World Sport Stars

Friday, August 27, 2010

Stephanie Dubois Canadian female Tennis Player

Stéphanie Dubois (born October 31, 1986 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian female tennis player. She competed in the Bell Challenge in 2004 and 2005. Dubois also competed in the Rogers Cup in 2005 and 2006. She defeated Kim Clijsters in 2006 when Clijsters retired from the match. She made it to the finals in the Lexington Challenger in 2005, the semifinals in 2006 and won the title in 2007 by defeating Anne Keothavong 4–6, 6–3, 6–3. She then competed in the Oldum Brown Vancouver Open and won the doubles championship with her partner Marie-Ève Pelletier. She made it to the final in singles against Anne Keothavong again, but even though Dubois defeated her the previous week, Dubois lost in straight sets.

Stephanie Dubois tennis player

Stephanie Dubois

Rogers Cup Stephanie Dubois

Stephanie Dubois

Tsvetana Pironkova Bulgarian Tennis Player

Tsvetana Kirilova Pironkova (born 13 September 1987) is a female Bulgarian tennis player. She was born and lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pironkova is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand. She achieved her career high of world no. 33 on July 26, 2010. She is currently the Bulgarian No. 1 and has won six ITF titles in her career[2].

She is best known for reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon 2010, defeating 5-time champion and former World No. 1 Venus Williams in the quarterfinals.

Tsvetana Pironkova

Tsvetana Pironkova Australian Open

Tsvetana Pironkova

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Mary Lou Retton Gold Medal in women's gymnastics

Mary Lou Retton catapulted to international fame by winning the All Around Gold Medal in women's gymnastics at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, becoming the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in gymnastics. She also won silver medals for Team and Vault, and bronze medals for Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise. Her five medals were the most won by any athlete at the '84 Olympics. To this day she remains the only American ever to win the Olympic All Around Title.

Other victories include being the only woman to win three American Cups (1983 85), the only American to win Japan's prestigious Chunichi Cup (1983), two U.S. Gymnastics Federation American Classics (1983 84), and the All Around title at both the 1984 National Championships and Olympic Trials. Mary Lou retired from competitive gymnastics in 1986.

Today, she continues to touch the lives of millions. A national sports survey found Mary Lou to the most popular athlete in America. She is in great demand as a motivational speaker and corporate spokesperson and also travels the world as a "Fitness Ambassador" promoting the benefits of proper nutrition and regular exercise. Mary Lou serves as national chairperson and sits on the Board of Governors of the Children's Miracle Network. She was a commentator for NBC at the '88 Olympic Games and wrote a daily column for USA Today at the '92 and '96 Olympics. At the '96 Olympics in Atlanta, Mary Lou also served as an on air reporter for Gannett Broadcasting's NBC affiliates the largest NBC affiliate group in the United States. In addition, she co hosted the weekly television series Road to Olympic Gold.

Mary Lou has appeared in the motion pictures Scrooged and Naked Gun 33 1/3. She has made appearances on numerous television shows including Guiding Light, Knots Landing and Dream On, and guest starred in one of the highest rated episodes of the series Baywatch.