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