Sachin Tendulkar has been selected by as the country’s No. 1 role model of health and happiness in a nation-wide survey conducted by a health magazine in India.

The distinguished Batsman was surprised and honored to hear about this feat himself.

Tennis player Sania Mirza is the only woman to be voted among the top 10 role models of health and happiness when majority of the top role models that India has chosen are from cricket, Katri said.

The was conducted by global research firm Synovate for the Complete Wellbeing magazine and interestingly, it was conducted before Sachin became the highest Test run-scorer and before his 40th Test century.

Other prominent personalities like APJ Abdul Kalam and Amitabh Bachchan have emerged among the top three role models across categories, along side Sachin.

Salman Khan, Sharukh Khan, Sonia Gandhi, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Anil Ambani also featured in the survey.

Dick Lynch – a pro bowl defensive back and radio analyst with New York Giants died at 72 after battling with an undisclosed illness.

The Giants Team was informed of this incident by the Dick’s family and there are no additional details available.

Lynch became a part of New York Giants in 1959 and he had his best season in 1963 during which he earned the Career pro bowl appearance.

Later on, he became a Radio Analyst in 1967.

Susan Powter is a motivational speaker, dietitian, personal trainer and an author of Australian birth, who rose to fame in the 1990s with her catch phrase “Stop the Insanity!”

Through Susan’s personal story of losing over l30 pounds as a single mother of two babies, she changed the diet and fitness industry forever.

Powter is author of several books, three of which became New York Times best-sellers in the 1990s. In 2002, she returned to writing with The Politics of Stupid, a stream-of-consciousness, self-published manifesto encouraging women to take control of their brains and bodies from food manufacturers, corrupt governments, and fitness/diet industries.

Susan decided to follow-up her success by spending the next 10 years raising her third son. During that time, Susan continued to maintain her physique and a healthy lifestyle for herself and her family, and she further developed her proven weight loss and wellness program.

Recently seen on Your World with Neil Cavuto, The Insider, The Simple Life, The Today Show and Good Morning America, and featured in Elle magazine, Susan has reemerged to build a new destination for people seeking weight loss and wellness in their lives.

Source: Susan Powter Online