Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Beck tops football high-earners list

Soccer ace David Beckham has topped the high-earners list with a total income of 32.4 million euros. Barcelona’s Messi stands up 2nd in the list followed by Ronaldinho Christiano and Henry taking up the 4th and 5th spot. Apart from his income his existing sponsors are Motorola, Pepsi, Gillette and Volkswagen. His new income may put him a few steps ahead to 3rd position after Tiger Woods (Golf) and Michael Schumacher (Formula One).

Monday, March 2, 2009

Usain Bolt

Born in Trelawny aged 23, the man who achieved the feet of world fastest sprinter is Usain Bolt. He is the first person to win all 3 events at a single Olympics. He is nick named as "Lightning Bolt" and "Bolt from the blue".Bolt considered Herb Mckenley, Don Quarrie and Michael Jhonson as his track and field idols. His close rival in 100 meters track event is his own compatriot Asafa Powell. His coach Glenn Mills is very confident about him and assures that there is more to come. Apart from his athletic world he has a soft corner for cricket. His favorite players are Sachin Tendulkar (INDIA), Chris Gayle(WEST INDIES).