Like last year, this adidas futurecraft year is also expected to see an exciting game of baseball between the two leagues. Julyhas been declared as the Non-waiver trader deadline andAugustwill be the last day to sign selections fromFirst-Year Player Draft who have not exhausted college eligibility. st Septemberwill see the active player limit expand fromtoplayers and the final Winter Meetings for baseball will be held fromDecember toDecemberin Indianapolis. And unlike the past when Justin Henin was dominating women's tennis, no one can predict with certainty who shall come out as the clear favorite to win in both divisions at this time of the year. The previous year has been unpredictable in the women’s side with no less than four different players winning the major slams.

Below is a preview of the contenders for the women’s crown.. Jelena Jankovic –currently the number one ranked female tennis player of the world. She has stated that her primary goal for this year is to win a major tournament while at the same time maintaining her position at the top. In order to achieve adidas matchcourt this goal, Jankovic trained during the off season and added bulk to her frame in the hopes of making her body stronger and less prone to injuries. She endured a number of injuries while competing during theseason. It may take her some time to get use to her added body mass as she suffered a straight sets loss to Venus adidas yung 96 Williams atthe JB Group Classic with the latest tennis score of.

Federerhas three Aussie Open titles, however, and he will be looking torestore his dominance Down Under next month. He should have a goodchance of winning another title, as he salvaged hisseason bywinning the last Grand Slam of the year at the U. S. Open. Djokovic is the defending Australian Open champion, as he captured hisfirst Grand Slam title in Melbourne by defeating Federer in thesemifinals and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a four-set final. The Serb alsowon the last tournament of, capturing the Masters Cup trophy. Thatvictory gives Djokovic a full head of momentum heading into. A new Grand Slam contender, Murray, joined the fray in. Murrayfinished runner-up to adidas outdoor Roger Federer at the U. S. Open and wonback-to-back Masters Series titles in Cincinnati and Madrid. The Scotalso reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.

The Australian Open,however, often produces a surprise finalist. Recent runner-up finishersinclude Rainer Schuettler in, Marcos Baghdatis in, FernandoGonzalez in, and Tsonga in. If only one of the top fourplayers reaches thetitle match, there are several other men worthkeeping an eye on to fill the other spot. Del Potro won fourconsecutive ATP titles in July and August and did not lose a singlematch in between Wimbledon and the U. S. Open. Simon surgedinto the Topwith a title in Indianapolis, semifinal finishes at theMasters Series Canada and the Masters Cup, and a runner-up performancein Madrid. Up-and-coming youngsters who could be ready for Grand Slamgreatness also include Marin Cilic and Ernests Gulbis.

At the moment,various qualifying tournaments are taking place around the world. WorldCup hopefuls are vying forspots among European nations, five spotsfor African teams (in addition to South Africa), four or five for SouthAmerica, three or four for North America, Central America, andCaribbean, and either no spots or one for Oceania. In Asia,Australia and the Korea Republic are currently leading the way in theirrespective qualification groups. In Europe, Denmark, Greece, Slovakia,Germany, Spain, England, Serbia, Italy, and the Netherlands are atopthe groups. Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile are currentlylooking good in South America. Qualifying matches in Africa and theNorth /Central America and Caribbean divisions have yet to commence.

Once qualifying concludes and sets the stage for the Decemberdrawceremony in Cape Town, theWorld Cup participants will be adidas climacool placedinto eight groups of four teams. Each team in a group plays every otherteam in its group and the top two teams ( total) advance to theknockout stage, which will take place between June,and June. Round-robin group play will be held from Juneto June. In the first round of the knockout stage, the eight group winners playthe eight group runner-ups. From there, the remainder of the tournamentis single elimination. The losers of the semifinals, however, willsquare off in a third-place match held on Julyin Port Elizabeth. Italy is the defending champion, having defeated France in penaltykicks in thetitle match.