TEEN IDOLS

FROM SANIA TO SAINA

2010-08-05T17:07:00.000-07:00

Sania Mirza,one of the prominent figures in Indian sports.When no other game has enjoyed the privilege that cricket enjoys. The tennis star from India shot up to success and had many people follow the sport.Sania drew the attention of the country be it in the tennis court or with her marriage to cricket player Shoaib Malik.She made many parents have their children take up the sport.Now the tables have changed, after her recent marriage her fan base has shrunk and there is not much action on the tennis circuit either.
Saina Nehwal, the ace badminton player on the other hand has drawn all the attention from Sania towards her with the magnificent performance of hers.With her last three successive victories she made it to the 2nd position and within striking distance from becoming the No.1 badminton player in the world.There is still a long way to go for the 20 year old badminton player.Her recent victories had her in the news consistently and makes her the new favorite of the masses.

CHELSEA TO FACE EVERTON

2009-04-20T07:18:00.000-07:00

Chelsea is ready to for a clash with Everton after it defeated Arsenal on Saturday The 18th of april in a tight fought match.Arsenal were the first to open their account in the 18th minute when Walcott scored the first goal of the match and put Arsenal in the lead.Then Chelsea came back in the 33rd minute when Malouda scored the equilizer.The match was heading towards a draw till the 84th minute when Drogba found the nets past the Arsenal goal keeper.

It was a totally different drama in the Manchester United versus Everton match.The match looked as if it was heading to be a high goal scoring match but both teams could not find way past the opponent goal keepers.The match went into Penalty shootout after the extra time.Everton's goalie Howard was more resilient than the Manchester goal keeper.Everton comfortably headed into the finals after taking a 4-2 lead in the penalty shootout.
The finals are due to be held on the 30th of April.

CHELSEA ON TOP OF THEIR GAME

2009-04-08T23:49:00.000-07:00

Chelsea slashed Liverpool to a 3-1 defeat on Thursday,entering into the second league of the quarterfinals of the UEFA Championship a very confident team.The Chelsea team under the new manager Guus Hiddink emerged as a force not to be wreckened with.Chelsea is one of the two teams apart from Barcelona to enter into the second league with a lead,while the other teams ended with a draw in the first league.
In the first league Chelsea started the day conceding a goal in the 6th minute of the game of Torres.Then came in the surprise for Chelsea from the Serbian defender Ivanovic who scored his very first goal for Chelsea in the 39th minute.The game went into a draw in the first half,then it was Ivanovic who scored a similar goal in the 67th minute to everyone's delight giving Chelsea the lead over Liverpool.
Drogba,the centre forward who gave the Liverpool defenders a hard time looked in good touch but did not quite have the finishing needed to put Chelsea into a comfortable lead in the first half. He continued his form in the second half and scored a splendid goal in the 84th minute putting Chelsea in the comfortable back seat.

CHELSEA - ON A WINNING STREAK

2009-03-16T06:42:00.000-07:00

Chelsea,who have clinched the second place out of Liverpool are on a winning streak.They were the formidable opponents during the opening stages of the league.But turned out to be lagging in confidence and the spirit to fight during the middle stages.Now they are back with the same spirit they had during the starting stages.With just seven points behind the leader,they are making up the ground they have lost.
With the newly found confidence Drogba is back on track.Essien,who was out for a long time because of injury is back and in full fledged mode.Manu better watch their backs,as Chelsea are back on track.

CHELSEA BACK IN THE TITLE RACE

2009-03-02T05:56:00.000-08:00

Chelsea who were behind Manchester United and Liverpool, are back in the title race after Saturday's win over Wigan.In the other hand Liverpool lost 2-0 to Midldesborogh.This has put Chelsea in the second place right behind Manchester united.Chelsea who were in superb form after their win over Juventus were trying to get back in the race after they went down in the Premier league table.
Chelsea had the lead over the match for most part of the match thanks to a stunning goal by Terry,the leading goal scorer in Chelsea(playing defense).Then Wigan were back with a equaliser shattering the dreams of still staying in the race.Then a superb header by Frank Lampard saved the day for Chelsea.

ANELKA BAGS A HAT TRICK-CHELSEA INTO THE QUARTER FINALS OF THE FA CUP

2009-02-15T03:15:00.000-08:00

The Chelsea Forward striker had a very good match against Watford during Saturday's match in the FA cup -4th round ,to ensure the struggling team to make it to the quarter finals of the FA cup.

Tamas Priskin legged the ball into the nets in the 20th minute of the second half establishing a lead but the single goal could not help seal the fate of the mighty blues, who with their two forward players Anelka and Drogba ,who seemed to be in very good touch helped to win the match.

Anelka scored the first in the 75th minute from a corner shot by Frank Lampard to level the scores 1-1 .Then within two minutes the former Bolton player netted the ball again to give Chelsea the lead.Then it was a matter of minutes before the match was over when Anelka scored the hat-trick.

Guus Hiddink,the new manager of Chelsea was excited by his team's performance.Chelsea advance into the quarter finals of the FA cup ensuring a shot at the title.

HAMILTON ON TOP INSPITE OF BAD RACEDAY

2008-10-14T01:48:00.000-07:00

The British formula one driver Lewis Hamilton of Mclaren is currently leading the points table inspite of him not gaining any points in the Japan ,still hoping that history does not repeat itself for the second consecutive year.
The timing could not be worse. Having made such a mess of the start of Sunday's Japanese grand prix that it seemed he was intent on giving away this year's world title, he is returning to Shanghai and a circuit where, last year, he slid into a gravel trap at 20mph and suffered the embarrassment of having his championship become bogged down along with his car. To make matters worse, he arrived in China in 2007 with a 17-point advantage and managed to lose the championship whereas last Sunday's debacle has already reduced his lead to five points with two races to go.
If Hamilton wins next Sunday and Massa finishes no higher than fifth, then the title will go to the Englishman. But, even allowing for Massa's sometimes unpredictable form, he is more likely to be in the top three in the knowledge
that a showdown is then assured on his home patch.

JELENA JANKOVIC ON THE TOP OF HER GAME

2008-10-07T06:08:00.000-07:00

Serbian tennis star Jelena Jankovic won back on the top spot in the WTA ranking list after a swift win against Russia's Nadya Petrova in the final of the WTA Stuttgart event - the Porsche Grand Prix - on October 5 2008.
The last time Jankovic was number one in the rankings was on August 11 2008, which she held for only one week and lost to fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic.
Jankovic had little problems taking the win against Petrova in two straight sets (6-4, 6-3) and proved that she is in superb form this years, even though she missed on winning any Grand Slam tournaments.
The Stuttgart win came six days after Jankovic won the China Open tournament in Beijing against another Russian, Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Second in the WTA ranking is Serena Williams, who lost her place at the top after failing to advance to the third round in Stuttgart on October 1. The match that cost her the first place in the ranking was against China's Li Na who won in three sets (0-6, 6-1, 6-4 ).
Williams will not be able to fight back for the number one spot in the $2.4 million Kremlin Cup that starts on October 6 2008 after pulling out with a knee injury.

FEDERER BACK IN THE GAME

2008-09-10T00:23:00.000-07:00

The world no.2 Roger federer has won the US Open Finals proving the critics wrong who have stated that his days are over.The former world no.1 has won his fifth consecutive US open title becoming the only player in history to have won two grand slams five consecutive times.He is just one grand slam away from equalling the record of 14 grand slams by Pete sampras.Roger has performed poorly in the Olympics but came back strongly against Briton Andy Murray,taking the Briton down in just three sets.

THE LARGEST CRICKET STADIUM TO COME IN CHENNAI

2008-08-26T06:39:00.000-07:00

The TNCA has reported that the largest stadium will be setup about 25km from the main city of Chennai.It will be situated in karunkuzhipallam in Kanchipuram district.The name for the stadium however will be announced after consultation with the government.The new stadium will feature state of the art facilities including retractable roof.There will be two small grounds also for research and for training.TNCA have leased the 50 acre ground for a period of 30 years from the government.
A annual fee of about 1 lakh will be given till the construction of the stadium to the govt.Then the fee of about 30 lakhs will be given in case of conducting international matches in the ground.If there are no intermnational matches for the year the fees will be reduced by half the amount.
The ground is said to have seating facilities high in number than the Melbourne stadium and the Eden gardens as said by the TNCA honorary secretary K.S.Viswanathan.The former can seat nearly one lakh people while the latter have a seating arrangement for 90,000 people.The construction will begin in a period of two years and finish within four years.
The former cricketeer has expressed his happiness regarding the ground and it will provide a better facility for the local players.

JANELLE STANGL-MAXIM MAGAZINE SHOOT

2008-08-26T06:26:00.000-07:00

Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader Janelle Stangl has posed for the Maxim magazine.She is one of the members in the '2008 Maxim Team'.

LERYN FRANCO STILLS

2008-08-24T04:41:00.000-07:00

GERMAN PLAYERS POSE NUDE FOR PLAYBOY

2008-08-24T04:36:00.001-07:00

AMANDA BREAD-PLAYBOY PHOTO SHOOT(NUDE)

2008-08-24T04:22:00.000-07:00

VIJENDER KUMAR-ADDS ONE MORE TO INDIA'S PRIDE

2008-08-21T06:31:00.000-07:00

The 23 year old from Haryana has assured the country another medal which is the third for the country and the first time the country will be in a three medal stand in the olympics.This is to encourage the future of athletics in the country which is mainly focused on cricket.Vijender kumar moved into the round of final 8 on wednesday by beating Carlos gongora of Ecuador in the 75 kg bout.

SUSHIL KUMAR -THE MAN WITH THE (BRAWNS) BRONZE

2008-08-20T02:30:00.000-07:00

Sushil Kumar of India has won the Bronze medal in the Men's 66kg Wrestling.He won the medal defeating Spiridonov Leonid of Kazakisthan in the battle for the bronze.It has been long since India has had a two medal run in the Olympics.Sushil kumar lost his first round to Stadnik Andriy of Ukraine but reached the bronze medal feat by beating Schwab Doug of the United States and Batyrov Albert of Belarus.

USAIN BOLT-THE FASTEST MAN ON THE PLANET

2008-08-19T04:51:00.000-07:00

Usain Bolt the 23 year Jamaican has set the world record in the 100m men's sprint.He attained the world record in an astonishing 09:69 seconds,a new world record and Olympic record.He has already set the world record in the same time limit but it was not taken into consideration as the wind speeds were exceedingly high.But the Janaican proved that he does not need the wind to help him win the feat he has achieved.He could have bettered the timings but he was running at ease the last 50 metres.He is all set to win another medal for his country.Usain is predicted to set the world record for the 100m sprint in time less than his new record.
The Jamaican also set the new world record and new Olympic record in the 200m sprint beating Michael johnsonns previous record of 19:32 seconds by .02 seconds and set the new world record timing at 19:30 seconds.

ELENA ISINBAEVA SETS ANOTHER ONE

2008-08-19T04:26:00.000-07:00

Elena Isinbaeva of Russia the undisputed pole vault champion has made it a habit creating world records and breaking her own record.The 26 year old Russian has a staggering record of 24 records.Elena has set a new world record and an olympic record of 5.05m winning the gold medal for her country.She has margin of about .25m from the athlete in the position next to her.

AKHIL KUMAR OUT OF THE MEDAL RUN

2008-08-19T04:07:00.000-07:00

Indian boxer Akhil kumar crashes out of the medal run after losing to Veaceslav Gojan (Moldova).The match points were 3-10.The Indian boxer put a very good fight standing up to the Moldovian in the quarterfinals.The hope of the Indian camp went down but still with two more boxers in the run,there is a fair chance of winning the medal for the nation.

NEW FACES OF INDIAN MEDAL HOPE

2008-08-18T04:00:00.000-07:00

AKHIL KUMAR

VIJENDER KUMAR

JITENDER KUMAR

The Indian boxers have raised the medal hopes for India.It is an unexpected event that had made people turn their heads towards it.Boxing is famous worldwide but not of that fame in the subcontinent has definitely raised the hopes for a medal for the country.While the much expected sportsmen in other events have sent our hopes down it is in the hands of the boxers to claim more medals and cure the single medal curse that have had its clutches on the country for long.
The three boxers Akhil kumar,Jitender kumar and Vijender kumar have made the whole contry's eyes glued to the television sets.If these three can each bag a medal then the next Olympic games provides a lot of hope for the country.Thanks to these three the popularity of the sports have had a sharp upside.

2012 LONDON OLYMPICS

2008-08-17T00:26:00.000-07:00

The next Olympics will be held in London.In the voting that took place regarding the next Olympics it was decided to be held in London.London was voted the favourites with 54 votes than Paris that stood second after London with 50 votes.
After the fabulous opening ceremony held in Beijing will london be able to compete and outshine the Chinese and create a sensation.

STEPHANIE RICE-THE BEAUTY WITH THE BRAWNS

2008-08-14T03:07:00.000-07:00

Stephanie Rice,The 21 year old Australian,who was voted as one of the sexiest women in the olympics has bagged three gold medals in the 200m and the 400m individual medley and in the 4x100m relay in the olympics.It was one of the tightly fought events.
Rice is the first woma swimmer in Olympic history to have won two gold medals after she broke the world record in the 400m individual medley.

MAN ON A GR8 MISSION

2008-08-14T02:25:00.000-07:00

Michael Phelps of the United States is one of the most celebrated athletes in the olympics.The 23 year old has shattered all records and created history as the one with the most number of medals in the olympics.His determination has helped him to take eight gold medals in his name back home beating the feat of fwellow countrymen Mark Twain.For other athletes its the matter of just getting into the finals and getting a medal for their country but for phelps its how many records are broken and in how events he bags the gold medal.He has won the gold medal in all the eight events he has qualified for and won each with a shaggering record.After the swimming medley event on sunday it was all clear that Phelps has become a legend and his journey an epic.Becoming the only person to have bagged eight gold medals in the Olympics in the individual events.
The record timing of the Gold medal events that Phelps created in world record timing are given
400m individual medley - 04:03:84
4x100m freestyle relay - 03:29:34
200m freestyle relay - 01:42:96
200m butterfly medley - 01:52:03
4x200m freestyle relay - 06:58:56
200m individual medley - 01:54:23
100m butterfly medley - 50:58
4x100m medley - 03:08:24

SAINA NEHWAL OUT OF THE MEDAL RUN

2008-08-13T02:28:00.000-07:00

Saina Nehwal one of the hopes of the country for a medal in the olmypics could not make it to the semi finals.She opened up brightly in the first set but went down in the other two sets to Indonesian Maria Kristin Yulianti.
It was a well balanced match.The world No 15 started off well to win the first set. The Indonesian was taken by surprise as Nehwal came back with superb game, bringing the match to an extended set.
With Saina out of the competition the hopes of the country for medal rests in the hand of the boxers and the tennis players.This brings the Indian singles chase for the Olympic Badminton medal to an end with India’s Anup Sridhar already out of the competition early on Monday.
The hopes for the medal might have gone down but the young 18 year old has a long way to go.

TEN SEXIEST WOMEN IN THE OLYMPICS

2008-08-10T22:32:00.000-07:00

10. Tatiana Golovin – France

Known almost as well for her red knickers scandal as for her tennis talent, this member of the France Olympic team is very excited to be representing her country.

9. Stephanie Rice – Australia

Recently single and ready for the Olympics, this hot young Aussie swimmer will be a woman to beat at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

8. Victoria Pendleton – Great Britain

We’re all glad Victoria Pendleton stuck around after nearly retiring, as she went on to gain titles, fame, and a very sexy photo shoot for the Times of London.

7. Lauren Jackson – Australia

Often called LJ or Lozza, Lauren Jackson is one hot Australian basketball player and two WNBA Most Valuable player in WNBA from Seattle Storms.

6. Jelena Jankovic – Serbia

23-year-old Serbian tennis player Jelena Jankovic is ranked world number two as of July 7th of this year and plans on hitting hard in this year’s Olympics.

5. Amanda Beard – United States

This sexy, tattooed swimmer and model is back for her fourth Olympic appearance by finishing second in the Olympic trials.

4. Alona Bondarenko – Ukraine

One part of another awesome tennis playing sister combo, Alona Bondarenko holds her own both in women’s singles and doubles.

3. Rita Dravucz – Hungary

Model and water polo player, Rita Dravucz brings pride to Hungary on more than one front.

2. Maria Sharapova – Russia

Competing in tennis for the Russian Olympic team, Maria Sharapova has a lot more going on than just a talent in tennis.

1. Alexandra Orlando – Canada

Alexandra Orlando from Canada tops our list as the Hottest Girl of the 2008 Olympics.