Nadal Clinched the Barcelona Open Championship with a Victory Over Almagro.

Rafael Nadal defeated compatriot Nicolas
Almagro 6-4, 6-3 to clinch the Barcelona Open
for the eighth time on Sunday.
Nadal broke Almagro in three of the next four
service games after trailing 3-0 in the first set.
Sunday’s final was Nadal’s sixth straight finals
after returning from a knee injury layoff which
sidelined him since last summer.
The victory over Almagro had him pick- up the
54th title of his career, one week after ending his
eight- year reign at Monte Carlo agains No. 1
seeded Novak Djokovic.
Nadal boast an impressive record over Almargo,
having won all 10 of his matches against the
12th- seeded. He has won 39 straight matches on
the red clay at Real Club de Tenis, his last loss
coming ten years ago.

Wayne Rooney Tops Premier League Rich List

(Included is the Top 20 Sportsmen Rich List in
Great Britain and Ireland).
Wayne Rooney is the richest Barclays Premier
League player with a personal fortune of £51
million. This is according to a recent publication
by Sunday Times magazine on sportsmen in
Great Britain and Ireland.
The striker is £9 million richer than fellow
Manchester United team- mate Rio Ferdinand
(£42m). Rooney and Ferdinand are among of 24
current Premier League payers on the list of 100
wealthiest sportsmen in Great Britain and
Ireland.
Michael Owen came third (£38m) among the
Premier League players, ahead of Ryan Giggs and
Frank Lampard, both players rated at £34 million.
Steven Gerard is Liverpool’s richest player with a
£33 million fortune, while Carlos Tevez (£18m) is
the only Manchester City player on the list.
Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Robin van
Persie are among the six Manchester United
players on the list. Van Persie who is a new
entrant is rated at £12 million.
David Beckham tops them all with a fortune of
£165 million. Beckham who plays for Paris St
Germain is the richest sportsman in Britain, 11th
on the Sunday Times World Sport rich List,
headed by Tiger Woods (£570m).
The Rich List is based on identifiable wealth,
including land, property, other assets such as art
and racehorses, or significant shares in publicly
quoted companies. It excludes bank accounts.
SPORT RICH LIST 2013
POSITION NAME WORTH
1 David Beckham £165m
2 Dave Whelan £160m
3 Paul Caddick £150m
4 Sir Tony O’Reilly £142m
5 Johnny Dumfries £110m
6 Lennox Lewis £95m
7 Eddie Irvine £83m
8 Lewis Hamilton £60m
9 Jenson b*tton £58m
10 Jody Scheckter £57m
11 Dave Richards £55m
12= David Coulthard £53m
12= Tim Gredley £53
12= Steve Nash £53m
15 Wayne Rooney £51m
16= Dario Franchitti £50m
16= Nigel Mansell £50m
18= Rio Ferdinand £42m
18= Sir Jackie Stewart £42m
20 Peter Tom and family £40m

Full List Of Honorary Awards From Nigerian Entertainment Conference

The first ever Nigerian Entertainment
Conference which held yesterday,
April 26th at the Eko Hotel and Suites
was attended by a host of top
industry players.
A total number of nineteen awards
were given to select honorees who
were deemed to have performed very
well in their respective fields. G.O.O.D
Music ‘s D’banj , Mavin Records CEO
Don Jazzy and African icon 2Face
Idibia were just a few who picked up
awards. Others included veteran
music producer Nelson Brown and
Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti.
The theme of yesterday’s conference
was ‘Building the Industry of our
Dreams’.
This are full awardees:
Music Superstars, Dbanj and
Don Jazzy
Music Label and Media Bosses,
Kenny Ogungbe and Dayo
Adeneye
Music Producer, Nelson Brown
Afro beat legend, Femi Kuti
African pop icon, 2Face Idibia
Juju legend, King Sunny Ade
Godfather of Nigerian comedy,
Ali Baba
Fuji icon, K1 De Ultimate
Movie Makers, Amaka Igwe and
Tunde Kelani
Distinguished publishers, Kunle
Bakare, Mayor Akinpelu and
Femi Akintunde Johnson
Showbiz Practitioner, Edi Lawani
Nigeria’s number One DJ, DJ
Jimmy Jatt
Nigeria’s most notable
entertainment practitioners
receiving NET honours
(Honorary awards).