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Funny photos of water sports

2011-02-09T08:00:00.001-08:00

Abib Sereme (Mali).

Team of the Republic of Belarus

Paul Biedermann (Germany)

Great Britain team

Camelia Alina Potec (Romania)

Catherine Garieva (Kahahstan)

Fabien Gilot (France)

He Chong (China)

Hugues Dubosq (France)

Laura Lopez (Spain)

Maica Garcia (Spain), Heather Petri (USA)

Mandy Zollner (Germany)

Mexico team

Michael Phelps (USA)

Oussama Mellouli (Tunisia)

Pavlo Rozenberg (Germany)

Ricky Berens (USA)

Spanish team

Tania Cagnotto (Italy)

South Africa's water polo team

FIFA World Aquatics 2009 in Rome.
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Photos from FINA World Championships 2009, Rome, Italy.

2009-08-14T05:48:00.000-07:00

13th World Championships of Water Sports (FINA World Championships 2009) was opened on 17 July in Rome and will run until August 2. In the competitions participated and a record number of athletes - 2556 athletes from 185 countries. Program of the World Championship includes a competition with the water polo, swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and diving in open water.

Yee Mun Leong (Malaysia).

Wu Minxia (China).

Wang Han (China).

Usa team.

Ukrainian team.

Russian team.

Japanice team.

Great Britain team.

French team.

Canadian Team

Brazilian team.

Tania Cagnotto (Italy).

Natalia Ischenko (Russia).

Melissa Wu (Australia).

Marie-Pier Boudreau-Gagnon (Canada).

Mandy Zollner (Germany).

Jennifer Abel (Canada).

Jenna Randall & Olivia Allison (UK).

Jenna Randall (UK).

Ilya Zaharov (Russia).

Flora Piroska Gondos (Hungary).

Eric Sehn (Canada).

Emillie Heymans (Canada).

Elisabetta Marconi (Italy).

Claire Febvay & Audrey Labeau (France).

Chris Colwill (USA).

Carlos Calvo (Spain).

Arianna Garibotti (Italy).

Photos: Getty Images, AFP, Reuters, AP.

Figure Skating

2008-12-07T16:10:00.000-08:00

Funny moments of figure skating

Photos: Olympics 2008 closing ceremony

2008-07-26T12:45:00.000-07:00

XXIX Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the main arena Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing.
China won 51 gold medals, 21 silver medals and 28 bronze medals. The U.S. won 36 gold medals, 38 silver medals and 36 bronze medals. Russia won 23 gold medals, 21 silver medals and 28 bronze medals. The next Winter Olympics will be hosted by Canada’s Vancouver in 2010, and the next Summer Olympics will take place in London in 2012.

Reuters, AFP, Getty Images.

Funny moments in the sports world

2008-01-15T19:31:00.000-08:00

Funny moments in the sports world in photos. Sport is not boring.

Models replace ball boys at Madrid Masters

2007-10-19T15:01:00.000-07:00

A Hugo Boss model picks up balls during the Madrid's Masters Tennis tournament. Models replaced traditional ball boys in the biggest surprise Monday at the Madrid Masters, where expected winners included Albert Costa, Alex Corretja and Luis Horna.

Photo: EFE, EPA

Photo: Reuters

Funny Pic of fan

2007-10-18T16:24:00.000-07:00

IAAF World Athletics Championships

2007-09-02T04:52:00.001-07:00

The picture shows a Chinese athlete Xie Limei at the Sports jump.

Photo : Gabriel Bouys / AFP

You can see more pictures from IAAF World Athletics Championships, which is currently in the Japanese city of Osaka.

Photo : David Guttenfelder / AP; Michael Dalder / Reuters; Thomas Kienzle / AP; Adrian Dennis / AFP; Kimimasa Mayama / DPA;
David J. Phillip / AP; Srdjan Suki / EPA David J. Phillip / AP; Srdjan Suki / EPA

Ferrari at the Grand Prix In Turkey

2007-08-30T08:43:00.000-07:00

It has been 12 th stage (GP Turkey) World Cup on Automobile class "Formula-1". Repeating last year's success, Brazilian Felipe Massa won the race in Istanbul and Kimi Raikkonen has Double teams Ferrari, finishirovav second. As a result, "Ferrari" cut back on "McLaren" to 11 points.

Third place in the Grand If Turkey inherit Fernando Alonso on McLaren. " Lewis Hamilton continues to lead personal credit, but finished only fifth. Next is the thirteenth stage of the championship, "Formula 1" will be held on September 9 in Italy.

Photo: Bertrand Guay/AFP; Oliver Weiken/DPA; Daniel Maurer/AP; Murad Sezer/AP

Sports schools China

2007-08-30T08:06:00.000-07:00

The German magazine Stern published a series of photographs of children in sports schools in China to train them to become future champions. Parents give them to these schools at the age of 4-5 years.

Photo: Sean Yong/Reuters, Nir Elias/Reuters, China Photos/
/Getty Images, Guang Niu/Getty Images

2008 Olympics in Beijing

2007-08-09T01:35:00.000-07:00

In central Beijing Tiananmen Square yesterday was colourful show, which celebrated the entry of China in the past the year. Celebrations also took place in many other cities and provinces of China.
Thousands of Beijing residents gathered at the square where exactly at 8:00 pm, eight minutes and eight seconds on the clock local time on the electronic scoreboard, due to the entrance to the National Museum of China, told that before long the opening of the 2008 Olympics remain exactly a year .
Start time celebration is not a coincidence. Number eight, according to traditional Chinese numeral, symbolizing luck and prosperity. That is why the opening ceremony of the Games will be held at 8 pm on August 8, 2008 at the main Olympic stadium Beijing "Avian nest."

Photo: Kyodo News/AP; China Daily/Reuters; Feng Li/Getty Images; Jason Lee/Reuters; Frederic J. Brown/AFP; Teh Eng Koon/AFP; Guang Niu/Getty Images

Funny Basketball

2007-08-08T14:39:00.000-07:00

Tour de France 2007

2007-07-20T15:53:00.000-07:00

The 94th Tour de France cycling race between Montpellier and Castres.

Jackie Berube and Claret Bellorin weight-lifters

2007-07-18T13:42:00.000-07:00

Claret Bellorin

Jackie Berube

Robinho

2007-07-09T03:41:00.000-07:00

Photo: RTPIX

Maria Sharapova

2007-07-05T03:40:00.000-07:00

Photo: Eddie Keogh / Reuters

Maria Sharapova Wins Ai Sugiyama

2007-07-02T22:44:00.001-07:00

Sharapova just wanted it to end.
Raindrops were falling, her opponent was complaining, and Sharapova suddenly encountered some trouble as she tried to close out her third-round match at .
Showers wiped out most action at the All England Club on Saturday, and it was drizzling when 2004 champion Sharapova finally finished her 6-3, 6-3 victory despite the No. 26-seeded Ai Sugiyama's animated protests it was too slick to play.
"I was starting to get agitated. I saw the rain in the middle of the second set, and I knew, if it keeps going, obviously the grass is going to get wet," Sharapova said. "I didn't want it to be too dangerous to play out there. But it worked out well in the end."
Well, for her, anyway.
There was, not surprisingly, a different take on things from , whose best showing in 15 appearances ended with a loss to Sharapova in the quarter-finals three years ago.
"It was very wet at the end," said. "Last two games were really slippery."
In the only other singles match completed, defending champion Amelie Mauresmo beat No. 28 Mara Santangelo of Italy 6-1, 6-2 in 57 minutes to reach the fourth round.
Toronto's Daniel Nestor had his second-round doubles match with partner Mark Knowles suspended. They were leading 7-6 (2), 2-2 when play was called.
Seven men's and women's singles matches were suspended in progress, and seven men's matches were postponed entirely until Monday - when the forecast calls for more precipitation. The two-week tournament traditionally takes the middle Sunday off, and while rain-created backlogs in the past forced organizers to schedule matches on that day - most recently in 2004 - the referee's office announced Saturday that wouldn't be necessary this year, even though five of six days so far have been interrupted.
So three-time champion Venus Williams could have not one but two sleepless nights pondering her second-set struggles against 71st-ranked Akiko Morigami of Japan. Williams won the first set 6-2 but was trailing 1-4 in the next when play was halted. The winner meets Sharapova for a quarter-final berth.
In other matches carried over to Monday, French Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic, No. 5 Svetlana Kuznetsova, No. 11 Nadia Petrova, No. 12 Elena Dementieva and No. 14 Nicole Vaidisova each was up a set.
No. 7 Tomas Berdych took the first set of the only men's match that got under way. Among those who didn't play a point in their third-round matches Saturday: three-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal and 2002 winner Lleyton Hewitt.
"These kind of days, you don't (want) to burn too much energy, because you could (be) ready to play at 1 (p.m.), but go on the court at 7 at night," Mauresmo said. "If you spend the whole day stressed out, thinking, 'I'm going to go in five minutes,' this could be a very long day and you could be exhausted in the end."
While the starts of her match and Sharapova's were delayed about two hours, and action on smaller courts was pushed back twice as long, rain sent umbrella-toting spectators scurrying to souvenir shops. With no competition, a family of five ducks - a mother and her ducklings - hung out at Court 5 until an animal care organization was summoned to move them to a sanctuary south of London.
Fans were kept abreast of the meteorological outlook by announcements over loudspeakers around the grounds. After one update, the disembodied voice intoned: "We appreciate your patience on this frustrating day." When play was called off for the day at 6:55 p.m., the voice closed by noting: "Once again, we share your frustration with the British weather."
was rather disappointed by the way things wrapped up against Sharapova on Court 1.
With Sharapova serving at 5-3, 40-love, she wasted her first match point by double-faulting. Still one point from victory, the reigning U.S. Open champion ended an 11-stroke exchange by hitting a backhand that a line judge called long. Chair umpire Lynn Welch overruled - and a replay showed the ball was clearly in.
"It's the third call that the guy, you know, got wrong," Sharapova said. "You look at him, and he's wearing sunglasses. He loses all credibility at that point."
Before they replayed the point, complained to Welch that the match should be suspended. Welch climbed down to check the turf, then ordered that they continue.
Eager to finish, Sharapova blew another chance by putting a forehand into the net, but converted her third match point with a forehand that gave her a 30-8 edge in winners. As the tarp was pulled over the court, Sharapova hopped out of harm's way, and resumed her discussion with Welch.
"It's her decision," said later. "I couldn't really refuse to play."
Asked to consider what it might have been like to be in 's shoes in that situation, Sharapova replied, "I try not to step in anyone's shoes, because I'm usually not their size."
The six-foot-two Russian served as well as she has all tournament, reaching 114 miles per hour and winning 34 of 47 points on her serve. It was a strong sign of improvement in her troublesome right shoulder, which needs about 2½ hours of treatment each day, including acupuncture, massage and ice.
"You name it, I do it," Sharapova said.
Mauresmo's serve was right on target, too: She hit 11 aces. Playing serve-and-volley tennis more than half the time, she won the point on 10 of 11 trips to the net in the first set.
"For me," Mauresmo's opponent Santangelo said, "she and (No. 1 Justine) Henin are the ones who can aim for the title."

Photo: Toby Melville / Reuters

Beckham plays football

2007-06-27T07:12:00.000-07:00

Photo: Adidas / Reuters

Grand Sumo Tournament 2007

2007-06-12T22:48:00.000-07:00

Hundreds of enthusiastic fans from Japan attended the exhibition single-elimination , which was the first sanctioned event in the U.S. since Las Vegas two years ago.
The last to be held in Hawaii was 1993.

hoto: Gabriel Bouys / AFP; Ronen Zilberman / AP

Roland Garros

2007-06-11T08:46:00.000-07:00

Patty Schnyder

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer

Vladimir Ignatich

Justin Enin-Ardenn wins French Open on the third time

Maria Sharapova

Nicole Vaydisova

..and her shaddow

Novak Djokovich

Ameli Moresmo

Anna Ivanovic

Guillermo Canas

Jelena Jankovic

Jelena Jankovic

David Beckham back for England

2007-06-11T04:23:00.000-07:00

England 1-1 Brazil

England: Robinson, Carragher, King, Terry (Brown 72), Shorey, Beckham (Jenas 77), Gerrard, Lampard (Carrick 88), Cole (Downing 62), Smith (Dyer 62), Owen (Crouch 83).
Subs Not Used: Carson, Bridge, Neville, Bentley, Green, Defoe.

Goals: Terry 68.

Brazil: Helton, Daniel (Maicon 65), Naldo, Juan, Gilberto, Ronaldinho, Mineiro (Edmilson 63), Gilberto Silva, Kaka (Alves 71), Robinho (Diego 74), Vagner Love.
Subs Not Used: Doni, Alex Silva, Alex, Marcelo, Josue, Elano, Jo.

Goals: Diego 90.

Photo: Action Sport

Milan vs Liverpool. 2:1

2007-05-24T08:25:00.001-07:00

Milan

Dida: 7 - Did well to stop and hold Gerrard's first half shot, but was fortunate that nobody was at hand to covert his save from a Pennant shot in the first half. Overall solid.
Massimo Oddo: 7 - Solid defensive performance and got forward regularly.
Marek Jankulovski: 5 - Struggled with Pennant in the first half and was lucky that it didn't prove costly. Did well after being booked after the break, but nonetheless a weak link.
Alessandro Nesta: 8 - Defensive masterclass from the experience centre-back, who fought on after picking up a knock.
Paolo Maldini: 7 - One of the best players in the history of the game can now go out on a high. He wasn't faultless by any means, but still important.
Andrea Pirlo: 6 - Quiet over the 90 minutes, but took the free kick that led to Inzaghi's vital opening goal.
Gennaro Gattuso: 6 - Identified as one of the key players before the match, but was surprisingly off colour. Seemed to be frustrated and was rash when on a booking, while struggled with passing.
Massimo Ambrosini: 6 - Another midfielder that made little impact on the game despite plenty of running.
Clarence Seedorf: 7 - Performed his role of breaking up Liverpool's attacking play well, but had no creative influence and was sloppy with the ball.
Kaka: 7 - Occasionally impressive on the ball, although Liverpool did well keeping him underwraps until he set up Inzaghi with the clinching second goal.
Filippo Inzaghi: 7 - Typical Inzaghi performance in that he did nothing all much, but still scored two goals. It is the job of the striker to score, so there can be no complaints.

SUBS
Kakha Kaladze: 6
Alberto Gilardino: Not on long enough to be rated
Giuseppe Favalli: Not on long enough to be rated

Liverpool
Jose Reina: 6 - Had no chance with the goals and didn't have that much else to do.
Steve Finnan: 6 - Did well on the right-flank, which is where Liverpool were most threatening.
John Arne Riise: 6 - Solid at the back and often featured further up the field, but his left-boot was unable to save Liverpool on this occassion.
Daniel Agger: 6 - A very good performance other than a ten minute spell in the second half when he and his defensive partner seemed to lose their nerve and was fortunate to get away with it.
Jamie Carragher: 7 - Similar to above, but with added commitment.
Javier Mascherano: 8 - Excellent display in the first half and the main reason that Milan's midfielders struggled to get involved in the game. Sacrificed in the second half as Liverpool went on the attack.
Xabi Alonso: 6 - Fairly average display from the Spaniard. Mixed range of passing and had one low shot that flashed wide in the first half.
Jermaine Pennant: 7 - Saw more of the ball than anyone else on the pitch and deserves a lot of praise, even though he didn't always come up with the final ball.
Boudewijn Zenden: 5 - weak link in the side and made no impact on the match before being replaced.
Steven Gerrard: 7 - Was always going to be the man most likely to unlock Milan, but his one clear opportunity ended in a weak shot that Dida saved well.
Dirk Kuyt: 7 - was given a very hard task of playing upfront on his own. Did well in the few times he saw the ball and had one effort blocked with the scores level. Nodded home a late consolation goal.

SUBS
Harry Kewell: 5 - Made no impact.
Peter Crouch: 7 - Threatened during his few minutes on the pitch.
Alvaro Arbeloa: Not on long enough to be rated

Manchester United v West Ham United

2007-05-18T09:54:00.000-07:00

The Manchester United squad celebrates winning the Barclays Premiership after the Barclays Premiership match between Manchester United and West Ham at Old Trafford on May 13 2007 in Manchester, England.

Manchester United v West Ham United

Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Brown, Heinze, Evra (Giggs 57), Solskjaer, Carrick (Scholes 58), Fletcher, Richardson, Smith (Ronaldo 58), Rooney.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Vidic.

West Ham: Green, Neill, Collins, Ferdinand, McCartney (Spector 28), Benayoun, Reo-Coker, Noble, Boa Morte, Zamora (Harewood 63), Tevez (Mullins 82).
Subs Not Used: Walker, Davenport.

Best Photos from 133rd Kentucky Derby

2007-05-07T12:00:00.000-07:00

Andy Lyons / Getty Images

Street Sense, ridden by Calvin Borel, won the Kentucky Derby. "I can't believe it. I can't believe it. This is the toughest race in the world to win," trainer Carl Nafzger said.

AC Milan 3-0 Manchester United

2007-05-02T16:04:00.000-07:00

Milan won, 3-0, moving into the final on 5-3 aggregate. It will be AC Milan v Liverpool in Athens on Wednesday 23 May.

AC Milan 3-0 Man Utd (agg 5-3)
AC Milan: Dida, Oddo, Nesta, Kaladze, Jankulovski, Gattuso (Cafu 84), Pirlo, Seedorf, Ambrosini, Kaka (Favalli 86), Inzaghi (Gilardino 66).
Subs Not Used: Kalac, Bonera, Serginho, Brocchi.
Booked: Ambrosini, Gattuso.
Goals: Kaka 11, Seedorf 30, Gilardino 78.
Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea (Saha 77), Brown, Vidic, Heinze, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Rooney.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Ferdinand, Smith, Solskjaer, Richardson, Eagles.