Infostrada Databox: September 2006  

West Bromwich Albion

> West Bromwich Albion is an English soccer club founded in 1878.
> The West Midlands based side celebrated its biggest success in 1920, winning the English top flight title.
> ‘Albion’ also claimed five FA Cups, starting in 1888 and most recently in 1968.
> In 2004/2005 the club became the first Premiership team to avoid relegation having placed bottom at the halfway mark.
> WBA’s first team has been led by manager Bryan Robson since November 2004.

Burghley Horse Trials

> The Burghley Horse Trials are a Three Day Eventing competition and one of the leading events in Equestrian.
> The competition is staged at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire in England.
> The present venue has hosted this event ever since 1961 when Anneli Drummond-Hay rode off with top honours.
> In 2005, William Fox-Pitt riding Ballincoola triumphed. The 2006 event took place between 7-10 September.
> In the current prize structure, the winner will take home £40,000.

Sports in Serbia

> Serbia is a young Balkan state that finds its origin in former Yugoslavia and proclaimed independence in June 2006.
> The capital of Belgrade boasts the nation’s most decorated soccer clubs: Partizan and Crvena Zvezda (Red Star).
> Crvena Zvezda won the most coveted of European trophies, the Champions Cup in 1990/1991.
> In the 2004, Summer Olympics, Serbia and Montenegro won silver medals in Shooting and Water Polo.
> Serbia has a rich tradition in Basketball and is home to NBA superstars such as Vlade Divac and Predrag Stojakovic.

Andy Roddick

> Andy Roddick was born on 30 August 1982 in Omaha, Nebraska in the US.
> He turned professional at age 18 and won his first ATP singles crown at the same age by emerging victorious in Atlanta.
> He won his first Grand Slam in 2003, when he defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final of the US Open.
> Roddick topped the ATP World Ranking from November 2003 to February 2004.
> At 246 km/h, Roddick has clocked the fastest ever serve in an ATP tournament.

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