Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst Profile
Name: Kirsten Dunst
Birth Name: Kirsten Caroline Dunst
Height: 5' 7"
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: April 30, 1982
Birth Place: Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA
Profession: actress
Education: Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school, in Los Angeles (graduated in May 2000)
Relationship: Jake Gyllenhaal (actor; born December 19, 1980; dated from 2002- 2004), Ben Foster (actor; born October 29, 1980; dated from August 2000-March 2001), Jake Hoffman (actor; born March 20, 1981; son of actor Dustin Hoffman; dating as of 1998; broke up)
Father: Klaus Dunst (medical-services exec; separated)
Mother: Inez Dunst (former art-gallery owner)
Brother: Christian Dunst (born in 1987)
Claim to fame: as Claudia in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Kirsten Dunst Biography

Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On, as well as for her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man film series.Dunst was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to Inez and Klaus Dunst, who are separated. Her father, a German medical services executive from Hamburg, remained in New Jersey but now lives in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, a Swedish former art gallery owner, also moved to California. Dunst has a younger brother, Christian.Dunst attended the Ranney School in New Jersey, and graduated in 2000 from Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Profile

Name : Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Nickname : Mahi

Nationality : Indian

Date of Birth : 7 July 1981

Place of Birth: Ranchi, Bihar

Batting style : Right hand batsman

Bowling style : Right arm medium

Field position: Wicketkeeper

Clubs played : Jharkhand
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Biography
M S Dhoni was born and brought up in the city of Ranchi. He has two siblings. A sister who is married and a brother who lives in Almora. Almora is a high-lying town at the foot of the Himalaya which is his father's home town. His father's name is Pan Singh and mother's name is Devki Devi.MS Dhoni, made his debut for Jharkhand in the 1999-2000 season as an eighteen year old. He was noticed by the national team selectors in 2004 after his performances in first class tournaments such as the Deodhar Trophy and the Duleep Trophy. Dhoni was selected to represent India 'A' on a tour of Kenya and his performances were good enough to win him selection in the Indian national team, making his one-day international debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong in December of that year.Luck wasnt on his side in the first four matches he played. Where as on the fifth match which was played against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam, Dhoni came to the crease one down and managed to score 148 runs from just 123 balls. He hit 15 boundaries and four sixes. He got his first man of the match award that day. On the 31st of October, Dhoni broke the record of highest runs scored by a wicket keeper by securing 183 runs against Srilanka which was played at Jaipur, beating Adam Gilchrist's former record of 172 runs. On the 2nd of December 2005, Dhoni made his Test cricket debut against Srilanka which was played in Chennai, India. He is currently ranked number one in the official ICC cricket rankings for batsmen in Limited over internationals. Dhoni's current batting average in ODIs is just over 50 (as of April 2006), the highest by any Indian player with more than 20 innings. With a career ODI batting strike rate of more than 100 he remains the only batsman with the unique double of a 50+ average scored at more than a run a ball. Currently, Dhoni has one of the highest strike rates in the world (103.00 runs per hundred balls). With 44 sixes in 38 ODI innings, Dhoni has hit more sixes than he's played internationals. He made his maiden Test century against Pakistan in the 2nd Test at Faisalabad in January 2006, reaching the landmark in just 93 balls. Dhoni's career batting average at the end of the ODI series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi stands at 52.76, which is the fourth highest for any batsman having scored at least 1,000 runs in one-day internationals, behind Australians, Mike Hussey Michael Bevan, and Englishman Kevin Pietersen.

Sania Mirza

Sania Mirza Profile
Name - Sania Mirza
D.O.B - 15th November 1986

Residence - Hyderabad , India

Height - 5' 7 1/2''
Weight - 59 kgs
Hobbies - Swimming & music
Favorite tennis player - Steffi Graff
Current Rating - 40 (10/07/06)
Sania Mirza Biography
Sania Mirza began playing tennis at the age of six, turned pro at age 17 and now has quickly grown into a youth icon of India. At this young age she has achieved what no other in India tennis player has ever achieved. She is a rage among the Indian youth and is the most sought after celebrity in the country. Her popularity is unbelievable and the media coined in the word Sania Mania for the mass hysteria that she is causing. With men, her beauty and body is as much talked about as her tennis and young girls see her as someone they can aspire to be like. Initially, her father coached her before she took tennis seriously. Her father Imran Mirza, started as a sports journalist and then went into printing business before becoming a builder. Sania’s mother, Naseema, runs the printing business now. Sania also has a little sister Anam. During the initial stage of her career, Imran, who was not overtly wealthy, found it hard to pay for Sania’s expensive training and gear. Luckily they found a sponsor in G V K Reddy, chairman of G V K Group, when Sania was 13. That was crucial turning point in her career. Sania won the Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title in 2003 (partnering with Alisa Kleybanova ). She got a wild card entry to the 2005 Australian Open and created history by becoming the first Indian woman to enter the third round of a Grand Slam tournament. She lost in the 3rd round to eventual champion Serena Williams. In the same year she became the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in the Hyderabad Open Finals. She then went on to win the WTA ‘Newcomer of the Year’ Award for the year 2005. She won the award over her performance during the year when she rose to a career best ranking of 31 after being ranked 163 at the start of the year. She is ranked 37th in the latest WTA rankings. Sania has 516.75 singles ranking points.