SPORTS_STAR Archive
Barnes: Jamaica need Watford spirit
Liverpool and England legend John Barnes is starting another chapter of his life in football, this time at the helm of the Jamaican national team. Appointed head coach in mid-September, Kingston-born Barnes, will begin his stint with the Reggae Boyz on 19 November against already-eliminated Canada.
Cristiano Ronaldo: Wanting to win
Cristiano Ronaldo has already achieved many things in his short career. With Manchester United he has won two league championships, the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League. He was a runner-up with Portugal at UEFA EURO 2004, featured prominently at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ as well as this year's European Championships.
Deco: I've got no regrets
From being just one of the many talented midfielders to come out of Brazil every year, Anderson Luiz de Sousa, better known as Deco, has gone on to become one of the world's top footballers. The diminutive Portuguese is now the type of player most national teams would love to have among their ranks, including, ironically, his native Brazil.
Zaki: Now is my time
Amr Zaki began the 2008/09 season as a little fish in the ocean that is the English Premier League. Seven rounds into the campaign, however, the player Wigan Athletic have on a season-long loan from Zamalek has established himself as one of the competition's most fearsome predators.
Alex talks tactics and ambition
Brazil produces so many quality footballers each year that it is not easy to stand out from the crowd. One man who has achieved just that, however, is Alexsandro de Souza, one of a rare breed of playmakers who use intelligence, guile and technique rather than power to bring their team-mates into play.
Di Maria, Argentine guardian Angel
Argentina's squad list for the Men's Olympic Football Tournament featured the usual welter of established stars and some lesser-known names, among them Angel Di Maria. A product of the Rosario Central youth system and a world champion with Argentina at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, the left-sided midfielder relished the chance to shine alongside legendary figures such as Lionel Messi and Juan Roman Riquelme.
Fernando Torres Sanz
Fernando Jose Torres Sanz (20 March 1984) is a Spanish football player and star striker of Atletico de Madrid.He was born in the Fuenlabrada neighbourhood, traditionally Real Madrid territory, but he grew up to wear the red and white stripes of Atletico Madrid. Nicknamed El Nino (The Kid) for his youthful face, Torres is a striker for the Spanish National Team and Atletico Madrid, being its current captain despite his age.
Realistic Arshavin wants results
For many outside Russia, it seems striker Andrei Arshavin has just burst on to the scene. Stunning performances against Sweden then the Netherlands have propelled the 27-year-old into the limelight, but it is no more than fans of Russia and FC Zenit St. Petersburg expected. After missing Russia's opening two games through suspension, Arshavin quickly made up for lost time with a pair of goals and he is confident there is more to come in Thursday's semi-final against Spain.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Full name Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij , born July 1 , 1976 in Oss , North Brabant , Netherlands. Ruud is a Dutch football player currently playing for Manchester United. He wears the number 10 for Manchester United and number 9 for Holland team. Ruud is a natural striker with phenomenal finishing. He has great instinct inside the penalty box. He is also a regular penalty taker.
David Villa
David Villa Sanchez (born December 3, 1981 in Langreo, Asturias), nicknamed El Guaje (The Kid in Asturian) is a Spanish football player, who currently plays for Valencia CF and the Spanish national side. Due to his outstanding finishing skills, pace, well-roundedness (he can score from seemingly any position with both his head and feet) and work ethic, he is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in La Liga and in the world.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, better known as Cristiano Ronaldo, was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal to his mother Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and his father Jos? Dinis Aveiro. He grew up with a brother, Hugo, and two sisters, Elma and Katia. His second name ( Ronaldo ) is relatively rare in Portugal.
भलिबलमा सिपोरा
सिपोरा गुरुङ भर्खर १५ वर्षा पाइला टेकेकी छिन् । उनि भलिबल खेलमा पोखरामा बसेर पनि राष्ट्रिय पहिचान बनाउन सफल भएकी छि्न । सिपोरा भलिबलकी उत्कृष्ठ सटर अर्थात वेष्ट स्पिकरको रुपमा चिनिन्छन् । १४ वर्षै उमेर उनले १० औ साफ गेममा महिला भलिबलमा नेपाललाई तेस्रो स्थान दिलाइन ।
मोनिका गुरुङ - राष्ट्रिय उसु खेलाडी
मोनिका गुरुङ सानै उमेरमा उसु खेलमा राष्ट्रिय पहिचान बनाउन सफल भएकी छिन् । मेरीगोल्ड बोडिङ स्कुलमा कक्षा १० मा अध्ययनरत १६ वषिर्या मोनिका ले काठमान्डौमा भएको छैठौ राष्ट्रिय उसु च्याम्पियन सिप-२०६४ मा तेस्रो स्थान प्राप्त गरिन ।
कराँतेमा दुई किशोरीको उचाई
पोखरा- दुई कलकलाउँदा किशोरीहरु । छोटो अवधिमै सितोरियो कराँतेमा आफनो अब्बल प्रदर्शन गरेर सफलता हात पारेका छन् । आधा दर्शक अघि देखि निरन्तरता कराँते खेलेर थुप्रै पदक जितिसकेका संगीता लामा र सुष्मा गुरुङ
करातेँ खेलका हस्ती फत्तबहादुर गुरुङ
फत्तबहादुर गुरुङ, पश्चिमाञ्चलका एक मात्र करातेँ खेलका हस्ती हुन । पर्वत भंगरा-७ स्थायी घर भएका ३० वर्षो गुरुङ खेलाडी मात्र नभई पश्चिमाञ्चल पोखराका एक मात्र करातेँ खेलका प्रशिक्षक पनि हुन ।
पूर्व फुटवल खेलाडी राजु गुरुङ
"कसैको धारिलो वचनले राइजमा हुदा हुदै मैले फुटवल खेल त्याग्न बाध्य भए" - राजु गुरुङ, पूर्व  चर्चित फुटवल खेलाडी । गण्डकी अञ्चलबाटै पहिलो पटक मनाङ मर्स्याङदी क्लवमा अनुबन्धित भएर उनले आफनो खेलकुद जीवनमा राम्रो प्रभाव छोड्न सफल भए ।
उसुमा मोनिका
उनको उमेर समुहमा पोखराबाट उसु खेलमा राष्ट्रिय पहिचान बनाउने खेलाडी उनि मात्रै हुन । विद्यालय स्तरको सानो उमेरमा उनको प्रगति देखेर उनि पढ्ने विद्यालयका गुरुहरु पनि दंग परेका छन् । मोनिकाले उसुमा रेड बेल्ट पछि डिप्लो गरेकी छिन् ।