Madrid, Dec 22 : It has been a wonderful year for Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who Monday was crowned with the FIFA World Player of the Year award, based on the votes of the managers and captains of the world's national teams.
Messi, 22, came second in the voting in 2007 and 2009 but this time managed to finish ahead of Real Madrid stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, as well as Spaniards Xavi and Andres Iniesta, the previous winners.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Lebron James New Pictures
The April issue of the fashion magazine that featured LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen sold only 350,000 copies on newstands.
According to ABC Rapid Report, that’s down from the usual 452,000 and is the worst-selling April issue of Vogue since 2001.
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According to ABC Rapid Report, that’s down from the usual 452,000 and is the worst-selling April issue of Vogue since 2001.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Laure Manaudou Biography and Pictures
Laure Manaudou (born 9 October 1986 in Villeurbanne, Rhône) was a French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer. She is the daughter of a French father and a Dutch mother.
2004 Olympics
Manaudou currently holds the world records for the 400 meter freestyle (short course), but she has lost her "long course" record, which is set in 50 meter pools. She won the gold medal in the women's 400 meter freestyle at the 2004 Athens Olympics. It was France's first gold medal ever in women's swimming and the first swimming gold medal won by a French athlete since Jean Boiteux's victory in the 400 meter men's freestyle event at Helsinki in 1952. Manaudou won the silver medal in the women's 800 meter freestyle at the Athens Olympics. In that race, she had a quick start but was passed down the stretch by Ai Shibata of Japan. She also won the bronze medal in the women's 100 meter backstroke, becoming only the second Frenchwoman to win three medals in a single Olympic Games, Summer or Winter. The first one was the track and field athlete Micheline Ostermeyer in London in 1948. Manaudou was by far the best swimmer on the French team, and did not have the team support to win a medal in the women's 4×200 m freestyle relay.
Laure Manaudou
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Laure Manaudou
2004 Olympics
Manaudou currently holds the world records for the 400 meter freestyle (short course), but she has lost her "long course" record, which is set in 50 meter pools. She won the gold medal in the women's 400 meter freestyle at the 2004 Athens Olympics. It was France's first gold medal ever in women's swimming and the first swimming gold medal won by a French athlete since Jean Boiteux's victory in the 400 meter men's freestyle event at Helsinki in 1952. Manaudou won the silver medal in the women's 800 meter freestyle at the Athens Olympics. In that race, she had a quick start but was passed down the stretch by Ai Shibata of Japan. She also won the bronze medal in the women's 100 meter backstroke, becoming only the second Frenchwoman to win three medals in a single Olympic Games, Summer or Winter. The first one was the track and field athlete Micheline Ostermeyer in London in 1948. Manaudou was by far the best swimmer on the French team, and did not have the team support to win a medal in the women's 4×200 m freestyle relay.
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Laila Ali Biography And Pictures
"She Bee Stingin"
LAILA ALI
18 Wins - 0 Losses - 15 KO's
FAST FACTS
*Born December 30, 1977
*29 years old
* Born in Miami Beach, Florida USA
* Resides in Los Angele, California USA
* Height: 5' 10"
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
* Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) Super Middleweight Champion
* International Women's Boxing Federation (IWBF) Super Middleweight Champion
* International Boxing Association (IBA)
Super Middleweight Champion
* Pro Debut October 8, 1999 at age 21
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
* Daughter of Muhammed Ali
* Mother is former model, Veronica Porche Anderson
* Second oldest of nine children
* She was never an athlete as a child
* Went astray shortly after her parents divorced in 1986, once spending three months in juvenile detention for shoplifting.
* Has appeared in numerous magazines, including Fitness, Jet, People, Vogue and Sports Illustrated, and signed endorsement deals with the Ford Motor Company and Soft-Sheen Carson. She has made guest appearances on "Good Morning America," "The Today Show," and "BET" and has appeared on "Hollywood Squares," "The Wayne Brady Show," "The Other Half" and "Girlfriends."
* Continuing her busy schedule, she and her husband, Johnny "Yahya" McClain are part of two non-profit organizations.
* Founded by McClain, the "Absoloot Awareness Foundation" was formed for the sole purpose of shaping the lives of youth through sports, life skills and business training. The organization plans to assist youth in becoming more productive in life.
* Ali is the founder of the "Reach Foundation". The non-profit organization serves the educational, health and social needs of young, underprivileged women. "Reach" provides information, instruction and training to disadvantaged young women.
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Laila Ali
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Laila Ali
Laila Ali
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Laila Ali
LAILA ALI
18 Wins - 0 Losses - 15 KO's
FAST FACTS
*Born December 30, 1977
*29 years old
* Born in Miami Beach, Florida USA
* Resides in Los Angele, California USA
* Height: 5' 10"
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
* Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) Super Middleweight Champion
* International Women's Boxing Federation (IWBF) Super Middleweight Champion
* International Boxing Association (IBA)
Super Middleweight Champion
* Pro Debut October 8, 1999 at age 21
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
* Daughter of Muhammed Ali
* Mother is former model, Veronica Porche Anderson
* Second oldest of nine children
* She was never an athlete as a child
* Went astray shortly after her parents divorced in 1986, once spending three months in juvenile detention for shoplifting.
* Has appeared in numerous magazines, including Fitness, Jet, People, Vogue and Sports Illustrated, and signed endorsement deals with the Ford Motor Company and Soft-Sheen Carson. She has made guest appearances on "Good Morning America," "The Today Show," and "BET" and has appeared on "Hollywood Squares," "The Wayne Brady Show," "The Other Half" and "Girlfriends."
* Continuing her busy schedule, she and her husband, Johnny "Yahya" McClain are part of two non-profit organizations.
* Founded by McClain, the "Absoloot Awareness Foundation" was formed for the sole purpose of shaping the lives of youth through sports, life skills and business training. The organization plans to assist youth in becoming more productive in life.
* Ali is the founder of the "Reach Foundation". The non-profit organization serves the educational, health and social needs of young, underprivileged women. "Reach" provides information, instruction and training to disadvantaged young women.
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Laila Ali
Kristi Yamaguchi Biography
Name: Kristi Yamaguchi
Date of Birth: July 12, 1971
Hometown: Hayward, California
Career Highlights:
* World Champion figure skater.
* Won the Olympic gold medal in figure skating in 1992.
* A member of the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
* Toured with "Stars on Ice."
Trivia:
* Married to Stanley Cup champ Bret Hedican. They have two children.
* Founded the Always Dream Foundation, which supports children's charities.
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Kristi Yamaguchi
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Kristi Yamaguchi
Kristi Yamaguchi
Kristi Yamaguchi
Kristi Yamaguchi
Date of Birth: July 12, 1971
Hometown: Hayward, California
Career Highlights:
* World Champion figure skater.
* Won the Olympic gold medal in figure skating in 1992.
* A member of the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
* Toured with "Stars on Ice."
Trivia:
* Married to Stanley Cup champ Bret Hedican. They have two children.
* Founded the Always Dream Foundation, which supports children's charities.
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Kristi Yamaguchi
Kim Clijsters Tennis Star
TORONTO — Former world No. 1 player Kim Clijsters was one of three players awarded wild cards Wednesday into the main draw of the Rogers Cup women’s tennis tournament.
Clijsters, the 2005 Rogers Cup champion, returned to action this week in Cincinnati after a two-year absence following marriage and the birth of her first child. Clijsters spent 19 weeks at No. 1 in the world rankings in 2003.
“So many things have changed. I got married, had a daughter, and that’s something that has a big impact on my life,” Clijsters said in a statement. “It will change me as a player as well. I’ve been practicing for seven months and I’m looking forward to my second career.”
Clijsters advanced to the third round in Cincinnati on Wednesday with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Patty Schnyder.
Stephanie Dubois and Valerie Tetreault were also awarded wild cards for the main draw, which begins Monday. Dubois will be making her eighth Rogers Cup appearance.
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Kim Clijsters
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Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Clijsters, the 2005 Rogers Cup champion, returned to action this week in Cincinnati after a two-year absence following marriage and the birth of her first child. Clijsters spent 19 weeks at No. 1 in the world rankings in 2003.
“So many things have changed. I got married, had a daughter, and that’s something that has a big impact on my life,” Clijsters said in a statement. “It will change me as a player as well. I’ve been practicing for seven months and I’m looking forward to my second career.”
Clijsters advanced to the third round in Cincinnati on Wednesday with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Patty Schnyder.
Stephanie Dubois and Valerie Tetreault were also awarded wild cards for the main draw, which begins Monday. Dubois will be making her eighth Rogers Cup appearance.
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Kim Clijsters
Monday, April 26, 2010
Katarina Witt Biography
Katarina Witt was born December 3, 1965, in East Berlin, Germany.
She is an ice skater - athlete, an artist, an actress, a television personality and a business woman.
A true superstar, few woman have a celebrated talent with more style and grace than this striking German beauty. In the course of a truly unique career, she's won more titles than anyone, and has become the most successful figure-skater of all time.
Katarina's humble beginning is from the former East German city of Karl Marx Stadt, where she had dominated the women's figure skating in the 1980's
Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
She is an ice skater - athlete, an artist, an actress, a television personality and a business woman.
A true superstar, few woman have a celebrated talent with more style and grace than this striking German beauty. In the course of a truly unique career, she's won more titles than anyone, and has become the most successful figure-skater of all time.
Katarina's humble beginning is from the former East German city of Karl Marx Stadt, where she had dominated the women's figure skating in the 1980's
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Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
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Katarina Witt
Kaka Best Pictures 2010
French football legend Zinedine Zidane has declared that both Kaka and Karim Benzema will succeed at Real Madrid despite failing to live up to expectations so far at the Bernabeu.
Like Zidane, Kaka arrived from Italian football during the summer with a huge weight of expectation but has so far failed to live up to his billing while Zizou's fellow Frenchman Benzema has been hot and cold since arriving from Lyon.
But the former Madrid maestro says that the level of expectation at the club means criticism is never far away and he also pointed out that in the early stages of his time with Los Merengues, he received his own share of criticism.
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Kaka pic
Kaka
Kaka
Kaka
Like Zidane, Kaka arrived from Italian football during the summer with a huge weight of expectation but has so far failed to live up to his billing while Zizou's fellow Frenchman Benzema has been hot and cold since arriving from Lyon.
But the former Madrid maestro says that the level of expectation at the club means criticism is never far away and he also pointed out that in the early stages of his time with Los Merengues, he received his own share of criticism.
Kaka With Trophy
Kaka wallpapers
Kaka After Goal
Kaka pic
Kaka
Kaka
Kaka
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