Top 10 Richest Athletes of the World

01 Maria Sharapova (Tennis) Maria Sharapova (Tennis)
Earnings: $ 24.5 million

02: Serena Williams (Tennis) 2: Serena Williams (Tennis)
Earnings: $ 20.2 million

03: Venus Williams (Tennis) 3: Venus Williams (Tennis)
Earnings: $ 15.4 million

04: Danica Patrick (Racing) 4: Danica Patrick (Racing)
Earnings: $ 12 million

05: Kim Yu-Na (Figure skating) 5: Kim Yu-Na (Figure skating)
Earnings: $ 9.7 million

06: Annika Sorenstam (Golf) 6: Annika Sorenstam (Golf)

Earnings: $ 8 million

07: Ana Ivanovic (Tennis) 7: Ana Ivanovic (Tennis)
Earnings: $ 7.2 million

08: Jelena Jankovic (Tennis) 8: Jelena Jankovic (Tennis)
Earnings: $ 5.3 million

09: Paula Creamer (Golf) 9: Paula Creamer (Golf)
Earnings: $ 5.2 million

10. Lorena Ochoa (Golf) 10: Lorena Ochoa (Golf)

Earnings: $ 5 million

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Top 10 Most Beautiful Female Athletes of the World

10. Miesha Tate, MMA

We all know that female athletes always appear to be hotter just because they are able to do the things that many of us are not able to do. Here is count down list of world’s top ten most beautiful women athletes. 09 More after the break...

09. Danica Patrick, Car Racing

08. Maria Verchenova, Golf

07. Liv Boeree, Poker

06. Leryn Franco, Javelin

05. Lacey Jones, Poker

04. Anna Kournikova, Tennis

03. Blair O’Neal, Golf

02. Jenn Brown, Softball

01. Victoria Vanucci, Tennis

Tennis Duel Beauty — Ivanovic & Sharapova

Presenting the contenders

First Ultimate Tennis Beauty Contender: Ana Ivanovic

Second Ultimate Tennis Beauty Contender: Maria Sharapova

One of the most attractive women in world sports and one of the most successful ones, too. Serbian tennis star Ana Ivanovic. Tennis princess that has great personality and plays with intensity and passion. Appeals to tennis audience world wide. Great tennis player, excellent personality, plays with great intensity and skill. It is one and only Maira Sharapova. This Russian beauty captivates with her figure on and off court and really makes tennis tournaments more interesting to watch in more than one way. More images after the break...

Preparations For Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro

ShareThe 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The host city of the Games will be Rio de Janeiro.  More images after the break...

The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The host city of the Games will be Rio de Janeiro.  They are scheduled to be held from August 5 to 21, 2016.

This vertical structure will be placed in Copacabana Island. It will be both an observation Tower , and a welcome sign for the visitors arriving by air and by sea at Rio de Janeiro, where the Olympic Games 2016 will take place.

The project is from Zurique, and utilizes solar energy during the day with its solar power panels, to pump the sea water as seen in the model. The movement of the water will be also utilized to turn the turbines and produce the power to work the system at night time.

In the Solo City Tower is the Cafe amphitheatre, auditorium, shops etc.  lifts will take the visitors to the top, where the view will be fantastic, and bungee jumping will have a special platform.

Top 10 Highest Paid NBA Players

10.  Zach Randolph – Memphis Grizzlies

$17.3 million

Randolph has had a checkered NBA career and never lived up to the $84 million, six-year deal he signed in 2004. He had his most success last season when he made his first All-Star team and led the Grizzlies to a 16-game improvement in the win column. The NBA’s highest-paid player is guard Kobe Bryant, who last season led the Los Angeles Lakers to its fifth title since he entered the league in 1996. This season he is the NBA’s highest-paid player for the first time in his career with a salary of $24.8 million. Here are the count downs of top ten NBA’s highest paid players. 9 More after the break...

09. Yao Ming – Houston Rockets

$17.7 million

Yao is one of the best centers in the game when healthy, but he was sidelined all of last season with a broken foot. Yao is in the final year of his contract with the Rockets and will have to prove he is healthy to command another big ticket contract.

08. Gilbert Arenas – Washington Wizards

$17.7 million

Injuries and a suspension for bringing guns into the locker room forced Agent Zero to miss 80% of his team’s games since signing a $111 million deal in 2008. His contract with three-plus years left on it might be the most impossible to trade in the league.

07. Andrei Kirilenko – Utah Jazz

$17.8 million

Kirilenko is nicknamed AK-47 for his initials and number with the Jazz (he was also born in Russia, home to the famous assault rifle). He fills up a stat sheet with rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, but his production hasn’t matched the $86 million deal he signed in 2004.

06. Pau Gasol – Los Angeles Lakers

$17.8 million

Gasol and Bryant are both under contract with the Lakers through the 2013-14 season. Gasol signed an extension during last season that added three years and $60 million to his existing deal.

05. Michael Redd – Milwaukee Bucks

$18.3 million

The Bucks’ sharpshooter has seen his last two seasons cut short by serious knee injuries. Redd’s salary is likely to take a major haircut when his six-year, $90 million deal expires after this season.

04. Tim Duncan – San Antonio Spurs

$18.7 million

Duncan can make a strong case as the greatest power forward to ever play the game with four titles, two MVP awards and nine selections to the All-NBA first team. His current contract with the Spurs expires after next season.

03. Kevin Garnett – Boston Celtics

$18.8 million

Garnett’s massive $126 million contract signed during his third season in the league was a major reason behind the NBA lockout that shortened the 1998-99 season. The Big Ticket was the league’s highest-paid player for three straight years until Tracy McGrady took the title last season.

02. Rashard Lewis – Orlando Magic

$20.5 million

Lewis signed a $118 million, six-year deal as a free agent in 2007 after nine seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics. Lewis has seen his scoring average decline three straight years.

01. Kobe Bryant – Los Angeles Lakers

$24.8 million

Bryant is the NBA’s top-paid player for the first time this season. The $83.5 million, three-year extension he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in April assures he will stay on top through the 2013-14 season.

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