Federer honored as ITF world champions

Roger Federer selected Tuesday as the International Tennis Federation's world champions of 2009. He receives the ITF award for a fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam by winning the French Open and captured a record 15th major title by winning Wimbledon. He also regained the No. 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal.

"It was an incredible year for me both on and off the court," Federer said. "To win my first Roland Garros title, break the all-time Grand Slam record and regain the No. 1 ranking is amazing. It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top."

Beckham hopes to replicate success with AC Milan

David Beckham hopes his second stint with AC Milan will be as good as the five months he spent on loan with the Italian club in 2009.The England midfielder passed a physical Tuesday and has spent the past two days training with his teammates.

AC Milan resumes play Jan. 6 against Genoa.

"My experience with the club was so special," Beckham said Wednesday. "I missed the club. I missed playing for it; I missed the players and everybody associated with the club.
'When I found about the draw, I was nearly in tears.'
—David Beckham

"It was a very special experience. It was good last time and I hope it will be as good this time."

Beckham scored twice in 18 games for Milan from January to May this year while on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS. He has repeated the move in a bid to secure his place at the 2010 World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi who is the best palyer?

It’s the debate that will never end. And it’s one of the great arguments that will probably be revisited every decade until football is killed off by play-at-home gaming consoles. Who is the better player? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi?
Comparing the greatness of football superstars is about as primitive yet fascinating as the game itself. The tussle could end in a stalemate, but it will still keep everyone entertained from start to finish. But unlike a football match, the result can never be determined irrefutably. There are just too many factors to consider and while one player may be regarded as the best by one fan, another supporter will invariably disagree.

But Marca recently came up with an ingenious way of counter-acting Messi’s crowning as the best footballer of 2009 by suggesting that Ronaldo is a more complete player.

Cristiano Ronaldo Will Shine For Portugal,said"the Portugal chief."

Portugal will take on Brazil, Ivory Coast and North Korea in Group G of next summer's World Cup and head coach Carlos Queiroz has tipped Cristiano Ronaldo to impress in South Africa and help his side to glory.

"It's not fair to say that Cristiano has been underwhelming at international level. He's already close to the top goalscorer s of all time for the national team. That says something," Queiroz told reporters.

"In the year he was voted the best in the world he did not have any injuries. This had a big influence on his performance. He’ll get back to the top again. I expect that in the World Cup he will win some games on his own.said"the Portugal chief."

Pakistan hopes rest on young shoulders

Finally the teeth were bared and, though it may be too late for them to make an impression here, it could yet prove a worthwhile baring. Pakistan must have many more moments with Umar Akmal and Mohammad Aamer at the centre if they are to stand a chance in the series.

The long-standing beauty of Pakistan cricket has been their faith in youth. It does not always last as long as it should, but is enough for them to throw them in without questions, where other nations tend to wait and miss the moment. In other spheres Pakistan is very rigidly structured with utmost deference to seniority of age and experience, but from the days of Kardar, their cricket has been comfortable with chancing it on teenaged sensations.

Hauritz five seals Australian victory

The Australians rounded out 2009 with their most clinical final day bowling performance of the year to seal a 170 run victory over Pakistan. Nathan Hauritz, placed on notice by Australia's selectors prior to the series, claimed his first career five-wicket haul as Pakistan crumbled from 3 for 170 overnight to be all out for 251 shortly after lunch on the final day.

Hauritz's ability to exploit wearing pitches had been called into question of late, not least by Andrew Hilditch, and he proved himself worthy of the challenge on Wednesday. Unable to replicate the biting turn that accounted for Faisal Iqbal the previous day, Hauritz instead utilised flight and bounce to challenge Pakistan's lower and middle orders and was rewarded with four final-day scalps.

Mashrafe Mortaza named in preliminary squad for tri-series

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza is set to make his return from injury after being named in a preliminary squad for next month's home tri-series featuring Sri Lanka and India. Mortaza, who picked up the injury in the West Indies, missed the home ODIs against Zimbabwe in October and November after failing to recover in time from a knee surgery. Shakib Al Hasan led the team in his absence.

Preliminary squad: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (capt), Shakib Al Hasan (vice-captain), Mohammad Ashraful, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Tamim Iqbal, Syed Rasel, Raqibul Hasan, Mahmudullah, Nazmul Hossain, Naeem Islam, Imrul Kayes, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Alok Kapali

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or as European best footballer

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or as European best footballer of the year on Monday (Nov. 30), becoming the first argentine in receiving the prestigious accolade. He was voted by 96 voters that gave him 473 points out of a possible 480. “Honestly, I knew that I was among the favorites because Barcelona had a fruitful year in 2009,” Messi told the press. “But I didn’t expect to win with such a margin. The Ballon d’Or is very important to me. All the players who won it were great players, and some great players never won it,” he added. Messi is also shortlisted in FIFA’s world player of the year list, to be disclosed on Dec. 21.

Ganguly: My career prospered under Tendulkar's captaincy

 

 

Sachin Tendulkar may not have been a huge success as India captain but many a young career bloomed under his leadership, said former India skipper Sourav Ganguly.

"When I was trying to find my feet in international cricket, it was a huge learning experience to play under Tendulkar. He had given a lot of support as a player and as a captain and my career blossomed under him," Ganguly said on the sidelines of a Tendulkar felicitation on Tuesday.

Lampard gets Blues off hook

Two goals in as many second half minutes saw Chelsea come from behind to defeat a resolute Fulham side 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Monday afternoon.

Zoltan Gera had given the visitors a stunning early lead when he expertly controlled and finished inside four minutes and Bobby Zamora was superbly denied by Petr Cech just after half-time.

But just as it looked like it would be yet another frustrating afternoon for Chelsea, they levelled through a Didier Drogba header on 73 minutes before an own goal from Chris Smalling handed them victory two minutes later.

The victory, which was just the Blues’ second in eight matches, puts them five points clear of Manchester United – who have a game in hand – at the top of the Premier League, while Fulham lose for the first time in nine games.

Triple H & Shawn Michaels the super star of WWE

Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969) is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. He is currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and wrestles on its Raw brand, where he is one half of the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions along with Shawn Michaels.

Before joining WWE, Levesque began his wrestling career with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1993, wrestling under the ring name Terra Ryzing and later as Jean-Paul Lévesque. Levesque joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1995 with the on-screen persona of wealthy sophisticate Hunter Hearst Helmsley.[1] He later changed his name to Triple H and adopted an alternative image in the stable D-Generation X (DX). After the dissolution of DX, Triple H was pushed as a main event wrestler, winning several singles championships. As part of a storyline, Triple H married Stephanie McMahon, who later became his real-life spouse. In 2003, Triple H formed another stable known as Evolution, and in 2006 and 2009, briefly reformed DX with Shawn Michaels

Sir Alex Ferguson most successeful maneger

Sir Alex Ferguson is the most successful manager in British football history – winning more than 30 trophies during his time in charge of the Reds. Yet despite more than two decades at the United helm he remains focused on increasing that tally, bringing yet more silverware to Old Trafford.

The Reds boss enjoyed a playing career north of the border that saw him take in spells with Queen's Park, St Johnstone, Dunfermline, Glasgow Rangers, Falkirk and Ayr United. But it is not for his playing of the game that Sir Alex was to become a success.

David backham was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches

David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE(born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer who currently plays in midfield for American Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy and the England national team. He will begin his second stint on loan at Italian club Milan in January, 2010. 

Twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year and in 2004 the world's highest-paid footballer, Beckham was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches. With such global recognition he has become an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon. Beckham was captain of England from 15 November 2000 until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, during which he played 58 times. Since then he has continued to represent his country and earned his much-publicised hundredth cap for England against France on 26 March 2008. He is currently England's most-capped outfield player with 115 appearances.

Messy TheFinest striker of the world

Lionel Messi added FIFA's World Player of the Year award to his growing list of accolades Monday, completing a nearly perfect campaign in which his club won an unprecedented trio of Spanish and European titles. Messi received the award at a gala ceremony in Zurich, easily outdistancing the last two winners - Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka - along with his Barcelona teammates Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta in voting among national team captains and coaches. Messi also received the Ballon D'Or as the best player in Europe after FC Barcelona won the Spanish league and cup. 

Messy -The World number one

Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi, who earlier this month won the European Footballer of the Year, was Monday named FIFA World Footballer of the Year 2009. Messi, who made history by becoming the first Argentine player to win the award, beat off the other finalists Kaka, Xavi, Andres Iniesta and last year's winner, Cristiano Ronaldo.