Champions by yearMENS

Year↓ Australia Australian Open↓ France French Open↓

United Kingdom Wimbledon↓

United States US Open↓

2000United States Andre Agassi (6/8)

Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (2/3)

United States Pete Sampras (13/14) Russia Marat Safin (1/2)

2001United States Andre Agassi (7/8)

Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (3/3) HRV - Goran Ivanišević

Australia Lleyton Hewitt (1/2)

2002Sweden Thomas Johansson Spain Albert Costa

Australia Lleyton Hewitt (2/2)

United States Pete Sampras (14/14)

2003United States Andre Agassi (8/8)

Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero

SUI - Roger Federer (1/16)

United States Andy Roddick

2004Switzerland Roger Federer (2/16)

Argentina Gastón Gaudio

Switzerland Roger Federer (3/16)

Switzerland Roger Federer (4/16)

2005Russia Marat Safin (2/2)

Spain Rafael Nadal (1/8)

Switzerland Roger Federer (5/16)

Switzerland Roger Federer (6/16)

2006Switzerland Roger Federer (7/16)

Spain Rafael Nadal (2/8)

Switzerland Roger Federer (8/16)

Switzerland Roger Federer (9/16)

2007Switzerland Roger Federer (10/16)

Spain Rafael Nadal (3/8)

Switzerland Roger Federer (11/16)

Switzerland Roger Federer (12/16)

2008 SRB - Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal (4/8) Spain Rafael Nadal (5/8)

Switzerland Roger Federer (13/16)

2009Spain Rafael Nadal (6/8)

Switzerland Roger Federer (14/16)

Switzerland Roger Federer (15/16)

Argentina Juan Martín del Potro

2010Switzerland Roger Federer (16/16)

Spain Rafael Nadal (7/8) Spain Rafael Nadal (8/8)

WOMENS

Year↓ Australia Australian Open↓ France French Open↓

United Kingdom Wimbledon↓

United States US Open↓

1997Switzerland Martina Hingis (1/5) HRV - Iva Majoli (1/1)

Switzerland Martina Hingis (2/5)

Switzerland Martina Hingis (3/5)

1998Switzerland Martina Hingis (4/5)

Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4/4)

CZE - Jana Novotná (1/1)

United States Lindsay Davenport (1/3)

1999Switzerland Martina Hingis (5/5)

Germany Steffi Graf (22/22)

United States Lindsay Davenport (2/3)

United States Serena Williams (1/13)

2000United States Lindsay Davenport (3/3)

France Mary Pierce (2/2)

United States Venus Williams (1/7)

United States Venus Williams (2/7)

2001United States Jennifer Capriati (1/3)

United States Jennifer Capriati (2/3)

United States Venus Williams (3/7)

United States Venus Williams (4/7)

2002United States Jennifer Capriati (3/3)

United States Serena Williams (2/13)

United States Serena Williams (3/13)

United States Serena Williams (4/13)

2003United States Serena Williams (5/13)

BEL - Justine Henin (1/7)

United States Serena Williams (6/13)

Belgium Justine Henin (2/7)

2004 Belgium Justine Henin RUS - Anastasia Russia Maria Sharapova Russia Svetlana

(3/7) Myskina (1/1) (1/3) Kuznetsova (1/2)

2005United States Serena Williams (7/13)

Belgium Justine Henin (4/7)

United States Venus Williams (5/7)

Belgium Kim Clijsters (1/2)

2006France Amélie Mauresmo (1/2)

Belgium Justine Henin (5/7)

France Amélie Mauresmo (2/2)

Russia Maria Sharapova (2/3)

2007United States Serena Williams (8/13)

Belgium Justine Henin (6/7)

United States Venus Williams (6/7)

Belgium Justine Henin (7/7)

2008Russia Maria Sharapova (3/3)

SRB - Ana Ivanović (1/1)

United States Venus Williams (7/7)

United States Serena Williams (9/13)

2009United States Serena Williams (10/13)

Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (2/2)

United States Serena Williams (11/13)

Belgium Kim Clijsters (2/2)

2010United States Serena Williams (12/13)

ITA - Francesca Schiavone (1/1)

United States Serena Williams (13/13)

List of Olympic medalists in tennis:Singles (men)Games Gold Silver Bronze1996 Atlanta

Andre Agassi (USA) Sergi Bruguera (ESP) Leander Paes (IND)2000 Sydney

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) Tommy Haas (GER) Arnaud di Pasquale (FRA)

2004 Athens

Nicolás Massú (CHI) Mardy Fish (USA) Fernando González (CHI)

2008 Beijing Rafael Nadal (ESP) Fernando González (CHI) Novak Djokovic (SRB)

Singles (women)2000 Sydney

Venus Williams (USA) Elena Dementieva (RUS) Monica Seles (USA)2004 Athens

Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) Alicia Molik (AUS)2008 Beijing

Elena Dementieva (RUS) Dinara Safina (RUS) Vera Zvonareva (RUS)Doubles (men)2008 Beijing

Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)

Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson (SWE)

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (USA)

Doubles (women)2008 Beijing

Serena Williams and Venus Williams (USA)

Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)

Yan Zi and Zheng Jie (CHN)

List of Davis Cup champions:

Year↓ Winner↓ Score↓ Runner-up↓ Finals Venue (surface)[1]↓ City↓2005 Croatia (1) 3–2* Slovakia (1) Sibamac Arena (IH) Bratislava, Slovakia2006 Russia (2) 3–2 Argentina (2) Olympic Stadium (IH) Moscow, Russia

2007 United States (32) 4–1 Russia (3) Memorial Coliseum (IH)

Portland, United States

2008 Spain (3) 3–1* Argentina (3) Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (IH)

Mar del Plata, Argentina

2009 Spain (4) 5–0 Czech Republic (2) Palau Sant Jordi (IC) Barcelona, Spain

G) - Grass, (C) - Clay, (H) - Hard, (Cp) - Carpet, (Ix) – IndoorNumber of final appearances

Country↓ Wins↓ Last final won↓

Runners-up↓

Last final lost↓

United States 32 2007 29 2004 Australia 28 2003 19 2001 France 9 2001 6 2002 Great Britain 9 1936 8 1978 Sweden 7 1998 5 1996 Spain 4 2009 3 2003 Germany 3 1993 2 1985

2010 FIFA World Cup:Semi-finalsThe Netherlands qualified for the final for the third time with a 3–2 win over Uruguay. Spain reached their first ever final with a 1–0 victory over Germany. As a result, it was the first World Cup final not to include any of the four most successful nations: Brazil, Italy, Germany and Argentina.6 July 2010 20:30:-Uruguay ( Forlán Goal 41' M. Pereira Goal 90+2' ) 2 – 3 Netherlands (Van Bronckhorst Goal 18'Sneijder Goal 70'Robben Goal 73') Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 62,479 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)7 July 2010 20:30:- Germany 0 – 1 Spain (Puyol Goal 73')Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Attendance: 60,960 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)Third-place play-offGermany defeated Uruguay 3–2 to secure third place. Germany holds the record for most third place finishes in the World Cup (4), while Uruguay holds the record for most fourth place finishes (3).10 July 2010 20:30:- Uruguay (Cavani Goal 28' Forlán Goal 51') 2 – 3 Germany (Müller Goal 19'Jansen Goal 56'Khedira Goal 82')Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 36,254 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)[59]Final:- 11 July 2010 20:30:Netherlands 0 – 1(a.e.t.) Spain Soccer City, JohannesburgAttendance: 84,490 Referee: Howard Webb (England)[59]Iniesta Goal 116Awards :- * Golden Ball: Diego Forlán (Uruguay) * Golden Boot: Thomas Müller (Germany) * Golden Glove: Iker Casillas (Spain) * Best Young Player: Thomas Müller (Germany) * FIFA Fair Play Trophy: Spain5 goals * Thomas Müller (Germany)* Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)* David Villa (Spain)* Diego Forlán (Uruguay) /4 goals * Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina)* Miroslav Klose (Germany)* Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)Geet Sethi:World Professional Billiards Championship results

* 1992: Won (beat Mike Russell, 2529–718) * 1993: Won (beat Mike Russell, 2139–1140) * 1994: Semi-finalist (lost to Peter Gilchrist, 916-1312)

* 1995: Won (beat Devendra Joshi, 1661–931) * 1996: Runner-up (lost to Mike Russell, 1848–2534) * 1997: Event was not held * 1998: Won (beat Mike Russell, 1400–1015) * 1999: * 2000: Event was not held * 2001: Quarter-finalist * 2002: Semi-finalist (lost to Peter Gilchrist, 851–1767) * 2003: Lost in the group stage * 2004: Quarter-finalist (lost to David Causier, 722–971) * 2006: Won (beat England's Lee Lagan, 2073–1057) * 2007: Semi-finalist (lost to Mike Russell, 1231–1835) * 2008: Runner-up (lost to Mike Russell, 1342–1821)Titles* World Professional Billiards Champion: 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2006 * World Amateur Billiards Champion: 1985, 1987, 2001 * Gold Medallist, 13th Asian Games, Bangkok 1998 * Asian Billiards Champion: 1987 * National Billiards Champion: 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1997, 1998 * National Snooker Champion: 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988 Awards and recognition:- A major sporting hero in India, he is a recipient of India's highest sporting award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna for 1992–1993; both the Padma Shri and the Arjuna Award in 1986; and the K.K. Birla Award, 1993.Pankaj Advani:Titles * 2010 o Asian Billiards Championship * 2009 o World Professional Billiards Championship[3] o Asian Billiards Championship* 2008 o IBSF World Billiards Championship (both formats - timed and points) o Asian Billiards Championship* 2006 o Asian Games Gold Medallist - English Billiards singles * 2005 o IBSF World Billiards Championship (both formats - timed and points) o Asian Billiards Championship o India Billiards Championship o India Junior Snooker Championship o India Junior Billiards Championship o WSA Challenge Tour * 2004 o WSA Challenge Tour * 2003 o IBSF World Snooker Championship o Indian Junior Billiards Championship o Indian Junior Snooker Championship * 2001 o Indian Junior Billiards Championship * 2000 o Indian Junior Billiards Championship * 1999

o Pot Shot All India Triangular Championship o Pot Shot non-medallist Championship * 1998 o Karnataka State Junior Snooker Championship * 1997 o 27th BS Sampath Memorial Handicap Snooker Championship o T.A. Selvaraj Memorial Billiards Championship o Karnataka Stage Junior Snooker ChampionshipAwards and honors

* Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, 2009 [4] * Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour, 2005-06 [5] * Rajyotsava Award, Karnataka's highest civilian award, 2007. [6] * Karnataka's 'Kempegowda Award" in 2007. * The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2006. * Vision of India's "International Indian" Award in 2005. * Senior Sportsperson of the Year 2005 * The Sports Writers' Association of Bangalore's * The Bangalore University ' Sportsperson of the Year, 2005 * The Hero India Sports Award (HISA) in 2004 * The Rajeev Gandhi Award in 2004 * The Arjuna Award in 2004 * The Indo-American Young Achiever's Award - 2003 * The Sports Star Sportsperson of the Year 2003.

Viswanathan Anand:World Chess Champion 2008Anand convincingly defended the title against Kramnik in the World Chess Championship 2008 held between October 14 and October 29 in Bonn, Germany. The winner was to be the first to score 6½ points in the twelve-game match. Anand won by scoring 6½ points in 11 games, having won three of the first six games (two with the black pieces).After the tenth game, Anand led 6–4 and needed only a draw in either of the last two games to win the match. In the eleventh game, Kramnik played the Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defense. Once the players traded queens, Kramnik offered a draw after 24 moves since he had no winning chances in the endgame.

World Chess Champion 2010Prior to the World Chess Championship 2010, Anand, who had booked on the flight Frankfurt-Sofia on April 16, was stranded due to the cancellation of all flights following the volcano ash cloud from Eyjafjallajökull. Anand asked for a three day postponement, which the Bulgarian organisers refused on April 19. Anand eventually reached Sofia on April 20, after an exhausting 40-hour road journey.Consequently, the first game was delayed by one day.

The match consisted of 12 games. After 11 games the score was tied at 5½-5½. Anand won game 12 on the Black side of a Queen's Gambit Declined to win the match and retain the World Championship. In game 12, after Topalov's dubious 31st and 32nd moves, Anand was able to achieve a strong attack against Topalov's relatively exposed king. Topalov subsequently resigned.AwardsPreceded byAlexander Khalifman FIDE World Chess Champion 2000–2002 Succeeded byRuslan PonomariovPreceded by Vladimir Kramnik World Chess Champion 2007–present IncumbentAchievementsPreceded by Veselin Topalov World No. 1April 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 Succeeded byVladimir Kramnik

Vladimir Kramnik April 1, 2008 - September 30, 2008 Succeeded by Veselin Topalov

Saina Nehwal (born March 17, 1990) is an Indian Khel Ratna winning badminton player currently ranked number 2 in the world by Badminton World Federation,[1] Saina is the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships. Saina Nehwal made history on June 21, 2009, becoming the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament, by clinching the Indonesia Open with a stunning victory over higher-ranked Chinese Wang Lin in Jakarta. (The Super Series tournament is roughly equivalent to a Grand Slam in tennis.)

Saina won her second career Super Series title by winning the Singapore Open title on June 20, 2010. She completed a hat-trick in the same year by winning the Indonesian Open on June 27, 2010. This win resulted in her rise to 3rd ranking and subsequently to No. 2. This remains her highest career ranking. When it comes to BWF Super Series ranking for the year 2010 (which only considers the performances of players in the elite world super series tournaments), as on 27 July 2010, Saina is ranked No. 1 with 29860 points leading her nearest competitor Bae Youn-joo of Korea by nearly 1200 pts.

Previously coached by S. M. Arif, a Dronacharya Award winner, Saina is the reigning Indian national junior champion and is currently coached by Indonesian badminton legend Atik Jauhari since August 2008, with the former All England champion and national coach Pullela Gopichand being her mentor.

Career Record - Best ResultsEvent Year ResultCzechoslovakia Junior Open 2003 Winner2004 Commonwealth Youth Games 2004 22 SilverAsian Satellite Badminton Tournament 2005 Winner2006 Commonwealth Games 2006 33 BronzePhilippines Philippines Open (badminton) 2006 WinnerAsian Satellite Badminton Tournament 2006 WinnerIndia Indian National Badminton Championships 2007 WinnerIndia National Games of India 2007 11 GoldChinese Taipei 2008 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold 2008 WinnerIndia Indian National Badminton Championships 2008 Winner2008 Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 11 Gold2008 BWF World Junior Championships 2008 Winner2008 BWF Super Series Masters finals 2008 SemifinalistIndonesia 2009 Indonesia Super Series 2009 Winner

2009 BWF World Championships 2009Quarter-finalist

India 2009 Indian Open Grand Prix 2009 WinnerEngland 2010 All-England Super Series 2010 semifinalist2010 Badminton Asia Championships 2010 33 BronzeIndia 2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold 2010 WinnerSingapore 2010 Singapore Open Super Series 2010 WinnerIndonesia 2010 Indonesia Open Super Series 2010 Winner

France 2010 BWF World Championships 2010Quarter-finalist

2010 Updates (Her Path Breaking Year)

* Saina successfully lead the Indian Women Team to the Quarter-finals stage of the 2010 Uber Cup finals. * Saina became the first Indian Woman to reach the semi finals of 2010 All-England Super Series before losing to eventual champion Tine Rasmussen. * Top seeded Saina reached the semifinals of Yonex Sunrise Badminton Asia Championships 2010 losing out to unseeded eventual champion Li Xuerui of China. Saina's Coach Gopichand advised her not exert too much pressure on herself due to the overwhelming home crowd support. * Saina wins the Indian Open Grand Prix Gold 2010, beating Wong Mew Choo of Malaysia in the final and thus justifying her billing as top seed in the tournament. She won a prize money of $8,280 for winning this BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament. * Saina Nehwal, again seeded no. 1 in the Singapore Open Super Series 2010, entered the finals defeating World champion Lu Lan of China (updated on 06/20/2010) * Saina won the second Super Series title of her career by beating qualifier Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the final of the Singapore Open 21-18, 21-15. But the fact that she won the tournament in the absence of all the top 5 ranked players (who all happen to be Chinese), takes a little sheen away from her path breaking victory. Saina won a prize money of $15,000 for winning this BWF Super Series tournament. * Saina has reached a career high of world no. 3 in the women's singles badminton world rankings on 24 June 2010.[13]* Saina defended her Indonesia Open super series title in three tough games against Sayaka Sato of Japan, 21-19 / 13-21 / 21-11.This is her third super series title and her third successive title following wins at Indian open,Singapore Super series.[14] She again won the top prize money of $18,750 for winning this BWF Super Series tournament. * On 15 July 2010, with 64791.26 points Saina Nehwal reached a career high world ranking of No. 2 only behind Wang Yihan of China.* 2nd seed Saina, a tournament favourite, crashed out of the 2010 BWF World Championships in Paris after losing to 4th ranked Chinese Wang Shixian in straight sets 8-21, 14-21. She although equalled her tournament best performance, as she was also a losing quater-finalist in the last edition held in Hyderabad.

Sania Mirza:In 2004 she was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian Government.CareerIn April 2003, Mirza made her debut in the India Fed Cup team, winning all three singles matches. She also won the 2003 Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title, teaming up with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia.

Mirza is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, with a career high ranking of 27 in singles and 18 in doubles. She is the first Indian woman to be seeded in a Grand Slam tennis tournament. She was the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament at the 2005 U.S. Open, defeating Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli. In winning, with Mahesh Bhupathi, the mixed doubles event at the 2009 Australian Open, she became the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title.

In 2005, Mirza reached the third round of the Australian Open, losing to eventual champion Serena Williams. On February 12, 2005, she became the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title, defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in the Hyderabad Open Finals. As of September 2006, Mirza has notched up three top 10 wins; against Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova and Martina Hingis. At the 2006 Doha Asian Games, Mirza won the silver in the women's singles category and the gold in the mixed doubles partnering Leander Paes. She was also part of the Indian women's team that won the silver in the team event.

In 2006, Mirza was awarded a Padma Shri, India's fourth highest honor for her achievements as a tennis player.[7]

Mirza had had the best results of her career during the 2007 summer hardcourt season, finishing eighth in the 2007 U.S. Open Series standings. She reached the final of the Bank of the West Classic and won the doubles event with Shahar Pe'er, and reached the quarterfinals of the Tier 1 Acura Classic.

At the 2007 U.S. Open, she reached the third round before losing to Anna Chakvetadze for the third time in recent weeks. She fared much better in the doubles, reaching the quarterfinals in mixed with her partner Mahesh Bhupathi and the quarterfinals in the women's doubles with Bethanie Mattek, including a win over number two seeds Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur.

Mirza received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from the MGR Educational and Research Institute University in Chennai on 2008-12-11.[8] Her niece, Sonia Baig Mirza, studies there.2008Mirza reached the quarter-finals at Hobart as No. 6 seed. She lost to Flavia Pennetta in three sets. She reached the third round at the Australian Open as No.31 seed, where she lost to No.8 seed Venus Williams 7–6(0) 6–4, having led 5–3 in the first set. She was runner-up in the Australian Open mixed doubles partnering Mahesh Bhupathi where they lost 7–6(4), 6–4 to Sun Tiantian and Nenad Zimonjić.

She withdrew from the Pattaya Open because of a left adductor strain.

Mirza reached the 4r at Indian Wells as No.21 seed, defeating No.9 seed Shahar Pe'er en route, but lost to No.5 seed Daniela Hantuchová.

At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, as No.32 seed, Mirza was defeated by qualifier María José Martínez Sánchez, 6–0, 4–6, 9–7, having had several match points.

Mirza was eliminated in the first round of the 2008 Beijing Olympics when she retired in her match against Iveta Benešová because of a right wrist injury. Throughout 2008, Mirza was plagued by a slew of wrist injuries, requiring her to withdraw from several matches including those of the Roland Garros and US Open Grand Slams.2009Mirza picked up her first Grand Slam title at the 2009 Australian Open. Partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi, she won the mixed doubles title beating Nathalie Dechy (France) and Andy Ram (Israel) 6–3, 6–1 in the final in Melbourne. She then entered the Pattaya Women's Open Tournament in Bangkok where she reached the finals after a string of good performances. She lost the finals to Vera Zvonareva 7–5, 6–1. She made the semis in doubles in the same tournament.

Mirza then competed in the BNP Paribas Open where she lost in the second round to Flavia Pennetta. She then participated in the Miami Masters and lost to Mathilde Johansson of France in the first round. Mirza and her doubles partner Chia-jung Chuang of Chinese Taipei made the semifinals of the doubles event. Mirza lost in the first round of the MPS Group Championships but won the doubles title with Chuang. She lost in the first round at Roland Garros, losing to Kazakhstan's Galina Voskoboeva. She also lost in the second round of the doubles (with Chuang) and mixed doubles (with Mahesh Bhupathi). She participated in the 2009 AEGON Classic and reached the semifinals, losing to Magdaléna Rybáriková of Slovakia 3–6,6–0,6–3, who eventually won the title.

Mirza defeated Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the first round of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. She then fell to #28 Sorana Cîrstea in the second round. She competed in and won the Lexington Challenger event, defeating top seed Julie Coin of France in the final. She also reached the final of the ITF event in Vancouver but lost to Stéphanie Dubois of Canada. Playing in the U.S Open, she defeated Olga Govortsova in the first round but lost 6–0, 6–0 to 10th seed Flavia Pennetta of Italy. She also lost in the second round of the doubles event (partnering Francesca Schiavone) to Shahar Pe'er and Gisela Dulko.

Mirza successfully qualified for the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo but lost in the first round to Zheng Jie. Mirza won the first set but could not hold the lead, eventually losing to the Chinese player 7–5, 2–6, 3–6.

At Osaka, Mirza won her first round match against 5th seed Shahar Pe'er 3–6, 6–3, 6–4. Mirza then defeated Viktoriya Kutuzova 6–4, 6–3 and in the quarterfinal she defeated 2nd seed Marion Bartoli 6–4, 2–0 by retirement. Bartoli conceded her match and Mirza moved on to the semifinal to meet 4th seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy.Career finals

SinglesWins (1 WTA/12 ITF)

Has reached 5 finals; winning 1 at the 2005 Hyderabad Open.Sania Mirza at the 2007 Australian Open, during her first-round women's doubles matchDoublesWins (12)

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1, and officially referred to as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

Youngest Drivers' ChampionDriver Age Season

1 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 23 years, 301 days 20082 Spain Fernando Alonso 24 years, 58 days 20053 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 25 years, 273 days 19724 Germany Michael Schumacher 25 years, 314 days 19945 Austria Niki Lauda 26 years, 197 days 19756 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 26 years, 200 days 19977 United Kingdom Jim Clark 27 years, 188 days 19638 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 28 years, 4 days 2007

9 Austria Jochen Rindt 28 years, 140 days 1970 (posthumously)

10 Brazil Ayrton Senna 28 years, 223 days 1988

Oldest Drivers' ChampionDriver Age Season

1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 46 years, 41 days 19572 Italy Giuseppe Farina 43 years, 308 days 19503 Australia Jack Brabham 40 years, 155 days 19664 United Kingdom Graham Hill 39 years, 262 days 19685 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 39 years, 8 days 19926 France Alain Prost 38 years, 214 days 19937 United States Mario Andretti 38 years, 193 days 19788 United Kingdom Damon Hill 36 years, 26 days 19969 Austria Niki Lauda 35 years, 242 days 198410 Germany Michael Schumacher 35 years, 239 days 2004

Michael Schumacher holds the record for having won the most Drivers' Championships, with seven.

1 Germany Michael Schumacher 71994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 24th

2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 51951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 2nd

3 France Alain Prost 41985, 1986, 1989, 1993 21st

4 Australia Jack Brabham 3 1959, 1960, 1966 5th5 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 3 1969, 1971, 1973 11th6 Austria Niki Lauda 3 1975, 1977, 1984 14th7 Brazil Nelson Piquet 3 1981, 1983, 1987 19th8 Brazil Ayrton Senna 3 1988, 1990, 1991 22nd9 Italy Alberto Ascari 2 1952, 1953 3rd10 United Kingdom Jim Clark 2 1963, 1965 8th11 United Kingdom Graham Hill 2 1962, 1968 7th12 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 2 1972, 1974 13th13 Finland Mika Häkkinen 2 1998, 1999 27th14 Spain Fernando Alonso 2 2005, 2006 28th15 Italy Giuseppe Farina 1 1950 1st16 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 1 1958 4th17 United States Phil Hill 1 1961 6th18 United Kingdom John Surtees 1 1964 9th19 New Zealand Denny Hulme 1 1967 10th20 Austria Jochen Rindt 1 1970 12th21 United Kingdom James Hunt 1 1976 15th22 United States Mario Andretti 1 1978 16th23 South Africa Jody Scheckter 1 1979 17th24 Australia Alan Jones 1 1980 18th25 Finland Keke Rosberg 1 1982 20th26 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 1 1992 23rd27 United Kingdom Damon Hill 1 1996 25th28 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 1 1997 26th29 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 1 2007 29th30 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1 2008 30th31 United Kingdom Jenson Button 1 2009 31st

A Grand Slam title is a championship won at one of the four tennis tournaments that comprise the tennis Grand Slam. These tournaments, often referred to collectively as "Grand Slam tournaments", are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.Most Grand Slam combined titles (all time)In the following tables: * "S" means singles. * "D" means same gender doubles. * "M" means mixed doubles.

Men

#↓ Player↓ S↓ D↓ M↓ Total↓1 Roy Emerson (AUS) 12 16 0 282 John Newcombe (AUS) 7 17 2 263 Frank Sedgman (AUS) 5 9 8 22= Todd Woodbridge (AUS) 0 16 6 225 Bill Tilden (USA) 10 6 5 21

6 Rod Laver (AUS) 11 6 3 207 Jack Bromwich (AUS) 2 13 4 198 Neale Fraser (AUS) 3 11 4 18= Jean Borotra (FRA) 4 9 5 1810 Fred Stolle (AUS) 2 10 5 17= John McEnroe (USA) 7 9 1 17= Jack Crawford (AUS) 6 6 5 17= Adrian Quist (AUS) 3 14 0 17= Ken Rosewall (AUS) 8 9 0 17

Women

#↓ Player↓ S↓ D↓ M↓ Total↓1 Margaret Court (AUS) 24 19 19 622 Martina Navrátilová (USA) 18 31 10 593 Billie Jean King (USA) 12 16 11 394 Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) 6 21 10 375 Louise Brough Clapp (USA) 6 21 8 35= Doris Hart (USA) 6 14 15 357 Helen Wills Moody (USA) 19 9 3 318 Elizabeth Ryan (USA) 0 19 11 309 Serena Williams (USA) 13 12 2 2710 Steffi Graf (GER) 22 1 0 2311 Pam Shriver (USA) 0 21 1 2212 Suzanne Lenglen (FRA)[1] 8 8 5 21= Chris Evert (USA) 18 3 0 21= Venus Williams (USA) 7 12 2 2115 Natasha Zvereva (BLR) 0 18 2 2016 Maria Bueno (BRA) 7 11 1 1917 Shirley Fry Irvin (USA) 4 12 1 17= Jana Novotná (TCH) 1 12 4 17= Gigi Fernández (PR) 0 17 0 17

Most Grand Slam singles titles (open era): The following tables list the persons who have won at least five Grand Slam singles title during his or her career since the beginning of the open era.

Men

Rank↓ Name↓ Country↓

AUS↓

FRA↓

WIM↓

USA↓ Total↓

Winning span↓

WS-Years↓

1 Roger Federer Switzerland 4 1 6 5 162003–2010 8

2 Pete Sampras United States 2 0 7 5 141990–2002 13

3 Björn Borg Sweden 0 6 5 0 111974–1981 8

4 Andre Agassi United States 4 1 1 2 81992–2003 12

= Jimmy Connors United States 1 0 2 5 81974–1983 10

= Ivan Lendl Czechoslovakia 2 3 0 3 8

1984–1990 7

= Rafael Nadal Spain 1 5 2 0 82005–2010 6

8 John McEnroe United States 0 0 3 4 71979–1984 6

= Mats Wilander Sweden 3 3 0 1 71982–1988 7

10 Boris Becker Germany 2 0 3 1 61985–1996 12

= Stefan Edberg Sweden 2 0 2 2 61985–1992 8

Women

Rank↓ Name↓ Country↓

AUS↓

FRA↓

WIM↓

USA↓ Total↓

Winning span↓

WS-Years↓

1 Steffi Graf Germany 4 6 7 5 221987–1999 13

2 Martina Navratilova United States 3 2 9 4 18

1978–1990 13

= Chris Evert United States 2 7 3 6 18

1974–1986 13

4 Serena Williams United States 5 1 4 3 13

1999–2010 12

5 Margaret Court Australia 4 3 1 3 111968–1973 6

6 Monica Seles United States 4 3 0 2 9

1990–1996 7

7 Billie Jean King United States 0 1 4 3 8

1968–1975 8

8 Justine Henin Belgium 1 4 0 2 7 2003–2007

5

= Evonne Goolagong Cawley Australia 4 1 2 0 7

1971–1980 10

= Venus Williams United States 0 0 5 2 7

2000–2008 9

5 Grand Slam singles titles: Martina HingisMost wins by Grand Slam eventTournament Event Men Women

Australia

All 13 Adrian Quist 21 Margaret CourtSingles 6 Roy Emerson 11 Margaret CourtSame gender doubles 10 Adrian Quist 12 Thelma Coyne Long

Mixed doubles 4Harry HopmanColin Long 4

Thelma Coyne LongNancye Wynne BoltonDaphne Akhurst CozensNell Hall Hopman

France

All 9 Henri Cochet 13 Margaret CourtSingles 6 Björn Borg 7 Chris EvertSame gender doubles 6 Roy Emerson 7 Martina Navrátilová

Mixed doubles 3Ken FletcherJean-Claude Barclay 4 Margaret Court

Wimbledon

All 13 Lawrence Doherty 20 Billie Jean KingMartina Navratilova

Singles 7William RenshawPete Sampras 9 Martina Navrátilová

Same gender doubles 9 Todd Woodbridge 12 Elizabeth Ryan

Mixed doubles 4Vic SeixasKen FletcherOwen Davidson

7 Elizabeth Ryan

United States

All 16 Bill Tilden 25 Margaret Osborne duPont

Singles 7Bill LarnedBill TildenRichard Sears

8 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory

Same gender doubles 6Holcombe WardRichard SearsJames Dwight

13 Margaret Osborne duPont

Mixed doubles 4

Edwin FischerWallace JohnsonBill TildenWilliam TalbertMarty RiessenOwen Davidson

8 Margaret Court

OverallAll 28 Roy Emerson 62 Margaret CourtSingles 16 Roger Federer 24 Margaret CourtSame gender doubles 17 John Newcombe 31 Martina NavrátilováMixed doubles 11 Owen Davidson 19 Margaret Court

OLYMPICS

MedalistsMedal↓ Name↓ Games↓ Sport↓ Event↓2 Silver Pritchard, NormanNorman Pritchard* 1900 Paris Athletics Men's 200 metres

2 Silver Pritchard, NormanNorman Pritchard* 1900 Paris Athletics Men's 200 metre hurdles

1 Gold National team 1928 Amsterdam Field hockey Men's competition

1 Gold National team 1932 Los Angeles Field hockey Men's competition

1 Gold National team 1936 Berlin Field hockey Men's competition

1 Gold National team 1948 London Field hockey Men's competition

1 Gold National team 1952 Helsinki Field hockey Men's competition

3 Bronze Jadhav, Khashaba DadasahebKhashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav

1952 Helsinki Wrestling

Men's freestyle bantamweight

1 Gold National team 1956 Melbourne Field hockey Men's competition

2 Silver National team 1960 Rome Field hockey Men's competition1 Gold National team 1964 Tokyo Field hockey Men's competition

3 Bronze National team 1968 Mexico Field hockey Men's competition

3 Bronze National team 1972 Munich Field hockey Men's competition

1 Gold National team 1980 Moscow Field hockey Men's competition

3 Bronze Paes, LeanderLeander Paes 1996 Atlanta Tennis Men's singles

3 Bronze Malleswari, KarnamKarnam Malleswari 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Women's 69 kg

2 Silver Rathore, Rajyavardhan SinghRajyavardhan Singh Rathore

2004 Athens Shooting Men's double trap

1 Gold Bindra, AbhinavAbhinav Bindra 2008 Beijing Shooting Men's 10m Air Rifle

3 Bronze Kumar, SushilSushil Kumar 2008 Beijing Wrestling Men's 66 kg Freestyle

3 Bronze Singh, VijenderVijender Singh 2008 Beijing Boxing Men's 75 kg

India at the 2006 Asian Games:MedalistsGold (10)

* Pankaj Advani (Cue Sports :: Men English Billiard Singles) * Humpy Koneru (Chess :: Women's Rapid) * Jaspal Rana (Shooting :: Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol, Men's 25 m Standard Pistol) * Leander Paes & Mahesh Bhupathi (Tennis :: Men's Doubles) * Leander Paes & Sania Mirza (Tennis :: Mixed Doubles) * Athletics :: Women's 4x400 m Relay o GEETHA Sati o KAUR Manjeet

o KULATHUMMURIYIL Chitra o PARAMANIK Pinki * Kabaddi :: Men * Shooting :: Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol Team o JUNG Samresh o KUMAR Vijay o RANA Jaspal * Chess :: Mixed Team's Classical o KONERU Humpy o KRISHNAN Sasikiran o PENTYALA Harikrishna

Silver (18)

* Manjeet Kaur (Athletics :: 400 m) * Santhi Soudarajan (Athletics :: 800 m)--- medal been taken back on charges of Santhi failing the gender test. * Anju Bobby George (Athletics :: Long Jump) * Soma Biswas (Athletics :: Heptathlon) * Ashok Shandiliya (Billiards :: Singles) * Bajranglal Takhar (Rowing :: Single Sculls) * Manavjit Singh Sandhu (Shooting :: Trap) * Sania Mirza (Tennis :: Singles) * Geetika Jakhar (Wrestling :: 63 kg Freestyle)

* Golf (Men) * Rowing :: Single Sculls (Men) * Rowing :: Fours (Men) * Sailing :: Beneteau 7.5 * Shooting :: 25 m Standard Pistol (Men) * Shooting :: Trap (Men) * Shooting :: Double Trap (Men) * Shooting :: 10 m Air Pistol (Women) * Tennis (Women)

Bronze (26)

* Sinimol Paulose (Athletics :: 1500 m) * O. P. Jaisha (Athletics :: 5000 m) * J. J. Shobha (Athletics :: Heptathlon) * Krishna Punia (Athletics :: Discus Throw) * Geet Sethi & Ashok Shandiliya (Billiards :: Doubles) * Vijender Kumar (Boxing :: Middleweight) * Johnson Varghese (Boxing :: Super Heavyweight) * Bijender Singh & Kiran Yalamanchi (Rowing :: Lightweight Double Sculls) * Rajesh Choudhary (Sailing :: Laser Radial) * Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Shooting :: Double Trap) * Gagan Narang (Shooting :: 50 m Rifle 3 Positions) * Vijay Kumar (Shooting :: 25m Rapid Fire Pistol) * Saurav Ghosal (Squash :: Singles) * Vinayak Dalvi (Wrestling :: 55 kg Greco-Roman) * Alka Tomar (Wrestling :: 55 kg Freestyle) * Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestling :: 60 kg Frestyle) * Sushil Kumar (Wrestling :: Men's Freestyle 66 kg)

* Palwinder Singh Cheema (Wrestling :: Men's Freestyle 120 kg) * Bimoljit Singh (Wushu :: 60 kg) * Archery (Men) * Equestrian :: Eventing * Hockey (Women) * Shooting :: 10 m Air Rifle (Men) * Shooting :: 10 m Air Rifle (Women) * Shooting :: 50 m Rifle 3 Positions (Men) * Snooker (Men)

Medal Performance Medal TallyRank NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total8 India 10 17 26 53The Doha Asian Games Organising Committee chose "Orry", a Qatari Oryx, as the official mascot of the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006.2002 Asian Games:EmblemThe Great Absolute symbolizes Korea while the blue sea stands for Busan. The emblem expresses the image of development and unity of the Asian people; two dynamic power are closely intertwined, while the wave's shape indicates the character B, the first character of Busan.MascotThe official Mascot of the 14th Asian Games is a sea gull, the city bird of Busan. The mascot's name is "Duria", which means "you and me together" in the Korean language, and expresses the ideal of the Games: To promote unity and partnership among Asian countries.CHESS:Viswanathan Anand is India's first Grandmaster. He became Grandmaster (GM) in 1988 at the age of eighteen.Parimarjan Negi is the youngest Grandmaster (GM) in India. S.Vijayalakshmi is the india's first woman grand master in chess. Koneru Humpy has been the First Indian Woman to have received an International Grand Master title in the game of Chess.

Award : Arjuna Award Name Field Year GL Yadav Yachting 2009 Goutam Gambir Cricket 2009 Ignace Tirkey Hockey 2009 Mangal Singh Champia Archery 2009 Poulomi Ghatak Table tennis 2009 Ronjan Sodhi Shooting 2009 Saina Nehwal Badminton 2009 Satish Joshy Rowing 2009 Sinimol Paulose Athletics 2009 Surinder Kaur Hockey 2009 Tania Sachdev Chess 2009 Yogeshwar Dutt Wrestling 2009

Yogeshwar Dutt Wrestling 2009 Alka Tomar Wrestling 2008 Anup Sridhar Badminton 2008 Arjun Atwal Golf 2008 Avneet Kaur Sidhu Shooting 2008 Bajrang Lal Thakkar Rowing 2008 Chitra K. Soman Athletics 2008 Dronavalli Harika Chess 2008 K. Tombi Devi Judo 2008 Prabhjot Singh Hockey 2008 Varghese Johnson Boxing 2008 Alka Tomar Wrestling 2007 Anup Sridhar Badminton 2007 Arjun Atwal Golf 2007 Avneet Kaur Sidhu Shooting 2007 Bajranglal Takhar Rowing 2007 Chitra K Soman Athletics 2007

Farman Basha Physically Handicaped 2007

Harika Dronavalli Chess 2007 Johnson Varghese Boxing 2007 Prabhjot Singh Hockey 2007 Tombi Devi Judo 2007 Anjum Chopra Cricket 2006 Chetan Anand Badminton 2006 Geeta Rani Weightlifting 2006 Geetika Jakhar Wrestling 2006 Jayanta Talukdar Archery 2006

Jyoti Sunita Kullu Women's Hockey 2006

Award : Dronacharya Award Name Field Year Baldev Singh Hockey 2009 J.Udayakumar Kabaddi 2009 Jaidev Bisht Boxing 2009 Pullela Gopichand Badminton 2009 Satpal Wrestling 2009 G.E.Sreedharan Volleyball 2008 Jagdish Singh Boxing 2008 Jagminder Singh Wrestling 2008 Sanjeeva Singh Archery 2008 Damodaran Chandralal Boxing 2006 Koneru Ashok Chess 2006 R.D. Singh Athletics 2006 Balwan Singh Kabaddi 2005 Hony. Captain M Venu Boxing 2005 Ismail Baig Rowing 2005 Maha Singh Rao Wrestling 2005 Arvind Savur Billiards 2004 Cyrus M. Poncha Squash 2004 Gurcharan Singh Boxing 2004 Sunita Sharma Cricket 2004 Anoop Kumar Boxing 2003 Rajinder Singh Hockey 2003

Robert Bobby George Athletics 2003 Sukhchain Singh Cheema Wrestling 2003 E.Prasad Rao Kabaddi 2002 H.D.Motivala Yachting 2002 Jaswant Singh Athletics 2002 M.K.Kaushik Hockey 2002 Renu Kohli Athletics 2002 Machael Joseph Ferreira Billiards 2001 Sunny Thomas Social Work 2001 Bhupender Dhawan Power lifting 2000 Gurdial Singh Bhangu Hockey 2000 Hansa Sharma Weightlifting 2000 Phadke Gopal Purushottam Kho- kho 2000 S.M.Arif Badminton 2000 Ajai Kumar Sirohi Weightlifting 1999 Guru Ken Bosen Athletics 1999 Hawa Singh Boxing 1999 Bahadur Singh Athletics 1998

Award : Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Name Field Year Mary Kom Boxing 2009 Sushil Kumar Wrestling 2009 Vijender Singh Beniwal Boxing 2009 M.S. Dhoni Cricket 2008 M.S. Dhoni Cricket 2008

Manavjit Singh Sandhu Trap Shooting 2007

Pankaj Advani Billiards & Snooker 2006

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Shooting 2005 Anju Bobby George Athletics 2004 Anjali R. Bhagwat Shooting 2003 K.M. Beenamol Athletics 2003 Abhinav Bindra Shooting 2002 Pullela Gopi Chand Badminton 2001 Dhanraj Pillay Hockey 2000 Jyotirmoyee Sikdar Athletics 1999 Sachin Tendulkar Cricket 1998 Leander Peas Tennis 1997 N Kunjurani Weightlifting 1997 Cdr. Homi D. Motiwala and Lt. Cdr. P.K. Garg Yachting 1995 Geet Sethi Billiards 1993 Vishwanathan Anand Chess 1992

Award : Dhyanchand Award Name Field Year Ishar Singh Deol Athletics 2009 L Sarita Devi Boxing 2009 Satbir Singh Dahya Wrestling 2009 Gyan Pahalwan Wrestling 2008 Hakam Singh Athletics 2008 Mukhbain Singh Hockey 2008 Rajendra Singh Wrestling 2006 Shamsher Singh Kabaddi 2006 Varinder Singh Hockey 2006 Gurcharan Singh Boxing 2005

Manoj Kumar Kothari Billiards & Snooker 2005

Maruti Dnyanu Mane Patil Wrestling 2005

Rajinder Singh Junior Hockey 2005 Hardayal Singh Hockey 2004 Labh Singh Athletics 2004 Mehendale Digambor Parasuram(Physically handicapped). Hockey 2004 Charles Comelius Hockey 2003 Dharma Singh Mann Hockey 2003 M Kumar Basket Ball 2003 Om Prakash Volleyball 2003 Smita Yadav Rowing 2003

Tour de France:The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than 3,600 kilometres (2,200 mi) and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages. Individual times to finish each stage are aggregated to determine the overall winner at the end of the race. The rider with the lowest aggregate time at the end of each day wears a yellow jersey.[1] The course changes every year, but the race has always finished in Paris. Since 1975, the climax of the final stage has been along the Champs-Élysées.Prize money has always been awarded. From 20,000 old francs the first year,[94] prize money has increased each year, although from 1976 to 1987 the first prize was an apartment offered by a race sponsor. The first prize in 1988 was a car, a studio-apartment, a work of art and 500,000 francs in cash. Prizes only in cash returned in 1990.[95]

Prizes and bonuses are awarded for daily placings and final placings at the end of the race. In 2009, the winner received €450,000, while each of the 21 stage winners won €8,000 (€10,000 for the team time-trial stage). The winners of the green and polka-dot jersey competitions each win €25,000, the white jersey competition and the combativity prize €20,000, and €50,000 for the winner of the overall team standings (calculated by adding the cumulative times of the best three riders in each team).[96]

The Souvenir Henri Desgrange, in memory of the founder of the Tour, is awarded to the first rider over the col du Galibier where his monument stands,[96] or to the first rider over the highest col in the Tour. In 2008 it was awarded for traversing the col de la Bonette. A similar award is made at the summit of the col du Tourmalet, at the memorial to Jacques Goddet, Desgrange's successor.One rider has won seven times:

* Lance Armstrong in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 (seven consecutive years).

Four riders have won five times:

* Jacques Anquetil in 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964; * Eddy Merckx in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1974; * Bernard Hinault in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985; * Miguel Indurain in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 (the first to do so in five consecutive years).

Four riders have won three times:

* Philippe Thys in 1913, 1914, and 1920; * Louison Bobet in 1953, 1954, and 1955; * Greg LeMond in 1986, 1989, and 1990. * Alberto Contador 2007, 2009, and 2010.

Seven riders have won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in the same year:

* Eddy Merckx three times, in 1970, 1972, 1974 * Fausto Coppi twice, in 1949, 1952 * Bernard Hinault twice, in 1982, 1985 * Miguel Indurain twice, in 1992, 1993 * Jacques Anquetil once, in 1964 * Stephen Roche once, in 1987 * Marco Pantani once, in 1998

The youngest Tour de France winner was Henri Cornet, aged 19 in 1904. Next youngest was Romain Maes, 21 in 1935. The oldest winner was Firmin Lambot, aged 36 in 1922. Next oldest were Henri Pélissier (1923) and Gino Bartali (1948), both 34. Gino Bartali holds the longest time span between titles, having earned his first and last Tour victories 10 years apart (in 1938 and 1948).

Riders from France have won most (36), followed by Belgium (18), Spain (13), United States (10), Italy (9), Luxembourg (4), Switzerland and the Netherlands (2 each) and Ireland, Denmark and Germany (1 each).Alberto Contador of Spain won in 2007, 2009 & 2010.