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Top 10 Most Beautiful Athletes 2017, 2018 [UPDATED]

September 16, 2017 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Most Beautiful Athletes 2017, 2018

The world of sports is full of extremely skilled athletes, and they enjoy the same status as the celebrities of other fields of entertainment do. It does not come easy, of course, since, in order to enjoy such a position, a sportsperson must not only be skilled at his sport but must come with certain other qualities that boost her gameplay, such as athleticism, speed, fitness and focus. A talented athlete who comes as the entire package becomes popular. Such players earn a huge deal of money in the form of the salary from teams they represent, as well as the sponsorship deals that the bag. On top of that, if an athlete comes with good looks, the top brands try to make that person their face, and pay huge amounts for that. Like in case of most of the other forms of entertainment, in sports, too, women are always placed upon a high pedestal if their talent is complemented with beauty. There are some extremely beautiful female athletes, and because of their regular physical training regime, they remain is shape, too. Altogether, they bring to the plate a complete package. Let us take a look at the Top 10 Most Beautiful Athletes 2017, 2018.

Top 10 Most Beautiful Athletes 2017, 2018

1. Sydney Leroux

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Sydney Rae Leroux is a 24 year old Canadian born athlete who represents America as a professional soccer player. She clinched the gold medal in the 2012 Olympics. She plays as the forward in Seattle Reign FC in the National Women’s Soccer League. She began by representing Canada in youth levels of soccer, and moved on to the US U-20 team in 2008, and eventually to the senior team in 2012, after which she has been capped over 50 times. She is also celebrated for her beauty. She appears in many of the Nike advertisements, and is the first female athlete endorsing the sports drink company called BODYARMOR. She also has a number of other endorsement deals, the latest ones being with Nestle Nesquik. She was also featured on the cover of ESPN’s The Body Issue of 2013. She has been seen in a number of television shows, as well, one of them being ESPN’s Living Her Dream.

2. Maria Kirilenko

Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko is a 27 year old tennis player who represents Russia. She became the winner of the 2002 US Open Girl’s Singles, and she also succeeded in grabbing 3 WTA Tour titles. She has made her way to the quarterfinals of three Grand Slam singles in the Australian Open Wimbledon Championship and French Open. She has made it to two finals in doubles in the French Open and the Australian Open. She became the winner of the 2012 WTA Tour Championships. She also bagged the gold medal in the 2012 London Olympic Games. In 2013, she climbed to her career high ranking of World No. 10. Apart from being a tennis player, she is also a model, and a rather beautiful one at that. She became the face of Adidas back in 2006 for the tennis range designed by Stella McCartney. She was seen in the Swimsuit Edition of 2009 Sports Illustrated.

3. Alex Morgan

25 year old Alexandra Patricia “Alex” Morgan is a soccer player representing America who achieved a gold medal in the 2012 Olympics. She plays as the forward for the Portland Thorns FC team in the National Women’s Soccer League. She is also a player in the national soccer team of the US, and is in fact the youngest one at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2011. As a player of the Western New York Flask team, she helped them achieve victory in the 2011 WPS. Besides having become a star player of her team at a very early age, and winning various accolades and setting records, she is also celebrated for her beauty, which has probably favoured her as she has succeeded in bagging a number of endorsement deals with well-known companies like Nike, Panasonic or Coca-Cola. She was featured in 2013 music issue of ESPN The Magazine 2012, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, etc.

4. Blair O’Neal

Blair O’Neal is a 33 year old who stepped into the golf world at the age of 11, which is when she was first introduced to it. In 2004 Blair started her career as a professional, but before that, she represented the Arizona State University. She had quite an eventful career then. She has achieved two NCAA Long Drive contests, and has also succeeded in bagging various other prestigious accolades and honours. She has remained successful as an amateur, as well as a professional. Besides, she is an extremely attractive woman. She was declared one of the Most Beautiful Women in Golf in 2013, as well as one of the Sports Illustrated Top 50 Hottest Athletes of All Time back in 2008. She has a successful modelling career too, and has several sponsorship deals with many top notch companies in the world of sports including the names such as Cobra Golf, Puma, etc.

5. Camille Leblanc-Bazinet

26 year old Camille Leblanc-Bazinet is a CrossFit athlete representing Canada. She clinched the victory in the 2014 CrossFit Games for the women’s side, a feat she is best known for. An accomplished weightlifter, she has qualified for the national championship. Before becoming a professional CrossFit athlete, she was in gymnastics, but at the age of 16, a tear in her hip brought her career came to a halt. But, once she recovered, again came back to the world of sports and went on to take part in AA soccer as well as volleyball, and she was even the captain of the flag football team in college. She also partook in half marathons, in skiing and in rugby, but after she was told that she was out of shape, she moved to CrossFit. She was named the fittest woman on Earth by the Huffington Post. She has sponsorship deals with Reebok, Xendurance, WODshop.com, etc.

6. Hilary Knight

25 year Hilary Atwood Knight is an ice hockey player representing America. She plays in the position of forward in the US women’s national team of ice hockey. She participated in the the women’s ice hockey program of the Wisconsin Badgers, and also in the Choate Rosemary Hall. During the first year in which she participated in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she succeeded in leading her team to the second position in the NCAA championships. She led her team in points the next year, as the Badgers emerged victorious in the National Championship. In the Winter Olympics of 2014, she scored her team’s first goal in the entire event. She has succeeded in achieving several awards and honours, and has displayed great talent. Aside from being a probable ice hockey legend, she is beautiful. She was seen on the Cosmopolitan magazine’s cover, and also has big-brand sponsors.

7. Sally Fitzgibbons

23 year old Sally Fitzgibbons is a professional surfer representing Australia, and has been noted for her performance in the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour in 2013. She grabbed the runner-up place three times in the ASP Women’s World Tour events in 2010, and in the next year, she achieved her first ASP World Tour event, obtaining two more in the same year. 2011 is thus the most successful year of her career. She has participated in various other events, and showed great skill. She successfully achieved a medal in many of these events. Aside from being a noted surfer, she has also played touch football, and been a national champion in the field of middle distance running. She is not only an extremely skilful athlete but also a very beautiful one, and has received attention, for her attractiveness, time and again. She has clinched various sponsorship deals, like Firewire surfboards, Roxy, Garnier, FCS fins, Red Bull, Mini, Urge, Waxaway and Nanotune.

8. Leryn Franco

Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri is 32 year old, representing her country Paraguay in women’s athletics, with her forte being javelin throw. She has participated in several competitions and shown great athletic skills. She particularly became a sensation all over the internet during the Olympic Games of 2008. She reached her personal best throw of 57.77 metres in Barquisimeto, back in 2012. She has 3 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 3 bronze medals from different competitions under her belt, throughout during her sporting career since 1996. Leryn is popular for her modelling stints as much as her athletic achievements. The curvy blonde has been featured in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She has participated in several beauty pageants, and became 2006 runner-up Miss Universo Paraguay. Leryn has her very own calendar, too, photographed in 2007.

9. Hope Solo

33 year old Hope Amelia Solo is a soccer player representing America. She plays in the position of the goalkeeper for the national team of the US since 2000. She is also on the Seattle Reign FC team in the National Women’s Soccer League. Solo is believed to be one of the best goalkeepers. She helped her team to reach several wins and make records, and has bagged the Olympic Games gold medal twice. She also obtained the Golden Glove award in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 as the best goalkeeper, and Bronze Ball award for her overall performance. Aside having great sporting skills which have led to several awards and accolades, she is also celebrated as a beautiful athlete. She was featured on Dancing with the Stars, and on many magazines, including the Body Issue of ESPN The Magazine. She endorses several big brands, like Nike, Blackberry, Ubisoft, etc.

10. Skylar Diggins

Skylar Diggins is a 24 year old professional basketball player from America. She plays on the team of Tulsa Shock in the Women’s National Basketball Association. She plays as a point guard on the team. As a college player, she holds the record of being the all-time leading scorer for the University of Notre Dame. Her career as a basketball career started as early as in high school. She attended Washington High School in South Bend. She was selected as McDonald’s All-American. She also went on to have a successful college basketball career. She became a professional in 2013. She has won many awards and honours, which include 4 gold medals at different levels. She is also known for her slender physique and sharp features. She was included in the Faces in the Crowd segment of the Sports Illustrated issue in 2009. She also appeared in the Television film Wild ‘n Out.

Several other female athletes are also celebrated for their beauty besides their athletic skills. Athletes like CrossFit athlete Christmas Abbott, professional rock climber Sierra Blair Coyle, MMA fighter Rachel Cummins, tennis legends Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams are all reputed as the beauties of the sports world. Each represents a different kind of beauty, and has proven, with hard work and achievements, that a woman’s worth is measured not by her beauty but by much more than that.

10 Athletes with Other Professions

March 19, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

10 Athletes with Other Professions

Athletes are a set of talented people who have everything: fame, wealth, glamour. They need not ask for more. Yet, some athletes are not satisfied with being in sports alone. They wish to get a little more from life, perhaps to push themselves a little further and cross the boundary of their own capabilities, and explore some new side of themselves, venturing into a new profession. Some take up business from the contacts they establish during their career, while some take up acting to present themselves in a whole new way to the fans. Many find their passion and take up music or painting, while some decide to serve the country. There are many professions that the athletes have chosen to be in beside sports, be it during their career as an athlete, or after it. Let us take a look at 10 Athletes with Other Professions.

10 Athletes with Other Professions

10. Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford is a former American Major League Baseball player, and he spent 16 seasons playing as a pitcher with the New York Yankees. Apart from being a player, he also served in the military. He is noted as one of the most successful athletes with other professions. He was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1947, and he began his Major League career in 1950 with the Yankees, and had a spectacular debut that soon translated into an excellent season. After the first season in which he finished second in the voting of Rookie of the Year, he missed the next two seasons in 1951 and 1952, because he was service in the US Army during the Korean War. After that, he returned to baseball, and was able to pick up where he had left off with the Yankees. He went on to win 6 World Series, the 1961 Cy Young, and make 10 All-Star games. He is inducted on the 10th spot in the list of our 10 Athletes with Other Professions.

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9. Ernie Barnes

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1938 born Ernie Barnes, considered among the most well-known of athletes with other professions, was an African-American professional football player who was better known as a painter. He was also an author and actor. As a professional football player, he played for the Baltimore Colts, Titans of New York, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos. He also played at the Canadian Football League with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was an excellent painter since his college days, and his first painting sale was in 1959. He was particularly famous for his unique style of elongation and movement. His work has inspired numerous artists. One of his most famous paintings was the Sugar Shack. His work also appears on several album covers. He is also noted for his sports art, and he was appointed as the Official Sports Artist for the Games of the XXIII Olympiad. He is inducted on the 9th spot in the list of our 10 Athletes with Other Professions.

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8. George Foreman

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George Foreman is a retired American professional boxer who has been a two-time World Heavyweight Champion and an Olympic gold medallist. He is also an entrepreneur and an author, and one of the greatest among athletes with other professions. Foreman took up boxing to deal with his troubled childhood, and became quite successful, as he went on to win a gold medal in the 1968 Olympics, and beat then-undefeated Joe Frazier in the World Heavyweight Championship. His first retirement was in 1977. In 1994, he returned to become the oldest Heavyweight Champion. He retired again in 1997. He claimed that it was healthy eating that helped him return from retirement. He became the spokesperson for the fat-reducing grill of Russell Hobbs Inc., and as a result of Foreman’s design, the George Foreman Grill became a success. He is inducted on the 8th spot in the list of our 10 Athletes with Other Professions.

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7. Wayman Tisdale

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Wayman Tisdale was an American basketball player who played in the NBA. He was also a smooth jazz bass guitar player, and was thus one of the most well-known athletes with other professions. During his earlier years, he was not interested in the sport of basketball, and had no plans to take it up as a career. He was more interested in music, and even when he started playing basketball since the eighth standard, he continued to play bass guitar at his father’s church, and even after being recruited to the University of Oklahoma, and for him, the practice schedule had to be changed to make room for music. As a part of the winning team of the US, he won an Olympic gold in 1984. He played for the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns at the NBA. As a musician, he launched an album Power Forward. His Face to Face was the No. 1 on Billboard’s contemporary jazz chart. He is inducted on the 7th spot in the list of our 10 Athletes with Other Professions.

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6. Ted Williams

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One of the greatest of athletes with other professions, Ted Williams, born in 1918, was an American professional baseball player. He also served in the US military. As a baseball player, he played for 19 season in the Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox as a left fielder. He was noted for his stunning hitting capability, and had earned various nicknames. His achievements and honours include being named two-time American League Most Valuable Player, six-time batting champion, 17-time All-Star and two-time Triple Crown winner. He entered active duty with the US Navy in 1943 for World War II, a year after winning the AL Triple Crown, and served three years. In 1944 he was certified as a Naval Aviator. After 8 years, during the Korean War, he was recalled to active duty and he flew 39 combat missions. He is inducted on the 6th spot in the list of our 10 Athletes with Other Professions.

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5. Patrick Dempsey

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Patrick Dempsey is an American race car driver. He is one of those who actively maintains two separate careers, making him one of the most successful of athletes with other professions, though he started with acting first and is more known for his role, he was noted mentioning in an interview that auto racing is not just a hobby but something he takes very seriously. He started acting with a stage production of Torch Song Trilogy, and his first major feature film was In The Mood at the age of 21. His most famous films are Sweet Home Alabama and Enchanted, and he gained major attention with his role as a doctor in the ABC TV series, Grey’s Anatomy starting 2005. His first Pro class race was the 2006 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race and was 2nd. He has competed in various prestigious pro-am events, like 24 Hours of Le Mans and many more. He is inducted on the 5th spot in the list of our 10 Athletes with Other Professions.

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4. Venus Williams

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Venus Williams is an American professional tennis player. She is a former World No. 1 and is currently ranked World No. 11 in singles. She is also an entrepreneur, and one of those successful athletes who could not wait for her retirement to enter a business venture. She became the first African-American woman to become a World No. 1 in Tennis, and has been given the honour three times. She has a total of 22 Grand Slam titles. She has several feathers in her hat, and is credited for changing the face of the game for women. As a business owner, she is the CEO of an interior design firm, V Starr. She teamed with Steve & Barry’s to launch her fashion line, EleVen. She and her sister, Serena, are part-owners of football team Miami Dolphins. Venus co-wrote Come to Win; on How Sports Can Help You Top Your Profession in 2010. She is one of the most successful among athletes with other professions. She is inducted on the 4th spot in the list of our 10 Athletes with Other Professions.

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3. Jim Thorpe

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Jim Thorpe, born in 1888, is considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, as he chose to play a number of sports simultaneously as alternate careers, which makes his inclusion in the list of the most famous athletes with other professions a must. He won the Olympic gold medals in 1912 for pentathlon and decathlon, though he lost his medals after He was found to have been paid for playing semi-professional baseball for two seasons, before competing in the Olympics, and had thus violated the rules regarding amateurism that was in place at that time. He played collegiate and professional level American football. He also played professional basketball and baseball. He participated in various sports at a professional level until the age of 41, and ended his career with the start of Great Depression. He had to do odd jobs to earn his living. He is inducted on the 3rd spot in the list of our 10 Athletes with Other Professions.

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2. Maria Sharapova

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Maria Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and a current World No. 2. She also owns her own candy line, in collaboration with candy veteran Jeff Rubin, making her one of the most successful athletes with other professions. Sharapova has been named World No. 1 on five different occasions. She is the reigning champion in the French Open in singles. She has a total of 34 singles titles and five Grand Slam titles. She won a silver medal at the London Games for Russia. She is noted for a rare longevity of women in tennis, with at least one singles title a year from 2003 to 2015. She has many other achievements in tennis. She is also known for being featured in a number of modelling assignments. Her business venture is a candy line named Sugarpova, which is described on the company website as “…a premium candy line that reflects the fun, fashionable, sweet side of international tennis sensation Maria Sharapova.” She is inducted on the second spot in the list of our 10 Athletes with Other Professions.

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1. Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is perhaps one of the most famous of athletes with other professions. The Austrian-born American is a former professional bodybuilder, as well as an actor, model, producer, director, entrepreneur, writer and politician. After winning the Mr. Universe title at 20, he went on to win the Mr. Olympia title 7 times, the last being in 1980, and remained a prominent figure in the industry. He has writer several articles and books on this sport. His acting career took off with the 1970 film Hercules in New York. He has worked in several other films, the most famous being The Terminator. As a Republican, he was elected in 2003 in a special election. In 2011, he finished his 2nd term as a governor of California. He is various business ventures, like real estate, restaurant, etc. He is inducted on the top spot in the list of our 10 Athletes with Other Professions.

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These players, and many more, have shown their prowess in not just sports but other fields as well. While some of them have taken up two or more professions simultaneously, other have waited for their retirement to follow their passion or dream. For some, sports is not even the full time profession. Be it by taking up business ventures, following the heart to do something more artistic like acting, painting or dabbling in music, by serving the country, or just by playing other sports, these players have shown that they are more than just one thing.

Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men

March 18, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men

Women have been taking on the world of sports for a long time now. Most sports have separate events for men and women. It is hardly seen that a woman competes in a man’s game against male competitors, except in some rare sports like car racing. However, down the history of sports, it has been seen that many women have dared to challenge men. Many of such players have done so in the earlier times because at that time, women were not even considered eligible to participate in sports, and to prove themselves they had to compete with men. Now, since the men’s teams often get more attention than the female teams, and it is kind of a subtle idea that the men’s teams are much stronger than the women’s, some female athletes have proven themselves strong enough to be at par with men. Let’s take a look at the Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men.

Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men

10. Katie Hnida

Katharine Anne Hnida, popular by her nickname, Katie, is a football player who is noted as one of the famous female athletes who competed against men in football. Born on May 17, 1981, This American footballer is an accomplished placekicker, who competed in an NCAA Division I-A game, which is the highest level of college football. Though she is not the first woman to play in one, she is the first to score points in it and is one of the Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men. She kicked 2 extra points for the University of New Mexico Lobos in 2003. She was the third woman to score in college football. She was also the second woman to dress for a Division I-A game and the first to do so for a bowl game. She also played for the University of Colorado, before she transferred to the University of New Mexico. After her success in college football, she was invited to join the Colorado Buffaloes football team as a walk-on freshman placekicker, and she suited up for the games, but due to health issues, she could not compete for a roster spot.

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9. Julie Krone

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Julieann Louise Krone, known by her nickname Julie, is a retired jockey, and is reputed as one of the top female athlete who competed against men. Born on July 24, 1963, in Michigan, US, she became the first ever woman to achieve the Triple Crown race, as she bagged the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair which was her biggest win. She had grown up as a show horse rider, after which she made her debut as a professional thoroughbred jockey in the year 1981, and captured her first victory just 2 week later. Throughout her career as a jockey, during which she achieved 3704 wins, she retired and un-retired several times. After her first retirement in 2000, she was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame for her performances while being one of the Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men.

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8. Manon Rhéaume

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Manon Rhéaume is an ice hockey player who is noted as the first and only female player to play in the National Hockey League, as she appeared in the 1992 preseason exhibition game for the Tampa Bay Lighning as it marked the first appearance of a woman in a professional sporting event for men in any major league. Born on February 24, 1972 in Canada, she plays as a goaltender, and has clinched a number of historic firsts in her ice hockey career and is also one of the Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men. For Trois-Rivières Draveurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, she became the first woman to play in the Junior A hockey game for men in 1991-92 season. In 1992, she was the first woman to appear in a regular season professional game in the International Hockey League for the Atlanta Knights.

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7. Jackie Tonawanda

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Jackie Tonawanda, who was born as Jackie Garrett, is often dubbed as the Female Ali, and is one of the greatest female boxer of all time. Born on September 4, 1933 in the New York, USA, she is one of the most famous female athletes who competed against men. She was a pioneer heavyweight boxer in the 1970s and 1980s. As a child, she grew up watching the sport of boxing, but at that domain, there were no women boxers in the scenario and eventually became one of the Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men. In 1975, she sued the New York State Athletic Commission over their refusal to allow women to fight. She won the case, and is thus responsible for women’s boxing event. Her notable match was in 1975 at Madison Square as she took on kickboxer Larry Rodania and knocked him out. She has had several other achievements in this sport.

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6. Billy Jean King

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Billie Jean King is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player, and one of the most famous female athletes who competed against men. Born on November 22, 1943 in California, USA, she is noted for her iconic competition which is often dubbed as the Battle of the Sexes. She was not looking to fight men, and she only looked to earn respect by playing tennis, but as a response to Bobby Riggs’ challenging comments towards female tennis players, she accepted the invitation to play against him in 1973. In front of 30,000 people, she defeated Riggs in straight sets of 6-4, 6-3 and 6-3. Her achievements include 39 Grand Slam titles which helped her to become one of the Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men. She won the singles title at the inaugural WTA Tour Championships. She is still considered one of the best among tennis players, male and female alike.

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5. Lottie Dod

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Charlotte Dod, known by her nickname Lottie, was most successful in tennis, though she was also accomplished in other sports like field hockey, archery, golf and winter sports. Born on 23 September, 1871, she is one of the earliest women to challenge male athletes in many different sports, and win many against them. In 1896, she took the St. Moritz Men’s Skating Test, and became the second woman ever to pass it. She was known for winning matches against male tennis players which lead her to become one of the Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men. But her biggest accomplishments are her five Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Championship wins. Her first win came when she was only 15, in the year 1887. She also won the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship, and the achieved a silver medal in archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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4. Jackie Mitchell

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Virne Beatrice Mitchell Gilbert, known by her nickname, Jackie, was a baseball player, and one of the first female pitchers in the history of professional baseball. Born on August 29, 1913 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she is one of the most notable of female athletes to compete against men and occupies the 4th place in our list of Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men. In an exhibition game against the New York Yankees, she pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts Class AA minor league baseball team, and caught attention as she struck out the famous Babe Ruth, followed by Lou Gehrig. This came as a big surprise as from the point of view of the team, she was just a publicity stunt. Her contract was soon voided, and women were declared unfit to compete with men. She played, often donning a false beard, for a men’s team, House of David, till she was 23.

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3. Madge Syers

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Florence Madeline Syers, known by her nickname, Madge, was a figure skater, noted for bringing about a change in the sports. Born on 16 September 1881 in the UK, she is considered one of the most successful female athletes who competed against men. She became the first woman to ever compete in the World Figure Skating Championships in the year 1902, and she managed to clinch a silver medal in the competition against men in an all-male event. Her success led the International Skating Union to create a separate ladies’ championship and she became one of the Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men. Syers emerged victorious in the first two ladies’ events in 1906 and 07, as well as the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first one to include figure skating. As a pair-skater with her husband, Edgar, she won bronze at the 1908 Olympics.

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2. Danica Patrick

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Danica Sue Patrick, commonly known as just Danica Patrick, is an auto race driver, though she is also a model and advertising spokeswoman. Born on March 25, 1982, in Wisconsin, US, she is known to routinely compete against men directly, because car racing is the only major sport where men and women compete against each other, and Patrick is the most visible racer right now. In fact, she is noted to confidently compete against beau and fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. She is considered the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel racing as the only woman to win in the IndyCar eries, with her victory in the 2008 Indy Japan 300. She has several other feathers to her hat, making her one of the most famous female athletes in the list of Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men.

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1. Babe Zaharias

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Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias, known by her nickname, Babe, was most successful in golf, basketball and track and field, though she also played other sports like baseball, softball, etc. Born on June 26, 1911, in Texas, US, she is noted as one of the earliest women to compete against men and leave a mark. In 1938, she competed in a Professional Golfers’ Association tournament called the Los Angeles Open, though she missed the cut. In 1945, she became the first woman to make a cut as she competed against men. But, competing against men was not her only achievement. Besides 48 golf titles, she had a gold medal in the Olympics in hurdles and javelin throw and a silver medal in high jump. She led her team to an AAU Basketball Championship win in 1931 and is one the top spot in our list of Top 10 Female Athletes who Competed against Men.

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In an age when gender equality is on the agenda of all sports associations all over the world, it is likely that the demarcations between male and female teams will soon go away. Whether or not men and women should compete on the same standards against each other is a subject of nuanced discussions. For the time being, we salute the women who have broken all barriers and dared to challenge their male counterparts.

Top 10 Female Motorcycle Racers

March 13, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Top 10 Female Motorcycle Racers

There are some things for which the world deems women unfit. These may not always be big, but are just ways in which women are stereotypes. Women have been to the space ad back, and they fly airplanes, but all hell breaks loose when women are seen riding a bike. Bikes or motorcycles are considered strictly a man’s sport. It is almost expected that if women ever do venture into the sport, they should be butch and unfeminine. But, here is the list of Top 10 Female Motorcycle Racers. Let’s take a look at how these women have broken all kinds of stereotypes, and succeeded in the field of motorcycle racing. Let us take a look at these women and their achievements.

Top 10 Female Motorcycle Racers

1. Ana Carrasco

Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer Ana Carrasco Gabarrón was the first female rider to achieve points in the Moto3 class of the Malaysian Grand Prix in 2013. He is also the first female rider to achieve points since 2001 in any class. She participated in 17 races for KTM at Moto3 class in 2013 and appeared in 14 races more for the same company in 2014. Carrasco won the title of the Extremeña 125cc class. The Copa de España 2T and the Murcia 125cc class in 2009. She became the first female rider to achieve points in the CEV 125 Championship in 2011 and became the first female rider to be promoted to the Moto3 format in the same competition. Carrasco participated at the Moto3 class with the RW Racing GP outfit in 2014 and then started to ride for the RBA Racing Team with a KTM in 2015 besides Gabriel Rodrigo and Niklas Ajo.

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2. Jenny Tinmouth

English motorcycle racer Jennifer Rosanne Tinmouth is the current female record holder in the Isle of Man TT for lap timing. She achieved the Guinness World Record as she sets a new record in her first ever TT in 2009 and eventually broke the record during her second TT in 2010. She achieved an average lap speed of 119.945 mph thus creating another Guinness World Record in 2010. Tinmouth is the first and the only female rider to participate in the British Superbike Championship. She currently rides for her own team Two Wheel Racing in the British Superbike Championship since 2013 with the support from Manx Glass & Glazing Ltd. She is also the first British female rider to participate at the World Supersport. Tinmouth received The Women’s International Film and Television Showcase International Visionary Awards ‘IT Girl’ in 2012.

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3. Katja Poensgen

German motorcycle racer Katja Poensgen is the only female rider to score a point at the Road Racing World Championship in the 250 cc class. She first achieved the fourteenth place in the 205 cc class at the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello in 2001. She started her racing career while participating in the ADAC Junior Cup at the Nürburgring in 1993 and won the junior cup besides being named as the “ADAC Junior Athlete of the Year” in 1995. Poensgen achieved 6th place on Suzuki in the Superstock Championship in 2002 and scored 2 points in the 250 cc class at the Road Racing World Championship in 2001. She participated in the 7108 kilometer long Transsyberia Rally for the Suzuki team in 2007 and achieved 15th place overall. Poensgen achieved the runner-up in the 2012 E-Bike World.

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4. Gina Bovaird

Former American motorcycle racer Gina Bovaird is regarded as a pioneer female rider ahead of her time and is the first and only female rider to participate in the 500 cc class of the motorcycle world championship. She participated in the well-known American race Daytona 200 at the Daytona International Speedway in 1979 and broke the record for the fastest newcomer for her average speed of 228 kilometres per hour. Bovaird rides a white Yamaha TZ 500 that bore no advertising at the moto-race in Brands Hatch in 1980. She drove the MBA 125 at the Grand Prix of Germany in Hockenheim. Even after the Japanese factory teams were boycotted at the Grand Prix of France in Nogaro in 1982, they managed to provide their Yamaha TZ 500 for Bovaird for the grid which she later resigned.

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5. Maria Costello

British motorcycle racer Maria Costello held the Guinness World Record for being the fastest female rider at the Isle of Man TT with her average lap speed of 114.73 mph until Jenny Tinmouth surpassed the achievement at the 2009 TT. She is the first female rider to stand on the podium at the Isle of Man MGP 2005 after she rides her RLR Motorsports Honda RVF400. She achieved third place in the Ultra Lightweight category in the Manx Grand Prix in 2005 while riding her RLR Motorsports Honda RVF400 and became the first female rider ever to take a podium finish. Costello was named BBC Northampton Sports Personality of the Year in 2005 and was nominated for the East Midlands Sports Personality of the Year award in the same year. Costello received the Outstanding Achievement Award twice from the EMRA in 2002 and 2004.

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6. Beryl Swain

Former female motorcycle road racer Beryl Swain was there with us from her birth on 22 January 1936 till she died on 15 May 2007. She was the first female rider to compete in one of the world’s most famous closed public road races “TT race” on the perilous Isle of Man TT. She created sensation in the male-dominated racing world but sadly her international license was later revoked due to the perception of the sport being too dangerous for women. Her participation created so much attention that the authority banned female entrants until 1978. In 1962, the 50 cc event was included in the Island’s program which carried World Championship points and Beryl Swain achieved the 22nd place on a 50 cc Itom at the Mountain circuit Race on that same year. She married a motorcycle shop owner Edwin Swain in 1958.

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7. Inge Stoll

Former female German motorcycle racer Ingeborg Stoll-Laforge was there with us from her birth on 11 February 1930 till she died on 15 May 2007 in an accident on the track. She started competing as a female passenger with sidecar driver Jacques Drion and achieved the title of French Sidecar Championship twice in 1952 and 1954. The duo participated in the World Sidecar Championship from 1952 to 1957. She became the first female rider to participate in the 1954 Isle of Man TT Race. The sidecar outfit of their bike hit a fence and turned over on a right-hand corner on the penultimate lap while Drion and Inge Stoll held the 2nd place at the Czechoslovakian Grand Prix in 1958. The incident immediately took the life of Inge Stol and Jacques Drion also died after he was admitted to hospital.

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8. Taru Rinne

Former Finnish motorcycle racer Taru Rinne was the first female rider to score points in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. She started her career in kart racing and competed against Formula One drivers Mika Häkkinen, Mika Salo and Jyrki Järvilehto, and won the Finnish Karting Championship in 1979 in the 85cc class. She made her debut on the bikes at the Road Racing World Championship which is now known as the MotoGP in 1988. Rinne qualified with the second place and eventually achieved seventh place overall at Hockenheim in 1989 for the 125cc class. She received a letter from Bernie Ecclestone after she met with an accident at Paul Ricard which stated female riders are no longer allowed to compete in the series. The letter ended her career at top-level and Rinne described that letter as the biggest disappointment of her life.

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9. Elena Rosell

Female motorcycle racer Elena Rosell was the first female rider to participate in the Moto2 class. She made her debut in the circuit as the alternative of injured Julián Simón in 2011 at the Assen circuit. She was eventually invited to race as a wildcard by Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez and secured 33rd and 25th place respectively at the Aragon and Valencia GPs. Elena Rosell raced for the Aspar sponsored Team Laglisse in the last three rounds of the CEV Moto2 Championship. She made history after joining the QMMF Racing Team and became the first female rider to race full time in the Moto2 World Championship class in 2012. She appeared in 2 races for Suter at Moto2 class in 2011 and then made her participation in 17 races for Moriwaki and Speed Up in 2012. Rosell achieved 23rd position in the 2012 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix and her career’s best 19th position in the 2012 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix.

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10. Tomoko Igata

Japanese former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Tomoko Igata is one of the very few female racers to participate at Grand Prix level over the course of racing Championships history. She competed at the All Japan Road Race Championship in the 125cc class from 1991 to 1993 and secured her place among top10 in every race she participated during that time. Igata made her Grand Prix debut as a wild card entry riding a Suzuki in 1992 and created media sensation while achieving 20th place at the treacherous wet track. She signed a full time contract with the FCC Technical Sports team for riding a Honda RS125 at the 125cc World Championship since 1994. She, immediately after joining the team, scored two points at the first race in Australia. Tomoko Igata achieved her career best 7th place finish at the Czech Grand Prix in 1995.

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These women have taken up an area of sport that is absolutely dominated by men. They have broken down all clichés, and have made sure that as women who are into motorcycle racing, they are not typecast as butch or in any way. These women have done exceedingly well in motorcycle racing, and have done so by being themselves. Sports fans are hopeful that more and more women will be seen on the tracks in the future.

10 Dishonest Players who Pay Huge Compensations

March 7, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

10 Dishonest Players who Pay Huge Compensations

Sports stars all over the world gain not just fame and money, but also the power to influence an unimaginable number of people with their actions and every single move they make. A number of times, these athletes offer a lot of inspiring things for the fans to follow, such as the dedication they show, the techniques they display in the sport, the amount of time they spend in training and healthy practices, and in case of many more issues. However, it often happens that they forget the power they hold, and do things that set a bad example for the world to follow. Punishment, however, is unbiased, and it finds every person with a bad action. They end up paying huge fines or compensations after being caught in the middle of their nasty acts. So let us take a quick look at 10 Dishonest Players who Pay Huge Compensations.

10 Dishonest Players who Pay Huge Compensations

1. Tiger Woods

American professional golfer Tiger Woods is counted among the most successful golfers of modern era and is also one of the highest-paid athletes in the globe. He maintained his reputation several years till he was couth in a scandal related to women. Tiger is the only player to have won 18 World Golf Championships since many international championships started in 1999. He was engaged with Elin Nordegren in November 2003, and the couple got married on October 5, 2004. Tiger’s wife Elin is a former Swedish model and daughter of radio journalist Thomas Nordegren and former minister of migration Barbro Holmberg. Elin, after a dozen women claimed to have had affairs with Tiger, filed for divorce. As a settlement, Tiger paid $100 million to his wife and moreover, he also lost $22 million worth of endorsements.

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2. Lance Armstrong

American professional road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong has won the Tour de France a world record of seven consecutive times from 1999 till 2005. He was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer in the 90s which in turn damaged his brain, lungs and abdomen. Armstrong fought with his disease and cured from cancer in just five months. He then participated in several international events and left his mark. But sadly, after the finding of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, the Union Cycliste Internationale banned Armstrong from competitive cycling for rest of his life in 2012. He first denied charges of doping and even sued those who charged him with cheating. In 2013, he finally admitted that he used PEDs which made him lost around $75 million due to endorsement drops.

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3. Michael Jordan

American former professional basketball player Michael Jordan is considered as the best basketball player of all time and is also an entrepreneur and principle owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan spent 15 seasons of his career playing for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. He married Juanita Vanoy in 1991. He was then blamed for cheating with his wife the very same year. Jordan was also reported for paying $250,000 to a mistress to make her keep quiet about his secret relationship. On January 4, 2002, Jordan and Vanoy filed for divorce but opted for mutual settlement shortly after. Vanoy again filed for divorce and get it on December 29, 2006 for which he received $168 million as the settlement cost. It is also counted among the largest celebrity divorce settlements.

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4. Hulk Hogan

American professional wrestler Terry Gene Bollea is better known to the world as the Hulk Hogan and is currently signed with WWE. Besides being an active wrestler, he is also an actor, television personality, entrepreneur, and musician and is widely known for a reality show called “Hogan Knows Best”. Hogan was married to his wife Linda for 26 years but caught cheated with her when he started having an affair with his wife’s friend. Hogan’s wife Linda filed for divorce after she found about Hulk Hogan’s affair. As a settlement of this divorce, Hogan paid 70 percent of their liquid assets, 40 percent of his businesses, several of his luxury cars and also $3 million property to his wife Linda.

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5. Alex Rodriguez

American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop Alex Rodriguez nicknamed “A-Rod” is playing for the New York Yankees and also previously played for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. Rodriguez admitted that he used performance-enhancing drugs to the Drug Enforcement Administration in January, 2014. He is now fighting for his charges of PED uses. On a more personal note, His wife Cynthia Rodriguez filed for divorce because of as “extra marital affairs and other marital misconduct” by her husband and also for “emotional abandonment” of her and their children on July 7, 2008. As a settlement Rodriguez gave $12-million marital home in Coral Gables, Florida, child support including private school tuition, life and health insurance and her cars.

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6. Jeff Gordon

American professional stock car racing driver Jeff Gordon is counted among the best drivers of NASCAR and currently drives the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. His success on track led him to a chance of meeting with a former Ms. Winston Cup winner, Brooke Sealey whom he was married to, later on. His wife, then known by the name Jennifer Brooke Gordon, filed for divorce and demanded separation from Jeff Gordon due to his extra marital relationship with professional model Deanna Merryman. Brooke then asked on court paper for “exclusive use of the couple’s oceanfront home, valued at $9 million, as well as alimony, two cars and periodic use of their boats and an airplane” as a settlement.

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7. Marion Jones

Former world champion track and field athlete Marion Jones also known as Marion Jones-Thompson also played basketball for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. Jones achieved 3 gold medals in Sydney, Australia, at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was allegedly charged for using performance enhancing drugs and denied using those. Finally Jones was traced to have used PED for which she was jailed for six months and lost a million dollars in endorsements. Chairman of the US Olympic Committee Peter Ueberroth then stated Jones to “immediately step forward and return the Olympic medals she won while competing in violation of the rules”. Jones was then forced to sell two of her properties including her mother’s house to raise money to give fines and for living.

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8. Ryan Braun

American baseball right fielder Ryan Joseph Braun currently plays for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball. For his amazing ability to hit for power and average, excellent fielding and baserunning speed, he is considered as the five-tool player. He is also listed among the 50 best players of 2012 after he achieved the MVP award in 2011. Braun then charged for using performance enhancing drugs to further boosts his ability on the ground. He was failed in a testosterone test in 2011 and later also charged for his connection with the Biogenesis of America clinic in 2012. Braun was suspended for the remainder of the 2013 season totaling 65 regular season games on July 22, 2013, for his violation of drug policy. He was estimated to lose around $6.2 million due to this scandal.

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9. Manny Ramirez

Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder Manny Ramirez participated in Major League Baseball and the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He achieved 21 grand slams which is the third best all-time. Manny’s 29 postseason home runs is still a record in big league history. He participated in 12 All-Star Games which include a consecutive streak of eleven times since 1998. He established himself as a superstar for the Boston fans and also for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Manny was suspended for violating baseball’s drug policy for 50 games for using human chorionic gonadotropin. Manny chose his retirement over 100 games suspension on April 8, 2011. Manny lost around 8 million in salary due to his early retirement from active sports.

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10. Shaquille O’Neal

Retired American basketball player Shaquille O’Neal is currently serving as an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA and was known as a former rapper. With his 7 feet 1 inch height and 325 pounds weight, Shaquille is considered as one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA. The man who once said, “I’m Muslim, I’m Jewish, I’m Buddhist, I’m everybody ’cause I’m a people person,” was sue by his wife Shaunie as he was accused of cheating on his wife several times over the next seven years. Shaquille first filed a divorce case in a Miami-Dade Circuit court on September 4, 2007, which was mutually settled. His wife, Shaunie again filed for divorce on November 10, 2009. Shaquille is now subjected to pay $20,000 monthly for alimony and child support combined as a settlement.

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As we can see, the dishonest acts by the players set them back by a fortune that is not ignorable at all. However, these compensations they pay are in the form of money or assets, and it is worth questioning whether that can ever really be enough of a compensation for the harm they cause to the people who once rested their faith and love upon these players, be it the fans who get disappointed with them for their dishonesty, the teams who lose them, or the loved ones whom they leave to deal with their betrayal for years to come.