sports: September 2011

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

j.button British Formula One driver

Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE born 19 January 1980 is a British Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He was the 2009 World Drivers' Champion.
Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British Formula Three Championship. He first drove in Formula One with the Williams team for the 2000 season. The following year he switched to Benetton, which in 2002 became Renault F1, and then for the 2003 season he moved to BAR. They were subsequently renamed Honda for the 2006 season, during which Button won his first Grand Prix in Hungary, after 113 races.
Following the withdrawal of Honda from the sport in December 2008, he was left without a drive for the 2009 season, until Ross Brawn led a management buyout of the team in February 2009, and Button suddenly found himself in a highly competitive, Mercedes-engined car. He went on to win a record-equalling six of the first seven races of the 2009 season, and secured the 2009 World Drivers' Championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix, having led on points all season; his success also helped Brawn GP to secure the World Constructors' Championship. For 2010, he moved to McLaren, partnering fellow British racer and former world champion Lewis Hamilton.

j.button

s.vettel German Formula One racing

Sebastian Vettel (German pronunciati.... born 3 July 1987 is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won in the 2010 season.
In his first year driving for Red Bull in 2009, Vettel finished the season as the youngest-ever championship runner-up. He also secured Red Bull's first pole position and race win in the team's history. The following year he went on to become the youngest driver ever to win the World Drivers' Championship. In the same year he helped Red Bull win the team's first World Constructors' Championship, along with teammate Mark Webber.
Vettel is also the youngest Formula One driver to drive at a Grand Prix meeting, at 19 years and 53 days, to score championship points (on his race debut at the 2007 United States Grand Prix), to lead a race (at the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix), to secure pole position and to win a race (both for the 2008 Italian Grand Prix).

s.vettel

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Andy Roddick second highest-ranked American player

Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick born August 30, 1982 is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish.
He became a Grand Slam singles champion when he won the title at the 2003 US Open, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the finals, which currently makes him the last North American male player to win a grand slam singles event. Roddick has reached four other Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005 and 2009, and the US Open in 2006), losing to Roger Federer each time.
He is married to Brooklyn Decker, a Sports Illustrated swim wear model and actress.

Andy Roddick

Serena Williams primarily a baseline player

Playing style
Williams is primarily a baseline player. Her game is built around taking immediate control of rallies with a powerful and consistent serve (considered by some to be the best in the women's game), return of serve, and forceful groundstrokes from both her forehand and backhand swings. Williams' forehand is considered to be among the most powerful shots in the women's game as is her double-handed backhand. Williams strikes her backhand groundstroke using an open stance, and uses the same open stance for her forehand. Williams's aggressive play, a "high risk" style, is balanced in part by her serve, which combines great power and placement with very high consistency. Her serve has been hit as hard as 129 mph (206.5 km/h), the second-fastest all-time among female players.[citation needed] Serena also possesses a very solid volley and powerful overhead which is very useful for her net game. Although many think of Williams as only an offensive player, she also plays a strong defensive game.

Serena Williams

Andy Murray dunblane massacre

Dunblane massacre
Murray attended Dunblane Primary School, and was present during the 1996 Dunblane massacre. Thomas Hamilton killed 17 people before turning one of his four guns on himself. Murray took cover in a classroom. Murray says he was too young to understand what was happening and is reluctant to talk about it in interviews, but in his autobiography Hitting Back he says that he attended a youth group run by Hamilton, and that his mother gave Hamilton rides in her car.

Andy Murray

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Deco players to have won the UEFA

Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH born 27 August 1977 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense.
Deco is one of the few players to have won the UEFA Champions League with two different clubs – Porto in 2004 and FC Barcelona in 2006. He was named UEFA Club Footballer of the Year and UEFA Best Midfielder in Porto's UEFA Champions League winning season and was named Man of the Match in the 2003–04 Champions League final. Deco was the first player to win the UEFA Best Midfielder Award with two different clubs (Porto and Barcelona). He was awarded the FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball and the Man of the Match award in the final despite losing to Internacional. Deco made his 100th appearance in the UEFA Champions League while playing for Chelsea against Atlético Madrid joining a group of only 13 players to have achieved the same milestone.
Deco received Portuguese citizenship in 2002 having completed six years of Portuguese residence, subsequently opting to play internationally for the Portugal national football team.
Contents
* 1 Career
o 1.1 Early career
o 1.2 Porto
o 1.3 Barcelona
o 1.4 Chelsea
o 1.5 Fluminense
* 2 International career
o 2.1 2006 World Cup
o 2.2 Euro 2008
o 2.3 2010 World Cup
o 2.4 International goals
* 3 Career statistics
* 4 Honours
o 4.1 Club
o 4.2 Individual
+ 4.2.1 Orders
* 5 Personal life
* 6 References
* 7 External links
Career
Early career
Deco started off his career at Nacional Atlético Clube in the city of São Paulo, where he was spotted and signed by Corinthians. Deco arrived in Portugal in 1997 at the age of 19 along with fellow Brazilian player Caju after being acquired by Lisbon side SL Benfica.
Despite good showings in training, Benfica decided to loan Deco to the Portuguese Liga de Honra side Alverca where he played for a season. Deco performed well and was close to renewing his contract with Benfica and joining the main squad. However, the Lisbon club and the player's representative did not reach an agreement, as the then manager Graeme Souness did not believe that he would develop into a player worth keeping. Subsequently, Deco was traded to Portuguese Liga side Salgueiros in the 1998–99 season, playing 12 games and scoring two goals. His performances caught the eye of the Porto staff, and during the winter transfer window, he was sold to FC Porto.

Deco

Dale Earnhardt Jr-professional American race car driver

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. born October 10, 1974, better known simply as Dale Earnhardt, Jr., is a professional American race car driver and team owner who drives the No. 88 AMP Energy/United States National Guard Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports, and drives the Nos. 5 and 7 Unilever Chevrolet Impalas for his own team, JR Motorsports, in the Nationwide Series . He is the son of the late NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, Sr., and the grandson of both the late NASCAR driver Ralph Earnhardt and Robert Gee, the well known stock car fabricator. Earnhardt Jr. is also the half-brother of former driver Kerry Earnhardt, the uncle of driver Jeffrey Earnhardt, and the stepson of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team co-owner Teresa Earnhardt. Dale in 2010 was named the Most Popular Driver in Nascar. He has an estimated net worth of $300 million.
Contents
* 1 Career
o 1.1 Early life and career
o 1.2 2000
o 1.3 2001
o 1.4 2002–2003
o 1.5 2004–2006
o 1.6 2007
o 1.7 Move to Hendrick Motorsports
o 1.8 2008
o 1.9 2009
o 1.10 2010
o 1.11 2011
* 2 Races Won
o 2.1 Sprint Cup (18 wins)
o 2.2 Nationwide Series (23 wins)
o 2.3 Other NASCAR Events (7 wins)
* 3 Career cup statistics
* 4 Business interests
* 5 Media appearances
o 5.1 Television
o 5.2 Radio
o 5.3 Films
+ 5.3.1 Voice work
o 5.4 Music video appearances
o 5.5 Other
* 6 References
* 7 External links

Dale Earnhardt Jr

Dale Begg-Smith grospiron for most World Cup wins

Dale Begg-Smith born 18 January 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is an Australian-Canadian freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for Australia, his adopted country, in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He is only the third Australian to win a gold medal in a Winter Games and the youngest to win an Olympic Gold in the history of mens freestyle mogul skiing.In the lead-up to the 2006 Winter Games, Dale Begg-Smith had won three World Cup rounds and was ranked world number one in the moguls discipline. In 2010, Begg-Smith's fourth World Cup title put him even with French Skier Edgar Grospiron for most World Cup wins.
Contents
* 1 Early years and career
* 2 Business controversy
* 3 Honours
* 4 Results
o 4.1 Olympic Results

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o 4.2 World Championship Results
o 4.3 World Cup Season Victories
o 4.4 World Cup Podiums
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Early years and career
Begg-Smith was skiing for his native Canada as a teenager when his coaches told him he was spending too much time on his fledgling business, and not enough time in training. He subsequently quit the Canadian ski program because it clashed with his business interests and, along with his brother Jason Begg-Smith, moved to Australia at age 16. The brothers chose to ski for Australia because the country had a smaller ski program that offered them more attention and flexibility. This ensured that they could still successfully manage their business. The brothers stayed out of competitive skiing for three years and instead trained with the Australian team, living in Jindabyne each winter. The pair qualified for Australian citizenship after these three years in 2003-04, and were then free to compete for their adopted country.[citation needed]
Alisa Monk, coordinator of the moguls program, says that she books Begg-Smith's hotels and flights economically, despite his wealth. "Wherever the team stays, he stays. There are certainly no big demands. You wouldn't know he had a bit of money." She also said, "When he is at Perisher he stays in the same hut as the other mogul skiers and his brother which is small and old and almost falling down", and that "He just doesn't try to stand out at all."
Begg-Smith won silver at the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, leading to some complaints about biased-judging from members of the Australian coaching staff. “Sometimes you’re in the good graces of the judges, sometimes you’re not,” Gold medalist Alex Bilodeau said. “Judged sports can’t be perfect. It can be a bad part of my sport. I see it. But everybody is going to be equal in the end.”
He is considered a recluse by many, and has repeatedly refused to communicate with non-Australian media, Canadian media in particular. NBC dubbed him "the most mysterious man of the Winter Olympics" in a piece aired on 14 February 2010, during the Vancouver games.

Dale Begg-Smith