Elisa Nájera is dreaming to crown Miss Universe 2008

"Nuestra Belleza México" winner, Elisa Nájera, twenty one years old Miss Mexico is one of the top favorite of the Miss Universe 2008. "Nuestra Belleza México" is award that is equal to Miss Mexico. She is getting more support form is mental that is why she believe that she would back to the competition to win crown.

Elisa won the ‘Best in Swimwear’ competition held on July 2 at the amphitheatre of the Vinpearl Resort, Vinpearl Land, Hon Tre Island. She won the title, Queen of Vine Pearl and a cash prize of $2000 and a crystal trophie. Elisa Nájera was also the winner of the ‘best body nomination.’ Elisa Nájera was also in the top ten position in the National costume competition.

According to the online survey she has achieved a lot of supports from the online voters. By beating Miss US Crystle Stewart, she has come to the media and dreaming to achieve the crown of Miss Universe 2008.

Vietnam is all set to celebrate Miss Universe 2008

On 14 July 2008 at 9:00 the local time and the CST will be 13 July. Nha Trang, Vietnam is all set to celebrate the Miss Universe pageant 2008. From March to July it has organized some of extraordinary ceremony. The beauty queens will be honored is various steps. 84 Miss Universe contestants visited the luxury hotel on China Beach as part of a 160-person delegation promoting the 2008 Miss Universe pageant, which takes place.

“What a picture-perfect combination: Some of the world’s most beautiful women at one of the world’s most beautiful resorts,” said Wayne Duberly, general manager of The Nam Hai. “It’s just the start of that kind of synergy here, too. At the end of August, the final round of the 2008 Miss Vietnam competition comes to Hoi An, just a few kilometers down the road. We’ll have at least 40 of those participants staying at The Nam Hai then.”

ABS-CBN a Philippine based media, will be telecasting the Miss Universe Pageant live from Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam on July 14 Philippine local time 9:30am. It will be used satellite. The 170 countries will be showed the pageant live in different media.

Miss Universe pageant replays are set on July 14, 9 p.m. and July 19, 4 p.m. on Hallmark; and July 16, 8:30 p.m. and July 19, 10 p.m. on Velvet. Velvet is available on SkyCable Platinum, SkyCable Gold, SkyCable Silver and other quality cable operators.

The many other awards include the following:

• Conde Nast Traveller: Listed in both US and UK edition of 2007 ‘Hot List’

• Conde Nast Traveler (US): One of the World’s Hottest New Hotels & One of the World’s Top New Spas

• Conde Nast Traveller (UK): One of the World’s Top 75 Hotels

• Gourmet Traveller: One of the ‘Best of the Best’ new hotels

• TTG Travel Awards (Asia-Pacific): Best New Beach Resort

• Travel & Leisure (USA): Inclusion in the ‘It List’ 2007

• Travel & Leisure (Australia): Inclusion in the ‘It List’ 2007

• Cigar Aficionado (USA): Best New International Beach Resort 2007

Miss Universe 2008: Dayana Mendoza one of the top desired

 

Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela is supposed to be the champion of Miss Universe 2008. It is not my measurement. I am just has written it by studying different websites. Odds makers at internet sportsbook SBG Global is measuring the popularity of the contestant who is now staying in Vietnam. The 57th edition of Miss Universe will be held at the Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Vietnam on 14 July 2008. Dayana Mendoza is one of them among the 80 contestant.

Caracas, Venezuela born, Dayana Mendoza crowned Miss Venezuela 2007 and according to the odds makers, she is one of them who can be crowned the prestigious Miss Universe 2008. Personally, Dayana Mendoza is a model and works for Elite Model Management. She can speak English, Spanish, and Italian.

The statue of Dayana Mendoza;

Age: 22

Height: 5'10"

Hair color: brown

Eye color: green

Dayana Mendoza crowned Miss Venezuela 2007 by beating out 27 contestants on September last year and  also became the second woman from the Amazonas state to win the country's beauty pageant.

England Squad without Andrew Flintoff

 

England has declared their squad for the first test alongside South Africa that will be held on 10 July 2008 at Lords, Andrew Flintoff is not in there because of his ankle injury. This is long times all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is out of international cricket tournament. Selection committee has decided to keep out him because Test match is a long time games. He could back to the squad form the second Test or ODI squad. After a few hours Lord’s will be full of thousand of Cricket fans to watch England vs. South Africa fist Test match. It is a big pressure for host, other hand; South Africa is in confidence to play a excellent cricket during the tour.

"There's always pressure on you in international sport, you've got to be able to live with that," England's captain, Michael Vaughan, said yesterday. "Andrew Flintoff is an exceptional circumstance, in that we want him back in the England team. We'll have to decide how to get him back in the team once he's become available and got enough cricket behind him."

South Africa will want to take advantage of Flintoff's absence by scoring more quickly, in order to give their pace attack of Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini and Morne Morkel as long as possible to work their mischief. Yet it is a tactic that could play into England's hands if the ball moves around on a pitch that has been under covers for 36 hours.

It is clear that South Africa will the opportunity of the all-rounders absence. South Africa has some destructive bowlers like Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini and Morne Morkel. South Africa also kept PL Harris and an attacking spinner. The Squads that has been declared for first Test is;

England: *MP Vaughan (Yorkshire), AN Cook (Essex), AJ Strauss (Middlesex), KP Pietersen (Hampshire), IR Bell (Warwickshire), PD Collingwood (Durham), †TR Ambrose (Warwickshire), RJ Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire), SC Broad (Nottinghamshire), JM Anderson (Lancashire), MS Panesar (Northamptonshire).

South africa (from): *GC Smith, N?D McKenzie, HM Amla, JH Kallis, AG Prince, AB de Villiers, †MV Boucher, PL Harris, M Morkel, M Ntini, DW Steyn, A Nel.

India tour of Sri Lanka with Sachin, Singh and Luxman

India Tour of Sri Lanka to play a Test and ODI series in this dam season. To beat Sri Lanka, India is making their team strong by including some experienced players in the declared team where banned Harbhajan Singh, injured Sachin Tendukar and cool man Rahul Dravid and VVS Luxman. All the selection committee members thought to declare the team with the news and young players. But the equation has been changed totally after the Asia Cup Cricket.

The clamour for the expected retention of seniors Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and V V S Laxman in the Test squad led by Anil Kumble has gone up after the one-day team's failure to clinch both the tri-series in Bangladesh and the Asia Cup in Pakistan that ended yesterday.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his younger lot of players did not show the needed will and strength of character in the most crucial ties of both the tournaments, the finals, and lost to Pakistan and Sri Lanka respectively.

Now the team is looking better by adding the experienced players although bangla’s talents Sourav Ganguly is not in the Indian team of Sri Lanka tour. It is difficult to say what the India team will do? But it is clear that they will try to dominate the strong Sri Lanka team with a mixed team members and the team will be leaded by Anil Kumble.

ACC awarded Cricket Legends

Some of Asian Cricketers are awarded for their contribution in different sectors both ODIs and Tests, even two former crickets awarded "legendary cricketers" of Asia. This is the inaugural Asian cricket Council (ACC) awards.

Three Sri Lankans walked away with top awards with wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara receiving the best Asian Test batsman award while country-mates Muttiah Muralitharan and Farveez Maharoof named the best Asian Test and ODI bowlers respectively.

Former India and Pakistan captains Sunil Gavaskar and Imran Khan were also honoured with special awards named "legendary cricketers" of both countries.

The ACC also gave away a special award of "best administrator" to Colonel (retd) Nur Khan, former President of the Pakistan Cricket Board, who played a significant role in forming the ACC.

I think it is a very good initiative to inspire crackers and to appraise their contributing in their related fields.

England vs South Africa Test and ODI Fixture and Timetable

Recently New Zealand tour of England to play 3 Tests, one Twenty20 International and 5 ODIs. Now South Africa is coming England to play four Tests, one Twenty20 and five ODIs. The matches will he taken place from 10 July 2008. South Africa is in England and already has played a limited over match alongside Somerset and showed an aggressive performances and the next match alongside Middlesex on 4 July to 6 July.

The first Test between England and South Africa will be held on 10 July, 2008. The Test matches will be at 11:00 local time and 10:00 GMT but two ODIs will be held as a Day-Nigh match(14:30 local, 13:30 GMT) and three ODIs will be at day formatted match (10:15 local, 09:15 GMT).

England vs South Africa Test and ODI Fixture and Timetable

June 2008
Thu 10 - Mon 14 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT	1st Test - England v South Africa Lord's, London
Fri 18 - Tue 22 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT	2nd Test - England v South Africa Headingley, Leeds
Wed 30 - Sun 3 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT	3rd Test - England v South Africa Edgbaston, Birmingham
August 2008
Thu 7 - Mon 11 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT	4th Test - England v South Africa Kennington Oval, London
Wed 20 16:30 local, 15:30 GMT	Only Twenty20 International - England v South Africa Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Fri 22 D/N 14:30 local, 13:30 GMT	1st ODI - England v South Africa Headingley, Leeds
Tue 26 D/N 14:30 local, 13:30 GMT	2nd ODI - England v South Africa Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Fri 29 10:15 local, 09:15 GMT	3rd ODI - England v South Africa Kennington Oval, London
Sun 31 10:15 local, 09:15 GMT	4th ODI - England v South Africa Lord's, London
September 2008
Wed 3 D/N 14:30 local, 13:30 GMT	5th ODI - England v South Africa Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

The English fans and South African fans will enjoy the matches from different play grounds of England. The people who are in South African can enjoy the matches from 12:00 Local time. Dear fans, you can visit the official website of South Africa Cricket to be confirm.