Roger Federer

Roger Federer


Born 8 August 1981 is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks and 285 weeks overall. As of 10 September 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass and hard courts). He is the only male player in tennis history to have reached the title match of each Grand Slam tournament at least 5 times. Many sports analysts, tennis critics, and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.

Federer has appeared in an unprecedented 23 career Grand Slam finals, of which 10 were consecutive appearances, and appeared in 18 of 19 finals over the four and a half years from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open, the lone exception being the 2008 Australian Open. He holds the record of reaching the semifinals or better of 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments over five and a half years from the 2004 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open. At the 2011 US Open he reached a record 30th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal.

Federer has won a record five ATP World Tour Finals (shared with Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras) and 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments (tied second all-time). He also won the Olympic gold medal in doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. For the past eight years (2003–2010) he has been in the top two in the year-end rankings. His rivalry with Rafael Nadal is considered one of the greatest of all time in the sport. In 2011, he was voted the second most trusted and respected human in the world, second only to Nelson Mandela.

As a result of Federer's successes in tennis,

he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008).

Roger Federer

Roger Federer


Born 8 August 1981 is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks and 285 weeks overall. As of 10 September 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass and hard courts). He is the only male player in tennis history to have reached the title match of each Grand Slam tournament at least 5 times. Many sports analysts, tennis critics, and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.

Federer has appeared in an unprecedented 23 career Grand Slam finals, of which 10 were consecutive appearances, and appeared in 18 of 19 finals over the four and a half years from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open, the lone exception being the 2008 Australian Open. He holds the record of reaching the semifinals or better of 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments over five and a half years from the 2004 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open. At the 2011 US Open he reached a record 30th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal.

Federer has won a record five ATP World Tour Finals (shared with Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras) and 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments (tied second all-time). He also won the Olympic gold medal in doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. For the past eight years (2003–2010) he has been in the top two in the year-end rankings. His rivalry with Rafael Nadal is considered one of the greatest of all time in the sport. In 2011, he was voted the second most trusted and respected human in the world, second only to Nelson Mandela.

As a result of Federer's successes in tennis,

he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008).

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal


Born 3rd June 1986 is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. As of 29 August 2011 (2011 -08-29), He is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time.

Nadal has won ten Grand Slam singles titles, including six French Open titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 19 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and also was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004, 2008 and 2009. He completed the career Grand Slam by winning the 2010 US Open, being the seventh player in history, and the youngest in the open era, to achieve it. He is the second male player to complete the Career Golden Slam (winner of the four grand slams and the Olympic Gold medal) after only Andre Agassi.

Nadal had a 32-match winning streak in 2008, starting at the 2008 Masters Series Hamburg to the 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, which included titles at Hamburg, the French Open (where he did not drop a set), Queen's Club, his first title at Wimbledon, and the Rogers Cup. In 2011, by winning the Monte Carlo Masters, he became the only player to have won seven editions of a tournament in a row at the ATP level. Nadal was ranked world No. 2, behind Roger Federer, for a record 160 consecutive weeks before earning the top spot, which he held from 18 August 2008 to 5 July 2009.He regained the world No.1 ranking on 7 June 2010, after winning his fifth French Open title.

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal


Born 3rd June 1986 is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. As of 29 August 2011 (2011 -08-29), He is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time.

Nadal has won ten Grand Slam singles titles, including six French Open titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 19 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and also was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004, 2008 and 2009. He completed the career Grand Slam by winning the 2010 US Open, being the seventh player in history, and the youngest in the open era, to achieve it. He is the second male player to complete the Career Golden Slam (winner of the four grand slams and the Olympic Gold medal) after only Andre Agassi.

Nadal had a 32-match winning streak in 2008, starting at the 2008 Masters Series Hamburg to the 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, which included titles at Hamburg, the French Open (where he did not drop a set), Queen's Club, his first title at Wimbledon, and the Rogers Cup. In 2011, by winning the Monte Carlo Masters, he became the only player to have won seven editions of a tournament in a row at the ATP level. Nadal was ranked world No. 2, behind Roger Federer, for a record 160 consecutive weeks before earning the top spot, which he held from 18 August 2008 to 5 July 2009.He regained the world No.1 ranking on 7 June 2010, after winning his fifth French Open title.

Shoaib Akhtar,s Jokes

Shoaib Akhtar,s Jokes


Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram tried to ‘finish’ his career in his autobiography released on Friday.

The former Pakistan fast bowler has written in his book that Wasim Akram conspired against him.

“Wasim Akram threatened to walk out with half the team if I was included in the team,” he said.

Akhtar’s book, Controversially Yours, stings like his deliveries.

In the book, Akhtar has questioned the class and temperament of India’s batting stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, accusing Tendulkar of being scared to face his scorching pace on a slow Faisalabad track.

He also claimed that Tendulkar and Dravid were not match-winners nor did they know the art of finishing games.

“....Vivian Richards, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara and the likes of them are great batsmen who dominated with the bat and were truly match-winners. Initially, when I bowled against Sachin, I found these qualities missing. He might have had more runs and records, he lacked the ability to finish the game,” he said in the book.

“We would have faced a humbling defeat in the series but for the fact that we reined in Sachin Tendulkar.”

“What went in our favour was that Sachin was suffering from tennis elbow! This severely handicapped the great batsman. We managed to psychologically browbeat him.

“We bounced the ball at him and were able to unnerve him. I returned to the dressing room that first day with the knowledge that Sachin was not comfortable facing fast and rising ball. He was distinctly uncomfortable against me. That was enough to build on,” he said.

“I bowled (Sachin) a particularly fast ball which he, to my amazement didn’t even touch. He walked away! That was the first time, I saw him walk away from me — that, too, on the slow track at Faisalabad. It got my hunting instincts up and in the next match I hit him on the head and he couldn’t score after that,” Akhtar wrote.

“I think players like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid weren’t exactly match winners to start with, nor did they know the art of finishing the game,” Shoaib said.

Akhtar who played for Shah Rukh Khan co-owned Kolkata Knight Riders during IPL has accused the Bollywood superstar and former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi of “cheating”.

“Shahrukh and I talked about my not being happy with the money settled on me. Shahrukh and Modi got me to agree. I should have never listened to Modi and Shahrukh,” he said in the book.

Akhtar also spoke at length about politics in Pakistan Cricket Board. He didn’t shy away from taking a dig at two former captains Wasim Akram and Shoaib Malik.

He didn’t stop short of calling Malik a “stooge of PCB chairman Naseem Ashraf” and that’s why he was made the captain.

In the book, Akhtar admits he tampered with the ball on many occasions — a flagrant violation of the rules of the game. Akhtar bowled at 161.3 km/h once.

Shoaib Akhtar,s Jokes

Shoaib Akhtar,s Jokes


Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram tried to ‘finish’ his career in his autobiography released on Friday.

The former Pakistan fast bowler has written in his book that Wasim Akram conspired against him.

“Wasim Akram threatened to walk out with half the team if I was included in the team,” he said.

Akhtar’s book, Controversially Yours, stings like his deliveries.

In the book, Akhtar has questioned the class and temperament of India’s batting stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, accusing Tendulkar of being scared to face his scorching pace on a slow Faisalabad track.

He also claimed that Tendulkar and Dravid were not match-winners nor did they know the art of finishing games.

“....Vivian Richards, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara and the likes of them are great batsmen who dominated with the bat and were truly match-winners. Initially, when I bowled against Sachin, I found these qualities missing. He might have had more runs and records, he lacked the ability to finish the game,” he said in the book.

“We would have faced a humbling defeat in the series but for the fact that we reined in Sachin Tendulkar.”

“What went in our favour was that Sachin was suffering from tennis elbow! This severely handicapped the great batsman. We managed to psychologically browbeat him.

“We bounced the ball at him and were able to unnerve him. I returned to the dressing room that first day with the knowledge that Sachin was not comfortable facing fast and rising ball. He was distinctly uncomfortable against me. That was enough to build on,” he said.

“I bowled (Sachin) a particularly fast ball which he, to my amazement didn’t even touch. He walked away! That was the first time, I saw him walk away from me — that, too, on the slow track at Faisalabad. It got my hunting instincts up and in the next match I hit him on the head and he couldn’t score after that,” Akhtar wrote.

“I think players like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid weren’t exactly match winners to start with, nor did they know the art of finishing the game,” Shoaib said.

Akhtar who played for Shah Rukh Khan co-owned Kolkata Knight Riders during IPL has accused the Bollywood superstar and former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi of “cheating”.

“Shahrukh and I talked about my not being happy with the money settled on me. Shahrukh and Modi got me to agree. I should have never listened to Modi and Shahrukh,” he said in the book.

Akhtar also spoke at length about politics in Pakistan Cricket Board. He didn’t shy away from taking a dig at two former captains Wasim Akram and Shoaib Malik.

He didn’t stop short of calling Malik a “stooge of PCB chairman Naseem Ashraf” and that’s why he was made the captain.

In the book, Akhtar admits he tampered with the ball on many occasions — a flagrant violation of the rules of the game. Akhtar bowled at 161.3 km/h once.

Roger Federer News

Roger Federer News

Roger Federer is going to be a father.

The Swiss tennis star said in a message on his Web site Thursday that girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec is pregnant with the couple's first child. The baby is due in the summer.

"This is a dream come true for us," the 27-year-old Federer said. "We love children and we are looking forward to being parents for the first time. Mirka is feeling great and everything is going well."

Federer met Vavrinec at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

"We are so happy to be starting a family together," he said.

Federer, a 13-time Grand Slam champion who is ranked No 2, is in Indian Wells, Calif., for a tournament that starts Thursday.

Federer lost to Rafael Nadal in five sets in the Australian Open final. He pulled out of Switzerland's Davis Cup series against the United States and withdrew from the Dubai Tennis Championships because of an injured back.

"I arrived in Indian Wells earlier this week and I am eager to get back out on court," Federer said. "My back is feeling much better and I am ready to go.

Roger Federer News

Roger Federer News

Roger Federer is going to be a father.

The Swiss tennis star said in a message on his Web site Thursday that girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec is pregnant with the couple's first child. The baby is due in the summer.

"This is a dream come true for us," the 27-year-old Federer said. "We love children and we are looking forward to being parents for the first time. Mirka is feeling great and everything is going well."

Federer met Vavrinec at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

"We are so happy to be starting a family together," he said.

Federer, a 13-time Grand Slam champion who is ranked No 2, is in Indian Wells, Calif., for a tournament that starts Thursday.

Federer lost to Rafael Nadal in five sets in the Australian Open final. He pulled out of Switzerland's Davis Cup series against the United States and withdrew from the Dubai Tennis Championships because of an injured back.

"I arrived in Indian Wells earlier this week and I am eager to get back out on court," Federer said. "My back is feeling much better and I am ready to go.

Jackson Hole

Jackson Hole.

Jackson Hole HoleJackson EQ very first program in the political tone has changed. A vacuum of leadership in Washington who want to use restraint at all costs by the full. Tea Party believes that the domestic currency and central bank sterilization finance system more tolerant and understanding of the world will somehow. Those advocating nuclear disarmament as a little bit.
Currently, the market short sellers reluctant crowd between trigger events trigger short covering in the amount of light is for sale and purchase. Growth and support a broad-based index of the battle lines are nothing, can do. We continue under any form of mental weakness of the movement should be ready for the 50% retracement. This means that growth in 1220-1250.
Jackson Hole Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to the Nuba began to talk about policy prescriptions. The most popular last year, the central bank-set to purchase additional assets. The feed from quantitative deposits of $ 600 billion for the second round known as the finance ministry and has called for the purchase of securities. Officially launched last November is considered the ward round.

Jackson Hole

Jackson Hole.

Jackson Hole HoleJackson EQ very first program in the political tone has changed. A vacuum of leadership in Washington who want to use restraint at all costs by the full. Tea Party believes that the domestic currency and central bank sterilization finance system more tolerant and understanding of the world will somehow. Those advocating nuclear disarmament as a little bit.
Currently, the market short sellers reluctant crowd between trigger events trigger short covering in the amount of light is for sale and purchase. Growth and support a broad-based index of the battle lines are nothing, can do. We continue under any form of mental weakness of the movement should be ready for the 50% retracement. This means that growth in 1220-1250.
Jackson Hole Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to the Nuba began to talk about policy prescriptions. The most popular last year, the central bank-set to purchase additional assets. The feed from quantitative deposits of $ 600 billion for the second round known as the finance ministry and has called for the purchase of securities. Officially launched last November is considered the ward round.