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An Argentine football midfielder who plays for Independiente on loan from FC Metalist Kharkiv.Aceved

An Argentine football midfielder who plays for Independiente on loan from FC Metalist Kharkiv.Acevedo has played for San Lorenzo since 2005, in 2007 he helped the club to win the Clausura tournament. In January 2009, he was signed by FC Metalist Kharkiv.[1], on 03 July 2009 Independiente have signed the midfielder on loan from Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkov until December 2009[2].

Was an English footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.Annis joine

Was an English footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.Annis joined the club in August 1898 from Stafford Road (the town's railway works side), making his league debut on 14 March 1899 in a 2-0 win at Bury. He went on to make 147 appearances in total for Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring one goal.

Was an English first class cricketer who played six matches for Surrey between 1870 and 1872. A righ

Was an English first class cricketer who played six matches for Surrey between 1870 and 1872. A right arm fast bowler, he was highly successful in the handful of games he appeared in, taking an impressive 48 wickets at just 11.29 with a strike rate of a wicket every 28.77 balls.

Is an Australian former association footballer. Ardone played his early football for Sydney Olympic,

Is an Australian former association footballer. Ardone played his early football for Sydney Olympic, making his National Soccer League debut in 1992. He moved in 1993 to Parramatta Eagles where spent a season before moving again to Heidelberg United. Ardo

Is a Cuban chess player. He learned chess at the age of eight and has won various tournaments, inclu

Is a Cuban chess player. He learned chess at the age of eight and has won various tournaments, including the 1986 World Junior Chess Championship. He became a Grandmaster in 1990. Other tournament victories include the Cuban Youth Championships in 1985, and cowinning the Canadian Open Chess Championship in 2006, along with Abhijt Kunte. He has also represented Cuba at many Chess Olympiads from 1986 to 2006. His current FIDE rating is 2537 which places him third in Cuba and 306th in the world

An Argentine football (soccer) defender who is currently with the New York Red Bulls.García started

An Argentine football (soccer) defender who is currently with the New York Red Bulls.García started his career with Argentinos Juniors in 2001, but in 2002 the club suffered relegation to the Argentine 2nd division. After staying with the club for a further season he returned to the Primera with Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro one of the top five clubs (cinco grandes) in Argentine football. García was a key player for San Lorenzo anchoring the clubs back line, appearing in 61 league matches

Was a New Zealand cricketer and Test match captain. He played domestic first-class cricket for Cante

Was a New Zealand cricketer and Test match captain. He played domestic first-class cricket for Canterbury and Otago. Three of his five sons, Sir Richard, Dayle and Barry played cricket for New Zealand. The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, which is competed for by

Was a Scottish all-round sportsman born in Glasgow.Arnott joined Queen's Park from Pollokshields Ath

Was a Scottish all-round sportsman born in Glasgow.Arnott joined Queen's Park from Pollokshields Athletic F.C. in 1882 and remained with the Glasgow club until his retirement in the mid 1890s. However, he occasionally played as a guest for several other clubs including Northern Irish side Linfield - for whom he won an Irish Cup medal, Newcastle West End F.C., Notts County, St. Bernard's and Celtic.

Is a former Australian cricketer who had a brief first class cricket career in the 1959/60 season fo

Is a former Australian cricketer who had a brief first class cricket career in the 1959/60 season for New South Wales cricket team. A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, Wellham collected 19 wickets from his seven appearances at a bowling average of 23.26 runs per wicket. His nephew, Dirk Wellham, was an Australian Test and One Day International player.

Is a former professional American football running back and kick returner in the NFL for the Pittsbu

Is a former professional American football running back and kick returner in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1982 to 1987 and then for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1988. He was drafted out of Baylor in the 1982 NFL Draft.

Is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for R.E. Mouscron, as a central midfielder.In 2005-06, B

Is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for R.E. Mouscron, as a central midfielder.In 2005-06, Baseggio was transfer listed, joining Italy's Treviso F.B.C. 1993 in January 2006, being relegated in his first year. However, in the mid-season interval of the next season, he returned to Anderlecht. In his two stints with the Brussels outfit, he won four national leagues, although he was only a fringe player in the last.

Was a German breaststroke swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German breaststroke swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a former German professional footballer. Bechtold began his professional career in 1965 with Eint

Is a former German professional footballer. Bechtold began his professional career in 1965 with Eintracht Frankfurt. The midfielder scored 33 goals in his four years with the club, but was never a first-team regular. In 1969 he transferred to local rival

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched in two games for th

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched in two games for the California Angels during the 1969 California Angels season and four games during the 1970 California Angels season.

Is a French former professional cyclist. He has raced in every Tour de France from 2000 until 2006.

Is a French former professional cyclist. He has raced in every Tour de France from 2000 until 2006.

Was a professional footballer who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United . He als

Was a professional footballer who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United . He also played on the losing side in the 1901 FA Cup final. He was also in the United team humiliated by Burslem Port Vale in the F A cup in 1898

Was an Australian football goalkeeper and first-class cricketer. Born in Waverley, Sydney, New South

Was an Australian football goalkeeper and first-class cricketer. Born in Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales; he moved to the United Kingdom and played in the Football League for Rochdale and played first-class cricket for Leicestershire. He also saw active

Is an American former professional and college basketball player. He played basketball for his homet

Is an American former professional and college basketball player. He played basketball for his hometown college, St. John's University, and won the John Wooden Award and the Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year award plus USBWA College Player of the Year in 1986, averaging 23 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. Berry, nicknamed "The Truth", was also the second leading scorer on St. John's 1985 Final Four team.

Is an English former footballer.

Is an English former footballer.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874. Boden played for a pre-club Derbyshire a

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874. Boden played for a pre-club Derbyshire against an All England Eleven in 1857 and 1859. His initial first class match was for Gentlemen of the North in a defeat by Gentlemen of the South at Kennington Oval in 1859. He played several recorded maches for North Staffordshire and other clubs in the 1860s. Boden was a right-handed batsman and played four innings in two first class matches with an average of 9.00 and a highest score of 11.

Is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5" shooting guard from the University of M

Is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5" shooting guard from the University of Minnesota, Bond was never drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play in 3 NBA seasons. He played for Dallas Mavericks (1992/93), Utah Jazz (1993/95) and Detroit Pistons (1994/95). He has also been signed by Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995 and Atlanta Hawks in 1997, but did not play in any NBA games for those clubs.

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played just

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played just once for Ireland, a first-class match against Scotland in June 1970.

Is a football striker from Jamaica who plays for Arnett Gardens F.C.Nicknamed 'Blacka Pearl' or 'The

Is a football striker from Jamaica who plays for Arnett Gardens F.C.Nicknamed 'Blacka Pearl' or 'The Pearl', Boyd is an extremely gifted yet controversial player whose off field antics always appeared to get him in trouble. Yet, his behaviour on and off the field, combined with his great football skills earned him a cult-hero status with Jamaican football fans.

Was a German backstroke and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a German backstroke and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Brearley was a fast bowler with what Wisden described as "a rolling gait"[2] who put his full – an

Brearley was a fast bowler with what Wisden described as "a rolling gait"[2] who put his full – and substantial – weight into achieving pace and swing. He played county cricket only from the age of 26, but his abity to make the ball rise sharply on the somewhat fiery Old Trafford wickets became noticed the following year, but after the wickets became less difficult he was dropped from the side. The following year, his bowling was a valuable part of Lancashire's finest season in county cricket (sixteen wins and no losses) but his inability to play late in the season attracted the notice of Wisden.