sports stars: 2011

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

sania mirza professional indian tennis player

Sania Mirza Hindi- सानिया मिर्ज़ाborn 15 November 1986, in Mumbai, India is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003. She is well-known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings. Mirza has defeated many top players, including Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Hingis.
In 2004 she was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian Government. In 2006, Mirza was awarded a Padma Shri, India's fourth highest honor for her achievements as a tennis player.In March 2010, The Economic Times named Mirza in the list of the "33 women who made India proud
Content
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 2008
o 2.2 2009
o 2.3 2010
o 2.4 2011
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Controversy
* 5 Career finals
o 5.1 Singles
+ 5.1.1 ITF Women's Circuit singles finals – 15 (W-L/11-4
+ 5.1.2 WTA Tour singles finals: 4 1–3
+ 5.1.3 Non-international tournaments
o 5.2 Doubles
+ 5.2.1 Wins 15
+ 5.2.2 Non-international tournaments
o 5.3 Mixed Doubles
+ 5.3.1 Finals 2
+ 5.3.2 Non-international tournaments
* 6 Singles performance timeline
* 7 References
o 7.1 Sources
* 8 External links
Early life
Mirza was born to Imran Mirza, a sports journalist, and his wife Nasima in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was brought up in Hyderabad in a religious family. Mirza began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. She was trained by her father. She attended nursery school in Hyderabad and later graduated from St. Mary's College.
Career

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cristiano ronaldo 2011 top plays 2010

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, Portuguese pronunciation: kɾɨʃtiˈɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu born 5 February 1985commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right winger or striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo is the most expensive player in football history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £80 million €94m, US$132m. In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is to be paid £11 million per year over the following six years, makes him the highest-paid football player in the world and values him at €1 billion as per his buyout clause
Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup and played at Euro 2004 with Portugal. Ronaldo scored his first international goal in the opening game of the tournament against Greece, although Greece won 2–1. Portugal reached the final, which they again lost to Greece.
Ronaldo was the first player to win all four main PFA and FWA awards, doing so in 2007. In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League with United, was named best forward and player of the tournament and was the competition's top goalscorer as well as winning the European Golden Shoe, becoming the first winger to do so, and topping the Premier League Golden Boot award. He won three of the four main PFA and FWA trophies, only missing the PFA Young Player of the Year, and was named the FIFPro, World Soccer and Onze d'Or Footballer of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years Ronaldo holds the distinction of being the first player to win the FIFA Puskás Award, an honour handed by FIFA to the best goal of the year. He scored that goal from 40 yards out against FC Porto in a UEFA Champions League quarter-final match, while playing for Manchester United-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United
On 15 May 2011, Ronaldo became the highest goal scorer in a season in the history of Real Madrid with 51 goals, surpassing the club's previous high of 49 by Ferenc Puskás, he would later finish the season with a total of 53 goals, making him the first Real Madrid player to ever reach as well as surpass 50 goals in a season. On 21 May 2011, Ronaldo broke the record of most goals ever scored in a season in La Liga with 40, surpassing Telmo Zarra's mark established in 1951 and Hugo Sanchez's mark matched in 1990, Ronaldo also broke Zarra's record of most goals per minute, with a goal scored every 70,7 minutes. The newspaper Marca, the official deliverer of the Pichichi Trophy the top La Liga goalscorer award claimed that Ronaldo scored 41 goals. In so doing, he won the European Golden Shoe award once again, becoming the first player to win the trophy in two different championships.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Club career
o 2.1 Early career
o 2.2 Sporting CP
o 2.3 Manchester United
+ 2.3.1 2003–2006
+ 2.3.2 2006–2009
o 2.4 Real Madrid
+ 2.4.1 2009–10 season
+ 2.4.2 2010–11 season
* 3 International career
o 3.1 Euro 2004
o 3.2 2006 World Cup
+ 3.2.1 Post-World Cup
o 3.3 Euro 2008
o 3.4 2010 World Cup
o 3.5 International goals
* 4 Career statistics
o 4.1 Club
o 4.2 International
* 5 Honours
o 5.1 Club
o 5.2 Individual
+ 5.2.1 Orders
* 6 Personal life
* 7 Philanthropy
* 8 Notes
* 9 References
* 10 External links

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Saturday, April 23, 2011

kamran akmal wallpapers 2011 best

Kamran Akmal (Urdu: کامران اکمل, born 13 January 1982 in Lahore) is a Pakistani cricketer who has played Tests, ODIs and T20Is for Pakistan as a wicket-keeper.
1 International career
2 Match fixing allegations
3 Wicket-keeping
4 Personal life
5 IPL career
6 Test centuries
7 ODI Centuries
8 References
9 External links
He is a quick-scoring batsman and a wicket-keeper, who has achieved 6 centuries in Test innings. However, his first century was vital - his 109 from the number eight position at Mohali, coming in with Pakistan in a lead of 39 against India in the first Test, ensured that the visitors could draw the match. His form against the touring English in 2005 made him one of the most important players in the team. Naturally, he is a batsman that plays lower down the order but has sometimes opened in both Test and One-day cricket. As an opener he has scored two back to back centuries in ODIs against England. Coming in lower down the order in Test matches, he played one memorable innings. He saved Pakistan from a score of 39/6, scoring a century, to a competitive 245 which helped Pakistan win the match and the series.

His batting was highly productive in early 2006 as he scored seven international hundreds within the space of 6 months. Since his tour of England in Summer 2006 however his batting form dwindled and steadily become worse. His wicket-keeping also worsened and dropped many catches on both the England tour and on a tour to South Africa in early 2007. He then scored an international hundred in the Bangladeshi tour of Pakistan in 2008.

Akmal was dropped for the Asia Cup 2008 as a result of his poor wicket-keeping. He was replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed who performed very well at the domestic level and also because of Sarfraz's strong showing in the U-19 World Cup. Akmal was named in the 30 man probable squad for the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy.

Akmal was part of the Pakistan team that won the T20 World Cup in 2009. He was notable for his quick stumpings, dismissing 4 batsmen in one match against Netherlands.

On 12 November 2008, Akmal hit two consecutive 6s in the last over. As a result Pakistan won the first ODI in Abu Dhabi against West Indies.

On 17 July 2010, Akmal was appointed the vice-captain of the Pakistani test squad but later removed because of his alleged involvement in spot fixing
[edit] Match fixing allegations

In the 2nd Test match on the 2009-10 tour of Australia, Akmal dropped four catches in the Australian innings, three of those coming from Michael Hussey. Hussey went on to score 134* and was involved in a massive 9th wicket partnership stand of 133 runs with Peter Siddle. Pakistan eventually went on to lose the match by 36 runs, after being dismissed for just 139 in the second innings. Later it was alleged that he, along with pace bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan were involved in match fixing, and were questioned by Pakistan Cricket Board and subsequently dropped for the twenty20 series against England

In early September 2010 The International Cricket Council sent an official notice to Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal telling him that he is under investigation for allegedly fixing the Sydney TestFor the subsequent series against South Africa in October 2010 Akmal had an operation to remove his appendix and was unavailable for the limited-overs squad. Akmal was able to recover from the operation to participate in the two-match test series but Zulqarnain Haider was selected ahead of himAnother reason also emerged that Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Amin and Yasir Hameed were not selected for the tour due to the fact that suspicions were raised that they were involved with the spot-fixing scandal that included Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif. Another player Wahab Riaz was under investigation for fixing but the ICC had interrogated him and he was no longer part of the investigation therefore he was allowed to take part on the tour of South Africa that included two Twenty20 Internationals, five ODI matches and two Test matches. Though this has not been confirmed by the board, it is believed that the reason they were not picked was that the suspicion had not been cleared The ICC confirmed that Akmal had been barred from entering the team. Once his investigation was completed he was available for national selection.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

james Anderson top pics

James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson born 30 July 1982 in Burnley, Lancashire
\ is an English cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Lancashire County Cricket Club and since bursting onto the scene in 2002/03, before his first full season of county cricket, Anderson has represented England in over 50 Test matches and over 100 One Day Internationals
A right arm pace bowler, Anderson made his international debut at the age of just 20. On England's 2002/03 tour of Australia, Anderson was drafted into the squad from the England A team due to an injury crisis. When he played his first ODI he had only played five senior one day matches. Anderson went on to feature in the 2003 ICC World Cup and made his Test match debut against Zimbabwe at Lords the next summer. Later in 2003 he experienced a dip in form and confidence against South Africa. After this he was in and out of the team and experienced numerous injuries, including a stress fracture of the back which kept him out of action for most of the 2006 season. He returned to action and features regularly in England's Test squad. He is a regular strike bowler in England's one day team.
Contents
* 1 Early and personal life
* 2 Domestic career
* 3 International career
o 3.1 Under Fletcher
+ 3.1.1 Early success
+ 3.1.2 Slow decline
+ 3.1.3 Injury and return
+ 3.1.4 2007 World Cup
o 3.2 Under Moores
+ 3.2.1 Replacing the old guard
+ 3.2.2 New Zealand
+ 3.2.3 South Africa
+ 3.2.4 India
o 3.3 Under Flower
+ 3.3.1 West Indies tour
+ 3.3.2 West Indies in England 2009
* 4 Achievements
o 4.1 Test Match
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Early and personal life
James Anderson was a pupil at St Theodore's RC High School, Burnley. He played cricket at Burnley Cricket Club from a young age. His childhood dream was to be a cricketer, and at the age of 17, after a growth spurt, Anderson was one of the fastest bowlers in the Lancashire League.He stated that "I've always bowled seam, but when I was about 17 I don't know what it was but I just started bowling fast all of a sudden
Just months after his international debut he had become one of the biggest stars in English cricket. Continued alteration of hair styles, attractive looks, and up-to-the-minute outfits earned him comparisons with some of the most recognisable sport personalities around, including David Beckham In 2006, at a church in Hale, he married Daniella Lloyd, a model he met in 2004 while on England duty in London; he stated that marriage has made him "a much happier personOn 8 January 2009, Daniella Lloyd gave birth to a girl called Lola Rose. His second daughter, Ruby Luxe Anderson was born on 8 December 2010Anderson became the first cricketer to model naked for Attitude, "Britain's biggest-selling gay magazine", in September 2010. He stated "If there are any gay cricketers they should feel confident enough to come out because I don't think there is any homophobia in cricke
Domestic career
Anderson made his first-class debut for Lancashire in 2002; he played 13 matches and took 50 wickets at an average of 22.28, including three five wicket hauls He was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award for Lancashire's most promising young county player in the 2002 season.In 2003, Anderson became the youngest player to take a hat trick for Lancashire, just a week before his Test match debut against Zimbabwe; it was the first hat trick at Old Trafford in eight years.In a match against Worcestershire in May 2004, Anderson recorded his maiden first-class ten wicket haul.
2005 was Anderson's first full season for Lancashire. He was propelled into the England side soon after his Lancashire debut and had returned to rediscover his form after winter tours with England where he had spent the majority of his time on the sidelines, and when given a chance for England he often bowled poorly due to a lack of match practice He finished the season with 60 first-class wickets at an average of 30.21 and 27 one day wickets at an average of 22.00
Anderson was prevented from playing much for Lancashire in the 2006 season by a stress fracture of the back sustained in early MayHe played in only two matches for Lancashire, and at one point it was considered sending Anderson to play for Glamorgan to prove his fitness; however, Lancashire decided they would rather have Anderson play for them if only in a limited capacity In the only first-class match he played for Lancashire that season, he was limited to three four overs spells by the ECB who were wary of injuring him again
2008, after the Test and one day series against South Africa ended at the beginning of September, Anderson was made unavailable to play for Lancashire for the rest of the season He finished the season with 20 first-class wickets at 7.75 for Lancashire.
At the start of the 2009 English cricket season, Anderson took career-best match figures in a first-class match with 11/109 against Sussex as Lancashire won by 8 wickets. It was the only first-class match he played for Lancashire before being called into the England squad for a series against the West IndiesAs of 26 April 2009, Anderson had taken 188 wickets at 24.37 from 48 first-class matches with Lancashireand 66 wickets at 21.78 in 44 list A matches
International career

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

ab de villiers cricket career

Abraham Benjamin de Villiers born 17 February 1984, Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa more commonly known by his initials AB is a cricketer who plays for South Africa and the Nashua Titans. He is now the part of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.
De Villiers is a right-handed batsman, who, in a very short space of time, has accumulated many runs in Tests including centuries against England, India, the West Indies and Australia. He has been dismissed in the 90s on five occasions in Tests. He still holds the record for most Test innings without registering a duck 78 before being dismissed for nought against Bangladesh in November 2008. He also holds the record for the highest individual score by a South African batsman in an innings, with 278*. He is an occasional wicketkeeper for the South African cricket team, and is commonly regarded as one of the best fielders currently in international cricket. AB de Villiers blasted the seventh fastest century in ODI cricket, in 58 balls, when he slammed an unbeaten 102 off just 59 balls against India in Ahmedabad in February 2010. He is currently ranked no. 2 jointly along with Virat Kohli with 784 points in the ODI batsman as per ICC rankings.
Contents
* 1 Cricket career
o 1.1 World Cup 2007
o 1.2 2008
o 1.3 Tour of Australia 2008/09
o 1.4 Return Series, Johannesburg 2009
o 1.5 Series against Zimbabwe October 2010
o 1.6 Against Pakistan in October 2010
o 1.7 Indian Premier League
o 1.8 ICC World Cup 2011
* 2 Statistics
o 2.1 Test Centuries
o 2.2 One Day International Centuries
o 2.3 Career Best Performances
* 3 Education
* 4 Personal life
* 5 Music career
* 6 References
* 7 External links
Cricket career
De Villiers who played for Carrickfergus Cricket Club in Northern Ireland as a youngsterbecame the second youngest and second fastest South African to reach 1000 test runs after Graeme Pollock and in his test career so far De Villiers has batted, bowled and kept wicket as well. He is a talented sportsman and has excelled in golf playing off scratch despite playing infrequentl, rugby, cricket and tennis. However, he chose to pursue a career in cricket and, after a spell in the South Africa U19 team, he made his debut for the Titans in 2003/4.
He made his test debut as a 20 year old on 16 December 2004 against England at Port Elizabeth. He made an impression opening the batting, but was dropped down the order for the second test and also handed the wicket-keeping gloves. In this match, he made a match saving half century from number seven. However, he found himself at the top of the order again for the final test of the series and has played the majority of his tests there. Since then he has not missed a Test match and has also batted down the order in some tests leading to speculation that he may possibly take the place of Mark Boucher as the wicket-keeper/batsman when Boucher retires, although de Villiers has himself expressed a preference for playing as a specialist batsman only
Despite a good tour of the Caribbean where he scored 178 to help South Africa seal a test series win, his rapid progress was halted on the tour of Australia in 2005. Despite playing Shane Warne well, he struggled and made just 152 runs in 6 innings. De Villiers holds the record for scoring most Test runs before getting out for a duck.
He has been used in a similar fashion to Jonty Rhodes in ODIs, opening the innings, although he currently bats in the middle order. The 2005 ODI tour to India represented a 'coming of age' for De Villiers as a cricketer as he scored his second ODI half century on 24 October 2006, batting 5th in a partnership with Mark Boucher, playing against an impressive Sri Lankan side. De Villiers gave the selectors a sign by producing his then highest one-day score of 92 not out, which included 12 fours and one six, from 98 balls against India in the 2006 winter series.
De Villiers has a reputation as an outstanding fielder, typified by a diving run-out of Simon Katich of Australia in 2006, when he dived to stop the ball, and while still lying on his stomach facing away from the stumps, he tossed the ball backwards over his shoulder and effected a direct hit. This has also led people to make further comparisons of him to Jonty Rhodes as he was also one of the finest fielders of his generation.

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