20 August 2011

Most Beautiful Women in Sports

These athletes have both the oomph and the talent to shine in their chosen sport. Take a look.

Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline Wozniacki

Whether the 21-year old Dane deserves the No.1 ranking is debatable; but the lady's on-court attire and her well-groomed looks are sure to turn eyeballs.

Darya Klishina

Darya Klishina

The 20-year old Russian long jumper wants to strike it rich at the 2012 London Olympics. Currently ranked No.2 in the world, the gorgeous athlete already has a couple of endorsement deals in the bag.

Danica Patrick

Most beautiful women in sports

29-year old Danica Patrick is a NASCAR driver who races for Andretti Autosport. She has appeared in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and has also appeared on T.V shows.

Tsvetana Pironkova

Most beautiful women in sports

The 23-year old Bulgarian stunner has reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2010. But what made heads turn were her looks and her skirt that looked as big as a dinner napkin.

Natalie Gulbis

Most beautiful women in sports

28-year old American golfer Natalie Gulbis has three LPGA titles against her name. The stunning birdie's off-course activities include posing for FHM, and appearing on TV shows.

Yu-Na Kim

Most beautiful women in sports

Figure skater Yu-Na Kim became the first South Korean to win a gold in her event, at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The good-looking 20-year old is one of the highest-paid athletes in the world.

Paula Creamer

Paula Creamer

25-year old Paula Creamer has won 11 LPGA titles. Nicknamed the 'Pink Panther' because of her fondness for the colour. She is one of the highest paid golfers on the LPGA tour.

Leryn Franco

Leryn Franco hasn't done much as an athlete who specialises in the javelin throw, but she has still gained popularity thanks to her good looks, which made her one of the most searched athletes of the 2008 Summer Olympics Games. Franco is a model as well, and was runner-up Miss Universo Paraguay 2006; she has also participated at the Miss Bikini Universe pageant

Mia St. John

Mia St. John

Professional boxer and Taek Won Do champion Mia St. John defies the norm that athletes in action sports ain't good-looking. To illustrate that point further, St. John appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine and in an 11 page pictorial in November 1999, to show that she was a feminine woman as well as an athlete.

Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova

Russian tennis diva Maria Sharapova's drop-dead gorgeous looks have only helped her popularity among male and female fans alike. It also doesn't hurt that she is actually quite a good tennis player as well!

Michelle Wie

Michelle Wie

LPGA Tour player Michelle Wie has attracted more attention for her looks and non-golf related achievements until now, but this may soon change if her performance for the US team in the 2009 Solheim Cup is anything to go by.

Tanith Belbin

Tanith Belbin

Canadian-American ice dancer Tanith Belbin has achieved tremendous success in her sport, and she is also a gorgeous face.

Ana Ivanovic

Ana Ivanovic

Former world number 1 and French Open champion Ana Iavnovic's form on the tennis court may have dipped of late, but she still has enough admirers as can be gauged by the fact that German newspaper Bild's readers considered her body to be the best in the sporting world. 'The Times' has called Ivanovic "the most beautiful face in tennis" and her website (anaivanovic.com) is the most visited sports star website in the world.

Anna Kournikova

Anna Kournikova

Russian hottie Anna Kournikova didn't do much of note during her career as a tennis player, but she was immensely popular and made a whole bunch of money thanks to her beautiful face and fantastic body.

Anna Rawson

Anna Rawson

Australian professional golfer Anna Rawson is also a model. Really shouldn't be difficult to understand the reason for her being a model as well!

Jennie Finch

Jennie Finch

American softball player Jennie Finch is regarded as the most famous player of all time in her sport. It also doesn't hurt that Finch has one of the most attractive faces in sports as well.

Milene Domingues

Milene Domingues

Why would Brazil's Ronaldo divorce Milene Domingues, who is also a footballer as well as a model. Domingues is a seasoned footballer and is also the most expensive woman's player ever, costing over £200,000.

Stephanie Rice

Stephanie Rice

Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics Games in Beijing, but she has also attained success outside of the pool and has a legion of male fans thanks to her fantastic looks.

Amanda Beard

Amanda Beard

Amanda Beard has won a total of seven medals in swimming over four Summer Olympics Games. Beard, who is one of the better lookers in women's swimming, is also a model and has posed nude for the July 2007 issue of Playboy magazine apart from participating in an anti-fur campaign for the organization PETA in 2008. Her modeling work also includes appearances in the FHM magazine.

Gretchen Bleiler

Gretchen Bleiler

Professional snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler is one of the pioneers and leading exponents of her sport. It also helps that her good looks attract even more attention for the sport of snowboarding.

Heather Mitts

Heather Mitts

Heather Mitts is one player who ensures women's soccer in the US gets maximum exposure and mileage. Is it any wonder then that in 2004, Mitts was voted as "Hottest Female Athlete" by the users of ESPN.com.

Misty May-Treanor

Misty May-Treanor

Misty May-Treanor has won more beach volleyball tournaments than any other female player with 105 career wins. The fact that she is also a stunner is an icing on the cake!

Stacey Keibler

Stacey Keibler

Former World Wrestling Entertainment diva Stacey Keibler, who is now a model and actress, has been popular over all her career moves thanks to her stunning looks and 42-inch legs.

Kristina Lum

Kristina Lum

Synchronized swimmer Kristina Lum not only captivates audiences with her finesse in the sport, but also because of her good looks.

Dara Torres

Dara Torres

American swimmer Dara Torres would easily be amongst the most attractive sports stars-mothers of all times. Torres is 42 years now, but shows no signs of quitting her sport. We are sure her male fans ain't  complaining!

Logan Tom

Logan Tom

Logan Tom is an American indoor volleyball and beach volleyball player. Her looks saw Tom ranked #91 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2005.

Maria Kirilenko

Maria Kirilenko

Russian tennis player Maria Kirilenko has so far met with average success on the tennis court, but her good looks coupled with a fantastic body have never kept her far from being popular with fans, especially males.

Gabriela Sabatini

Gabriela Sabatini

Former Argentine tennis player Gabriela Sabatini achieved a fair degree of success on the court, and that coupled with her gorgeous looks, made her extremely popular with male and female fans alike.

Sorana Cirstea

Sorana Cirstea

Upcoming Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea will be one of the most keenly followed youngsters on the WTA Tour for years to come, as much as for her on-court play as for her stunning looks.

Sports Fanatics : When Fans Go Really Crazy

Why do fans go that extra mile when all they need to do is to enjoy the sport in a quiet manner? Check out our list of fan’atics’

Sports fan’atics’ : When fans go really crazy in sport

Husbandry!

A man waves on the grounds of the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida

Freezing weather no barrier

Freezing weather no barrier

Fans of the Green Bay Packers hold a sign and wear bikinis in below freezing weather during NFC Championship game between the Packers and the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field. The Packers had then defeated the Seahawks 48-10.

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Sports fan’atics’ : When fans go really crazy in sport

A girl runs on the pitch as Italy's national soccer team players train at Coverciano

He looks 'tyred'!

Sports fan’atics’ : When fans go really crazy in sport

Dressed in his NASCAR attire, Chris MacNicol gives a thumbs-up to other fans before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Neck to neck

Sports fan’atics’ : When fans go really crazy in sport

A security guard holds the neck of a fan who was chasing Real Madrid's Karim Benzema after a friendly soccer match against Tianjin Teda in Tianjin

Even Behind The Bar

Sports fan’atics’ : When fans go really crazy in sport

Philippines fans watch from behind bars the 2014 World Cup qualification soccer match between Kuwait and Philippines in Kuwait City

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Sports fan’atics’ : When fans go really crazy in sport

A Red Star soccer fan with a torch runs across the field during a soccer match between Red Star and Partizan in Belgrade

Back from the brink

Fan'atic' - 1: Back from the brink

A die-hard MLB fan, Keith Carmickle is caught by his brother and a friend after he almost fell headfirst to a pool deck about 20 feet below while trying to catch home run ball hit by Milwaukee's Prince Fielder during Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona. Easily a case of back from the brink for this fan'atic'

Hmm! Caught the big fish

Hmm! Caught the big fish

A Woman is taken off field by security guards near end of international rugby union match between All Blacks and Ireland

No Baywatch this!

Fan'atic' - 2: No Baywatch this!

A hot fan'atic' runs on the field, interrupting the match between United States and Honduras, during the first round of their CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying soccer match in Tampa. This was way back in 2008

From Milan to Brazil with love

Fan'atic' - 3: From Milan to Brazil with love

A fan'atic', who ran onto the field, tried to kiss A.C. Milan's Ronaldinho while being held back by a security guard when A.C. Milan took on the Chicago Fire during their international friendly soccer match in Bridgeview, Illinois back in May 2010

Not an on-field tackle

Fan'atic' - 4: Not an on-field tackle

A stadium security guard captures a Colombia fan as he ran towards the team at the end of the match against Argentina at the Copa America soccer tournament in Santa Fe last week.

Heights of celebration

Fan'atic' - 5: Heights of celebration

A man is thrown into the air as fans await the victory parade for the Mexico's U-17 World Cup winning soccer team in Mexico City July 11, 2011. Mexico won the U-17 World Cup after beating Uruguay in the final on Sunday

Dirty side of fan following

Fan'atic' - 6: Dirty side of fan following

A Red Star soccer fan with a torch runs across the field during a soccer match between Red Star and Partizan in Belgrade October 14, 2000. Yugoslav soccer fans rioted in Belgrade's biggest sports stadium on Saturday, forcing abandonment of a match between Red Star and Partizan, the capital's two arch-rivals. Witnesses said Partizan fans sparked trouble by tossing fireworks and stadium seats at rival fans and on to the pitch, and as the players were escorted to safety hundreds of Red Star supporters broke out of their end of the ground and raced across the pitch to confront the Partizan fans

Familiar sight

Fan'atic' - 7: Familiar sight

The easiest way to know if cricket fans are happy is to simply take a look at the ground. If it looks in good shape, then the local fans must be really happy. If not, you know there is serious trouble. Like this one, which was sparked off after a few ugly fans hurled bottles onto the field at Arnos Vale in St.Vincent during the first ODI between West Indies and Australia in 2008

Too dangerous yet who cares

Fan'atic' - 8: Too dangerous yet who cares

We have heard of number of instances of under-construction buildings caving in when exaggerated weight is put on them. Yet, fans don't seem to learn. When it comes to cricket, everything else including safety takes backseat. In this picture, fans are caught crowding an under-construction building near the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati during the ODI match between India and Australia in 2009

Hard task for security staff

Fan'atic' - 9: Hard task for security staff

Security staff removes a fan that ran on to the field during the MLB baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox in Toronto way back in April 2008

What a tackle

Fan'atic' - 10: What a tackle

A fan is tackled by security after running onto the field and appearing to try to shake hands with Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki during the eighth inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the New York Yankees in Seattle, Washington, May 28, 2011

Hard to pacify

Fan'atic' - 11: Hard to pacify

We have seen this happen in the subcontinent a number of times. Crowd getting angry about proceedings and organisers trying hard to pacify them. With this menace spreading like a virus from one venue to another, cricket boards decided to ban water bottles in every cricketing venue. Thanks to the ban, incidents like these are now a thing of the past

Does it feel like member's stand?

Fan'atic' - 12: Does it feel like member's stand?

When an international match returns to a venue after two years, emotions can run high and craze for the match can be unparalleled. Like it was when New Zealand and India faced off at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati in the 2010 bilateral series, which India won 5-0

Football fans are no different

Fan'atic' - 13: Football fans are no different

Countries like Italy, Croatia, Russia and the whole of South America are known for soccer riots, which keeps the riot police on their feet always. This was easily one of the worst incidents of crowd trouble in football when Croatian football fans clashed with police after Croatia was held to a 1-1 draw against Malta in a World Cup 2006 Group Eight qualifier at Ta' Qali National Stadium, outside Valletta, September 7, 2005. Croatia's hopes of winning European Group Eight and qualifying directly for the World Cup finals were jeopardised on Wednesday when they were held to an unexpected 1-1 draw by plucky Malta. The match was overshadowed by crowd trouble as a group of Croatia fans vented their frustration at their team's disappointing outing by ripping up seats and hurling them towards home fans and police officers.

This isn't my place

Fan'atic' - 14: This isn't my place

Boston Red Sox's right fielder Trot Nixon is caught by fans after trying to field a home run hit by New York Yankees Jason Giambi in the second inning at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts back in 2005

Image source: Reuters, AP, AFP
Text source: India Syndicate