Just for fun I've compiled my team of the decade for the Noughties!! Bit of an aussie slant to it I'm afraid but hey ho! Anyone want to submit their team. Also.... I've put a list of my top 15 Sportsmen and Women form this decade too, people who I believe have made the biggest contribution to the World of sport. Notice I've gone for competing athletes rather than any coaches.

TEAM OF THE DECADE

1. BILLY SLATER
2. LESLEY VAINIKOLO
3. GREG INGLIS
4. MARK GASNIER
5. MANU VATUVEI
6. DARREN LOCKYER
7. ANDREW JOHNS
8. SHANE WEBKE
9. KEIRON CUNNINGHAM
10. WILLIE MASON
11. GARETH ELLIS
12. STEVE MENZIES
13. BEN KENNEDY

14. JONATHAN THURSTON
15. CAMERON SMITH
16. JAMES GRAHAM
17. BRAD FITLER

TOP 15 SPORTS STARS

1. TIGER WOODS
2. ROGER FDERER
3. MICHAEL SCHUMACHER
4. SERENA WILLIAMS
5. LANCE ARMSTRONG
6. MICHAEL PELPS
7. DAVID BECHAM
8. JASON ROBINSON
9. ANDREW FLINTOFF
10. MICHAEL VAUGHAN
11. SIR CHRIS HOY
12. VICTORIA PENDLETON
13. PAULA RADCLIFFE
14. USAIN BOLT
15 SHANE WARNE

TEAM OF THE DECADE

1. BILLY SLATER
2. LESLEY VAINIKOLO
3. GREG INGLIS
4. MARK GASNIER
5. TIMANA TAHU
6. DARREN LOCKYER
7. ANDREW JOHNS
8. SHANE WEBKE
9. KEIRON CUNNINGHAM
10. ADRIAN MORLEY
11. GORDEN TALLIS
12. STEVE MENZIES
13. BRAD FITLER

14. KURT GIDLEY
15. NATHAN HINDMARSH
16. JAMIE PEACOCK
17. BEN KENNEDY

Chorley Panthers under 10s 2009/2010 - team of the decade in my eyes - at least 4 budding SCR stars of the future. We've just provided, from our under 15s, 3 Stains acadamey players and 2 Gooners. Only wish someone from SCR would come and have a look at what a RL "development area" has to offer. This is the club that brought the Tomkin brothers, Charnley and Lucas ( see Stains club site) to the fore. Merry Xmas from Panthers under 10s.

Sports illustrated have done a top 20 sports events of the decade...

obviously a lot of American sports - but what a cultural difference it is that 2 'college' matches made the top 20. they had Liverpool v Madrid in there. this years (maybe last years?) mens final at Wimbledon as number 1

Top sports stars- several olympic one offs and no Phil Taylor....?? David Beckham...haha..always injured Freddy and One ashes Vaugham....dear oh dear!

To be fair on the "olympic one offs", they only get an opportunity to shine once every four years.

I had the pleasure once of attending the derby between the University of Michigan and Michigan State at 'The Big House' in Ann Arbour along with 118,000 other people and can see why two game would make the 20, you couldnt begin to describe the atmosphere or unfortunately the cold.