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Raymond Russell Lindwall MBE was a cricketer who represented Australia in 61 Tests from 1946 to 1960. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. Wikipedia

Born: October 3, 1921, Mascot, Australia

Died: June 23, 1996, Brisbane, Australia

Height: 5′ 10″

Books: Flying Stumps

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Paul David Collingwood MBE is an English cricketer. He was a regular member of the England Test side, and captain of the One Day International team. He is also captain of his county, Durham County Cricket Club. Wikipedia

Born: May 26, 1976 (age 40), Shotley Bridge, United Kingdom

Height: 5′ 11″

Career start: 1995

Spouse: Vicky (m. 2005)

Current team: Durham County Cricket Club (#5)

Children: Shannon, Keira, Hannah Mae

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Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Barcelona and the Uruguay national team as a striker. Wikipedia

Born: January 24, 1987 (age 29), Salto, Uruguay

Height: 1.82 m

Spouse: Sofia Balbi (m. 2009)

Salary: 10.4 million GBP (2015)

Current teams: FC Barcelona (#9 / Forward), Uruguay national football team(#9 / Forward)

Siblings: Paolo Suárez, Giovanna Suarez, Facundo Suárez, Diego Suárez,Maximiliano Suárez, Leticia Suárez

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José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as 'Bebeto', is a former Brazilian football player who played as a striker. Wikipedia

Born: February 16, 1964 (age 52),Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Height: 1.78 m

Weight: 68 kg

Spouse: Denise de Oliveira

Position: Forward

Children: Mattheus Oliveira, Stéphannie Oliveira, Junior Oliveira

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Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH is a retired Portuguese footballer. He played as a winger for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Internazionale before retiring on 31 May 2009. Wikipedia

Born: November 4, 1972 (age 43),Almada, Portugal

Height: 1.8 m

Spouse: Helen Svedin (m. 2001)

Position: Midfielder

Parents: Antonio Caeiro Figo, Maria Joana Caeiro

Awards: Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year

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Mathias Boe is a male badminton player from Denmark. Wikipedia

Born: July 11, 1980 (age 35), Frederikssund, Denmark

Height: 6′ 1″

Weight: 165 lbs

Olympic medal: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

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Tony Gunawan is a Chinese descended, Indonesian born badminton player and coach who excelled internationally for Indonesia and later for the United States. Wikipedia

Born: April 9, 1975 (age 41), Surabaya, Indonesia

Height: 5′ 9″

Weight: 161 lbs

Spouse: Eti Gunawan

Children: Leon Gunawan, Christopher Gunawan

Olympic medal: Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

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Jan Østergaard Jørgensen is a male badminton player from Denmark. He plays in the Denmark Badminton league representing SIF. Sportswear and equipment is sponsored by Yonex. Wikipedia

Born: December 31, 1987 (age 28), Aalborg, Denmark

Height: 6′ 1″

Weight: 163 lbs

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Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Brazil national team as a forward or winger, and is also the captain of the national team. Wikipedia

Born: February 5, 1992 (age 24), Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil

Height: 5′ 9″

Salary: 10.5 million EUR (2015)

Children: Davi Lucca da Silva Santos

Current teams: FC Barcelona (#11 / Forward), Brazil national football team (#10 / Forward)

Siblings: Rafaella Beckran

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Adriano Leite Ribeiro, commonly known as simply Adriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer currently playing for Miami United. A talented and powerful striker, Adriano's career has however been marked by inconsistency. Wikipedia

Born: February 17, 1982 (age 34), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Weight: 194 lbs

Height: 6′ 3″

Current team: Miami United F.C.

Number: 30 (Clube Atlético Paranaense / Forward)

Siblings: Thiago Ribeiro

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Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known as Kaká or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer and the Brazil national team. Wikipedia

Born: April 22, 1982 (age 34), Gama, Federal District, Brazil

Height: 6′ 1″

Spouse: Caroline Celico (m. 2005–2015)

Salary: 6.66 million USD (2014)

Current teams: Brazil national football team (Midfielder), Orlando City SC (#10 / Midfielder)

Siblings: Digão

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Diego Pablo Simeone González, also known as El Cholo, is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Spanish La Liga club Atlético de Madrid. Wikipedia

Born: April 28, 1970 (age 46), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nationality: Argentine

Height: 5′ 10″

Spouse: Carolina Baldini (m. 1994–2008)

Team coached: Atlético Madrid (Manager, since 2011)

Children: Giovanni Simeone, Gianluca Simeone, Giuliano Simeone

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Nélson de Jesus Silva, better known simply as Dida, is a Brazilian football goalkeeper. After starting his senior club career in Brazil in the early 1990s with Esporte Clube Vitória, he later established ... Wikipedia

Born: October 7, 1973 (age 42), Irará, Bahia, Brazil

Height: 6′ 5″

Weight: 187 lbs

Position: Goalkeeper

Number: 1 (Sport Club Internacional / Goalkeeper), More

Parents: Celice da Silva, Isaltino da Silva

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Robson de Souza, more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Atlético Mineiro as a forward. He is known for his ball control, attacking instinct and dribbling. Wikipedia

Born: January 25, 1984 (age 32), São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil

Height: 5′ 8″

Spouse: Vivian Guglielmetti (m. 2009)

Salary: 12 million BRL (2014)

Current teams: Brazil national football team (Forward), Clube Atlético Mineiro (#7 / Forward)

Movies: Rota Comando

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Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona. Wikipedia

Born: June 24, 1987 (age 29), Rosario, Argentina

Height: 5′ 7″

Partner: Antonella Roccuzzo (2008–)

Salary: 36 million EUR (2016)

Current team: FC Barcelona (#10 / Forward)

Children: Thiago Messi, Mateo Messi

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David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English former professional footballer. He played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain, and the England ... Wikipedia

Born: May 2, 1975 (age 41), Leytonstone, London, United Kingdom

Height: 6′ 0″

Spouse: Victoria Beckham (m. 1999)

Children: Brooklyn Beckham, Romeo James Beckham, Harper Seven Beckham, Cruz David Beckham

Siblings: Joanne Louise Beckham, Lynne Georgina Beckham

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Darren Julius Garvey Sammy is a Saint Lucian cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies.He is a two time T20 world cup winning captain. He plays as a right-handed batsman and a fast-medium bowler. Wikipedia

Born: December 20, 1983 (age 32), Micoud Quarter, Saint Lucia

Height: 6′ 7″

Nationality: St. Lucian

Spouse: Cathy Daniel (m. 2010)

Parents: Clara Sammy, Wilson Sammy

Current teams: St Lucia Zouks, Royal Challengers Bangalore (All-rounder), West Indies cricket team (#88)

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Corey James Anderson is a professional cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL, Northern Districts in New Zealand first class cricket and New Zealand internationally. Wikipedia

Born: December 13, 1990 (age 25), Christchurch, New Zealand

Nationality: New Zealand

Batting style: Left-handed

Current teams: Northern Districts cricket team, More

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Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri is a former Indian cricketer and former Director for the Indian cricket team. He represented the Indian national team in both Test and One-Day matches between 1981 and 1992. Wikipedia

Born: May 27, 1962 (age 54), Mumbai, India

Height: 6′ 4″

Spouse: Ritu Singh (m. 1990)

Date joined: February 21, 1981

Children: Aleka Shastri

Parents: M. Jayadratha Shastri, Lakshmi Shastri

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Andre Dwayne Russell is a Jamaican cricketer. Russell plays for the West Indies internationally and for Jamaica in West Indian domestic cricket, as an all-rounder. Wikipedia

Born: April 29, 1988 (age 28), Jamaica

Height: 6′ 1″

Nationality: Jamaican

Career start: January 12, 2007

Current teams: Jamaica national cricket team, More

Parents: Michael Russell, Sandra Davis

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Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, affectionately known as Dada, is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team. Currently, he is appointed as the honourable President of the CAB and President of the Editorial Board with Wisden India. Wikipedia

Born: July 8, 1972 (age 43), Behala, Kolkata, India

Height: 5′ 11″

Spouse: Dona Roy (m. 1997)

Number: 24 (Pune Warriors India / All-rounder, Batsman)

Siblings: Snehasish Ganguly

Parents: Chandidas Ganguly, Nirupa Ganguly

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James Peter Faulkner is an Australian cricketer who plays for Tasmania. An all-rounder, left-arm medium pacer and right-hand batsman, Faulkner has consistently picked up key wickets and also chips in ... Wikipedia

Born: April 29, 1990 (age 26), Launceston, Australia

Height: 6′ 1″

Parents: Peter Faulkner

Batting style: Right-handed

Odi shirt number: 44

Current teams: Australia national cricket team (#44 / All-rounder), More

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Christopher Henry "Chris" Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. Considered one of the most powerful batsmen in limited-overs cricket, Gayle has set numerous records in all formats of the game. Wikipedia

Born: September 21, 1979 (age 36), Kingston, Jamaica

Height: 6′ 2″

Weight: 216 lbs

Parents: Dudley Gayle

Siblings: Vanclive Parris

Current teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore (#175 / All-rounder), More

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Shahid Khan Afridi is a Pakistani professional cricketer and captain of the Twenty20 franchise Peshawar Zalmi. Formerly he was also captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Wikipedia

Born: March 1, 1980 (age 36), Khyber Agency, Pakistan

Height: 6′ 0″

Spouse: Nadia Afridi

Parents: Sahabzada Fazal-ur-Rehman Afridi

Siblings: Javed Afridi

Children: Ajwa Afridi, Asmara Afridi, Aqsa Afridi, Ansha Afridi

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Shane Robert Watson is a former Australian professional cricketer. He plays as a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast-medium swing bowler. Wikipedia

Born: June 17, 1981 (age 35), Ipswich, Australia

Height: 6′ 0″

Spouse: Lee Furlong (m. 2010)

Current teams: Australia national cricket team (#33 / All-rounder), More

Siblings: Nicole Watson

Children: Matilda Victoria Watson, William Watson

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Shakib Al Hasan is a Bangladeshi international cricket player. He is widely regarded as the greatest cricketer to have ever played for Bangladesh. Wikipedia

Born: March 24, 1987 (age 29), Magura District, Bangladesh

Height: 5′ 9″

Spouse: Umme Ahmed Shishir (m. 2012)

Salary: 425,000 USD (2011)

Current teams: Bangladesh national cricket team (#75 / All-rounder), Rangpur Riders

Parents: Khondoker Masroor Reza, Shirin Reza

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