td> <td>Sebastian Vettel</td> <td>RBR-Renault</td> <td>78</td> <td>2:09:38.373</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Canada</td> <td>12/06/2011</td> <td>Jenson Button</td> <td>McLaren-Mercedes</td> <td>70</td> <td>4:04:39.537</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Europe</td> <td>26/06/2011</td> <td>Sebastian Vettel</td> <td>RBR-Renault</td> <td>57</td> <td>1:39:36.169</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Great Britain</td> <td>10/07/2011</td> <td>Fernando Alonso</td> <td>Ferrari</td> <td>52</td> <td>1:28:41.196</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Germany</td> <td>24/07/2011</td> <td>Lewis Hamilton</td> <td>McLaren-Mercedes</td> <td>60</td> <td>1:37:30.334</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Hungary</td> <td>31/07/2011</td> <td>Jenson Button</td> <td>McLaren-Mercedes</td> <td>70</td> <td>1:46:42.337</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Belgium</td> <td>28/08/2011</td> <td>Sebastian Vettel</td> <td>RBR-Renault</td> <td>44</td> <td>1:26:44.893</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Italy</td> <td>11/09/2011</td> <td><br />
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<tr> <td>Singapore</td> <td>25/09/2011</td> <td><br />
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<tr> <td>Japan</td> <td>09/10/2011</td> <td><br />
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<tr> <td>Korea</td> <td>16/10/2011</td> <td><br />
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<tr> <td>India</td> <td>30/10/2011</td> <td><br />
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<tr> <td>Abu Dhabi</td> <td>13/11/2011</td> <td><br />
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<tr> <td>Brazil</td> <td>27/11/2011</td> </tr>
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McLaren – 2007-<br />
Lewis Hamilton set himself on a path to Formula One when he introduced himself to McLaren team boss Ron Dennis at the 1995 Autosport Awards. The nine year-old from Tewin, Hertfordshire, walked up to Dennis, asked for his autograph and then said: “Hi. I’m Lewis Hamilton. I won the British Championship and one day I want to be racing your cars.”<br />
It earned Hamilton the patronage and support of one of the top Formula One teams which, 13 years later, resulted in an F1 drive.<br />
Before all that there was the small matter of graduating through the lower echelons of motorsport, which Hamilton achieved with considerable aplomb and some astonishing successes.<br />
<h3>RC Racing</h3>Hamilton’s first contact with a form of motor sport came through driving remote controlled (RC) cars. His father Anthony bought him one in 1991 and aged six Hamilton was runner-up in a national RC racing championship. “I was racing these remote-controlled cars and winning club championships against adults,” remembered Hamilton. After that Anthony wondered if Lewis’s skills might transfer to full-size motorsport.<br />
<h3>Karting</h3>He began karting aged eight and two years later won the British karting championship (cadet class) and STP karting championship.<br />
Hamilton remained in cadet class karting in 1996, winning the Champions of the Future series and becoming Sky TV KartMasters Champion and Five Nations Champion.<br />
The following season he raced in Junior Yamaha and won the Champions of the Future series again, plus the Super One series, and was British Champion again.<br />
At their first meeting Dennis had written in Hamilton’s autograph book, “Phone me in nine years, we’ll sort something out then.” In 1998 he was officially signed to the McLaren Driver Development Support programme. At 13, he was the youngest such driver to have been contracted by an F1 team. The contract guaranteed financial and technical support and even included a future option for entry into Formula One.<br />
That year he graduated to the Junior Intercontinental A level and finished second in the McLaren Mercedes Champions of the Future and raced in the Italian Open Championship, finishing fourth.<br />
More Junior Intercontinental A success came in 1999. He was Vice European Champion, Trophy de Pomposa winner and finished fourth in the Italian Open Championship again.<br />
That year he also raced in Intercontinental A and won the Italian “Industrials” Championship.<br />
The next year of karting brought an even greater haul of wins. He was European Champion in Formula A, winning all four rounds.<br />
To that he added the World Cup Championship in Japan, was World Number One, won the Elf Masters at Bercy in France and the second round of the Italian Open. Recognising his success the British Racing Drivers’ Club made him a ‘Rising Star’ Member.<br />
In 2001 he came up against Michael Schumacher who made a guest appearance at the German’s home track at Kerpen. Hamilton finished behind the Ferrari star, who by then had four world championships to his name.<br />
<h3>Formula Renault</h3>This marked the end of his karting apprenticeship and he stepped up into car racing. But his first test in a racing car for Manor Motorsport didn’t begin well, as team boss John Booth explains: “McLaren asked us to give Lewis a test in our Formula Renault and tell them what we thought. We took him to a general test day at Mallory Park. He;d never driven a car before, not even a road car – and he crashed our Renault after three laps! But the boys put it back together again, and he went back out and went very quickly. It hadn’t fazed him in the slightest.”<br />
He finished fifth overall in the British Formula Renault Winter Series. In 2002 he finished third in Formula Renault UK with Manor Motorsport, winning three races plus one Formula Renault Eurocup race. He scored 274 points to champion Danny Watts’ 333, and was five points adrift of second-placed Jamie Green.<br />
He remained in the series the following year but took until the fifth round, at Silverstone, to take his first win. But from here on he dominated, winning all but one of the next ten races. Hamilton stormed to the title with ten wins, nine fastest laps, eleven pole positions, and 419 points to runner-up Alex Lloyd’s 371. Having wrapped up the championship early he skipped the last two races.<br />
<h3>Formula Three</h3><img alt="Lewis Hamilton, F3 Euroseries, 2004" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/hami_f3es_2004.jpg" /><br />
Hamilton also made an ill-starred appearance in the final round of the British Formula Three championship with Manor. He went off in the first race and, in the second, collided with team mate Tor Graves and having been knocked unconscious was taken to Sidcup Hospital.<br />
Nonetheless he would race Formula Three in 2004 but in the European series (‘Euroseries’) rather than the British Championship. He stayed with Manor for their first appearance in the series and won one round, at the Norising. This left him fifth overall behind champion Green, Alexandre Premat, Nicolas Lapierre and Nico Rosberg.<br />
That year he also won the Bahrain F3 Superprix and race one of the Macau F3 Grand Prix. He had his first test in a McLaren F1 car in December, alongside Green and Lloyd.<br />
Hamilton switched teams to champions ASM for 2005, which was a prelude to another destruction of the opposition just as he had in Formula Renault two years earlier. He won 15 of the 20 races (plus a 16th at Spa-Francorchamps after which he and several other drivers were disqualified for technical reasons), beating team mate Adrian Sutil to the championship by 172 points to 94.<br />
That same year he won the F3 Marlboro Masters in Zandvoort, in the Netherlands, from pole position. He also won both the prestigious Monaco F3 Grand Prix races from pole position and both the Pau F3 Grand Prix in France from pole position.<br />
For these achievements, British magazine <i>Autosport </i>ranked him 24th in their “Top 50 Drivers of 2005″ feature.<br />
GP2<br />
<img alt="Lewis Hamilton, GP2, Silverstone, 2006" src="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/hami_gp2_silv_06.jpg" /><br />
This left GP2 as the most practical route to Formula One, and Hamilton joined champions ART (sister outfit to his F3 team ASM) who had just helped Rosberg on his way to F1. There he would face Premat, who was with the outfit for a second season.<br />
But his main championship rival would be another driver in his second year of GP2 – Nelson Piquet Jnr. The very first round set the tone for the season with Piquet winning from Hamilton.<br />
The Briton found form quickly and won his first race at round five, at the Nurburgring. But this was more than just a win. It was a crushing display of superiority where, lapping over a second quicker than his rivals, even a penalty for speeding in the pit lane couldn’t stop Hamilton.<br />
At Monte-Carlo he won again and he won both his home rounds at Silverstone. There he delivered a crucial blow to Piquet by flying past the Brazilian – and Clivio Piccione – in a celebrated move at the 150mph Becketts complex which saw the crowd roar in approval.<br />
Piquet rallied later in the year but couldn’t keep Hamilton from the title. It came in unusual circumstances following the penultimate race at Monza when he inherited a bonus point for fastest lap from Giorgio Pantano, who was penalised for a yellow flag infringement.<br />
The time was ripe for Hamilton to graduate to Formula One.<br />
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<b>Lewis Hamilton pictures: GP2 2006</b><br />
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<h3>McLaren</h3>A vacant slot existed at McLaren for 2007 alongside Fernando Alonso following the departures of Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya. But few expected Dennis to fill the space with Hamilton, as McLaren had not started a season with a rookie driver since employing Michael Andretti in 1993 – who struggled terribly.<br />
Despite facing competition from Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa, who had substituted for Montoya in 2006, and fellow McLaren tester Gary Paffett, it was Hamilton who got the drive. He was told on September 30th but the news wasn’t made public until November 24th as McLaren did not want the announcement to be overshadowed by Michael Schumacher’s retirement.<br />
Dennis explained his decision was simply because he did not feel any drivers other than F1′s ‘big three’ (Alonso, Schumacher and Raikkonen) were sufficiently impressive:<br />
<blockquote>We reviewed the whole grid and when we looked at the drivers other than the top three there was no-one that really shone. [Hamilton] has been in the family for a long time and he deserves the opportunity we’re giving him.</blockquote>Although much attention surrounded Hamilton’s ethnic background on his arrival in F1, he largely steered clear of commenting about it at length. In October 2007 he told Black History Month magazine:<br />
<blockquote>Outside of Formula One my heroes are foremost my father, then Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King. Being black is not a negative. It’s a positive, if anything, because I’m different. In the future it can open doors to different cultures and that is what motor sport is trying to do anyway.<br />
[Winning the championship] will show that not only white people can do it, but also black people, Indians, Japanese and Chinese. It will be good to mean something.</blockquote>During practice for the 2008 season there was controversy following an incident where several Spanish fans shouted racial abuse at Hamilton during testing. The sports governing body, the FIA, launched a campaign against racism in response.<br />
Hamilton’s astonishing debut season brought him instant fame beyond the motor racing world. He finished on the podium at his first race and kept it up for nine races in a row, winning at Montreal and Indianapolis.<br />
That propelled him into the lead of the world championship by 12 points before Alonso mounted a fightback.<br />
But the season turned nasty – McLaren were accused of obtaining and using Ferrari information illegally. At the Hungarian Grand Prix Hamilton ignored an instruction to allow Alonso past in qualifying, and the Spaniard reacted by holding Hamilton up in the pits so the Briton couldn’t get his final qualifying lap in.<br />
Alonso was punished, and it later emerged that on the same weekend he had threatened Dennis that he would expose his own role in the spying affair unless he was given number one status in the team over Hamilton.<br />
Dennis refused, the working relationship between Alonso and the team crumbled, and McLaren were hit with a massive fine and exclusion from the constructors’ championship while Alonso edged closer to Hamilton in the drivers’ standings.<br />
Hamilton seemed to have Alonso beat after winning in the wet at Fuji as his team mate crashed out. But Hamilton suffered a string of calamities, some self-inflicted, in the final two races, handing the title to Kimi Raikkonen. He retired from the Chinese Grand Prix when he slid off on worn tyres, and his gearbox cut out during the Brazilian Grand Prix, causing him to slip down the field and finish seventh.<br />
Even then there was a brief hope that he might become champion on appeal after several teams were suspected of using illegally cool fuel in the final race, but the appeal was rejected.<br />
<b>Lewis Hamilton pictures: F1 2007</b><br />
Hamilton remained at McLaren for 2008, with Fernando Alonso leaving to be replaced by Heikki Kovalainen. His response to the disappointment of losing the championship at Interlagos was to win the very next race: the 2008 season-opener at Melbourne.<br />
But Hamilton was less composed in his second season than he had been in his first. Serious mistakes spoiled his races at Bahrain, Canada, France and Japan.<br />
These low points were interspersed with moments of genuine class – especially when it rained. At a soaked Silverstone he thrashed the opposition, crossing the finishing line a full minute before anyone else on the same lap.<br />
Controversy dogged his title campaign, Hamilton picking up five separate penalties during the course of the season. Some of these were open-and-shut affairs: blocking traffic at Singapore, cutting the track at Magny-Cours. Others were controversial, none more so than at Spa, where he became only the second F1 driver ever to be stripped of a win post-race because of a driving infraction.<br />
After a similar setback at Fuji he bounced back to dominate the Chinese Grand Prix, which set him up perfectly for a shot at the title in the final race. Not wanting to repeat the mistakes of 2007 he drove an ultra-conservative race at Interlagos, which ironically almost cost him the title again, before that famous last-lap switch secured the championship by a single point.<br />
<b>Lewis Hamilton pictures: F1 2008</b><br />
McLaren started 2009 well off the pace with the MP4-24 and it was clear from an early stage Hamilton would not be able to defend his title.<br />
They soon found themselves in even more trouble as they were accused of lying during the first race of the season. The stewards decided Hamilton and his team had misled them bout how Trulli had ended up in front of Hamilton during a safety car period at the end of the race. Hamilton was disqualified from the results and made a frank apology to the world’s media at the next race in Malaysia.<br />
It took half a season for the car to come good. When it did, Hamilton was back at the front, winning easily in Hungary at Singapore. By the end of the year he had climbed up to a wholly creditable fifth in the championship behind the Brawn and Red Bull drivers.<br />
<b>Lewis Hamilton pictures: F1 2009</b><br />
He bounced back in 2010 with the more competitive MP4-25 at his disposal. He led at the halfway point in the season after wins in Turkey and Canada.<br />
A third win followed in Belgium but his championship campaign hit trouble shortly afterwards with collisions putting him out in Italy and Singapore.<br />
He stayed in contention until the final round, where he finished second, leaving him fourth in the championship.<br />
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<tr> <td>Team</td> <td>Red Bull Racing</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Nationality</td> <td>Australian</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Podiums</td> <td>26</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Points</td> <td>560.5</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Grand Prix entered</td> <td>170 </td> </tr>
<tr> <td>World Championships</td> <td>0</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Highest race finish</td> <td>1 (x6)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Highest grid position</td> <td>1 (x9)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Date of Birth</td> <td>27/08/1976</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Place of Birth</td> <td>Queanbeyan, New South Wales</td> </tr>
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A sandy-haired and boyishly attractive performer from a disadvantaged and politically active background, Mark Webber went from so-called "shelter boy" to movie star with an acting career on the ascent since his 1997 debut in the Philadelphia-based gritty youth feature "Edge City". The son of a struggling single mother, Webber had a relatively normal childhood in his Minneapolis home until age ten when a perceived welfare fraud ended benefits, landed his mother in jail and left the two homeless. In 1990, mother and son relocated to Philadelphia, where they became noted activists for homeless causes and undertook a project that reclaimed abandoned government owned homes for the needy. Arrest, mistreatment by police officials and a subsequent successful lawsuit met the young man's efforts. This extensive real-life drama presumably had an effect on the actor, who proved a true natural, an emotionally available performer with a palpable drive and arresting charm.<br />
A veteran of high school and local stage productions, Webber made an auspicious big screen debut in Philadelphia director Eugene Martin's independent "Edge City", a gritty look at exploding tensions between city kids and their suburban counterparts hailed for its non-exploitative realism. The actor next took a role in the somewhat similarly themed Iowa-set "Whiteboys" (1999), an ambitious feature telling the story of a trio of hip-hop influenced farm boys who dream of hanging with rap artists and seek to prove their street cred as drug dealers in Chicago's notorious Cabrini Green housing project. Cast alongside fellow up and comers Danny Hoch and Dash Mihok, Webber played the most affluent of the group, a disaffected middle class teen. Next up for Webber was a supporting role in the teen romantic comedy "Drive Me Crazy" (also 1999). A starring vehicle for sitcom heavyweight Melissa Joan Hart, the movie suffered from dire predictability, but Webber's portrayal of 'Designated' Dave, a conscientious computer buff so-named for his willingness to drive friends home, was among the feature's highlights. He made his starring debut in the disappointing "Snow Day" (2000), playing Hal, a young lovestruck high schooler who sets out to use this weather-defined holiday to his romantic advantage. Webber's affable performance, though, couldn't save the formulaic, curiously unfunny film from box office failure.<br />
While his early outings were less than stellar, Webber displayed a talent that would carry him through and no doubt offer a promising career. Further proof was provided by his turn as Bobby in David Mamet's classic "American Buffalo", staged in London at the famed Donmar Warehouse and in Off-Broadway in New York at the Atlantic Theater in 2000. Webber was roundly praised for his appropriately excitable take on this challenging role. The actor could next be seen with Laurel Holloman and Elise Neal in the World War II era coming-of-age drama "The Rising Place" (lensed 1999). <br />
<ul class="ymovAttributes ymovBioNotes"><li><strong>Born:</strong> <div>July 19, 1980 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA</div></li>
<li> <strong>Job Titles:</strong> <div>Actor</div></li>
</ul><a href="" name="Family"></a><h5>Family</h5><ul><li> Mother: Cheri Honkala. Raised him as a single parent; a leading poverty activist</li>
</ul><a href="" name="Education"></a><h5>Education</h5><ul><li> High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania</li>
</ul><a href="" name="Milestones"></a><h5>Milestones</h5><ul><li> 1990 Moved to Philadelphia at age ten</li>
<li> 1997 Film debut, Edge City</li>
<li> 1999 Appeared in the Marc Levin directed, Whiteboyz</li>
<li> 1999 Featured in the teen comedy Drive Me Crazy</li>
<li> 2000 Cast in David Mamet s American Buffalo at London s Donmar Warehouse and NYC s Atlantic Theater</li>
<li> 2000 Featured in the NY drama, Boiler Room</li>
<li> 2000 First leading role in a feature, Snow Day</li>
<li> 2001 Featured in the World War II drama The Rising Place</li>
<li> 2002 Acted in Woody Allen s Hollywood Ending</li>
<li> 2002 Made London stage debut in Neil LaBute s The Distance from Here</li>
<li> 2005 Starred with Anthony LaPaglia in the drama Winter Solstice</li>
<li> 2007 Co-starred in Ethan Hawke s adaptation of his own novel, The Hottest State</li>
<li> 2008 Co-starred with Rachel Miner in the independent, The Memory Thief</li>
<li> 2010 Co-starred opposite Michael Cera in the comic book adaptation Scott Pilgrim vs. The World</li>
<li> Lived in Minneapolis; briefly lived homeless</li>
<li> Worked as a homeless activist</li>
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Aussie Mark Webber originally started out on two wheels racing motorbikes – hardly surprising given that he is the son of Alan, a motorcycle dealer. However in 1991 he took up karting. He won the New South Wales state championship in ’93 and moved to the Australian Formula Ford championship. He took 14th in his debut season. Continuing in the Formula Ford championship in 1995 he was much improved, and took several race victories. He finished 4th in the championship and teamed up with Ann Neal – the Australian Formula Ford coordinator, who secured him a sponsorship deal with the Australian Yellow Pages, and later became his manager. Neal accompanied Webber on a trip to England in a bid to start a career in Europe.<br />
Following a successful test with the Van Diemen team, Webber earned a works drive with them for the 1995 Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch. He finished third and was promptly given a drive with the team for the 1996 British Formula Ford championship. He had a successful championship, winning 4 races and took 2nd overall. He also won the Formula Ford Festival and the Spa round of the Formula Ford Euro Cup. Webber was awarded Australian motorsport’s “Young Achiever” and “International Achiever” of 1996. At the end of the season, Webber had a successful test with the Alan Docking Racing, with whom he would drive in the Formula 3 championship for in 1997.<br />
In Formula Three, Webber had a financial struggle, and financial backing from Aussie rugby union player David Campese saved Webber’s team from collapse at the eleventh hour. Webber finished 4th in the championship.<br />
For 1998, Webber signed as the official Mercedes works junior driver for the 1998 FIA GT Championship, after impressing Mercedes-AMG at a test in Austria at the A1-Ring. Webber and teammate Bernd Schneider made a good partnership and finished 2nd in the championship. Webber continued with the team for 1999 before Mercedes stopped their sportscar program, due to Webber and his teammate both flipping spectacularly on the straight at Le Mans due to an aerodynamic fault.<br />
After a successful test with the team, Webber was signed as a test driver with the Arrows for the 2000 season, whilst also competing in Formula 3000. He finished third overall, the highest position a rookie had managed in the series that year. He had contract issues and never got to drive for the Arrows, but earned himself a test with Benetton in which he impressed, so much so the team signed him up in a test role for 2001.<br />
He was replaced in this seat in 2002 by Fernando Alonso, but Webber’s then-manager Flavio Briatore managed to secure him a role in a race seat for the first time, at the Minardi team. He was the first Australian in Formula 1 since David Brabham in 2004.<br />
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His Formula 1 debut was on home soil in Melbourne, and he finished an incredible 5th after qualifying 18th after a massive crash forced a eight cars into premature retirement. That was Webber’s only points throughout the entire season, but even still he did enough to attract the attention of Jaguar for 2003.<br />
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He impressed with the midfield runners managing 3rd on the grid twice, and finished 10th in the drivers’ championship. He had a very disappointing 2004 though as Jaguar dropped further and further down the pecking order, and that was to be his last year driving under the Jaguar name, as they sold their team to Red Bull and Webber departed for Williams.<br />
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_9099" style="width: 630px;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-9099" height="266" src="http://www.anf1blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/WIL2007020207958_ALT.jpg" width="400" /><div class="wp-caption-text">Mark Webber driving for Williams at Interlagos in 2006 - Photo © Williams/LAT</div></div><a href="" name="williams"></a><br />
The once great Williams team were stuck in a rut and were rapidly slipping towards the back of the grid. In 2005 Webber managed 10th place in the championship, with the following year even more disappointing, hampered by reliability issues. He ended the season with just seven points and left the team at the end of the year for Red Bull, the team he was at under the Jaguar name two years before.<br />
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In stark contrast to Williams, Red Bull were a team on the up thanks to a substantial financial injection from the energy drink manufacturer. Webber teamed up with Scot David Coulthard. However the RB3 was very unreliable and despite showing glimpses of brilliance such as taking third at the German Grand Prix, he wasn’t yet able to show his true potential. He was running 2nd at Fuji before being wiped out by future teammate Sebastian Vettel, a rivalry which would spiral upwards and come to a head three years later, in 2010.<br />
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_9100" style="width: 630px;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-9100" height="266" src="http://www.anf1blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/78146746KR125_Monaco_Formul-1024x682.jpg" width="400" /><div class="wp-caption-text">Mark Webber driving for Red Bull at Monaco in 2008 - Photo © Red Bull/Getty Images</div></div>Despite not scoring any podiums in 2008, Webber went one better than the year before and took 11th in the drivers’ championship ahead of teammate David Coulthard. He consistently scored points over the first half of the season, but the RB4′s pace dropped off as the races wore on and he found it more and more difficult to keep up near the front.<br />
He had no such trouble in 2009 though, when Webber took his first ever Grand Prix win after 130 races in waiting, despite being handed a drive-through penalty at the Nurburgring. The quick RB5 couldn’t match the Brawn GP car driven by Jenson Button in the opening races of the season, but as the races went by Webber was ever nearer to the front. Sadly, a mixture of driver error and reliability issues led to a 4th position overall at the end of the season. This is even more incredible considering a horrendous bike crash at the start of the season threatened his career altogether.<br />
2010 was a very mixed year for Mark Webber, and was struggling at a team which was clearly favouring his younger teammate Sebastian Vettel. Their rivalry came to a head at the Turkish Grand Prix when the pair came to blows. Despite it being clearly Vettel’s fault, Webber came under fire from Red Bull’s motorsport consultant Dr Helmut Marko. However Webber used this as motivation and held the lead in the championship throughout a number of races, winning in Spain, Monaco, Britain and Hungary. He was the favourite to win the title going into the final three races of the season, but disaster struck when he crashed out of the inaugural Korean Grand Prix, and was unable to recover from that moment on.<br />
Webber will continue at Red Bull into 2011.</div>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158849780030242481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8312541492172931035.post-33108051625282579822011-08-26T11:56:00.000-07:002011-08-26T11:56:28.015-07:00SPANISH SUPER CUP WINNERS - FC BARCELONA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>SPANISH FOOTBALL SPORTS</b> has found this photo of the<b> FC BARCELONA </b>starting 11 team that played the 2º leg of the Spanish Super Cup Final which defeated Real Madrid 3 - 2 & also taking the tie on a 5-4 aggregate.<br />
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A photo which I hope will please the many Barça fans around the World as it is basically the starting 11 "gala" side, with the exception of Puyol, Alexis Sanchez & Cesc Fabregas.</span><br />
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Bottom: Left to Right: <b>Messi, Alves, Villa, Iniesta & Xavi</b></span><br />
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