Manny Pacquiao crushes Miguel Cotto to win light welterweight boxing title
Posted on 15. Nov, 2009 by Turbo in Sports
It must have been a great moment for Manny Pacquiao fans and Filipinos especially. Pacquiao stunned the boxing community by crushing Miguel Cotto to defeat.
The PPV event bout between Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto from Puerto Rico was viewed by millions of fans. The 2 fighters fought for the light welterweight boxing title and Manny Pacquiao had actually floored Miguel Cotto during 2nd and the 3rd rounds.
The 12-round light welterweight boxing title bout that was held at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, was actually ended by stoppage (TKO) during the last (12th) round. Pacquaio no wonder is called Filipino’s Pride.
Those who missed to watch the PPV watch the full fight video between Pacquiao and Cotto
Germany football goalkeeper Hanover 96 man, Robert Enke dies
Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Turbo in Sports
Robert Enke, the superb German goalkeeper died in a train hit incident.
In what police suspect as a suicide, Enke was hit by a train at a level crossing northwest of Hannover.
Robert Enke has played for German team for 8 teams and he debuted at 29 years of age. He also played for several known clubs including Barcelona. Enke is fondly called as Hanover 96 man by the football brethern.
Enke is fondly remembered by his soccer team members including the team manager Oliver Bierhoff and the news of his death has sent them all to a state of shock.
Enke lost his only child in 2006, 2-year-old daughter. She suffered from a rare heart disease and Enke couple adopted another girl in May 2009. Enke was survived by his wife and the 8-month-old baby daughter.
The Hanover 96 man and goalkeeper was found dead at a level crossing when some regional train between Norddeich and Hanover might have him at the crossing near Neustadt am Rubenberge.
Besides Barcelona Enke played for Benfica, Carl Zeiss Jena, Tenerife, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Fenerbahce.
Fans and team members are mourning the death of the Hanover 96 man, Robert Enke.
Formula One 2009 Ends
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Turbo in Sports
If we take a glance of the entire season of Formula One 2009, there are some surprises and some predicted wins. Here is the list of the 2009 Grand Prix races and the respective podium finishers:
Australian Grand Prix (March 29, 2009)
Jenson Button
Rubens Barichello
Jarno Trulli
Malaysian Grand Prix (April 05, 2009)
Jenson Button
Nick Heidfeld
Tim Glock
Chinese Grand Prix (April 19, 2009)
Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Jenson Button
Bahrain Grand Prix (April 26, 2009)
Jenson Button
Sebastian Vettel
Jarno Trulli
Spanish Grand Prix (May 10, 2009)
Jenson Button
Rubens Barrichello
Mark Webber
Monaco Grand Prix (May 24, 2009)
Jenson Button
Rubens Barrichello
Kimi Raikonnen
Turkish Grand Prix (June 07, 2009)
Jenson Button
Nick Heidfeld
Tim Glock
British Grand Prix (June 21, 2009)
Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Rubens Barrichello
German Grand Prix (July 12, 2009)
Mark Webber
Sebastian Vettel
Felipe Massa
Hungarian Grand Prix (July 26, 2009)
Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Raikonnen
Mark Webber
European Grand Prix (Ausgust 23, 2009)
Rubens Barrichello
Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Raikonnen
Belgian Grand Prix (August 30, 2009)
Kimi Raikonnen
Giancarlo Fisichella
Sebastian Vettel
Italian Grand Prix (September 13, 2009)
Rubens Barrichello
Jenson Button
Kimi Raikonnen
Singapore Grand Prix (September 27, 2009)
Lewis Hamilton
Tim Glock
Fernando Alonso
Japanese Grand Prix (October 04, 2009)
Sebastian Vettel
Jarno Trulli
Lewis Hamilton
Brazilian Grand Prix (October 18, 2009)
Mark Webber
Kubica
Lewis Hamilton
Abu Dhabu Grand Prix (November 01, 2009)
Sebastian Vettel
Mark Webber
Jenson Button
And the champion driver of F1 2009 is Jenson Button with 95 points and the team that won is Brawn-Mercedes.
Sebastian Vettel- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Winner 2009
Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Turbo in Sports
Sebastian Vettel finishes first at the Yas Marina circuit, in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The race at the desert track is indeed the last race for this season of Formula One but the first day-night race of the season.
The German indeed started off impressively and continued his tempo until the last lap. The Red Bull driver finished ahead of his team mate Australian driver Mark Webber. Lewis Hamilton although had taken on pole and did start great had to retire with utter disappointment in between the race due to unforeseen technical snags that his car developed at the Yas Marina circuit.
The Yas Marina circuit although had been newly constructed track had all challenges for the drivers and no it’s an easy one if one assumed. The track with the weather here had all challenges for the drivers of the ranks of Hamiltons or Vettels.
The race at the Yas Marina circuit at Abu Dhabi concludes the season of Formula One 2009.
Spaniard Fernando Alonso didn’t finish in the top eight but he had for the last time drove his Renault car. He will be heading to Ferrari the next season. He will fondly remember the team from which he rose and excelled even though he bids adieu to his Alma Mater.
This had also been the 70th and the last race for team BMW Sauber who announced to withdraw from the Formula One. It might have left them in some memories for the team and the respective drivers.
Vettel finished first, Mark Webber finished second and Jenson Button who had been this years Formula One champion driver did come third in the race. Rest of the five who finished include:
Rubens Barrichello
Nick Heidfeld
Kobayashi
Jarno Trulli
Buemi
Andre Agassi talks in Open his autobiography; admits taking hard drugs
Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by Turbo in Sports
One of the all-time tennis greats Andre Agassi has admitted of testing positive for taking hard drugs during his career. He admits he lied to the tennis sporting authority to get away with a ban in his serialised autobiography ‘Open.’
Agassi, who holds 8 Grand Slam titles in his name, revealed in his autobiography Open that he tested positive for the addictive drug, crystal methamphetamine, however, got away without any penalty.
The 39-year-old flamboyant star also made a revelation to shock the tennis fans that he secretly hated playing the game and lived in constant fear of his bad-tempered father. He revealed that he made the ATP believe that the possession of drug with him was by accident. He took to crystal meth first time in 1997 when he felt a slipping of his career and had doubts about his marrying Brooke Shields whom he was dating that time.
David Shepherd the entertaining cricket umpire dies
Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by Turbo in Sports
Legendary English umpire David Shepherd dies on Wednesday after battling long with cancer.
Shepherd was 68 and his career spanned for over 22 years between 1983 and 2005. He is survived by his wife whom he married last year.
David Shepherd takes the credit of officiating in about 172 ODI matches and 92 test matches. He shares a rare distinction of officiating 3 World Cup Finals consecutively. Incidentally, his debut had been in the 1983 World Cup. Before foraying into umpiring Shepherd played for Gloucestershire county.
Shepherd was widely regarded as the best umpires of his time and an entertaining person on the field. He is known for his superstition of standing on one leg when score reached 111 or multiples of it. The number, Nelson is supposedly an unlucky one for the English.
New South Wales Blues Champions League Twenty20 2009 winners
Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by Turbo in Sports
New South Wales Blues are the champions of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 2009 after ending the dream run of the underdog team Trinidad & Tobago. They snubbed the fairytale campaign of the caribbean team at the League and snapped up 41 runs margin win in what had been an electrifying finals in Hyderabad on Friday.
The caribbean flair had ended sadly by professional Aussie team and the Aussies outclassed the T&T team in all departments of the game. Brett Lee had been the Man of the Match for his outstanding performance with bat in the first innings scoring superb 48 runs and then seamed the ball right to scalp 2 Caribbean wickets.
Trinidad & Tobago won the toss and elected to field. Sent to bat, the NSW Blues had a bad start and at a point were struggling at 83/6. It was then Lee salvaged the team with his willow and his 48 from 31 balls with Steven Smith’s 33 runs helped the team post fairly decent total of 159/9.
The Trinidad & Tobago started the chase faltering just like the NSW Blues. They never looked the same ease they exuded all through the tournament and although Kieron Pollard gave some hope in the 14th over with a cameo 26 off 15 balls, once he fell Katich and his men just sent the last wickets bundled soon for 118 with 4 overs to spare to lift the Champions League 2009 trophy. The winning NSW Blues team also take home a prize money of USD 2,500,000.
Australia v New Zealand ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Finals- Preview
Posted on 04. Oct, 2009 by Turbo in Sports
As the sixth edition of ICC Champions Trophy goes to last lap, the favorite tagged Pakistan, India and South Africa are left and out; but there had been a surprise New Zealand team coming to the finals. The Kiwi gang beat Pakistan convincingly in the second semi finals yesterday go as one in the last two of the Champions Trophy tournament. They will play Australia at the Super Sport Park in Centurion, South Africa.
Both Australia and New Zealand emerged as top teams from the three groups and while Australia was tipped to be here from the beginning of the tournament, New Zealand had been a surprise winner of second semi finals.
Australia has put England to shame in the recent ODI series and they are right on top. So playing England in the semi finals had been just another easy one for the Kangaroos. A mediocre target of 257 and the amazing tons by Shane Watson (136 not out) and their captain Ricky Ponting (111 not out) took Aussies to finals. Between these two, Watson had been devious and hit 7 sixes routing England.
England never looked comfortable and their top order had been a pack of cards that never gave any resistance to the Aussies bowling. However, from a pathetic 101/6 Bresnan and Wright have rebuilt England innings. Together they added 101 runs more to the next wicket and Bresnan especially looked very comfortable against spin as well as the seam bowling; he came in as a replacement to the injured Stuart Broad, but his innings should win confidence of English selectors. He will certainly go a long way in the England side.
Kiwis on the other hand had a comfortable win against Pakistan chasing a target of 234. Elliott and Vettori have battered the Pakistani bowling; Saeed Ajmal had been pick of bowlers taking two wickets for 39. Earlier Pakistan started their batting, and looked never at ease, especially after loss of the top two batsmen Imran Nazir and Kamran Akmal. They gave a solid start that was never converted to good by the middle order. Younis Khan failed and Mohammad Yousuf lost his wicket to mounting pressure to score runs. Shahid Afridi had to pay for a risky reckless shot but thanks to their last pair who put of 35 runs and gave a decent score for Pakistan on the board, although not good for a semi finals. Ian Butler had been the bowler for Kiwis to claim 4 wickets and Vettori claims 3.
New Zealand shares similar statistic with Australia. They have amazing win ration at Champions Trophy close to Australia and no wonder they share the top 2 slots. It will be interesting to see as to who will lift the trophy, although Australia will go in as favorites. But cricket is a game that keeps you to expect the unexpected. So keep expecting!
Sachin Tendulkar food poisoned and injured?
Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by Turbo in Sports
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar returns home from South Africa after reported food poisoning in South Africa. There are reports saying that the batsman encountered food poisoning; he experienced dizziness and fell off suddenly. His left eye and left side of the face appeared to be swollen, apparently due to the sudden fall he sustained.
He comes back home backing out of the tie between India and West Indies which had been insignificant and just a formality.
There was sudden spurt of concern across the nation regarding well being of the champion cricketer and Sachin’s fans express that he should be back to his normalcy soon. The master blaster is expected to consult doctors in Mumbai. Apparently, his wife, Anjali Tendulkar, happens to be a medical professional.
LG ICC 2009 awards announced- India tops honors
Posted on 01. Oct, 2009 by Turbo in Sports
Regarded as Cricket Oscars, the prestigious LG ICC 2009 Awards were announced at an awards function on Thursday in Johannesburg, South Africa. India top shares the honors.
Mitchell Johnson of Australia bags the prestigious ICC Cricketer of the 2009 award. The Australian left-arm fast bowler has to his credit 80 wickets in the tests and he starred with bat (had a century and 3 fifties in the 632 runs he made from 17 tests played) as well as ball in the 3 formats of the game during the last one year’s time. He’s beaten England captain Andrew Strauss, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir to bag the coveted ICC 2009 cricketer.
Gautam Gambhir of India takes the award of ICC test player of the year 2009. He inched farther beating Andrew Strauss, Johnson and Thilan Samaraweera to land being the best test cricketer of 2009.
The 27-year-old stylish opening batsman from India amassed 1269 runs from eight Tests during the last year and had an impressive average of close to 81. He made 5 centuries and 4 fifties in that 1269 runs.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni of India takes the award of ICC ODI player of the year 2009. The Indian captain took the award for 2nd consecutive term. MS Dhoni has to his credit 967 runs from 24 matches averaging over 60 runs. MS Dhoni has been chosen as captain for ICC Test team and the ODI team of the year 2009.
Peter Siddle of Australia was awarded the ICC Emerging player of the year 2009. The 24-yeard-old Australian featured in 12 test matches and has taken 49 wickets.
Tilakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka won the ICC Best Performer of T20 for the year 2009. Dilshan hit 97 runs and remained unbeaten from just 57 balls against West Indies in England at the ICC World Twenty20 2009.
England’s woman cricketer Claire Taylor for her heroics with the bat has been adjudged ICC Women Cricketer of the year 2009.
William Porterfield, the Irish captain has been voted as ICC Associate Player of the Year 2009.
New Zealand team bags ICC Spirit of Cricket for 2009 award
Aleem Dar, the Pakistan umpire bags the ICC Umpire of the year 2009.
ICC Test Team of the year 2009:
Gautam Gambhir, Andrew Strauss, AB de Villiers, Sachin Tendulkar, Thilan Samaraweera, Michael Clarke, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Shakib Al Hasan, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Broad, Dale Steyn, 12th man: Harbhajan Singh.
ICC ODI Team of the year 2009:
Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle, Kevin Pietersen, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Yuvraj Singh, Martin Guptill, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Andrew Flintoff, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Umar Gul, 12th man: Thilan Thushara(Sri Lanka).
MS Dhoni has been chosen as captain for both ICC Test Team as well as the ODI Team of the year 2009.
ICC World Twenty20 Team of the year 2009 (was announced a couple of months back in June 2009):
Chris Gayle Tillakaratne Dilshan, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Younis Khan (C), Dwayne Bravo, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal (WK), Wayne Parnell, Umar Gul, Ajantha Mendis, 12th man: Lasith Malinga.
The LG ICC Awards is in its 6th year now and are taken as cricket Oscars by players. The selection of the annual awards is based on the performance of players during the period ranged between August 13, 2008 and August 24, 2009. The LG ICC Awards 2009 are presented by ICC in association with the FICA. The Selection Panel included 5 experienced players:
Clive Lloyd (Chairman)
Anil Kumble
Mudassar Nazar
Stephen Fleming
Bob Taylor
