10. Wayne Gretzky: The victory of four Stanley cup is the start of Gretzky’s list of achievements and he reached the 50 goals in the 50 games plateau three times. He also played an important role as a coach for the Phoenix Coyotes.

9. Mario Lemieux: He won Olympic gold and a world cup for Canada. He retired in an early age and when he tries to come back his health related problems did not allow him to stay in the field. Mario Lemieux was the only contemporary of the Gretzky.

8. Bobby Orr: Bobby Orr is the only defenseman who wins the Art Ross Trophy twice and he is well known for his amazing speed and offensive talent. Unfortunately knee injury forced him to stay out of hockey; otherwise there will be many other records had been created by him.

7. Maurice Richard: Hart Trophy was won by him for once and when he retired he held plentiful NHL records and titles, as he was by far the most talented player of his era. Richard was suspended from the game for long term and fined $ 10,000 for punching a lineman.

6. Gordie Howe: Gordie Howe was known by his dozen’s of nicknames including “Mr. Hockey”. He is the only player who playsin five different decoys and also served WHA (world hockey association). He plays hockey till his 52th birthday and won countless titles and trophies during his sports career.

5. Bobby Hull: Stanley Cup was won by him with the Blackhawks prior to the three Avco Cups that was won with the Winnipeg Jets and he is one of the selected superstars who succeed in the WHA and NHL. Bobby is well known for his amazing speed and blistering slap shot.

Bobby Hull

4. Mark Messier: Messier won six Stanley Cups in his career, and also known by his nickname “The Moose”. He never met with any major injury during his long sport career and was famous for activeness, size and defending mating calls.

3. Dominik Hasek: Hasek won six Vezina Trophies, and was one of the goaltender to win Hart trophy six times (back to back). He got the title of “greatest goaltender of all the time” and hisnickname was “The Dominator”.

2. Jean Beliveau: Jeans wonten Stanley Cups as a player with Montreal Canadiens and a next seven as a part of Montreal’s management. He signed a contract with the Canadiens, which forced Beliveau to play for them.

1. Guy Lafleur: Guy Lafleur is also known as, “The Flower”. Some people call him “Lazy” as nick name, but that could not distract him from fetching one of the Montreal Canadians  most admired players. He won three Lester B. Pearson and Art Roses Trophies, a Conn Smyth, two Hart Trophies, and a Canada Cup during his career of 17 years.

10. It is not a horror novel but “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon” would be an amazing movie. The story revolves around a girl who got lost in a forest. She is a fan of the Boston Red Sox and she imagined that Tom Gordon, her favourite player, is guiding her safe against unseen monsters.

9. The baseball story in “Blockade Billy”. A short book that tells about the baseball story of the 1950’s makes a good read especially with the additional surprising twists by Stephen King. It is with no doubt that a good film adaptation of this will make it to the blockbuster.

8. “The Gingerbread Girl” will be a challenge for an actress. Since there is only one main character in this story, it needs a thorough audition if ever they are going to make this a movie. It presents an empowering end of a story about a woman, Emily, who was abducted when she was jogging.

7. “Insomnia” as another fantasy. A man learns about alien-ish beings that are on the mission from the command of their master to destroy the world.

6. A vexing time travel in “11/22/63”. Here, the character found a portal that could take him back to 1958. He devises plans on how to stop the JFK assassination only to find out that the timeline will reset if he will leave or enter the portal.

5. Zombies again at “Cell”. People are not new to seeing zombie-like creatures in films. This may not be unique to the story of Cell but how the story unfolds will leave you breathless.

4. More fantasy with “The Eyes of the Dragon”. After the huge hit of “The Game of Thrones”, a TV series adapted from George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire”, it is a wonder why this book of King has not found its way yet to the screen.

3. Awesome adventures for “The Talisman”.This is about the story of Jack Sawyer who wants to save his mother. To do that, he needs to travel to another world. Read this and be transported to another world together with Sawyer to experience adventures.

2. “The Long Walk” is a race for survival. Have you watched “The Hunger Games”? This story is about a yearly event that gathers 100 participants who must race to survive while maintaining their 4mi/hr speed. Dropping below that speed will get you a warning, and getting a warning for three times will get you a ticket that means death.

1. Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” is an all-in-one story. It has everything from sci-fi to drama to time travel to romance and more of the elements that people usually look for in books and movies. You will never get tired of this even if it consists of seven volumes.By the way, a movie adaptation of this will be released soon.

10. Where art thou God in “The Seventh Seal”. Ingmar Bergman directed this film that is teeming with lines that question the faith. The story was about a knight who returned after a crusade during the Black Plague era where he duels with the Grim Reaper. They discussed how God had remained deaf to the loud call of the people so there must be no God for real.

9. Not only “No Country for Old Men” but also no God for old men. There is a hunter who is pursued by authorities because he got a hefty sum of money in a failed drug deal. It shows that there is no God to help people cope with the situation they are in.

8. A demon but no God in “Halloween”.  A demonic hockey-masked man continues to live no matter what happen so he could keep on killing people. It says that if there is really a God, why would he let this happen to mankind?

7. “Das Boot” shows how brutal the world is without God. Set during the World War II, a group of German soldiers made it home alive against all odds after their mission. However, all of them, including all the spectators in their hero’s welcome will eventually die in an Allied plane bombing.

6. The is no higher being, only the ruthless nature of humans in the “Exterminating Angel”. The elites in a dinner party found themselves inexplicably trapped in a room. Only a few days have passed before they finally give in the savage nature of man.

5. Living in a godless world is definitely not funny in “Funny Games”. With no regard for redemption, Michael Haneke was able to portray the world full of terror as a family in their vacation escapade as caught in the hands of merciless hooligans.

4. “Irreversible” has no room for faith. The guy’s girlfriend was beaten and brutally raped making him seek for revenge. The inhumane rape scene will make the viewers ask why God will permit such things of He truly exists.

3. No supreme being is watching over us is the premise of “Crimes and Misdemeanors”. Woody Allen was able to portray what life is like when there is no greater being who sees our activities to put us on the right track when the going gets too rough.

2. The “Seven” hints how insufficient is the God that you are believing. A criminal successfully murdered people in his serial killing. If there is a God, how could he not include in his master plan the safety of the people?

1. Belief in the supreme being ticks away in “Clockwork Orange”. People believe that God is there to put an order to all his creation but if science can do that, what is the sense and purpose of having a God?

10. Kick-Ass. This comedic superhero movie is adapted from the comic series by Mark Millar. Unlike other movies of this genre, the superhero is the one who was always saved by the other characters. Nicholas Cage’s eccentric performance as Big Daddy is unexpected. The movie in general is worth your time.

9. Iron Man 3. There are films that include Iron Man as a character but this solo movie about him is a hit. Not only does it complement the first two Iron Man movies but also “The Avengers” while making sure that it has a unique story of its own. Besides, Robert Downey Jr. has been as great as ever in playing Tony Stark.

8. The Incredibles. Unlike the most superhero movies that are based on the comic book series, this one is different. Pixar made this story that is based on the premise of an incredible family who have powers but are desperately trying to hide it to fit in the society full of normal people.

7. Batman. Tim Burton’s stylish Batman movie in the year 1989 is worth its place in the top 10.Aside from having the best scores from Danny Elfman, the casts show a wonderful performance that cannot be beaten by its sequels.

6. X-Men United. Honestly, other films about X-Men could only qualify as a movie you watch to let time pass by. However, Bryan Singer was able to make a big difference in the X2 where it could be considered as the most successful movie franchise for X-Men.

5. The Dark Knight Rises.This received different reactions from viewers but it is superb in its own right. Christian Bale performance as Bruce Wayne is outstanding while Anne Hathaway is great as Catwoman.

4. Batman Begins. Christopher Nolan had done a great direction for this movie. There are some hesitations at first, knowing the style of other films directed by this man. In the end, the film turns out great.

3. The Avengers. It seems unwise to make this film after the success its predecessor like Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 1 & 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger. Thanks to the direction of Joss Whedon for making this movie has a perfect balance of wit and humor that it made its way to the top.

2. Superman – The Movie. From the direction of Richard Donner, he proved that superhero movies are not exclusively for kids and put this classic on the reel.

1. The Dark Knight. People are expecting it to be good but it comes out as a masterpiece. Heath Ledger leaves us his epic performance in this film before closing the curtain of his life.

Here we count down the top 10 finals at Roland Garros:

10: Graff beats Navratilova – 1987

Steffi Graff’s first ever Grand Slam final will go down as one of the greatest battles of clay tennis in the history of the sport. The young Graff rose to the challenge against Martina Navratilova – who was playing her fourth successive French Open final – and took the title 6-4 4-6 8-6.

9: Wilander labours past Vilas – 1982

Known less for its participants and more for one of the longest rallies in Grand Slam tennis, 17-year-old Mats Wilander upset the tennis world with a four-set victory over third seed Gullermo Vilas. Their stunning match is still the longest ever in a Roland Garros men’s final at four hours 42 minutes.

8: Graff beats Vicario – 1996

Fourteen years after winning her maiden French Open title Graff was still plying away on the clay and had to dig deep to overcome Spanish fourth seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. Their clash is still the longest ever women’s final at Roland Garros with 40 games shared before Graff finally won her sixth and final French title, a feat that will probably never be beaten.

7. Lendl beats McEnroe – 1984

For John McEnroe the French Open title was the one that got away and he would never again get as close as he did in 1984 to winning the clay Slam. McEnroe took a two-set lead over Ivan Lendl before the Czech burst into life, Lendl winning the third before claiming the final two sets each 7-5.

6. Serena blows past sister Venus – 2002

Venus Williams had already won four Grand Slam titles before reaching her first Roland Garros final and it would be her last as younger sister Serena made her entrance onto the WTA tour with a scintillating two-set victory under the Paris sun. It was Serena’s second of 15 major titles to date and she is favorite with Bet365 to win again this summer.

5: Borg beats Lendl – 1981

Only one man can rival Nadal for the status of clay king and Bjorn Borg, with six Roland Garros title to his name, is that man. The Swede won his sixth and most memorable title against Lendl in a display of perfect clay tennis that epitomized his technique and understanding of the game. It would be interesting to see who would win between a Borg and Nadal had they met in the same era.

4: Capriati beats Clijsters – 2001

Jennifer Capriati completed an amazing comeback at Roland Garros after slumping 6-1 in the first set to Belgium’s Kim Clijsters. The Australian Open champion that year wouldn’t give up, however, and after reclaiming the second set beat her opponent 12-10 in a grueling third.

3: Nadal returns with Soderling victory – 2010

After siting out the 2009 French Open with knee problems the king of clay Rafael Nadal returned to his palace and pulverized Robin Soderling in three quick sets of strong and determined tennis. Soderling had lost the previous final too and will likely never return to the Roland Garros center stage, while Nadal has now won seven of the past eight clay Slams.

2: Henin dismantles rival Clijsters – 2003

The rivalry that sprung up between Justine Henin and Clijsters came to a boil at the 2003 French Open final and it was the former who rose above her adversary 6-0 6-4. The two Belgians went hell for leather in the second set but Henin had already done the damage with some of the most aggressive tennis ever witnessed in a Grand Slam final. She would go on to win three more titles in the next four years.

1: Agassi completes Grand Slam sweep – 1999

Andre Agassi was destined to become French Open champion at some stage and although he gave away the first two sets to Andrei Medvedev in 1999 the American just wouldn’t give up. A fierce comeback ended with a 7-5 victory in the last set and made Agassi only the fifth ever player to complete a Grand Slam sweep.

10. Laisa Andrioli:

She is ranked 10^th in the list of the hottest women in the field of sports. The female soccer hails from Brazil. She is known all over the world for her talent as well as the beauty and hotness. At the age of 22 years, she has an extremely beautiful figure.

9. Danica Patrick:

Danica Patrick was born at a small place called Wisconsin in the United States. She is placed in the ninth position in the list. She is blessed with beauty and talent. She has won the Open Wheel –Racing championship for several times in America.

8. Yelena Isinbayeva:

Yelena GadzhievnaIsinbayeva is the famous pole vaulter from Russiin. She represented the country several times. Born on 3rd June in the year 1982 is placed in the 8^th place in the list of the hottest sportswomen for the current year. She won gold medals in the Olympics for the year 2008 and 2004.

7. Amanda Beard:

Born on 29th October 1981, this supermodel cum swimmer belongs to the United States. She is one of the hottest swimmer and most gorgeous lady. She bagged seven times gold medal in the Olympics.

6. Allison Stokke:

The famous pole vaulter was born 22^nd march in the year 1989. She belongs to Newport Beach in United States. The young lady is talented and at the same time extremely beautiful. Her hard work has brought a lot of fame and she has a lot of milestones to achieve.

5. Maria Verchenova:

She stands in the 5^th place in the list of hottest sportswomen. Born in the year 1986, she is the greatest player associated with the golf. She kills every man with her talent and sex appeal.

4. Anna Kournikova:

Who can forget her name? Anna Kournikova stands in the fourth place in the list. She has been the greatest sensation because of sexy appearance and her hotness. She hails from Miami in United States. The talented tennis player kills everyone in the court.

3. Leryn Franco:

LerynDahiana Franco Steneri has been the ever lived athlete who is talented and at the same time beautiful. She won the pageant for Miss Universo Paraguay. She was born in a place Asuncion and she stands in the 3^rd place in the list.

2. Ana Ivanovic:

The famous Swiss tennis player stands in the 2^nd place. She is known for her talent and her mind-blowing sex appeal. Her extremely good looks adds her to the talent.

Ana Ivanovic

1. Maria Sharapova:

The queen of lawn tennis stands in the 1st place when it comes to the hottest sports women for the year 2013. Born in the year 1987 on 19^th April, she has won several titles to add to her career.

9. The hidden messages: Disney is very famous for subliminal messages. If you are not sure try your favorite childhood Disney money and you will definitely find something bizarre about the movie or you fill come across a phrase or an image inappropriate for kids.

8. The size zero figures: In all Disney movies, princesses are always size zero thus setting a standard of beauty among the kids. The level of exaggeration is absurd. Many critics claimed that such images have caused anorexia and eating disorders in young women.

7. Promoting social status: The sense of attractiveness and its association with wealthy man is quite common in all Disney movies. Take the example of Cinderella who escaped her terrible life and marry a princess. And the person to marry the pretty girls is always a prince or a wealthy person and on top, he is extremely handsome.

6. Sexual harassment: In Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, the pretty girls are awakened by a handsome wealthy stranger’s kiss. It can’t be approved in real life, and is considered a harassment. But in these Disney movies, the girls marry the prince without any hesitation.

5. Ugliness relates to immorality: In all Disney movies the person opposing the hero is portrayed as physically unattractive, which depicts that every ugly person is immoral. The bottom line is that all pretty and attractive people are good and the ugly are evil. For kids, it sets standards of beauty without actually knowing the good and bad.

4. Moral pretty: Take the example of Beauty and the Beast which basically says that beauty doesn’t matter. But what we see at the end is that the beast turns into a handsome prince. If the moral they are trying to portray is true then the beast should have remained  beast. It contradicts the message of the movie. Another example is The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

3. Everything is fluffy: Disney distorts the real image of things making them all cute and fluffy with the sweet music and the songs going on in the background. Take the example of The Lion King-we all loved it- which is based on Hamlet, the classic tragedy. In Hamlet  a lot character died,but in The Lion King, the ending has been changed by giving a triumph of good over evil.

2. Satanic Images: A lot of satanic images are portrayed in Disney movies giving some character horns resembling Lucifer. Apart from that it also encourages children to trust strangers with interesting outlooks.

1. Racism: Most blatant message Disney conveys is racism in kids. The language and attire so some characters in movies is to mock African American.

10. ExamEnglish.com

As its name suggests, this website specializes in preparing students for international English exams like IELTS and TOEFL. Such exams are often required by universities in English speaking countries as proof that the applicant has good enough knowledge of the English language to pursue the course.

9. LearnEnglish.de

Students of all levels of the English language can get help from this website. Whether you are a student or a teacher, you can always find some tips and improve your vocabulary from this website. Learning is made extra fun with the humor that is sprinkled throughout the site.

8. bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation can be brushed up by students by going to this website. The progress can be followed by taking tests.

7. VocabSushi.com

Practical and real world examples are given on this website to explain to the student exactly what a certain word means. This website is ideal if you have good knowledge of English but just want to improve your vocabulary.

Vocabsushi

6. Livemocha.com

The main focus of this website is to build a community of different backgrounds who help each other in learning languages. Members help members by checking each other’s submissions.

5. Busuu.com

You can select the language you want to learn from a long list which includes English. With the package, you get lessons, exercises and reading comprehension, among other things to speed up the process.

4. Lang-8.com

This site is also community based and nearly any language, including English, can be learned here. You can chat with other members in the language that you are learning and the native speakers will correct you if you make a grammatical or spelling mistake.

3. Go4English.com

This website is owned by British Council, which is the body that manages international cultural relations with the UK. Tests and study material about the English language can be found on this site and learners of all levels can be accommodated.

2. FunEasyEnglish.com

This site is aimed mainly at beginners who have just started out in the learning of English. Most of the study material is found in video format and there is also an abundance of texts and images.

1. Elllo.org

This site focuses mainly on the listening skill of the English language. Listening is often overlooked as a module while in reality, it is the most important part of a conversation.

Kiran Desai

9. Arundhati Roy: Arundhati Roy was born on November 24, 1961 in Shillong. Arundhati Roy is an Indian writer who writes in English and political activists who focus on issues related to economic inequality, social justice for the country’s oppressed minorities. Arundhati has also published a number of essays on subjects varying from India’s rapid industrialization to the continuing problem of Kashmir between India and Pakistan.

Arundhati Roy

8. Anita Desai: Anita Desai is an India based novelist born on June 24, 1937 at Mussoorie now in Uttrakhand. She got her education from the University of Delhi and taught at various colleges in the United States, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anita Desai has been shortlisted thricely for Man Booker Prize was awarded with one of the most esteemed literary prize “Sahitya Akademi Award”.

Anita Desai

7. Shashi Deshpande: Shashi was born in year 1938 in Karnataka and got her education in Mumbai and Bangalore. She won Sahitya Akademi Award in 1990 and her work focus on the reality and true facts based on the lives of Indian women. Shashi Deshpande received the Padma Sri award in year 2009.

Shashi Deshpande

6. Shobhaa De: She is known as Shobhaa De, is an Indian novelist and journalist. She was born on January 7, 1948 and got her education from Mumbai. She is India’s top selling woman writer recently published her 16th book in the year 2009 and its name was “sweet sixteenth”.

Shobhaa De

5. Indira Goswami: She is well known by her pen name Mamoni Raisom Goswami and popularly as Mamoni Baideo, was a poet, scholar, professor, writer and Assamese editor. Indera Goswami was born on November 14, 1942 at Guwahati and died on November 29, 2011.

Indira Goswami

4. Mahasweta Devi: Mahasweta Devi played a successful role of protester and highly praised Bengali writers. She belongs from a family of scholars. She was born on January 14, 1926 at Dhaka and got her education from the University of Calcutta.

Mahasweta Devi

3. Vaidehi: Vaidehi was one of the Kannada literature’s most talented poet and writer. Her work focus strongly on the condition of women on modern society. Vaidehi won Sahitya Akademi Award in 2009.

Vaidehi

2. C.S. Lakshmi (Ambai): Lakshmi was born in year 1944 at Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu. She grew up in Bangalore and Mumbai. C.S Lakshmi got her Master’s degree in Bangalore and obtains her Ph.D degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. She worked as a school teacher and college lecturer in Tamil Nadu after completing her education. C.S Lakshmi is married to Vishnu Mathur and lives in Mumbai.

C.S. Lakshmi (Ambai)

1. B.M. Suhara: B.M Sushara is a Malayalam writer from Kerala state of India. Suhara was born on October 11, 1952. Mozhi, Choyichi, Venal, Nizhal, Iruttu and Thikkodi are some of her best work.

B.M. Suhara

10. Brett Lee

He is one of the famous bowler and a more important cricketer of the Australian team. He is also a famous all rounder with multi talents. He had given more world records in the early of his age of thirty’s. The notable thing is that he captured the 200th test wicket in the 51^st match.

Brett Lee

9. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

He is now the captain of Indian Cricket team had given many world records, he is a well known all rounder with more talents. He participated in two hundred and nineteen one day match with seven thousand two hundred and fifty nine runs.

8. Yuvaraj Singh

He is the famous cricketer from the Indian team. He is a all rounder and a fantastic bowler. He loves tennis and roller skating very much. He played about two hundred and eighty two one day match and scored eight thousand two hundred and eleven.

7. Virat Kholi

He is one of the young cricketer with fantastic batting efficiency. He played about ninety eight one day match and scored the run of four thousand and fifty four. It’s the record. Most of the people love virat kholi.

6. Kevin Petersen

He is the England cricketer with fine batting power. He loves cricket and he is a fine gentleman with more bowling talents. He played about one hundred and thirty two matches and scored about four thousand three hundred and sixty nine runs.

5. Mitchell Johnson

He is England famous bowler who have amazing speed in the bowling. This cricketer loves to bowl He played about one hundred and twelve one day match with one hundred and seventy four wickets. By his more wonderful bowling he took eight wickets in a match.

4. Shahid Afridi

He is a well known cricket player of Pakistan. He is a well known all rounder scored about seven thousand run in three hundred and sixty nine matches. He is mostly loved by the number of girls. His top score is one hundred and sixty four runs. He is the man with more runs next to Sachin Tendulkar with more talents.

Shahid Afridi

3. Michael Clarke

He is the famous cricketer of Australia with perfect mannerism. He is the greatest batsman and an all rounder who done more world records. His best bowling is of six wickets in a match. He scored the run of seven thousand and above in two hundred and twenty three matches.

2. Alastair cook

He is the left hand batsman with charming beauty. He is in the England team and he is also an all rounder with fine talents. He played about sixty one day match with the score of  two thousand three hundred and eight runs.

1. Sachin Tendulkar

He is the famous Indian cricketer; he is the role model of many young cricketers now. He is the most interesting man with more amazing talents. He played about four hundred and sixty three matches and scored the run of above eighteen thousand, it’s a world record and no one can beat his record.