My favourite basketball player

Towering over most people at 2.29 metre, currently the tallest of all National Basketball Association (NBA) players. Yao Ming is a professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets, also my favourite basketball team.

Yao Ming's Profile

Name (Chinese Character) : 姚明

Nationality : Chinese
Date of Birth : 12^th September 2980 (age 28)

Place of Birth : Shanghai, China

Height : 2.29 m
Weight : 140.6 kg
League : NBA
Team : Houston Rockets

Position : Center
Jersey : #11

Career (1997–present)
Former team(s) : Shanghai Sharks (97–02)
Awards :
7-time NBA All-Star(03-09)

All-NBA Second Team(2007)

All-NBA Third Team(2004, 2006, 2008)

NBA All-Rookie First Team(2003)

Official Profile

Early career (CBA)

NBA career

International career

Off the court-Personal & Public life

Career Statistics

My favourite tennis player

A Spanish professional tennis player who has been ranked World No. 1 since August 18, 2008. He has won six Grand Slam singles titles and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. He has captured the last four French Open singles titles, joining Björn Borg in 2008 as the only men to have won four consecutive singles titles there. In 2008, Nadal became the second Spanish man to win Wimbledon. Nadal is only the third male player in the open era to have won the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year. In 2009, Nadal became the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open, the fourth male tennis player—behind Jimmy Connors, Mats Wilander, and Andre Agassi—to win Grand Slam singles titles on three different surfaces, and the first male tennis player to hold simultaneously Grand Slam singles titles on three different surfaces (2008 French Open, 2008 Wimbledon Championships, and 2009 Australian Open).

The only one who is able to achieve such a feat in his time is Rafael Nadal!

Nadal's Profile
Full Name : Rafael Nadal Parera
Nicknames : Rafa, Gladiator, The King of Clay
Residence : Manacor, Majorca
Date of birth : 3^th June 1986 (age 22)
Place of birth : Manacor, Majorca
Height : 1.85 m
Weight : 85 kg
Plays : Left-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money : US$ 22,327,982 (ranking 6th in All-time leader in earnings)

Career

Singles

Career record: 348–79
Career titles: 32
Highest ranking: No. 1 (since August 18, 2008)

Grand Slam results :
Australian Open (2009)
French Open (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon (2008)
US Open (2008)

Major tournaments :
Tour Finals (2006, 2007)
Olympic Games : Gold medal (2008)


Doubles
Career record: 73–46
Career titles: 5
Highest ranking: No. 26 (August 8, 2005)

Grand Slam Doubles results:
Australian Open (2004, 2005)
Wimbledon (2005)
US Open (2004)


Career 02–04
Career 05
Career 06
Career 07
Career 08
Career 09
Career Statistics


For more information, you can visit his Rafael Nadal's Official Website.

Today - 17th of February

We had our Literature Arts test today. It was not as hard as I expected but I think I did not do very well. We were required to write a formal letter in reference to The Taximan's Story, Little Ironies which is a book that consists of several short stories written by Catherine Lim. I was just in time to finish it and therefore, I was unable to check my composition. I am sure there may be several grammatical or spelling errors.

After that, we sat for our InfoComm Studies test. I were startled by the tough questions. As a result, the test was a disaster for me. There were many questions which I did not even know how to do, as we have not learn them yet. This requires us to have a broad knowledge about computer.

A fire drill was carried out during the study session tonight. Most of us just ambled out of the dining hall while chatting as we had known about it beforehand. We were also surprised that we have achieved the goal of the boarding school that everyone had evacuated the building in 7 minutes. It seems that the goal set was too low; we should have accomplish the elementary feat under 5 minutes.

Tomorrow will be our Geography test. According to my friends in the class next door, the test was extremely difficult. Thus, I have to revise hard. This shall be the last test for this week, and we will be having Science, Chinese, Higher Chinese, etc. next week if there are no changes.

That's all for today. See ya!

My favourite football player

... is none other than Steven Gerrard!

Cut my veins open and I bleed Liverpool red. I love Liverpool with a burning passion. That was what Gerrard, the captain of Liverpool said in his biography.

Liverpool's inspirational captain is arguably the most complete footballer in the world. Power, pace, touch and a never-say-die attitude; he has it all, and rarely have these attributes been more apparent than when he skippered the Reds to 2005 Champions League glory in Istanbul.

Gerrard's profile :

Full name : Steven George Gerrard

Date of birth : 30 May 1980 (age 28/2009 - it is not May yet)

Place of birth : Whiston, England

Nationality : England

Height : 6 feet 0 inches or 1.83m

Weight : 83 kg

Club information :

Current club : Liverpool FC

Position : Midfielder (usually playing as right winger, but is able to play in almost all midfield positions)

Squad Number : 8

Career :

(Youth) 1987-1997 : Liverpool

(Senior) 1997-now : Liverpool

Steven Gerrard looks like he will stay at Liverpool till he retired!

Early career :

Gerrard started out playing for hometown team Whiston Juniors, where he was noticed by Liverpool scouts. He joined the Reds' youth academy at the age of nine. Gerrard then had trials with various clubs at fourteen, including Manchester United, which he claimed in his 2006 autobiography was "to pressure Liverpool into giving me a YTS (youth training scheme) contract." He signed his first professional contract with Liverpool on 5 November 1997.

Gerrard and Liverpool :

Gerrard made his Liverpool first-team debut on 29 November 1998 in a match against Blackburn Rovers as a last minute substitute for Vegard Heggem. He made 13 appearances in his debut season, filling in the midfield position for injured captain Jamie Redknapp and playing on the right wing, but he scarcely contributed in the little on-pitch time he received, due to nervousness affecting his play. Gerrard recalled in a interview, "I was out of position and out of my depth." The Liverpool hierarchy nonetheless remained convinced that he would improve. Gerrard saw himself as a defensive player primarily, looking to make key tackles rather than push the team forward. More

Club statistics - Appearances and Goals (More details on this season? Click here)

International goals

Personal life

Honours :

Liverpool
FA Cup: 00/01, 05/06
League Cup: 00/01, 02/03
FA Community Shield: 01/02, 06/07
UEFA Champions League: 04/05
UEFA Cup: 00/01
UEFA Super Cup: 01/02, 05/06

Individual
PFA Young Player of the Year: 00/01
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 04/05
UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match: 04/05
FIFA Club World Championship Silver Ball: 05
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 05–06
FA Premier League Player of the Month: Mar 01, Mar 03, Dec 04, Apr 06
FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 05/06
FIFPro World XI: 06/07, 07/08
UEFA Team of the Year: 04/05, 05/06, 06/07
PFA Team of the Year: 00/01, 03/04, 04/05, 05/06, 06/07, 07/08

Others
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE): 07
Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University: 08

Are you a fan of Steven Gerrard too? Or are you becoming one? You can visit http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/gerrard/ for more information.

Results and Fixtures in England for today

Results

Premierhip

Portsmouth 2-0 Manchester City
Johnson 68' ----------- Hreidarsson 71'

It was indeed a new start for Portsmouth after Tony Adams following goals by defenders Johnson and Hierdarsson to see off a woeful City performance. Robinho was subsituted; he was unable to get into the game at all. Mark Hughes's men have now gone 10 away games without a win and missed the chance to move into seventh; Portsmouth climb above Tottenham into 15th spot. More

Championship
Results

FA Cup

Watford 1-3 Chelsea
Priskin 70'---- Anelka 75', 77,' 89'

New boss Guus Hiddink saw Nicolas Anelka score a late hat-trick to help Chelsea come from behind to beat Watford 3-1 in the FA Cup and advance into the quarter finals. More

Sheffield United 1-1 Hull City
Halford 8' ---------------- Zayatte 34'

Championship Sheffield United held Premier League Hull City to an entertaining 1-1 draw in a FA Cup fifth round tie at Bramall Lane and take them into a replay. More

West Ham 1-1 Middlesbrough

Ilunga 83' --------- Downing 22'

West Ham defender Herita Ilunga equalised late on to force an FA Cup replay with Middlesbrough to cancel out Stewart Downing's goal after another entertaining 1-1 draw at Upton Park. More

Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Coventry City

Santa Cruz 2,' Samba 90+3' - Gunnarsson 61', Doyle 76'

A stoppage time equaliser from Christopher Samba rescued a replay for Blackburn after their FA Cup fifth round tie against Coventry More

Want to know what managers of the clubs above said? Click on the link here.

Swansea City 1-1 Fulham

Scotland 53' --------- Monk 44' (og)

Fulham were given a footballing lesson by Swansea City in their FA Cup fifth round tie but held on for a disappointing 1-1 draw. More

Fixtures

FA Cup

Everton X-X Aston Villa

Derby County X-X Manchester United

Results for La Liga (Spain)

Results for Bundesliga (Germany)

Results for Ligue 1(France)

Results for Premiership (Scotland)