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Is a first baseman with Industriales of the Cuban National Series. He was the play-off most valuable

Is a first baseman with Industriales of the Cuban National Series. He was the play-off most valuable player in the National Series for the 2005-06 season.

Was an Irish chess master, who contested a series of six matches with the world’s leading player L

Was an Irish chess master, who contested a series of six matches with the world’s leading player Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais in the summer of 1834.It was the first match of any importance in the history of chess and is still referred to today as the World Championship of 1834. The games were published widely, and were annotated and discussed by enthusiasts all over Europe. In the course of the mammoth encounter, both players introduced several innovations, a few of which are still seen today. It might even be said that the modern era of chess began with the McDonnell-La Bourdonnais match of 1834.

Is a Scottish football player who currently plays for Wroxham.He was a highly-rated youth player at

Is a Scottish football player who currently plays for Wroxham.He was a highly-rated youth player at Manchester United after joining them in 1996, and featured for the Scotland U-21 side. However, he failed to break into the Manchester first team (due to the presence of Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole and Teddy Sheringham) and he had loan spells at Aberdeen F.C. and Sheffield United.

He is one of only two bowlers to have bowled consecutive overs in a Test innings; this occurred on 2

He is one of only two bowlers to have bowled consecutive overs in a Test innings; this occurred on 28 March 1951, the fourth day of the Wellington Test, on either side of the tea interval. The other recorded instance of this violation of the Laws of cricket in a Test match was in 1921, the bowler being Warwick Armstrong.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

Is a German footballer who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt as an attacking midfielder.He began his car

Is a German footballer who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt as an attacking midfielder.He began his career with FC St. Pauli in 2001, before moving to local rivals Hamburger SV in 2003. However, he did not find success at the club, and was dropped to their r

Better known as Alex Pacheco, is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who play

Better known as Alex Pacheco, is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played for the Montreal Expos (1996).In five-game career, Pacheco had a 0-0 record with seven strikeouts and an 11.12 ERA in 5.2 innings.

Was a Soviet (and ethnic Georgian) amateur tennis player. He is probably best known for making the f

Was a Soviet (and ethnic Georgian) amateur tennis player. He is probably best known for making the final at Wimbledon in 1973, where he lost to Jan Kodeš of Czechoslovakia.

Was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from 1925-1930. He would play for the Phila

Was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from 1925-1930. He would play for the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Browns.

Is a German footballer. He currently plays as a defender for MSV Duisburg.

Is a German footballer. He currently plays as a defender for MSV Duisburg.

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire. Bates is a right-handed batsman who plays

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire. Bates is a right-handed batsman who plays primarily as a wicketkeeper. Bates has represented the England Under-19 cricket team, playing one Youth Test match and ten Youth One Day Internationals. Bates played for England in the 2010 Under19 Cricket World Cup. Bates made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Oxford University at University Parks, Oxford in 2010.

Is a prominent chess master and a former Soviet Champion now living in Hungary.As a youth, he freque

Is a prominent chess master and a former Soviet Champion now living in Hungary.As a youth, he frequently succeeded in tournaments and climbed rapidly through the junior rankings to participate at the very highest level. At Skien in 1979, he entered the World Junior Championship and finished runner-up to Yasser Seirawan. A short while later (January 1980), he played in the European Junior Championship at Groningen and won the event (ahead of Zurab Azmaiparashvili).

Is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey

Is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. He is the highest paid NHL player ever, signing a 13-year contract extension worth $124 million with the Capitals, the richest in NHL history. He l

Is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster.Born in Severomorsk, Russia, his family moved to Kharkiv, Ukraine,

Is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster.Born in Severomorsk, Russia, his family moved to Kharkiv, Ukraine, when he was nine.[1] Moiseenko won the World Championship for Boys Under 16 in Spain in 1996, and was awarded the International Master title. He improved his standard steadily over the next several years. He placed 2nd at the Ukrainian Junior Championship, Kharkov 1998, with 7/11. In the European U18 Championship, Mureck 1998, he scored 6.5/9 for a shared 2nd-5th place.

Is a retired footballer who spent the majority of his career at Mansfield Town. His position on the

Is a retired footballer who spent the majority of his career at Mansfield Town. His position on the pitch was right-back. Pate began his career at Scottish junior side Renfrew Juniors, and was signed by Watford in 1965.

Is a Russian chess player. In the July 2008 FIDE list, he had an ELO rating of 2788, making him the

Is a Russian chess player. In the July 2008 FIDE list, he had an ELO rating of 2788, making him the second highest rated player in the world.Morozevich is one of the best chess players in the world for nearly a decade. He is famous for employing unusual o

Was an Association Football player who captained the England team in its second official internation

Was an Association Football player who captained the England team in its second official international, played against Scotland on 8 March 1873.Morten was the first goalkeeper to captain the English international side and holds the twin distinctions of having been born at an earlier date than any other international footballer, and of being, in all likelihood, older than any other England player on his international debut.

Is an International Grandmaster of chess and a former champion of Russia.He learnt how to play at th

Is an International Grandmaster of chess and a former champion of Russia.He learnt how to play at the age of four and a half years and aged six, took part in group instruction sessions. This is not uncommon in Russia where chess is very much part of the s

Is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1987. Mronz played right-handed,

Is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1987. Mronz played right-handed, and won one doubles title (1988, Schenectady) in his career. Mronz reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on April 8, 1991, when he became

Is a professional boxer in the super flyweight division, nicknamed "El Explosivo."Munoz turned profe

Is a professional boxer in the super flyweight division, nicknamed "El Explosivo."Munoz turned professional in 1998 and captured the WBA super flyweight title with an 8th round TKO win over Celes Kobayashi in 2002. He defended the title three times before

Was a professional basketball player and Hall-of-Fame coach.Hannum is mostly known for coaching the

Was a professional basketball player and Hall-of-Fame coach.Hannum is mostly known for coaching the Wilt Chamberlain-led Philadelphia 76ers of 1966-67 to the NBA championship, ending the eight-year title streak of the Boston Celtics. He had also coached the Bob Pettit-led St. Louis Hawks team to the 1958 NBA Championship over the Celtics in the NBA Finals, thus making him the first of only three head coaches in NBA history to win championships with two different teams (the other two are Phil Jackson and Pat Riley). The aforementioned seasons were the only two in Celtics center Bill Russell's 13-year career in which he did not win an NBA championship. In 1964, Hannum was named NBA Coach of the Year while with the San Francisco Warriors.

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers, whe

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers, where he plays as a defender.

Is an Austrian ice hockey player currently playing for Kapfenburg of the Austrian Nationalliga. Neub

Is an Austrian ice hockey player currently playing for Kapfenburg of the Austrian Nationalliga. Neubauer began his career with VSV EC in 2003 and remained with the team until 2006 when he joined Graz 99ers.

Is a Hong Kong cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals and nine ICC Trophy matches for H

Is a Hong Kong cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals and nine ICC Trophy matches for Hong Kong. French made his debut aged 16 at the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia, and played four matches, scoring 22 runs with a highest score of 13 in the debu

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.

Is a Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.