Coorg Sports Management and Entertainment

16/10/2013

Great Comebacks

We at Coorg Sports Management and Entertainment are starting a new list called Great Comebacks where we post one great sporting comeback everyday.

Today we have chosen the Champions league Final of 2005 between Liverpool and A C Milan

Having scraped through to the knockout stages and progressed to the final Liverpool were down and out with AC Milan going into half-time 3-0 up in the final.

But there was mischief in the air that night and Liverpool roared back to score three times in six minutes to turn the game on its head before holding on to win on penalties.

It was a truly magical night in Istanbul which saw Liverpool stage one of the greatest comebacks of all time,inspired by Captain Fantastic Steven Gerrard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAxJOdVHWtw

Liverpool vs AC Milan 2005 champions league final. Emotional match, hope you enjoy.

14/10/2013

Enter October and Dussehra is upon us.
One of the major events that take place during each Dussehra is the Dussehra sports event.It features a number of sports including kabbadi,Body building,kho-kho and handball.

This year the meet was inaugurated by Milkha singh,the legendary sprinter.

11/10/2013

An Epic Final

At the 2008 Wimbledon final,the stage was set for an epic showdown between two behemoths of the game.It was world number one Roger Federer vs world number two Rafael Nadal.

A lot was expected of this final and boy did they deliver.For the next four hours and 48 minutes the world witnessed some of the best tennis ever played.

Federer's class and Nadal's brute strength were on show that day.Cross court winners,baseline shots,on the line aces,diving volleys you name it and this match had it!

Though Nadal won on the scoreboard,both men walked off centre court as champions.

10/10/2013

To some he is a god,to most Indians he is a symbol of greatness.Not much of an introduction is needed for Sachin tendulkar. This is a man who has scaled the highest of peaks in the world of cricket and we can all feel proud to say that he has dominated the sport like no other.

Today Sachin tendulkar announced his retirement from test cricket.Safe to say that millions of people all over india would have gone into mourning.

He contacted the President, BCCI, and has requested the BCCI to release the following statement to the Media, on his behalf:

"All my life, I have had a dream of playing cricket for India. I have been living this dream every day for the last 24 years. It's hard for me to imagine a life without playing cricket because it's all I have ever done since I was 11 years old. It's been a huge honour to have represented my country and played all over the world. I look forward to playing my 200th Test Match on home soil, as I call it a day.

I thank the BCCI for everything over the years and for permitting me to move on when my heart feels it's time! I thank my family for their patience and understanding. Most of all, I thank my fans and well-wishers who through their prayers and wishes have given me the strength to go out and perform at my best."

Sachin Tendulkar

09/10/2013

We at Coorg Sports Management and Entertainment have made it our goal to get all of our readers motivated and inspired to get out of bed,get off the couch and go play in the wide open outdoors.

Everything needs to be done in small steps.A person who hasn't played or exerted himself/herself in a while will have a aching body the next day if they suddenly shock their bodies into a physical activity that hasn't been part of their daily routine in ages.This results in a lot of injuries as well.

The main point we are trying to get across is that of FITNESS.It isn't something that can be acquired in a day.It requires an enormous amount of self motivation.Here is a step by step process to get yourself fit and fine :

1) Find that source of motivation : You need something that will keep you going,no matter what.It's important that you find that something.

2) Planning your workout : Make time for yourself,preferably in the morning.Plan out what day to do what.Plan your jogging route.The sequence of exercises that one does is very important.

3) Basic exercises : Jogging and skipping are very important tools to get a person fit.But usually people skip the stretching part.Stretching is equally,if not more important.It may not involve much exertions but it does require a lot of importance.Push up and pull ups are also essential in every workout.The proper method to do them can be viewed through a lot of youtube videos.

4) Eat healthy : Never skip breakfast.Stop munching between meals and try to have a balanced diet.There are an abundance of nutrition websites that will tell you what and what not to eat

5) Never give up : Don't look for immediate results.As they say,Rome wasn't built in a day.The results will come as long as you persevere!

07/10/2013

Brandon Todd is 5’5’’ and he can dunk. He has never believed his height to be a limitation but an opportunity to change how people view small athletes.

Brandon transformed his body over the course of a few years, gaining over 80 lbs of muscle, increasing his vertical to over 45 inches. Todd hopes to teach others that through hard work and perseverance physical limitations can be overcome.

http://vimeo.com/74061236

Brandon Todd is 5’5’’ and he can dunk. He has never believed his height to be a limitation but an opportunity to change how people view small athletes. Brandon transformed…

06/10/2013

Monica Seles was the top women's player heading into 1993, having won the French Open three consecutive years and both the US Open and Australian Open in consecutive years.

In January 1993, Seles defeated Graf in the final of the Australian Open, which to date was her third win in four Grand Slam finals against Graf.

On April 30 during a quarterfinal match with Magdalena Maleeva in Hamburg in which Seles was leading 6–4, 4–3, Günter Parche, an obsessed fan of Steffi Graf, ran from the middle of the crowd to the edge of the court during a break between games and stabbed Seles with a boning knife between her shoulder blades, to a depth of 1.5 cm (0.59 inches).

She was quickly rushed to a hospital. Although her physical injuries took only a few weeks to heal, she did not return to competitive tennis for more than two years.

German authorities described her attacker as confused and possibly mentally disturbed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl-2uVhNLJI

here you see a nearly 2 min footage of the stabbing aftermath

05/10/2013

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world, which hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport and produces events worldwide.

Based in the United States, the UFC has eight weight divisions and enforces the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. Dana White serves as the president of the UFC while brothers Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta control the UFC's parent company, Zuffa, LLC.

The first UFC event was held in 1993 in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the event was to identify the most effective martial art in a real fight between competitors of different fighting disciplines, including Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo, Wrestling, Muay Thai, Karate, Judo, and other styles.

In subsequent competitions, fighters began adopting effective techniques from more than one discipline, which indirectly helped create an entirely separate style of fighting known as present-day mixed martial arts.

04/10/2013

For those of you who workout regularly and are always looking to improve their health and fitness,here are five exercises that is a must in your daily routine.

Click on the link below to know more :
http://health.ninemsn.com/voltaren/7931582/top-five-daily-exercises-for-health

03/10/2013

Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s.

Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award.

After protests from his fellow players, he retired again for four years, but returned in 1996, at age 36, to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time.

03/10/2013

Trivia Question

In the 1200's the Persians introduced what exciting sport played with an animal, today played with a ball?

Answer : POLO a goat or small animal is used as the "live" ball that must be transported by horseriders across a goal line. Still played with live animals today in Afghanistan.

02/10/2013

The World Squash Championships take place from October 28th to November 3rd this year.

Head to Manchester to see the top names in squash battle it out for supremacy.