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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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Ellis Hobbs III born May 16, 1983is a retired American football cornerback, who last played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa State. He announced February 21, 2011 that he was retiring from the NFL after suffering his second serious neck injury in the past two seasons.
Hobbs holds the NFL record for the longest kickoff return 108 yards a feat he accomplished on September 9, 2007 in a game against the New York Jets.
Contents
* 1 Early years
* 2 College career
* 3 Professional career
o 3.1 New England Patriots
+ 3.1.1 2005–06 seasons
+ 3.1.2 2007–08 seasons
o 3.2 Philadelphia Eagles
* 4 References
* 5 External links
Early years
Hobbs attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas, where he was a standout in football and track. In track, he participated on the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams and the long jump. In football, he starred at cornerback as well as running back; he ran for 1,701 yards on 233 carries with 29 touchdowns and caught 18 passes for 265 yards and three touchdowns.
College career
Hobbs was just seven credits short of graduating when he entered the NFL, and in 2009 our years after leaving college he completed his degree and graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in art and design. three-year starter at right cornerback, he compiled 209 tackles, two sacks, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, and 29 pass deflections during his tenure. He also found success as a kick returner, gaining 490 yards on 24 career kick returns. He earned All-Big 12 Conference first-team honors as a senior. Hobbs also received the Academic Athlete of the Year Award and was a finalist for Christian Athlete of the Year at ISU.

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Yuvraj singh best photos

Yuvraj Singh About this sound pronunciation ਯੁਵਰਾਜ ਸਿੰਘ, born 12 December 1981 in a Punjabi Jatfamily from Chandigarh, India is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 ODIs and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008. At the 2007 World Twenty20 he hit six sixes in an over against England's Stuart Broada feat only performed three times previously in any form of senior cricket, and never previously in an international match between two Test cricket nations.
Contents
* 1 Early career
* 2 ODI career
* 3 Test career
* 4 Twenty20 career
* 5 Style
* 6 Test Centuries
* 7 County cricket
* 8 Commercial interests
* 9 References
* 10 External links
Early career
Yuvraj first came to attention when he captained the U-19 Punjab cricket team in the final of the Cooch-Behar Trophy against Bihar U-19s, in which he scored 358.He then gained selection for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in January 2000, where he was part of a team led by Mohammed Kaif which won the tournament.Yuvraj was subsequently selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore
ODI career
Yuvraj made his One Day International debut against Kenya at Nairobi in 2000, at the ICC KnockOut Trophy. He showed his potential in his second ODI which was against the Australians where he scored a quickfire 84 off 82 balls against a quality pace attack consisting of bowlers like Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie.However, after a lean run of form, he was dropped for the one-dayers against Australia in India in early 2001 but returned later in the year and helped India to victory in a match in Sri Lanka with an unbeaten 9
One of his most memorable innings was a partnership with Mohammad Kaif in the NatWest Series final against England in July 2002 which led India to victoryHe was selected and represented India at the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He scored his first century in his fourth season with the Indian team against Bangladesh in 2003. After that he also scored hundreds against Zimbabwe and Australia, including a 139 off 119 balls at the Sydney Cricket Ground.In the Indian Oil Cup 2005, he made 110 off 114 ballshis third centuryand an important partnership worth 165 runs with Mohammad Kaif, to become the man of the match against West Indies in the last match of the round robin league. After reaching his century, he attracted attention by angry gesticulations to the Indian dressing room, which was postulated to be due to his clashes with team management - Greg Chappell had been appointed as the new Indian coach and he had criticised Yuvraj.He later praised Chappell's techniques.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

emmanuel adebayor early career

Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor born 26 February 1984 more commonly known as Emmanuel Adebayor, is a Togolese footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a striker, on loan from Manchester City. He played in the same position for the Togo national team before he announced his retirement from international football on 12 April 2010. Adebayor previously played for Metz, AS Monaco and Arsenal, and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008 January 2010, Adebayor was one of the players involved when the Togo national team's bus came under a gunfire attack on the way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.
Contents
1 Club career
o 1.1 Early career
o 1.2 Arsenal
o 1.3 Manchester City
+ 1.3.1 Loan to Real Madrid
* 2 International career
* 3 Punditry
* 4 Club career statistics
* 5 Honours
o 5.1 Individual
* 6 References
* 7 External links
Club career
Early career
Born in Togo to Nigerian parents of the Yoruba ethnic group, he began his career in his homeland playing for Sporting Club de Lomé. He made it to the U-15 level, and was spotted by French club Metz. After a trial, Adebayor joined the club in 1999 and played at the U-17 level for two years before joining the second team.
In his first season, he played nine games and scored twice. In the 2002–03 season, Adebayor scored 17 goals in 35 games. He signed a new contract with Monaco in 2003, and he scored seven goals in 17 appearances, helping them reach the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final with two goals in 10 games
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