Ronaldo's Biography (Brazil)

Full name: Ronaldo Luíz Nazário de Lima
DOB: September 22, 1976
Birthplace: Bento Ribeiro, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
Other nationality: Spanish
EU passport: Yes
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 82 kg

Club: Real Madrid CF
Position: Forward [C]
Number: 9
Contract Expires: June 2009
Previous Clubs: Sao Cristovao > Cruzeiro > (€6m) PSV > (€19m) Barcelona > (€30.5m) Internazionale > (€45m) Real Madrid

International debut: March 1994, v Argentina
Caps: 91
Goals: 58
World Cups: USA 1994, France 1998, Japan-Korea 2002, Germany 2006
Palmares:
FIFA World Cup (94, 02)
Copa America (97, 99)
Confederations Cup (97)

South American Supercup (93)
Intercontinental Cup (02)
UEFA Cup Winners Cup (97)
UEFA Cup (98)

Brazilian Cup (93)
Dutch Cup (96)
Spanish Supercup (96, 03)
Spanish Liga Primera (03)

Dutch League Top Scorer (96)
FIFA World Player of the Year (96, 97, 02)
World Soccer Player of the Year (96, 97, 02)
U-21 European Footballer of the Year (97, 98)
Spanish Liga Primera Top Scorer (97, 04)
European Footballer of the Year (97, 02)
FIFA World Cup MVP (98, 02)
Italian Serie A Footballer of the Year (98)
Copa America Top Scorer (99)
FIFA World Cup Top Scorer (02)
Intercontinental Cup MVP (02)


1976
Born September 22 in Bento Ribeiro, a poor neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro.
1993
A teenage prodigy with Cruziero, Ronaldo scored 58 goals in 60 games before moving on to Europe.
May: Wins Brazilian cup with Cruzeiro, his first professional title.
1994
March: Makes National team debut against Argentina.
June: Member of the Brazilian team that win World Cup, altough he sat on the bench for all matches.
July: Signs with PSV for 6m euros fee.
1996
May: Wins Dutch Cup with PSV.
June: Signs for Spanish giants Barcelona.
August: Member of the Brazilian team that won the Bronze Medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games.
December: Wins his first FIFA World Player of the year award.
1997
May: Converts the decisive penalty which clinched the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for the Catalan club; Barcelona fails to win the Spanish League title as Ronaldo ends as the league top scorer.
June: Wins Copa America with Brazil, ends tournament as second best top scorer with 5 goals.
July: Joins FC Internazionale for a world record 30.5m euros fee.
December: First player to retain his title as FIFA World Player of the Year; First South American to win the prestigious European Footballer of the Year award.
1998
May: Scores 1 goals as Internazionale defeats Lazio 3-0 in the UEFA Cup final.
July: Helps Brazil to reach the final at the World Cup finals, but a mysterious and terrific display against France saw the Brazilians defeated 3-0.
1999
April: Marries Milene Domingues, the marriage lasted four years and ended in divorce.
July: Wins second Copa America, ends competition as top scorer with 5 goals.
October: Scores Inter's fifth goal in a 6-0 win over Lecce but later limped off with a knee injury which required surgery and kept him sidelined for six months.
2000
April: Returns to action in the Italian Cup final, but ruptured a knee ligament just six minutes into a appearance as a second-half substitute. Causing him to miss the entire 2000/1 season.
2001
September: Makes his return to official action against Romanian side Brasov in the UEFA Cup first round.
November: Makes his first Italian League appearance for almost two years, but limps out of his Serie A comeback with a thigh injury after just 14 minutes against Lecce at the San Siro.
2002
June: Inspires Brazil to win their 5th World Cup trophy, finish the competition as top scorer with 8 goals, 2 of them in the final.
July: Signs for Real Madrid.
December: Named Intercontinental Club Cup's MVP as Real Madrid defeats Olimpia in Yokohama; Wins third FIFA World Player of the year award; Wins second European Footballer of the Year award.
2003
May: Ends first season at Madrid, scoring 21 times in 30 domestic matches as they won the Primera Division title.
2004
May: Madrid fails to retain title as Ronaldo ends as the league top scorer.
2005
February: Marries Daniella Cicarelli, their relationship lasted only 3 months.
November: Given Spanish citizenship.
2006
May: Turns down a $120 million, 10-year offer to play for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

2011 Worldcup opening Cerimoney

The 10th edition of the 2011 World Cup is underway in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. A total of 14-team are competing in the event along with hosts India and Sri Lanka. After the Bangaladesh national anthem was played out, the captains of respective teams entered the stadium on decorated rickshaws.

India singer Sonu Nigam then entertained the crowd with an English number.

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams helps kickstart the 2011 cricket World Cup on Thursday at the tournament's opening ceremony, marking the start of a gruelling six-week sporting marathon.

Favourites India will go into the tournament opener against Bangladesh on Saturday in Dhaka in buoyant mood after two wins in their warm-up matches, including a crushing 117-run victory on Wednesday over New Zealand.

Valentine's Day History

We all indeed know about valentine day date i.e. fourteenth February and that it is a day of lovers. But I'm sure many of us do not have a clear idea as to who discovered Valentines Day and how did the very idea of celebrating Valentine's Day come from? Many of us are ignorant about the origin of Valentine's Day. It is interesting to learn about Valentine Day story so read further to know about the history of Valentines Day.
Actually nobody has a clear idea as to who was saint valentine because there were three different saint Valentines and all were martyred. Some stories suggest that valentine day owes its origin to the Roman Empire during the reign of emperor Claudius II. It was in those times when the emperor felt that married men turned out to be poor soldiers and thus he was against the very idea of marriage of young couples. But when he got to know that saint valentine defied him and was secretly encouraging young lovers to get married, he passed orders for his death. And it was on the fourteenth of February when this great saint valentine died in around 270 AD. A couple of stories suggest that saint valentine protected Christians from the clutches of harsh Roman punishments.
While some maintain that Valentine himself initiated the concept of sending love message in which he had ended the note by writing 'from your valentine'. People say during imprisonment he fell in love with the jailor's daughter and he had expressed his feelings for her in the most romantic manner by writing a love letter. Well the more the mouths, more the number of stories. But one thing that everyone believes in is the fact that Valentine was a very romantic person and was the one to lay the foundation for lovers to come forward and express feelings to their valentine. So guys always remember, love is the most beautiful feeling of heart that thrills the other organs so don't hesitate confessing it to the person you love and we wish you good luck!!!

Kim Clijsters Biography

Biography

SOCCER, GYMNASTICS & TENNIS
Father Lei is a soccer international and mother Els a Belgian champion in gymnastics, but Kim chooses tennis. At 6 she starts tennis-competition at Tennisdel in Genk. Bart Van Kerckhoven is her coach from 1992 till 1996. He sees Kim, at 11, winning the Belgian Junior Championship. He is then convinced she can become a top 10-player world-wide and bet a sixpack of beer on it.
TENNIS SCHOOL
In 1996 Kim goes to the tennis school in Wilrijk (Antwerp). The unique combination study-toptennis gives talented young persons the opportunity to show themselves on an international level. At the trainingcenter she meets coach Carl Maes. Maes accompanies her on practice and tournaments abroad. He shall be her coach from 1992 till June 2002.
WTA - DEBUT IN ANTWERP
Kim is successful in the junior grandslams and in 1998 she becomes the youngest national A champion ever (age 15). In ITF - tournaments, the step to the WTA -tour, she is also very good. The time comes in 1999: Kim debuts in the WTA tour in Antwerp. It is only in the quarterfinals that she loses to first seed Sarah Pitkowski.
OUR KIM
Kim makes her way through the WTA - tour. Because of her enthusiasm, spontaneity and sportsmanship, tennis lovers and colleagues worldwide come to love her in no time. The appreciation only rises when Kim remains herself even after successes in Grand Slams and at the Masters. "Our Kim" becomes a household name in Belgium.
34 + 11 TITLES
Kim can call herself unofficial world champion, twice even, as she won the Masters in both 2002 and 2003. In 2005 she beats the field of contenders at the US Open. She also reached four more Grand Slam finals and has won 34 singles titles in her career. In the doubles Kim is successful as well. In 2003 she wins both the French Open and Wimbledon along Ai Sugiyama. Together with the Japanese she reels in another 9 doubles titles.
THANKYOUVERYMUCH
In 2007 Kim concludes her wonderful career in tennis. Her last tournament is the one in Warsaw, but it is at the Diamond Games in Antwerp that Kim parts from her Belgian audience in a very moving way. The ode song by Clouseau says it all: 'You gave it all you got. You always kept your cool, because tennis is a game. Kim Clijsters thank you very much!'
SECOND CAREER
At a press conference on 26 March 2009 Kim announces her second career. In the new year Kim started training eagerly and systematically again. She initially aimed at participating in a few exhibition tournaments. Soon her hunger for more had her up her traininig schedule even more and on 10 August Kim will play her first official match since her retirement in Cincinnati. A week later she also takes part in the Toronto tournament. On 31 August she will be back at the US Open, the tournament she won in 2005.

Name :Clijsters
First name :Kim
Nick name :Killing Kim, Kim Kong
Nationality :Belgian
Date of Birth :8 June 1983
Place of birth :Bilzen, Belgium
Residence :Bree, België
Height :1.74 m (5'8 1/2'')
Weight :68 kg (150 lbs.)
Plays :Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Husband :Brian Lynch
Kids :Jada
Father :Lei Clijsters (died 4 January 2009)
Mother :Els Vandecaetsbeek
Sister :Elke Clijsters

VW unveils new Jetta

In a glittering ceremony at the Times Square in New York, Volkswagen unveiled its all-new Jetta sedan yesterday. Based on the sixth generation Golf platform, the Jetta has been a Volkswagen best-seller with over 9.6 million units of the previous five generations sold.
Designed to be bigger and bolder than before, the new Jetta no longer appears as a Golf with a boot, rather VW will now like us to believe that the Jetta is as independent a platform as say the Tiguan, sharing no components with the Golf. First shown as the NCC concept at the Detroit Motor Show, the Jetta's overall length has increased by 90 mm, with the wheelbase increasing by 70 mm. This could very well translate into more interior space and better ability to take on its rivals, the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Skoda Laura and Chevrolet Cruze. As the press release further states, the interior legroom has increased by 67 mm to take overall legroom up to 967 mm with genuine five seater capability.
On the outside, the 'design DNA' concept of group design chief Walter Da Silva and Klaus Bischoff focuses on making the car appear tauter than before. Trapezoidal head lamps, a black radiator grille and splitters on the front bumper (a la VW Polo) give the car its own identity. The strong waist line and knife cut wheel arches are derived as it is from the NCC concept to give the car some relief unlike the previous Jetta that was considered 'boring' by many.
The tail lamps seem to be inspired by the new VW Phaeton and Audi group cars, while making it rather interesting. On the whole, there are more pinched lines and creases to give the car more interesting lines and details that should be more visible in the flesh.
For Europe, six new engines are being offered on the Jetta. A 1.6-litre TDI with 105 bhp and 2.0-litre TDI with 140 bhp will be the mainstay of the diesel lineup. Four new petrol engines - a 1.2-litre TSI with 105 bhp, a 1.4-litre TSI with 160 bhp, a 1.4 TSI with 122 bhp and 2.0-litre TSI with 200 bhp will wrap up the range. Both the 1.2 TSI and 1.6 TDI feature Volkswagen's Blue Motion technology while six-speed DSG will be available as an option with all engines, except the TSI. Manual gearboxes too will be offered with these engines.
So when does the new Jetta arrive in India? Well, after the US and Europe, it's the turn for India, which could mean anytime in the second quarter of 2011 when the new teuton arrives. Expect it to be assembled in India like the current model and be a bit more expensive when it arrives. We expect Volkswagen India to offer the 2.0-litre TDI for sure, but whether they will now take the risk and offer their fuel-sensitive turbo petrols remains to be seen.

Greatest ODI Of All Times | World Record ODI Match

To mark the 40th anniversary of One-Day International (ODI) cricket, the ICC's official website had called on supporters from across the globe to select their choice of the greatest ODI match of all-time.


The fans had between 22 December 2010 and 2 January 2011 to cast their vote on their favourite game from a choice of 10 memorable matches on ICC's official website or via Facebook or Twitter.

The match the fans chose was a run-fest at Johannesburg's famous Wanderers Stadium in March 2006. Batting first, Australia made a record 434-4 in 50 overs with captain Ricky Ponting setting the day alight with 164 off just 105 balls.

The mood of the capacity crowd did not improve when SA lost a wicket with just three runs on the board. But then an innings of magic from Herschelle Gibbs (175 off 111) backed up by cameos by Graeme Smith (90 off 55), Mark Boucher (50 not out) and Johan van der Wath (35) saw the Proteas to a scarcely possible winning score of 438 with nine wickets down and one ball remaining. It was a wonderful occasion and truly an ODI never to be forgotten.

The first ever ODI was played between Australia and England on 5 January 1971 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Cricket Worldcup 2011 schedule| Worldcup 2011 | Cricket worldcup fixtures

1
19 Feb
India vs Bangladesh
Dhaka

2
20 Feb
New Zealand vs Kenya
Chennai

3
20 Feb
Sri Lanka vs Canada
Hambantota

4
21 Feb
Australia vs Zimbabwe
Ahmedabad

5
22 Feb
England vs Netherlands
Nagpur

6
23 Feb
Pakistan vs Kenya
Hambantota

7
24 Feb
South Africa vs West Indies
New Delhi

8
25 Feb
Australia vs New Zealand
Nagpur

9
25 Feb
Bangladesh vs Ireland
Dhaka

10
26 Feb
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
Colombo

11
27 Feb
India vs England
Kolkata

12
28 Feb
West Indies vs Netherlands
New Delhi

13
28 Feb
Zimbabwe vs Canada
Nagpur

14
1 Mar
Sri Lanka vs Kenya
Colombo

15
2 Mar
England vs Ireland
Bangalore

16
3 Mar
South Africa vs Netherlands
Mohali

17
3 Mar
Pakistan vs Canada
Colombo

18
4 Mar
New Zealand vs Zimbabwe
Ahmedabad

19
4 Mar
Bangladesh vs West Indies
Dhaka

20
5 Mar
Sri Lanka vs Australia
Colombo

21
6 Mar
India vs Ireland
Bangalore

22
6 Mar
England vs South Africa
Chennai

23
7 Mar
Kenya vs Canada
New Delhi

24
8 Mar
Pakistan vs New Zealand
Pallekelle

25
9 Mar
India vs Netherlands
New Delhi

26
10 Mar
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
Pallekelle

27
11 Mar
West Indies vs Ireland
Mohali

28
11 Mar
Bangladesh vs England
Chittagong

29
12 Mar
India vs South Africa
Nagpur

30
13 Mar
New Zealand vs Canada
Mumbai

31
13 Mar
Australia vs Kenya
Bangalore

32
14 Mar
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe
Pallekelle

33
14 Mar
Bangladesh vs Netherlands
Chittagong

34
15 Mar
South Africa vs Ireland
Kolkata

35
16 Mar
Australia vs Canada
Bangalore

36
17 Mar
England vs West Indies
Chennai

37
18 Mar
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand
Mumbai

38
18 Mar
Ireland vs Netherlands
Kolkata

39
19 Mar
Australia vs Pakistan
Colombo

40
19 Mar
Bangladesh vs South Africa
Dhaka

41
20 Mar
Zimbabwe vs Kenya
Kolkata

42
20 Mar
India vs West Indies
Chennai

43
23 Mar
First Quarterfinal
Dhaka

44
24 Mar
Second Quarterfinal
Colombo

45
25 Mar
Third Quarterfinal
Dhaka

46
26 Mar
Fourth Quarterfinal
Ahmedabad

47
29 Mar
First Semifinal
Colombo

48
30 Mar
Second Semifinal
Mohali

49
02 Apr
FINAL
Mumbai