League – Melbourne Storm stay top of NRL pack after 25-10 away win over Penrith. There were also wins for the Bulldogs, Titans, Cowboys, Manly, Brisbane and Newcastle.
Rugby – Reds and Force only Australian sides to win over the weekend as Tahs, Rebels and Brumbies go down.
AFL – Collingwood and Geelong maintain unbeaten start to season as Hawks, Port, Fremantle and Melbourne also claim round 4 wins.

The Wok

Cricket – Kolkata Knight Riders thrash Rajasthan to move to outright leader in the IPL.
Football – Sepahan and Al Ittihad only two sides confirmed for the Asian Champions League knockout rounds at half way of group stage.
Formula 1 – Chinese grand prix won by Luis Hamilton with Red Bull teammates Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber completing podium.

The Chevy

NBA – Lakers and Magic stunned as New Orleans and Atlanta claim shock first game play-off wins. Miami and Chicago had less trouble, winning their first games.
MotoGP – Texas chosen to host MotoGP round from 2013.
NASCAR – Jimmie Johnson wins epic race at Talladega, winning by just .002 seconds over Jeff Bowyer.

The Pub

Football – Manchester City beat rivals United 1-0 to make FA Cup Final, while two penalties in injury time sees Arsenal draw 1-1 with Liverpool.
Boxing – Amir Khan defends light-welterweight title after a unanimous points win over Paul McCloskey.
League – Salford City Reds thrash Bradford Bulls 56-16 as the teams swap places on the ladder.

The Fridge

Football – Barca and Real draw 1-1 in first of four El Classico’s.
Football – Celtic cruise into Scottish Cup final with a 4-0 hammering of Aberdeen.
Tennis – Rafael Nadal defeats David Ferrer in straight sets to win Monte Carlo Masters.
Golf – Italitan teenager Matteo Manassero wins Malaysian Open after Rory McIlroy crumbles with a final round 69.

The Backyard

Football – Brisbane Roar defeat Central Coast Mariners 4-2 on penalties to win A-League GF.
Cricket – Australia cruise to 60-run win over Kenya in World Cup, despite bowling woes.
Rugby League – Roosters, Cowboys, Eels, Storm, Dragons, Raiders, Knights and Bulldogs first round winners.

The Pub

Football – Man. United, Bolton, Man. City and Stoke advance to FA Cup Semi Finals.
Rugby – England defeat Scotland 22-16 to extend unbeaten Six Nations streak to four.
Tennis – Andy Murray’s poor form continues, losing in straight sets to Donald Young at Indian Wells.

The Fridge

Rugby – Italy shock holders France and Wales controversially defeat Ireland in Six Nations.
Football – Barca’s La Liga lead trimmed to five points after 1-all draw with Sevilla.
Tennis – Roger Federer firms as Indian Wells favourite after disposing Igor Andreev to move through to the third round.

The Chevy

Basketball – Chicago Bulls extend winning streak to six as Heat, Hawks, Clippers, Bucks, Hornets, Spurs, Lakers, Thunder, Nuggets, Bobcats, Magic, Celtics, Pacers, Warriors all score wins.
Baseball – Texas Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg resigns from the club due to indifferences with the board.
Golf – Nick Watney wins Cadillac Championship after shooting five under on final day to win by two strokes.

The Wok

Cricket – Bangladesh defeat Netherlands by six wickets to keep World Cup dream alive.
Football – Series of Asian Champions League games postponed after Japan earthquake/tsunami.
Badminton – Malaysian Lee Chong Wei defends his All English title after defeating China’s Lin Dan tense final.
Golf – Korea claim fifth straight Queen Sirikit Cup, winning the Asia-Pacific women’s teams tournament ahead of Philippines, China and India.

Cricket – Australia v Sri Lanka washed out; Mike Hussey to replace injured Bollinger.
Football – Central Coast to play Brisbane Roar in A-League Grand Final after 1-0 win over Gold Coast.
Rugby – QLD Reds only Australian Super 14 team to record win as NSW, Brumbies, Rebels and Force all lose.

The Pub

Cricket – England take 4 wickets for 3 runs to shock South Africa in a 6 run World Cup victory.
Football – Dirk Kuyt scores a hattrick as Liverpool deal Man. Untied their second straight loss.
Basketball – Mersey Tigers claim BBL title for first time after 84-66 win over Guilford Heat.
Boxing – Mathew Hatton hammered by Mexican Saul Alavrez in WBC light-middleweight title bout.

The Fridge

Golf –Rory Sabbatani holds nerve in tense finish to win  Honda Classic.
Football – AC Milan and Barcelona increase respective leads in Serie A and La Liga with 1-0 wins.
Tennis – Spain and Sweden have advanced to the quarter finals of the Davis Cup after wins over Belgium and Russia respectively.

The Chevy

Basketball – Heat lose again, suffering humiliating 30-point loss to Spurs.
NASCAR – Danica Patrick claims a 4^th and highest finish at by a female in NASCAR history. Brad Keselowski won the Las Vegas race.
Football – David Beckham finally returns to LA Galaxy, but his side go down on penalties in friendly against Mexicans Caliente.

The Wok

Tennis – Uzbekistan advance to second round of the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group 1 after defeating NZ.
Football – Powerhouses Al Ittihad, FC Seoul, Gamba Osaka, Jeonbuk and Osaka all start Asian Champions League with first game wins.
Football – EXCLUSIVE: If you’re in Singapore, keep an eye out for icons Pele and Eric Cantona. They’re promoting the NY Cosmos side in the MLS.

Football – Man. Utd extend EPL lead, as Aston Villa, Wolves and Everton also win in Saturday action.
Rugby – England shock holders France 17-9 to stay undefeated in Six Nations.
Athletics – The Olympic Stadium for the 2012 London Games will endure no practice events before the event.

The Backyard

Football – Brisbane draw with Mariners 2-2 to go through to Grand Final, Gold Coast to face Mariners for other spot, after def. Adelaide 3-2.
Rugby – NSW def. Reds 30-6 in Super 15 to lead Australian conference.
NRL – Todd Carney nearly quits league after being arrested for drink driving.

The Fridge

Golf – German Martin Kaymer becomes world No.1 by moving into Match Play Championship final.
Rugby – Wales overcome Italy in Rome to move to 2^nd place in Six Nations.
Football – Barca extend La Liga lead to 7 as Madrid are held at Deportivo La Coruna.

The Chevy

NASCAR – Kyle Busch claims win at Phoenix International Raceway.
NBA – Grizzlies, Mavs, Pistons, Bulls, Rockets and Celtics all score Saturday wins.
Baseball – NY Mets continue to struggle financially after MLB loan the club $25M(US).

The Wok

Cricket – Pakistan def. Sri Lanka by 11 runs in World Cup Group B.
Beach Football – The Asian qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 start today with the finalists and  third place gaining entry.
American Football – Japan rout South Korea 76-0 to earn spot in 2011 World Championship.

Legend... Ronaldo retires as a one of the best-ever strikers in football.

Speaking at a press conference, the emotional Ronaldo explained how the crippling injuries sustained over the past years had ultimately made the decision for him.

“Mentally I wanted to continue, but I have to acknowledge that I lost to my body,” he said.

“The pain made me anticipate the end of my career. It’s very hard to leave something that made me so happy.”

Suffering from an array of injuries, especially on his knee, Ronaldo also revealed he had been stuck with a deficiency of the thyroid hormone called hypothyroidism. This effectively meant it was a huge task to maintain his weight.

He perhaps summed up his feelings when noting how he still wanted to play in his mind.

“My body aches. The head wants to continue, but the body can’t take much more,” he said.

Starting off... the Brazilian rose to fame with PSV.

Classic... Ronaldo and that hair cut.

Whilst some of the latter years of his career may not be the finish he deserved, Ronaldo still boasts one of the most remarkable goal scoring records in the history of football. The Brazilian amassed a total of 563 appearances for club and country, scoring a quite amazing 388 goals. That’s a strike rate of 0.7, meaning he averaged more than one goal every two games.

Add to that two World Cup medals and over 40 individual awards including FIFA World Cup: All Time Leading Scorer and Serie A player of the decade (1997-2007), Ronaldo will always be remembered for his remarkable pieces of skill, finishing and even the odd haircuts time and again.

Congratulations to a fine footballer and career from all of the Injury Time team.