Thursday, December 18, 2008

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE - Deccan Chargers

Coach: Darren Lehmann
Captain: Adam Gilchrist
Colours: Midnight Blue and Silver
Founded: 2008
Home Ground: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium-Hyderabad, VDCA Stadium-Visakhapatnam
Capacity: 55,000(Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium), 47,000(VDCA Stadium)
Owner: Deccan Chronicle
CEO: Tim Wright
Official Website: Deccan Chargers

Deccan Chargers Roster

Batsmen
* Chamara Silva
* Herschelle Gibbs
* V.V.S.Laxman
* Arjun Yadav
* Venugopal Rao
* Rohit Sharma
* D.B.Ravi Teja
* T.Suman
* Abhinav Kumar

All Rounders
* Dwayne Smith
* Scott Styris
* Andrew Symonds
* Ryan Harris

Wicket Keepers
* Adam Gilchrist(Captain)
* Halhadar Das
* M.S.Bisla

Bowlers
* R. P. Singh
* Fidel Edwards
* Chaminda Vaas
* Nuwan Zoysa
* D.Kalyankrishna
* Pragyan Ojha
* M Sarveesh Kumar
* H.S.Bansal
* Jaskarandeep Singh
* P. Vijay Kumar
* S.M.Shoaib

Support Staff
* Head Coach : Darren Lehmann
* Assistant Coaches : Kanwaljit Singh
* Assistant Coaches : Mike Young
* Physiotherapist : Dr Sean Slattery
* Strength and Conditioning Coach : Steve Smith

Administration
* Owner : Deccan Chronicle
* CEO : Tim Wright

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE - Delhi Daredevils


Coach: Greg Shipperd
Captain: Virender Sehwag
Colours: Black and Red
Founded: 2008
Home Ground: Feroz Shah Kotla
Capacity: 40,000
Owner: GMR Holdings
Official Website: http://www.delhidaredevils.com/

Delhi Daredevils Roster

Batsmen
* Owais Shah
* David Warner
* Gautam Gambhir
* Manoj Tiwary
* Virender Sehwag(Captain)

All Rounders
* Andrew McDonald
* Tillakaratne Dilshan
* Paul Collingwood
* Farveez Maharoof
* Rajat Bhatia
* Mithun Manhas

Wicket Keepers
* AB de Villiers
* Dinesh Karthik

Bowlers
* Glenn McGrath
* Daniel Vettori
* Dirk Nannes
* Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh
* Ashish Nehra
* Amit Mishra
* Pradeep Sangwan

Coaches
* Head Coach: Greg Shipperd
* Assistant Head Coach: David Saker
* Bowling Consultant: Dennis Lillee
* Physiotherapist: Justin Steer

Administration and Coaching staff

Front Office
* Owners : GMR group
* Vice President : Amrit Mathur
* Vice President : T. A. Sekhar
* Selector : Adhishwar

Coaches
* Head Coach : Greg Shipperd
* Assistant Head Coach : David Saker
* Physiotherapist : Justin Steer

Monday, October 27, 2008

A.C. Milan - The Devils


Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as AC Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. The club was founded in 1899 and has since spent most of its history in the top flight of Italian football.Milan have won 18 officially recognized international titles, tied with Boca Juniors as having the most in the world.

Full name : Associazione Calcio Milan SpA
Nickname(s) : Rossoneri ("Red-blacks"),il Diavolo ("the Devil")
Founded : December 16, 1899
Ground : San Siro,Milan, Italy(Capacity: 80,018)
Owner : Silvio Berlusconi
President : vacant
Head Coach : Carlo Ancelotti
League : Serie A
Website: http://www.acmilan.com/

Rivalries :

Derby della Madonnina - Internazionale

Derby - Genoa

Players

Current squad

Forwards
Alexandre Pato
Filippo Inzaghi
Marco Borriello
Andriy Shevchenko

Mid Fielders
Emerson
Gennaro Gattuso
Clarence Seedorf
Mathías Cardacio
Tabaré Viudez
Andrea Pirlo
Kaká
Massimo Ambrosini (vice-captain)
David Beckham (on loan from LA Galaxy)
Ronaldinho
Mathieu Flamini

Defenders
Felipe (on loan from Grêmio)
Paolo Maldini (captain)
Kakha Kaladze
Alessandro Nesta
Gianluca Zambrotta
Marek Jankulovski
Giuseppe Favalli
Philippe Senderos (on loan from Arsenal)
Daniele Bonera
Matteo Darmian
Luca Antonini

Goalkeepers
Dida
Christian Abbiati
Zeljko Kalac

Out on loan
Massimo Oddo (to Bayern Munich)
Digão (to Standard Liège)
Willy Aubameyang (to Avellino)
Marco Storari (to Fiorentina)
Yoann Gourcuff (to Bordeaux)
Kingsley Umunegbu (to Portosummaga)
Elia Legati (to Novara)

Honours


National titles

Serie A / Italian Football Championship:

* Winners (17): 1901; 1906; 1907; 1950–51; 1954–55; 1956–57; 1958–59; 1961–62; 1967–68; 1978–79; 1987–88; 1991–92; 1992–93; 1993–94; 1995–96; 1998–99; 2003–04
* Runners-up (14): 1902; 1947–48; 1949–50; 1951–52, 1955–56, 1960–61; 1964–65; 1968–69; 1970–71; 1971–72; 1972–73; 1989–90; 1990–91; 2004–05

Serie B:

* Winners (2): 1980–81; 1982–83

Coppa Italia:

* Winners (5): 1966–67; 1971-72; 1972–73; 1976–77; 2002–03
* Runners-up (7): 1941–42; 1967–68; 1970–71; 1974–75; 1984–85; 1989–90; 1997–98

Supercoppa Italiana: (record)

* Winners (5): 1988; 1992; 1993; 1994; 2004
* Runners-up (3): 1996; 1999; 2003

European titles

UEFA Champions League (former European Cup)

* Winners (7): 1962–63; 1968–69; 1988–89; 1989–90; 1993–94; 2002–03; 2006–07
* Runners-up (4): 1957–58; 1992–93; 1994–95; 2004–05

UEFA Super Cup (record)

* Winners (5): 1989; 1990; 1994; 2003; 2007
* Runners-up (2): 1973; 1993

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

* Winners (2): 1967–68; 1972–73
* Runners-up (1): 1973–74

World titles

Intercontinental Cup (record)

* Winners (3): 1969; 1989; 1990
* Runners-up (4): 1963; 1993; 1994; 2003

FIFA Club World Cup

* Winners (1): 2007

Unofficial titles

Dubai Challenge Cup

* Winners (1): 2009

Latin Cup

* Winners (2): 1951, 1956
* Runners-up (1): 1953

Mitropa Cup

* Winners (1): 1981–82

Saturday, October 18, 2008

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE - Chennai Super Kings


Coach: Stephen Fleming
Captain: M S Dhoni
Colours: Yellow and Blue
Founded: 2008
Home Ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk)
Capacity: 50,000
Owner: India Cements Ltd.
Official Website: http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/index/index.aspx

Chennai Super Kings Roster

Batsmen
* Matthew Hayden
* Michael Hussey
* George Bailey
* Suresh Raina
* Subramaniam Badrinath
* Murali Vijay
* Abhinav Mukund
* Anirudha Srikkanth
* Arun Karthik

Bowlers
* Muttiah Muralitharan
* Makhaya Ntini
* Manpreet Gony
* Sudeep Tyagi
* Lakshmipathy Balaji
* Palani Amarnath

Wicket Keepers
* Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain)
* Parthiv Patel

All Rounders
* Andrew Flintoff
* Jacob Oram
* Albie Morkel
* Thilan Thushara
* Shadab Jakati
* Napoleon Einstein
* Viraj Kadbe
* Selvam Suresh Kumar
* Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
* Ravichandran Ashwin
* Joginder Sharma

Coaches
* Head Coach: Stephen Fleming
* Physiotherapist: Tommy Simsek
* Physical Trainer: Gregory King

Administration
* Owner : India Cements Ltd.
* Ambassadors : Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Joseph Vijay
* Chief Selector : V. B. Chandrasekhar

Friday, September 26, 2008

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE - Kolkata Knightriders


Coach: John Buchanan
Captain: Sourav Ganguly
Colours: Black and Gold
Founded: 2008
Home Ground: Eden Gardens
Capacity: 90,000
Owner: Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla & Jai Mehta
CEO: Joy Bhattacharya
Official Website: http://www.kolkataknightriders.com/

Kolkata Knight Riders Roster

Batsmen
* Brad Hodge
* David Hussey
* Aakash Chopra
* Debabrata Das
* Cheteshwar Pujara
* Sourav Ganguly(Captain)
* Ricky Ponting

Wicket Keepers
* Brendon McCullum
* Wriddhiman Saha
Bowlers
* Ashok Dinda
* Murali Kartik
* Ishant Sharma
* Ajantha Mendis
* Mohnish Parmar
* Ajit Agarkar
* Mark cameron

All Rounders
* Moises Henriques
* Chris Gayle
* Mashrafe Mortaza
* Angelo Mathews
* Laxmi Ratan Shukla
* Iqbal Abdullah
* Sachin Rana

Coaches
* Head Coach: John Buchanan
* Assistant Head Coach: Matthew Mott
* Physiotherapist: Andrew Leipus
* Physical Trainer: Adrian Le Roux
* Physical Trainer: Michael Buchanan

Administration
* Owners : Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla & Jai Mehta (Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.)
* CEO : Joy Bhattacharya

Thursday, September 18, 2008

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE - Kings XI Punjab

Coach: Tom Moody
Captain: Yuvraj Singh
Colours: Light grey and Red
Founded: 2008
Home Ground: PCA Stadium
Capacity: 61,500
Owner: Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Karan Paul & Mohit Burman(Dabur)
CEO: Neil Maxwell
Official Website: http://www.kingsxipunjab.com/


Kings XI Punjab Roster

Batsmen

* Shaun Marsh
* Mahela Jayawardene
* Simon Katich
* Luke Pomersbach
* Sunny Sohal
* Karan Goel
* Tanmay Srivastava
* Sahil Kukreja
* Yash Gandhi

All Rounders

* Ravi Bopara
* James Hopes
* Yuvraj Singh(Captain)
* Wilkin Mota
* Ramesh Powar
* Irfan Pathan
* Ryan Ninan
* Piyush Chawla

Wicker Keepers

* Kumar Sangakkara
* Uday Kaul

Bowlers

* Brett Lee
* Jerome Taylor
* Burt Cockley
* Vikram Raj Vir Singh
* Sreesanth
* Ajitesh Argal

Coaches

* Head Coach: Tom Moody
* Assistant Head Coach: Trevor Penney
* Physiotherapist: Patrick Farhart

Administration

* Owners : Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Karan Paul & Mohit Burman
* CEO : Neil Maxwell
* Ambassador : Daler Mehndi

Thursday, August 21, 2008

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE - Rajasthan Royals


Coach: Shane Warne
Captain: Shane Warne
Colours: Blue and Gold
Founded: 2008
Home Ground: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India
Capacity: 50,000
Owner: Emerging Media, Shilpa Shetty & Raj Kundra
CEO: Manoj Badale Official Website: http://www.rajasthanroyals.com/


Rajasthan Royals Roster

Batsmen

* Robert Quiney
* Graeme Smith
* Mohammad Kaif
* Niraj Patel
* Swapnil Asnodkar
* Taruwar Kohli
* Raiphi Vincent Gomez
*Justin Langer
*Paras Dogra
*Lee Carseldine

Wicket Keepers

* Naman Ojha
* Mahesh Rawat

All Rounders

* Lee Carseldine
*Shane Watson
*Tyron Henderson
*Yusuf Pathan
*D. Mascarenhas
*Morne Morkel
*Ravindra Jadeja
*Parag More
*Siddharth Chitnis

Bowlers

*Shane Warne(Captain)
*Shaun Tait
*Munaf Patel
*Siddharth Trivedi
*Dinesh Salunkhe
*Shane Harwood
*Aditya Angle
*Anup Revandkar

Support Staff

* Assistant Head Coach: Harish Joshi
* High Performance Coach: Jeremy Snape
* Physiotherapist: John Gloster
* Performance Analyst: Mohsin Sheikh
* Director Of Coaching: Darren Berry

Administration

* Owner(s) – Emerging Media, Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra
* CEO – Manoj Badale
* Manager (Operations) – Shamsher Sing

Monday, August 18, 2008

FC Barcelona - More than a Club


Futbol Club Barcelona, also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Barca, is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is best known for its football team, which was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Spanish men led by Joan Gamper. The club has become a Catalan institution, hence the motto "Mes que un club" (More than a club).


Full name : Futbol Club Barcelona
Nickname(s) : Barca, Cules, La Blaugrana
Founded : 28 November 1899 (as Foot-Ball Club Barcelona)
Ground : Camp Nou, Barcelona (Capacity: 98,772)
President : Laporta
Manager : Josep Guardiola
League : La Liga
Website: http://www.fcbarcelona.com/

Rivalries :

El clasico - Real Madrid
El Derbi Barceloni - Espanyol

Players

Forwards

Samuel Eto'o
Lionel Messi
Bojan Krkić
Thierry Henry
Aliaksandr Hleb
Pedro Rodríguez

Mid Fielders

Xavi (1º vice-captain)
Eiður Guðjohnsen
Andrés Iniesta (3º vice-captain)
Seydou Keita
Yaya Touré
Sergio Busquets

Defenders

Martín Cáceres
Gerard Piqué
Rafael Márquez
Carles Puyol (captain)
Sylvinho
Gabriel Milito
Dani Alves
Éric Abidal
Victor Sánchez

Goalkeepers

Víctor Valdés (2º vice-captain)
José Manuel Pinto
Albert Jorquera

Youth System

Forward

Jeffren Suarez

Mid Fielders

Víctor Vazquez
Xavi Torres
Abraham Gonzalez

Defenders

David Corcoles
Alberto Botia

Goalkeepers

Oier Olazabal
Ruben Miño


Honours


Domestic competitions

La Liga

* Winners (18): 1929, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1974, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006
* Runners-up (22): 1930, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007

Copa del Rey (record)

* Winners (24): 1910, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998
* Runners-up (9): 1902, 1919, 1932, 1936, 1954, 1974, 1984, 1986, 1996

Supercopa de Espana

* Winners (7): 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006
* Runners-up (7): 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999

Copa de la Liga (record)

* Winners (2): 1983–83, 1986–86


International competitions

FIFA Club World Cup

* Runners-up (1): 2006

Intercontinental Cup

* Runners-up (1): 1992

UEFA Champions League

* Winners (2): 1992, 2006
* Runners-up (3): 1961, 1986, 1994

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (record)

* Winners (4): 1979, 1982, 1989, 1997
* Runners-up (2): 1969, 1991

European Super Cup

* Winners (2): 1992, 1997
* Runners-up (4): 1979, 1982, 1989, 2006

Other International Trophies

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (UEFA Cup's predecessor) (record)

* Winners (3): 1958, 1960, 1966
* Runners-up (1): 1962

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-Off

* Winners (1): 1971

Latin Cup (record)

* Winners (2): 1949, 1952

Small World Cup

* Winners (1): 1957

Saturday, July 26, 2008

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE - Royal Challengers Bangalore


Coach: Ray Jennings
Captain: Rahul Dravid
Colours: Red and Golden Yellow
Founded: 2008 Home Ground: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Capacity: 40,000
Owner: UB Group
CEO: Brijesh Patel
Official Website: http://www.royalchallengers.com/



Royal Challengers Bangalore Roster


Batsmen

* Kevin Pietersen
* Zealand Ross Taylor
* Wasim Jaffer
* Rahul Dravid(Captain)
* Gaurav Dhiman
* Robin Uthappa
* Manish Pandey

Wicket Keepers

* Mark Boucher
* Shreevats Goswami



All Rounders

* Dillon du Preez
* Jesse Ryder
* Jacques Kallis
* Cameron White
* Virat Kohli
* Praveen Kumar
* Balachandra Akhil
* Ranganath Vinay Kumar

Bowlers

* Dale Steyn
* Nathan Bracken
* Pankaj Singh
* Anil Kumble
* KP Appanna


Coaches

* Head Coach: Ray Jennings
* Assistant Head Coach: Vijay Bharadwaj
* Bowling Coach: Venkatesh Prasad

Administration

* Owner : Vijay Mallya UB Group
* CEO : Brijesh Patel
* Ambassadors : Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Ramya, Upendra

Friday, July 18, 2008

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE - Mumbai Indians


Coach:Lalchand Rajput
Captain:Sachin Tendulkar
Colours: Blue
Founded: 2008
Home Ground: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai & Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Academy, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
Capacity: 45,000 & 60,000
Owner: Reliance Industries Limited
Adviser: Harsha Bhogle
Official Website: www.themumbaiindians.com



Mumbai Indians Roster


Batsmen

* Jean-Paul Duminy
* Mohammed Ashraful
* Shikhar Dhawan
* Sachin Tendulkar(Captain)
* Saurabh Tiwary
* Ajinkya Rahane
* Jaydev Shah

All Rounders

* Sanath Jayasuriya
* Ryan McLaren
* Dwayne Bravo
* Graham Napier
* Kyle Mills
* Abhishek Nayar



Wicket Keepers

* Luke Ronchi
* Pinal Shah
* Yogesh Takawale


Bowlers

* Lasith Malinga
* Dilhara Fernando
* Harbhajan Singh
* Dhawal Kulkarni
* Rohan Raje
* Zaheer Khan
* Chetanya Nanda
* Rahil Sheikh

Coaches

* Head Coach: Lalchand Rajput
* Assistant Head Coach: Sameer Dighe
* Bowling Coach: Shaun Pollock
* Fielding Coach: Jonty Rhodes
* Physiotherapist: Dr. Nitin Patel

Administration

* Owner : Reliance Industries limited
* Director : Shishir Hattangadi
* Media Adviser : Harsha Bhogle
* Brand ambassador : Hrithik Roshan