Sports Informations

Congratulation to Pakistan Hockey Team

2011-11-05T13:37:00.000+05:00

Pakistan

won the final of the Tri-Nation Hockey Tournament.

The final score was (4-3).
Mohammed Imran, Sohail Abbas, Shekel Abbas and Tauseef Ahmed scored for Pakistan.

ICC TOP TEN BOWLERS

2011-10-04T12:37:00.000+05:00

ICC TOP TEN BOWLERS

(UPDATED 01-10-2011)

Ranking	Ratting	Name	Nationality
1	728	G.P. SAWANN	ENGLAND
2	701	D.L. VETTORY	NEWZEALAND
3	680	M.G. JOHNSON	AUSTRAILIA
4	663	D.W. STEYN	SOUTH AFRICA
5	661	M.MORKEL	SOUTH AFRICA
6	659	D.E. BOLLINGER	AUSTRAILIA
7	658	SAEED AJMAL	PAKISTAN
8	653	R.W. PRICE	ZIMBABWE
9	652	L.L.TSOTSOBE	SOUTH AFRICA
10	639	S.L. MALINGA	SRI LANKA

TOP TEN BATSMEN

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TOP 10 BATSMEN ONE DAY CRICKET 2011

Updated on (01 Oct 2011)

NUMBER	NAME	RATING	NATIONALITY
1	HASHIM AMILA	867	SOUT AFRICA
2	A.B. DE VILLIERS	804	SOUT AFRICA
3	S.R WATSON	760	AUSTRAILIA
4	I.J.L TROTT	750	ENGLAND
5	K.C SANGAKARA	747	SRI LANKA
6	M.S DHONI	734	INDIA
7	M.J CLARKE	730	AUSTRAILIA
8	MICHEL HUSSEY	729	AUSTRAILIA
9	V.KOHLI	725	INDIA
10	T.M DILSHAN	690	SRI LANKA

FIVE LARGEST STADIUMS OF THE WORLD

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Five Largest Stadiums of the World

Rangrado May Day Stadium

Rangrado May Day Stadium is located in Pyongyang (North Korea). It has 150,000 seats. Total floor space is more than 270,000 square meters. The stadium has eight storeys and is more than 60 meters high from the ground to roof. The roofs look like a large flowers floating on the clear water of the Taedong. The stadium has many training halls and indoor beautiful swimming pools.

Salt Lake Stadium

Salt Lake Stadium is located in Kolkatta (India). It is second largest stadium in the world. Stadium was built in 1984. It has 120,000 seats. The stadium covers an area of 76.40 acres. There is special arrangement for TV broadcasting.

Estadio Azteca

It is located in Mexico City. It has 105,064 seats. It is 3^rd sports largest stadium in the world. Estadio Azteca has been used for many biggest tournaments. It has also been used for different historical musical shows and political matters.

Michigan Stadium

Michigan Stadium is located in Ann Arbor (Michigan). Michigan stadium is 4^th largest sports ground. It is the main part of University of Michigan. It was built in 1927. It has 100,000 seats. It has nickname “The Big House”.

Beaver Stadium

Beaver Stadium is 5^th largest stadium. It has 106,572 seats.

STRUCTURE OF CRICKET GROUND

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CRICKET GROUND STRUCTURE

A cricket ground or the field is a roughly elliptical field of flat grass, ranging in size from about 90 to 150 meters (100-160 yards) across, bounded by an obvious fence or other marker. There is no fixed size or shape for the field, although large deviations from a low-eccentricity ellipse are discouraged. In the centre of the field, and usually aligned along the long axis of the ellipse, is the pitch, a carefully prepared rectangle of closely mown and rolled grass over hard packed earth.

EXAMPLE

ü In a 60 yard ground we have in circle =30yards and out field =30yards

ü In a 90 yard ground we have in circle =30yards and out field =60 yards

PITCH

Pitch is always area of 22 yards {20.12m} in length and 10 feet in width.

BATTING CREASE

The batting crease is marked 1.22m in front of the stumps at either end, with the stumps set along the bowling crease.

RETURN CREASE

The return creases are marked at the right angles to batting and bowling creases and are measured 1.32m either side of the middle stumps.

The two sets of the wickets at the opposite sides of the pitch stands 71.1 cm high and three stumps measure 22.86 cm wide in total.

GREAT PAKISTANI CRICKET TEAM

2011-09-15T11:18:00.000+05:00

HARARE: Pakistan won the one day international series against Zimbabwe with a 3-0 whitewash by taking the closing match with 28 runs to spare at Harare Sports Club here Wednesday.

Pakistan

captain Misbah ul Haq said afterwards that Pakistan's policy of sending out a young and relatively inexperienced team had paid off and he was delighted with their overall performances.

He said: "This is all a good sign for the future of Pakistan cricket and from that viewpoint alone it was worth coming."

Asan Shafiq performed very well in 3^rd one day against Zimbabwe.

Yasir Shah got 2 wickets for 51 runs on debut. He was very happy with his performance.

ICC ONE DAY TEAMS RANKING

2011-09-14T18:20:00.000+05:00

ICC ONE DAY TEAM RANKING

(14-Sep-11)

	TEAM	RATING
1	AUSTRAILIA	130
2	SRI LANKA	119
3	SOUTH AFRICA	116
4	INDIA	113
5	ENGLAND	111
6	PAKISTAN	101
7	NEW ZEALAND	90
8	WEST INDIES	78
9	BANGLADESH	63
10	ZIMBABWE	45
11	IRELAND	41
12	NETHERLAND	15

RANKING:

RANKING IS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT THINGS FOR COMPARES THEIR QUALITIES. FOR EXAMPLE “A” IS HIGHER THAN “B” AND “B” IS LOWER THAN “A”. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY A TOTAL ORDER OF OBJECTS BECAUSE TWO DIFFERENT OBJECTS CAN HAVE SAME RAKING.

FIFA WORLD RANKING

2011-09-12T17:23:00.000+05:00

FIFA WORLD RANKING (MEN)

(11-09-2011)

RANK	TEAM	POINTS
1	Spain	1642
2	Brazil	1594
3	Netherlands	1324
4	Italy	1226
5	Germany	1208
6	Portugal	1201
7	France	1171
8	England	1109
9	Argentina	1087
10	Greece	1074
11	Croatia	1050
12	Russia	1042
13	Serbia	980
14	Chile	971
15	Mexico	968

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HOCKEY NEWS

2011-09-12T16:16:00.000+05:00

FIRST ASIAN HOCKEY CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2011

India win Ordos title in first Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2011 after a fight match and Pakistani players could not perform well. But it is the part of game.

2011-09-12T16:00:00.000+05:00

Australia

's Sam Stosur upset American Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 on Sunday to win an ill-tempered U.S. Open women's final.

ICC WORLD CUP

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ICC WORLD CUP SUMMARY FOR THE PERIOD 1975-2011

YEAR	VENUE	WINNER	RUNNER-UP
1975 1979 1983 1987 1992 1996 1999 2003 2007 2011	LORD’S(ENGLAND) LORD’S(ENGLAND) LORD’S(ENGLAND) KOLKATA(INDIA) AUSTRAILIA LAHORE(PAKISTAN) LORD’S (ENGLAND) JOHANSBERG(S.A) OVAL(BARBADOS) MUMBAI(INDIA)	WEST INDIES WEST INDIES INDIA AUSTRAILIA PAKISTAN SRI LANKA AUSTRAILIA AUSTRAILIA AUSTRAILIA INDIA	AUSTRAILIA ENGLAND WEST INDIES ENGLAND ENGLAND AUSTRAILIA PAKISTAN INDIAN SRI LANKA SRI LANKA

National Games of Countries

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Country Name

National Game

United States

Pakistan

India

Colombia

Bangladesh

Sri lanka

Canada

Argentina

Bahmas

Chile

Maxico

Korea

Philippines

Puerto rico

Uruguay

Afghanistan

Barbados

Bermuda

Barbuda

Bhutan

Cuba

Dominican republic

England

Finland

Grenada

Guyana

Ireland

Jamaica

Latvia

Lithuania

New Zealand

Norway

Peru

Scotland

Slovenia

Sweden

Thailand

Turkey

Wales

Baseball

Field Hockey

Tejo

Kabaddi

Volleyball

Ice hockey, Lacrosse

Pato

Sloop sailing

Chilean rodeo

Charreria

Tai kwon do

Arnis

Paso fino

Destrezas

Buzkashi

Cricket

Archery

Baseball

Cricket

Pesapallo

Cricket

Gaelic games

Cricket

Basketball, Ice hockey

Basketball

Rugby union

Cross-country skiing

Paleta fronton

Golf

Alpine skiing

Football

Muay thai

Wrestling and jeered

Rugby union

Sachin Tendulkar ( Little Master)

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Sachin Tendulkar Profile

Full Name

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Nickname

Little Master
Sachin

Height

5' 5"

Major Teams

India

, Asia XI, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians,Yorkshire

Playing Role

Top-order batsman

Batting Style

Right-hand bat

Bowling Style

Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak googly

ODI Runs

88111

Test Runs

14851

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on 24 April 1973. He is an Indian cricketer who has caught the fancy of the whole world with his batting skills. He has been touted by experts as the best batsman in the world. Sachin is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and One Day International cricket.

Basic Information

He was born in Mumbai. His father Ramesh Tendulkar was a Marathi novelist.
He was introduces to cricket by his brother Ajit Tendulkar. He has another brother Nitin and a sister Savita.
He went to Sharadashram Vidyamandir. Here he started getting coaching from Ramakant Achrekar.
Tendulkar used to train as a fast bowler at MRF Pace foundation but Denise Lillee asked him o focus on his batting.
During his babyhood he was considered a child prodigy and received many gifts from famous cricketers of those times.
In 1995 he got married to a Gujrati paediatrician Anjali and presently has two children Sara and Arjun.

Playing Style

Tendulkar bats, bowls and throws with his right hand, but writes with his left hand. He also practices left-handed throws at the nets on a regular basis. His batting is based on complete balance and poise while limiting undesirable movements and spiral. He appears to show little preference for the slow and low wickets which are typical in India, and has scored many centuries on the hard, bouncy pitches in South Africa and Australia. He is known for his unique punch style of hitting the ball over square. He is also renowned for his picture-perfect straight drive, often completed with no follow-through.

Career Acquirements

Sachin Tendulkar is the most copious run scorer in one-day internationals with 18,111 runs. With a current aggregate of 14,851 Test runs. He broke Brian Lara's previous record tally of 11,953 runs as the highest run scorer in test matches in the second Test of Australia's 2008 tour of India in Mohali. Tendulkar described "It is definitely the biggest achievement in 19 years of my career" on the day he achieved the record. He also holds the record of highest number of centuries in both Test (51) and ODI cricket (48). Throughout his career, he has made a strong impact on Indian cricket and was, at one time, the foundation of most of the team's wining. In identification with his impact on sport in a cricket-loving country like

India

, Tendulkar has been allotmented the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna,Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India.

Tendulkar has also continually done well in Cricket World Cups. Tendulkar was the highest run scorer of the 2003 Cricket World Cup and 1996 Cricket World Cup. After his century against England during group stages of 2011 Cricket World Cup, he became the player to hit most number of centuries in Cricket World Cups with six centuries and the first player to score 2000 runs in World Cup cricket. Tendulkar is also one of the rare players who are still playing in international cricket from the 1980s. On 24 February 2010, Tendulkar broke the previous world record for highest individual innings in an ODI, and became the first male cricketer to score a double-century in one-day cricket. He made 200 runs and broke the previous record of 194 runs, jointly held by Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar and Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry.

He has been Man of the Match 13 times in Test matches and Man of the Series four times. Similarly he has been Man of the Match 60 times in One day International matches and Man of the Series 14 times.

Test Cricket Career

§ On his Test debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the third youngest debutant (16y). Mushtaq Mohammad (15y) and Aaqib Javed (16y) debuted in Test matches younger to Sachin. Since then, there have been 2 players who were younger than Sachin on their Test Cricketdebut: Hasan Raza -

Pakistan

(14y), the current youngest debutant, and Mohammad Sharif -

Bangladesh

(15y).

§ Sachin has played the most number of Test Matches (179).

Test Cricket Runs

· Highest run scorer in the history of Test cricket with 14851* Test runs.

· Career Average (1989–2010, 177 Tests, 14,692 runs) at 56.94

· Became the first Indian to achieve the 11,000 Test run mark and the third International player behind Allan Border and Brian Lara. Lara took 213 innings, Sachin 223 and Border 259.

· Second Indian cricketer after Sunil Gavaskar to make over 10,000 runs in Test matches.

· Sachin and Brian Lara are the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history. Both of them achieved this in 195 innings.

· Sachin Tendulkar (8145) world record of runs scored in Tests away from home.

· Sachin Tendulkar (29) world record of Centuries in Tests away from home.

· First player to reach 12,000-13,000-14,000 Test runs.

· Holds the record for scoring most 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year. He has done it six times - 2010 (1600*), 2008 (1063), 2002 (1392 runs), 1999 (1088 runs), 2001 (1003 runs) and 1997 (1000 runs).

· Sachin Tendulkar is the fourth highest run-scorer in a single calendar year in Test History. He has scored 1562 runs in 2010 and is behind Mohammad Yousuf (1780 runs in 2006), Viv Richards (1710 runs in 1976) and Graeme Smith (1656 runs in 2008).

One Day Cricket

Matches Played: 450
On his debut, Sachin Tendulkar was the second youngest debutant. Only Aaqib Javed debuted in ODI matches younger than Sachin Tendulkar.
Most runs in an ODI Innings: Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for maximum number of runs scored in one ODI innings. He is the only batsman to score 200 runs (147ball 25x4 3x6) in an ODI against South Africa.
Most runs: 18,111 Runs at the rate of 45.16 runs for every time he has gotten out (as of 4 April 2011). He is the leading run scorer in the ODI format of the game and the only player ever to cross the 14,000-15,000-16,000 and 17,000 run marks.
First player to reach 10,000-11,000-12,000-13,000-14,000-15,000-16,000-17,000 and 18,000 ODI runs.
Most centuries: 48

Twelve Month record: (Calendar Year Record)

· Most ODI runs in a calendar year: 1,894 ODI runs in 1998.

· Most Centuries in a calendar year: 9 ODI centuries in 1998

Companionship Records:

Sachin with Sourav Ganguly hold the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the starting partnership. They have put together 6,609 runs in 136 matches that inject 21 century companionship and 23 fifty run partnerships. The 20 century partnerships for opening couple are also a world record.
Sachin and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI matches when they made runs 331 runs against New Zealand in 1999 at the LBS, Hyderabad.

Sachin Tendulkar has been included in six 200 run partnerships in ODI matches - a record that he shares with Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.
Most runs (2,278 at an average of 56.95 as on 9 April 2011) in World Cup Cricket History including 6 centuries & 15 fifties with a best score of 152* against Namibia in 2003 world cup
673 runs in 2003 Cricket World Cup, highest by any player in a single Cricket World Cup
Player of the World Cup Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

Awards

1994: Arjuna Award Recipient for achievements in Cricket

1997: Tendulkar was one of the five cricketers selected as Wisden Cricketer of the Year

1997/98: India's highest sporting honour - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

1999: Padma Shri - India's fourth highest civilian award

2008: Padma Vibhushan - India's second highest civilian award

2010: ICC cricketer of the year - Highest award in the ICC listings

ICC World Test XI: 2009,2010

ICC World ODI XI: 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 , 2011

Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World 2010

FIFA WORLD CUPS HISTORY

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FIFA WORLD CUPS HISTORY

LOCATION:

South Africa

YEAR: 2010

WINNER:

Spain

Runners-Up:

Netherlands

LOCATION:

Germany

YEAR: 2006

WINNER:

Italy

Runners-Up:

France

LOCATION:

Korea

/ Japan

YEAR: 2002

WINNER:

Brazil

Runners-Up:

Germany

LOCATION:

France

YEAR: 1998

WINNER:

France

Runners-Up:

Brazil

LOCATION:

USA

YEAR: 1994

WINNER:

Brazil

Runners-Up:

Italy

LOCATION:

Italy

YEAR: 1990

WINNER:

Germany

Runners-Up:

Argentina

LOCATION:

Mexico

YEAR: 1986

WINNER:

Argentina

Runners-Up:

Germany

LOCATION:

Spain

YEAR: 1982

WINNER:

Italy

Runners-Up:

Germany

LOCATION:

Argentina

YEAR: 1978

WINNER:

Argentina

Runners-Up

Netherlands

LOCATION:

Germany

YEAR: 1974

WINNER:

Germany

Runners-Up:

Netherlands

LOCATION:

Mexico

YEAR: 1970

WINNER:

Brazil

Runners-Up:

Italy

LOCATION:

England

YEAR: 1966

WINNER:

England

Runners-Up:

Germany

LOCATION:

Chile

YEAR: 1962

WINNER:

Brazil

Runners-Up:

Czechoslovakia

LOCATION:

Sweden

YEAR: 1958

WINNER:

Brazil

Runners-Up:

Sweden

LOCATION:

Switzerland

YEAR: 1954

WINNER:

Germany

Runners-Up:

Hungary

LOCATION:

Brazil

YEAR: 1950

WINNER:

Uruguay

Runners-Up:

Brazil

LOCATION:

France

YEAR: 1938

WINNER:

Italy

Runners-Up:

Hungary

LOCATION:

Italy

YEAR: 1934

WINNER:

Italy

Runners-Up:

Czechoslovakia

LOCATION:

Uruguay

YEAR: 1930

WINNER:

Uruguay

Runners-Up: Argentina

SOCER SUPER STAR LIONEL MESSI

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Socer Star Lionel Messi

Bio data

Birthday: June-24-1987

Full name: Lionel Andres Messi

Place of Birth: Rosario, Argentina

Height: 5 ft 7 inch

Weight: 68 kg

Field Position: Striker/ Winger

Nickname(s): "the new Diego Maradona", The Flea

Lives in: Barcelona

Club information:

Current club:          FC Barcelona
Previous clubs:        Barcelona B
National team:         Argentina
Youth clubs:            Newell's Old Boys Damiens Balerina School

About lionel Messi

Lionel Messi was born 24 June 1987 in Rosario in Argentian, His Father Jorge Horacio Messi is a worker of steel factory. He is an exciting Argentine soccer player. His balance when running at speed is incredible. He is creative minded player. He has shown remarkable ability for a player so young, and Some says Lionel Messi is going to be the next Maradona.
He cut his teeth in the youth ranks of Newell's Old Boys, until a hormonal problem that affected his growth changed the plans of his family and, of course his personal future. Facing expensive cure for their son, Messi's parents moved to Spain as Newell's were not able to afford the medical expenses related to his health, and even the wealthiest Argentine teams, such as River Plate, refused to foot the bill.

Career Starting Point

Messi is an unusual player. Leo Messi is cool-headed and able to assume several responsibilities in times of need. He is a player who is destined to have a very successful career in football. Short and fast with a fierce style of play, Messi soon drew comparisons to another famous Argentinean footballer Diego Maradona. Messi turned quickly through the ranks of the team's junior system and by the age of 16 Messi had made his first appearance for Barcelona. He put himself in the record books on May 1, 2005, as the youngest player to ever score a goal for the franchise. That same year he led Argentina to the title in the under-20 World Cup, scoring on a pair of penalty kicks to propel the team over Nigeria.

Lionel Messi Awards

FC Barcelona Awards

Spanish League (3): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
Spanish Cup: (1) 2008–09
Spanish Supercup (3): 2005, 2006, 2009
UEFA Champions League (2): 2005–06, 2008–09
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2009
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2009
International Awards
    FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2005
Olympic Gold Medal: 2008

Individual Awards

FIFA U-20 World Cup Top Scorer:                                                  2005
  FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament:                              2005
  Copa América Young Player of the Tournament:                            2007
  U-21 European Footballer of the Year:                                            2007
  Player of the Year of Argentina:                        2005, 2007, 2009
  FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year:                         2006–2007
  FIFPro World Young Player of the Year:            2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2007–2008
  World Soccer Young Player of the Year:      2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2007–2008
  Premio Don Balón (Best Foreign Player in La Liga):        2006–2007, 2008–2009
  EFE Trophy (Best Ibero-American Player in La Liga): 2006–2007, 2008–2009
  FIFPro World XI:                    006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009
  UEFA Team of the Year:                2007–2008, 2008–2009
  FIFA Team of the Year:                                          2008, 2009
  UEFA Champions League Top Scorer:               2008–2009
  Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano:                      2008–2009
  UEFA Club Forward of the Year:                   2008–2009
  UEFA Club Footballer of the Year:                    2008–2009
LFP Best Player:                            2008–2009
LFP Best Striker:                              2008–2009
Onze d'Or:                                          2009
Ballon d'Or:                                                             2009
  World Soccer Player of the Year:                                    2009
  FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball:                                  2009
Toyota Award:                                                               2009
  FIFA World Player of the Year:                                      2009
  FIFPro World Player of the Year:                                     2008-9

Lionel Messi’s charity Organization

Lionel Messi is also kind man. In 2007 Messi established the Leo Messi Foundation, a charity supporting access to education and health care for vulnerable children. In an fansite interview, Messi said: “Being a bit famous now gives me the opportunity to help people who really need it, especially children In response to Messi’s own childhood medical difficulties, the Leo Messi Foundation supports Argentine children diagnosed with medical conditions by offering treatment in Spain and covering the transport, hospital and recuperation costs. Messi’s foundation is supported by his own fundraising activity with additional assistance from Herbalife.

On 11 March 2010 Messi was announced as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Messi’s UNICEF ambassador activities are aimed at supporting children’s rights. Messi is supported in this by FC Barcelona, who also have a strong association with UNICEF.