British Olympic Diving Team in Mallorca

The British diving team in a training camp in Mallorca

Gareth Bale Presentation at Real Madrid

Gareth Bale was presented at the Bernabeu today to the Real Madrid fans.

Photo source: Real Madrid Google+

Matt Jarvis

Matt Jarvis is an English football player, playing as a winger for the English Premier League team West Ham United. He previously played for Wolverhampton Wanderers (2007-12) and Gillingham (2003-07). He transfered to West Ham after a 10.75 million-pound offer.

Born: May 22, 1986 in Middlesbrough, England
Height: 5'7" 
Weight: 159 lbs 
Social Media: twitter.com/MrMattJarvis
Website: mattjarvisofficial.com

Career Highlights

• Debuted to the England squad in 2011, in a friendly against Ghana 
• 2011 Supporters' Player of the Season award
• 2011 Players' Player of the Season award
• first Wolverhampton Wanderers player to play as an England international since 1990
• appeared in 239 career games, with 32 goals in total (as of 2013)

Tom Daley's Dives

At the 2012 British Championships


At the 2012 London Olympics


At the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Flashback: Great Britain Olympic Water Polo Team

Great Britain's men's water polo team reached the group stage in the London Olympics. It was Britain's first water polo team to compete in the Olympics since Melbourne 1956.

Liam Tancock's Swimming Cap Trick

British swimmer Liam Tancock demonstrates a novel way of putting on a swimming cap.

Tom Daley: Diving for Britain

Documentary following Tom Daley, Britain's Olympic poster boy, as he prepares for the London 2012 Olympics.

Andy Murray

Andy Murray is a Scottish professional tennis player, currently ranked No. 4 in the world. His highest world ranking is No. 2, which he reached in August 2009. He is also the number one British player.


By winning his semifinal match against Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in 2012 Wimbledon, he became the first British to reach a Wimbledon final since 1938. He  was thrice a finalist at the Australian Open (2010, lost to Federer and 2011, lost to Djokovic) and US Open (2008, lost to Federer).

Born: May 15, 1987 in Glasgow, Scotland
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190 lbs
Website: Twitter




Achievements/Career Highlights:

• First British to reach the finals of Wimbledon since Bunny Austin in 1938
• Career prize money: $20,376,752 (as of July 2012)
• Career win-loss record: 345-115 (as of July 2012)
• ATP singles titles: 33, including 8 ATP Masters 1000 titles
• ATP doubles titles: 2

Sebastian Stegmann

Sebastian Stegman is a winger for the English rugby union team Harlequin F.C. He is with the team since 2007.

Born: April 12, 1989 in Isleworth, London
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 91 kg


Career Highlights:

• Scored his first try in March 22, 2009, against Sale Sharks

Daniel Fogg

Daniel Lee Fogg is a British swimmer. He specializes in open water swimming and in 1,500 freestyle events. He recently qualified for the 2012 London Olympics, breaking a 21-year old British record to win the 1500-m freestyle at the British Gas Swimming Championships. 

Born: August 24, 1987 in Chingford, London 

Height: 5'10" 

Weight: 74 kg 

Achievements/Career Highlights:

• won bronze in 1,500-m freestyle at the 2010 Commonweath Games 
• won gold in 1,500-m freestyle at the the 2010 and 2012 British Championships
• won silver in 1,500-m freestyle at the 2011 British Championships 
• competed in the 2008 European Short Course swimming championships (400-m and 1,500-m freestyle) 
• competed in 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai

Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping is a middleweight mixed martial artist, fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was a former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion and former Cage Rage light heavyweight champion.  

Prior to a career in mix martial arts Bisping fought as a kickboxer in Britain. He then went to a hiatus, working in factories and slaughterhouses and other odd jobs, before debuting in Pride & Battle 2 in 2004. He joined the reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter in 2006, which he won. He moved down to middleweight from light-heavyweight in 2008. He is currently ranked No. 4 in the world .

Born: February 28, 1979 in Cyprus 

Height: 6'2" Weight: 185 lbs 

Website: http://bisping.tv/ 

Career Highlights: 

• three-time winner of Ultimate Fighter 3 
• defeated Elvis Sinosic at UFC 70 in Manchester 
• lost to Rashad Evans at UFC 78

Jack Laugher

Jack Laugher is an English diver. He became Great Britain's first junior world champion by winning the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events in Tucson, Arizona. He started competing in the senior events in 2011, first in Sheffield and then in the World Championships in Shanghai. 

Born: January 39, 1995 

Height: 5'7" 

Weight: 50 kg 

Website: www.jacklaugher.com, Twitter

Career Highlights: 

• Won 1-meter and 3-meter springboard at 2010 European Junior Championships 
• won 3-meter springboard event in 2011 British Championships

Michael Owen

Michael Owen is professional soccer player, playing as a striker for Manchester United. He previously played for Liverpool (1996-2004), Real Madrid (2004-50), and Newcastle United (2005-09). Owen was teammates with David Beckham in Real Madrid, while he inherited the #7 shirt of Cristiano Ronaldo when he moved to Manchester.

For leading Liverpool to a very successful 2000-01 season (by which it won the League Cup, FA Cup and the UEFA Cup), Owen was awarded the Ballon d'Or, in 2001. He is the first English player in 20 years to win the award.

He also plays for England in international competitions, having seen action in Euro 2000 and 2004, and in 2002 and 2006 World Cups. 

Born: December 14, 1979 in Chester, Cheshire, England 

Height: 5'8" 

Weight: 70 kg 

Website: www.michaelowen.com, Twitter  

Achievements/Career Highlights: 

• scored 18 goals in 41 games during his stint at Real Madrid 
• signed a 4-year contract with Newcastle for £16.8 million, a club-record at that time 
• signed with Manchester United for £100,000 a week, in 2009 
• PFA Young Player of the Year, 1997-98 
• Ballon d'Or, 2001 
• World Soccer Player of the year, 2001 
• Carling Player of the Year, 1997-98

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney is a British soccer player. He is currently a striker for the English Premier League team Manchester United. He previously played for Everton, from 2002-04, before transferring to Manchester. The team won two Champions League trophies (2008 and 2009) since Rooney joined.

Rooney is also a England international, debuting in senior competition at age 18 in the Euro 2004. By scoring in that competition he became England's youngest scorer. 

He also represented England in 2006 and 2010 World Cups.  Rooney is regarded as one of his country's best players.

Born: October 24, 1985 in Croxteth, Liverpool
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 175 lbs
Website: Twitter 

Achievements/Career Highlights:

• England Player of the Year, 2008 and 2009
• Third highest paid footballer, after Messi and Ronaldo. He earns 20 million euros a year
• EUFA Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament
• Golden Boot Landmark Award, 2010
• FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball, 2008
• Premier League Player of the Month (multiple)

Alastair Cook

Alastair Nathan Cook is a British cricketeer. He achieved a century during his 2006 debut for England, at age 21. He then became the youngest British cricket player to reach 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 and 6000 test runs. 

Cook, a left-hand batsman, was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2011. 

Born: December 25, 1984 in Glouchester, England
Height: 6'2"






Career Highlights:

• Score seven test centuries by age 23
• the fourth Englishman to score a double test century in Australia
• led his team to win the 2009 Ashes Series, playing as test captain to help retain the 2010-11 Ashes series
• youngest Englishman to reach 5000 runs 

Tom Daley

Tom Daley is a British diver specializing in 10-meter platform and 10-meter synchronized diving events. He started diving at age 7 and has reached the number 1 FINA ranking in 10-meter platform in 2009.

Born: May 21, 1994 in Plymouth, England 

Height: 5'7" 

Weight: 61 kg 

Website: Twitter , http://www.tomdaley.tv

 

Achievements/Career Highlights: 

• Britain's youngest competitor at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
• won two gold medals in 2010 Commonwealth Games, both in 10-meter platform and 10-meter synchro events
• won gold in 2009 World Championships held in Rome
• won gold in 2008 European Championships in Eindhoven
• won silver in 2012 FINA Diving World Series in Dubai
• nominee for the 2010 Laureays World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year

Liam Tancock

Liam John Tancock, an English swimmer, set several world, Commonwealth and national records in his specialty events - 50-meter and 100-meter backstroke.  Tancock studied sports science at the Loughborough University.

Born: May 7, 1985 in Exeter, England 
Height: 6'0" 
Weight: 180 lbs
Website: http://www.liamtancock.com/ 
Twitter: twitter.com/LiamTancock

Achievements/Career Highlights:

• Set world record for 50-m backstroke in April 2, 2008 (24.47 seconds), broke the record again in August 1, 2009 (24.08 sec), and the day after (24.04 sec) to win the gold at 2009 Rome World Aquatics  Championships
• won gold medal in 50-m backstroke in 2011 Shanghai World Aquatics Championships
• won bronze in his debut at 2005 Championships in Montreal
• won gold medal in 50-m backstroke in 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi

Jenson Button

Jenson Button is a British race car driver for the Formula One circuit. He started his F1 career with the  Williams team in 2000, then to Benetton team in 2001. He drives for  McLaren-Mercedes in the 2012 season.

He won his first Grand Prix n Hungary in 2006, driving for the Honda team.

Born: January 19, 1980, in Frome, Somerset, England
Height: 1.82 meters
Weight: 72 kg
Website: www.jensonbutton.com, Twitter

Achievements/Career Highlights:

• 2009 Formula One World Champion 
• 12 wins in 208 F1 starts
• won six of the first seven races in 2009 season
• runner-up to world champion Sebastian Vettel in 2011 season