Friday, May 20, 2011

MARIA SHARAPOVA - GLAMOUR OF TENNIS.


Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (born April 19, 1987) is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player. Sharapova has won 23 WTA singles titles, including 3 Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open. She has also won the year-end invitational WTA Tour Championships in 2004.


The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her World No. 1 in singles on 4 separate occasions. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on Aug 22, 2005 and last regained this ranking for the fourth time on May 19, 2008. She is currently ranked World No. 7.



Friday, January 28, 2011

Na Li's strategy to win in the Australian Open 2011.



Na Li born February 26, 1982 in Wuhan, Hubei, is a Chinese professional tennis player. As of October 11, 2010, she is currently ranked at No. 7 in the WTA singles rankings. Li achieved her highest ranking of No. 7 on January 27, 2011 making her the highest ranked Chinese player. She has won 4 WTA and 19 ITF titles and was the 2010 Australian Open Semi-finalist along with Chinese compatriot Zheng Jie.She has also been through to the Quarter-Finals at Wimbledon (2006, 2010) and at the US Open (2009). At the 2011 Australian Open, Li Na became the first player from China and Asia to make a Grand Slam final.


Li was the 9th seed at the 2011 Australian Open. She defeated Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson in the first round 6-1 7-5, Russia's Evgeniya Rodina in the second round 6-3 6-2 and Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in the third round 6-2 6-1. She advanced to the Quarter Finals after defeating the 8th seed, and world number 9, Belarus' Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-3. She faced Germany's Andrea Petkovic in the quarterfinal, where she won 6-2, 6-4. For the second consecutive year Li reached the semifinals of the Australian Open. In the semi final she won against world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki to reach her first Grand Slam final after saving a match point in the second set, 3-6 7-5 6-3, also becoming the first Chinese female and Oriental Asian female to reach a Grand Slam Singles Final. She will face the No. 3 seed, Kim Clijsters, in the finals. She guaranteed herself a career-high 7th ranking, and will become the 5th if she wins the title.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Bangladesh win the 3rd ODI of Bangladesh- New Zealand series.


Shahriar Nafis (73) and Imrul Kayes (50) put on an impressive 127-run partnership for the first wicket overcame a modest target of 174. Tigers' win the match by seven wickets. Spinner Suhrawadi Shuvo also helped to set up the victory for the Tigers, claiming three wickets in his spell of 10 overs.

Scorecard courtesy espnstar.com
Forced to bat first after losing the toss, the tourists made a dismal start losing the dangerous Brendon McCullum for a duck in the opening over before Jesse Ryder and BJ Watling steadied the ship. Bangladesh (Bradt Travel Guide)

Introduction of spin as early as the ninth over put New Zealand on the backfoot as they struggled to negotiate turn and low bounce on a track which had seen some rain over the last few days.New Zealand (Country Guide)

New Zealand made most of the batting powerplay by adding 55 runs in the five-over period.
Scorecard courtesy espnstar.com
Taylor reached his half-century off 66 balls with three boundaries and as many sixes.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Muttiah Muralitharan - A legend of spin.

Murali in action
Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer, who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002. Muralitharan is the highest wicket-taker in both Test cricket and in One Day Internationals . He took the wicket of Gautam Gambhir on 5 February 2009 in Colombo to surpass Wasim Akram's ODI record of 502 wickets. Muralitharan became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he overtook the previous record-holder Shane Warne on 3 December 2007. Muralitharan had previously held the record when he surpassed Courtney Walsh's 519 wickets in 2004, but he suffered a shoulder injury later that year and was then overtaken by Warne.

Profile of Muttiah Muralitharan courtesy cricinfo.com
Averaging over six wickets per Test, Muralitharan was one of the most successful bowlers in the game. Muralitharan held the number one spot in the International Cricket Council’s player rankings for Test bowlers for a record period of 1,711 days spanning 214 Test matches.

Bowling action of Murali
He plays domestic cricket for the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, and plays in the Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings.
Statistics of Muttiah Muralitharan courtesy cricinfo.com
Muralitharan's career has been beset with controversy; his bowling action called into question on a number of occasions by umpires and sections of the cricket community. After biomechanical analysis under simulated playing conditions, Muralitharan's action was cleared by the International Cricket Council.

On 7 July 2010, Muttiah Muralitharan formally announced his retirement from Test cricket at a media briefing in Colombo. He confirmed that the first Test Match against India due to commence on 18 July, 2010 would be his last, but indicated that he was willing to play One-Day Internationals if it was considered necessary leading up to the 2011 World Cup, which Sri Lanka will co-host.  He identified Sri Lanka's World Cup win of 1996 as his greatest moment as a cricketer. He also stated that there were some regrets during his 19 year playing career. "Not winning Test Matches in South Africa, Australia and India are regrets. But I am sure we will win very soon."

Wedding of Muttiah Muralitharan
At the start of his last match, Muralitharan was eight short of 800 wickets. At the fall of the ninth wicket of the Indian's second innings Murali still needed one wicket to reach the milestone. After 90 minutes of resistance Muralitharan was able to dismiss the last Indian batsman Pragyan Ojha. By doing so he became the first bowler to reach 800 wickets in Test cricket. Sri Lanka won the match by 10 wickets, the seventh time they have done so and the second time they have done it against India

Monday, June 28, 2010

Argentina won by 3-1 Goal against Mexica.

Argentia will face the Germany in the Quarter Final. Argentina score 3 against Mexico. TEVEZ is the man of the match of the game.

 

Argentina will play on 3rd july for the Quarter Final Game.

England fail to take place in TOP Eight in FIFA World Cup 2010.

Germany reach the final eight group with the score of 4-1. England ended their FIFA World Cup 2010 journey from the 2nd round. KLOSE, PODOLSKI and MUELLER score for the Germany. MUELLER hit the net twice against the England. Adidas WC 2010 Repliqué Soccer Ball, White/Black/Pure Yellow, 5


England goal just one. UPSON score for the England. Most of the time England posses the Ball but Germany use the opportunity to goal. England kick 6 time from corner. On the other-hand, Germany take it 4 time. Man of the Match is Thomas Mueller.adidas Germany World Cup 2010 Jersey

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