Nico Rosberg wins Monaco Grand Prix

The dramatic end to the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2015 gave us one rather lucky winner and another very obvious loser in Mercedes Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton controlled the race until Mercedes pitted hi after a late safety car following Max Verstappen crash. Team mate Nico Rosberg and Ferrari Sebastian Vettel did not stop and passed Hamilton before he rejoined.

The result cuts Hamilton advantage in the championship over Rosberg to 10 points, with Vettel a further 18 points adrift. It was a bitter blow to Hamilton, who had come to Monaco to determine to take his first win here since 2008 and dominated the weekend. The race was restarted with eight laps to go, with Hamilton on fresh tyres, but Monaco lived up to its reputation as a track where overtaking is all but impossible.

Red Bull Daniel Ricciardo did pull off a pass, taking fifth from Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen on lap 72 with a controversial move that involved contact from Ricciardo front wheel on Raikkonen Rear, which effectively shoved the Ferrari out of the way. Red Bull ordered the Australian Team-mate Daniil Kvyat to let Ricciardo by into fourth place straight afterwards so he could challenge Hamilton for a place on the podium.

Hamilton now stands at top with 126 points, followed by Nico Rosberg with 116 points and third place by Sebastian Vettel with 98 points. In constructor standings, Mercedes is at top with 242 points, followed by Ferrari with 158 points. Williams is at fourth with 81 points and Red Bull at fourth with 52 points. Next race will take place in Formula Grand Prix du Canada from June 5-June 7 2015. Stay Tuned.

Movies to watch on Sports theme

Sports make a person to know the importance of Team Work and art of winning. Every individual in his life should play a game professionally. There are many good movies on Sports. Being a Hollywood movies fan, I have watched many movies based on different sports in my life. Here is a list of some movies which one should watch to know about the game and spirit of team work.

Million Dollar Arm

It’s an American Biographical Sport Drama movie based on Baseball. It is based on a true story of baseball pitchers who were Indians and discovered in a reality show competition. The film music is composed by A.R. Rahman and Movie is also screened in India.

When the game stands tall

It is a movie based on story of a Rugby Coach who took his team to a 151 winning streak that shattered all records in American sport history. This movie tells about the importance of team work and how to coordinate with juniors in the team.

Coach Carter

It is a movie which teach lesson of discipline, academics, and game play. This movie is based on Basket Ball and also includes story of a coach.

Seve the Movie

It is a documentary biography movie on Famous golfer from France. Seve Ballesteros, who fought against diversity to become the most spectacular and charismatic golfer, to ever play the game.

Rocky Balboa

It is the last part of Rocky series. This movie is based on boxing and a boxer who make his last fight after retirement with present champion of the game. This movie gives lesson of not giving up in life.

Rush

A movie based on true story of James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula one Championships. It tells about the difficulty in Formula One game and how it is one of the most challenging and dangerous games so far.

Most Valuable Soccer Teams

Football is the most played game in the world. Number of Football fans are maximum in the world and the expense over teams is also huge. Every four year FIFA is most watched and sponsored tournament. After FIFA, private clubs spent Billions in making their team and win trophies. Here is a list of most valuable soccer teams of the world.

Real Madrid: - This Spanish Club is the most valuable soccer team this year too. Its complete money value is $3.26 Billion. It has all star players starring Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas etc.

Barcelona: - It is ranked second after Real Madrid and is also Spanish Club. Its complete money value is $3.16 Billion. It has star players such as Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr etc.

Manchester United: - It is ranked at $3.1 Billion and most expensive of England, a ten percent rise this year and has players like Wayne Rooney, Robin Van Persie etc.

Bayern Munich: - This German Club is fourth most expensive club at $2.35 Billion, with 27 percent increase this year. It has players such as Thomas Muller, Xabi Alonso etc.

Manchester City: - This English Club is ranked fifth with a valuation of $1.38 Billion. It has players like David Silva, Frank Lampard etc.

Chelsea: - Sixth most expensive English club in the world with a valuation of $1.37 Billion. It has players such as Oscar, Didler Drogba etc.

Arsenal: - Valued at $1.31 Billion, this English Club is ranked seventh. It has players like Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil etc.

Liverpool: - It is ranked eighth with a valuation of $982 Million and has players such as Mario Balotelli, Steven Gerrard etc.

Juventus: - Italian Club is ranked ninth as the most expensive club and is valued at $837 Million. It has champions players like Andrea Pirlo, Carlos Tevez etc.

AC Milan: - Valued at $775 Million, this English club is ranked tenth in the list. It has famous Japanese player Keisuke Honda, Jeremy Menez etc.

This is the list of most valuable soccer teams of the world. All these teams are club level teams and do not any major FIFA Tournament.

Nico Rosberg wins Spanish Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg won the Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espana Pirelli 2015 in some style, defeating Mercedes Team mate Lewis Hamilton by 17.5 seconds in Barcelona to reinvigorate his World Championship campaign. After an excellent gateway from Pole, Rosberg never looked back and led from start to finish.

Ferrari finished 45 seconds back from Rosberg which bought them a major disappointment, particularly as they had come to Spain with a raft of changes that they hoped would enable them to take the fight to Mercedes. Kimi Raikkonen could not displace fellow countryman Valtteri Bottas, who drove a sterling race to fourth. Williams team mate Felipe Massa meanwhile climbed from ninth on the grid to sixth behind the red car.

Daniel Ricciardo hauled his Red Bull to a lapped seventh and Romain Grosjean survived a brush with Lotus team mate Pastor Maldonado and then an overshoot during a pit stop, to take eighth. Carlos Sainz had an eventful afternoon in his Toro Rosso, slipping down the order in the opening half of the race before recovering to ninth by the chequered flag. Sainz had attempted to pass the Russian around the outside, but when Kvyat locked up the duo clashed forcing the Toro Rosso off the road.

Max Verstappen could not resist his team mate late charge so finished 11^th ahead of Sauber Felipe Nasr. The Marussias took the final two places, Will Stevens finishing ahead of Roberto Merhi. The result reduces Hamilton Championship lead over Rosberg to 20 points heading to Monaco, with 111 to 91. Vettel has 80, Raikkonen 52, Bottas 42, and Massa 39. In the constructor stake Mercedes pull further ahead with 202 to Ferrari 132 and Williams 81. 

Mayweather wins over Pacquiao

Nicknamed ‘Money’, the Las Vegas born Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been hailed as one of the greatest boxers of his era. The 38 year old orthodox remains unbeaten in 47 professional fights since 1996. His only defeat came in amateur boxing game he lost to Bulgarian Serafim Todorov in the semi-finals of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Manny Pacquiao left his home at the age of 14 to pursue a career in boxing. He has contested 65 fights, winning 57 of them with five defeats.

Yesterday night was the biggest night in the boxing. Mayweather pile up enough points to win a unanimous decision in their welterweight title bout. Two ringside judges scored the fight 116-112, while the third had it at 118-110. The associated press had Mayweather ahead 115-113. This was the richest fight in boxing history and a bout that made Mayweather at least $180 Million. There were no knockdowns, and neither fighter seemed terribly hurt at any time. Pacquiao landed probably the biggest punch in the fight in the fourth round, a left hand that sent Mayweather into the ropes.

The fight was a chess match, with Mayweather using his jab to keep Pacquiao away most of the fight. Pacquiao tried to force the action, but Mayweather was often out of his reach by the time he found his way inside. Ringside punches stats showed Mayweather landing 148 punches of 435, while Pacquiao landed 81 of 429. The volume punches for Pacquiao was lot lower than he usually throws in a fight.

Mayweather fought confidently in the late rounds, winning the last two rounds on all three scorecards. In the final seconds of the fight he raised his right hand in victory and after the bell rang stood on the ropes, pounding his heart with his gloves. The fight was expected to make Mayweather $180 Million and Pacquiao $120 Million, depending on Pay per view sales. The live gate alone was more than $70 Million and the bout was expected to easily smash the pay per view record of 2.48 Million buys sent in 2007 when Mayweather fought Oscar De La Hoya.

The Wisden Trophy

The Wisden trophy is named after the famous cricketing publisher Wisden and was presented by John Wisden and Co. It is awarded to the winner of the Test Cricket Series played between England and West Indies. It was first awarded in 1963. If the series is drawn then the country holding the Wisden trophy retains it. The Wisden Trophy is presented to the victorious team as a symbol of victory, but then returns to the MCC Museum at Lords.

England currently holds the trophy. They held the trophy for nine years, after beating the West Indies 3-1 to regain it in 2000. They successfully defended the trophy three times. West Indies regain the trophy in the most recent series in the West Indies, winning 1-0 in early 2009. It was originally planned to consist of four test matches. Currently, Wisden trophy tournament is going on in England with English country leading the series with 1-0. Last match will start from May 1, 2015.

In overall 111 Test matches had been played between West Indies and England in Wisden Trophy with West Indies winning maximum number of matches. They won 43 matches and England has won 31 matches. Series is been hold by West Indies 13 times and by England 8 times. In last five Encounters West Indies has won the series only once. Brian Lara is the top scorer of the Wisden Trophy. He has scored 2983 runs in 51 innings. His highest score of 400 also came up in the same trophy in 2004.

Curtly Ambrose is the maximum wicket taker in Wisden Trophy with 164 wickets in 8284 balls in a period of 12 years. Clive Lloyd has played maximum number of Test Matches in Wisden Trophy and played 19 matches. Most wins as Captain Record is in name of Viv Richards with 13 wins from 18 matches. These are some of the past records which are hold mostly by West Indies Cricket team. In future we hope to see these records in bag of England Cricket Team.