AMERICAN WAYNE ODESNIK HAS DOPING BAN SUSPENDED

American Wayne Odesnik have a two-year doping outlaw suspended after 12 months, allowing him to return to action from 29 December.

Odesnik admitted in March to taking human enlargement hormone into Australia. 

 

An International Tennis Federation (ITF) outlaw - backdated to 29 December - follow but that has now been halved.

The ITF decision followed "considerable assistance provided by Mr Odesnik in relative to the enforcement of professional rules of conduct".

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BOXING REVIEW 2010

The highs and lows of the year in the ring:

In spite of the biggest fights weakening to happen we still had a huge amount to enjoy, both domestically and internationally, in the boxing year.

 

While Pacquiao Mayweather and Haye Klitschko may have to stay for another year (hopefully 2011) all four prove to be at the top of their game, even though none fought more than twice.

Amir Khan remain, like Haye, a WBA champion while Scotland's Ricky Burns finished 2010 with a WBO strap, although Kevin Mitchell come up short in his attempt to win a world title against Michael Katsidis.

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MARTIN HOLDS HIS NERVE FOR VICTORY

Pablo Martin overcome a back-nine blip to successfully look after his Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club.

Having gone five shot clear at the start of the back nine, the Spaniard saw his go in front reduced to one after a triple bogey at the 17th.

But he held his bravery for a birdie at the last for a third European Tour title.

Martin's closing two under par 70 gave him an 11 under total and two shot win over South Africans Charl Schwartzel and Anthony Michael and Danish Challenge Tour regulate Thorbjorn Olesen.

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US-BASED FERNANDES SHOOTS BEST AT ALL INDIA JUNIOR GOLF

Bengaluru: Rigel Fernandes may be presently 14, but the quality of golf he show in the first round of the All India Junior and sub-Junior Amateur Golf championship at the Eagleton Golf Resort was method beyond his age.

Fernandes, who plays at the IMG Golf Course Academy in Florida and feature in an event in India for the first time.

 

With three birdies on the first, fourth and 16th alongside three bogeys on 11th, 14th and 15th, Fernandes lead the Group B for 13-15 years.

In the A category (15 - 18 years) Saqib Ahmad from KGA is most important along with Ainesh Ahluwalia from DLF Gurgaon at two-over 74.

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WORLD PROFESSIONAL BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP 2010

Mike Russell, finally get reverse his world title which he lost last year to India's Pankaj Advani. This is his 10th Professional label. In the final played today, he beaten India's Dhruv Sitwala 534 points. Dhruv who made a revelation entry into the final by defeating two compatriots; the last year champion Pankaj Advani in Quarter ending and Billiards maestro Geet Sethi by one tip in Semi Final.

 

On the other hand, Mike nonstop his form from Amateur's two world titles he won two months backsand won his 0th Professional title. He lost one game in league stage by Robert Marshall only.

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RP'S GOMEZ, BARBOSA LEADING IN 1ST ASEAN OPEN CHESS

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Grandmaster (GM) John Paul Gomez bring down countryman and International Master (IM) Kim Steven Yap to form a 5-way tie for the guide with 4 others in the third round of the 1st ASEAN Chess Championship in Singapore Sunday.

 

Gomez, a De La Salle University mechanical engineering graduate students, is tied with neighbor IM Oliver Barbosa, GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili of Georgia, GM Susanto Megaranto on Indonesia and GM Dao Thien Hai of Vietnam.

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INDIA ON TOP AS BOWLERS DOMINATE RIVETING DAY

DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - India finished an extraordinary second day of the second test against South Africa with a 166-run lead after 18 wickets fell at Kingsmead on Monday.

Vangipurappu Laxman (23 not out) and Cheteshwar Pujara (10 not out) restore stability to India's second innings to disappear the tourists on 92 for four at the close after South Africa claimed four immediate victims to have them reeling at 56 for four.

 

India had earlier been blown away having resume on 183 for six in their first innings. Dale Steyn took six for 50 as the hosts prise out the top-ranked test team for 205.

However, that small total was still sufficient for a first-innings lead as India bundled South Africa out for just 131 to gain an unlikely....

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ASHES: 4TH TEST - DAY 3: LIVE

Australia and England fight in the fourth Ashes Test at MCG. Follow the LIVE scores and updates correct here on ESPNSTAR.com.Tea: Australia 95/1, 320 runs behind

England encountered predictably enhanced confrontation as they began their attempt to bowl Australia out a second time in pursuit of the Ashes at the MCG.

 

It took England only two session to skittle their hosts for 98 in just right seam-and-swing conditions on the first morning, before Jonathan Trott (168no) and others pile up a mammoth lead of 415.

But responding to 513 all out, and for that reason needing to bat for the remainder of this fourth Test to stop England going 2-1 up and retaining the urn......

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CILIC CLICKS WITH CHENNAI

Marin Cilic attributes his end-to-end conquests of the Chennai Open to his love for India's only ATP tournament.

By Abhishek Dinman

World number 14 Cilic is the first player while Carlos Moya to win two straight Aircel Chennai Open titles.

 

The young tennis feeling loves Chennai so much that the six and a half feet tall Croatian chose the Indian event over Doha and Brisbane, which host ATP 250 tournament in the similar week as Chennai.

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ANCELOTTI: CHELSEA ARE SLEEPING

Carlo Ancelotti has urge Chelsea to "wake up" after their winless run expanded to six games with a 3-1 loss to Arsenal.

The Blues looked out of sort at the Emirates on Monday and were made to pay by the surprisingly ruthless Gunners, who lastly ended their barren run against their London rivals.

 

Despite pull a goal back through Branislav Ivanovic, goals from Alex Song, Cesc Fabregas and Theo Walcott do the damage.

"The differentiation was the quality," Ancelotti told Sky Sports.

"Arsenal put additional quality on the pitch than us. They were capable to play with the football. They played improved than us.

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Italian driver Luca Filippi firmly believe he "should be linked" by a Formula One team.

Italian driver Luca Filippi firmly believe he "should be linked" by a Formula One team.

Filippi, who tests for Minardi in 2005 and Honda in 2007, says he's not give up on his hopes of securing an F1 seat, even if it is as a preserve driver, in 2011.

 

"I'm seriously functioning to find a place in F1, no matter if it's as a experiment driver," said Filippi.

"I previously did that for Honda F1 in 2008, and I think that with what I have shown through out my career I should be connected to an F1 team today.

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TENNIS UPDATE: JOHN MILLMAN GETS WILDCARD AT 2011 BRISBANE EVENT

Tennis Update: John Millman gets wildcard at 2011 Brisbane incident:

The first event of the normal ATP season, the 2011 Brisbane International received its second wildcard entry today later than local John Millman was given a wild card into the singles major draw after his exceptional 2010 performance.

 

Millman finished the 2010 season rank 204 in the world, which was a excellent hundred places above his last year’s ranking. Millman clinch three titles in 2010 season. Playing in the ITF Futures competition, Millman bagged his employment third at Berri in February defeat Greg Jones.

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FROM KINECT TO ANGRY BIRDS — THE BIGGEST VIDEO GAME STORIES OF 2010

During 2010, we wrote regarding 1,100 stories on the video game industry — and the year is not over yet. But here’s a seem back at what we thought were the biggest stories of the year. For fun, here’s a link to our chronicle from a year ago, when we deem that the biggest story of 2009 was that the industry exposed that video games weren’t recession proof.

 

The big deal of last year were also big deal this year, including the rise of virtual goods business model, Zynga’s financials juggernaut, the rise of the iPhone, the conquest of Call of Duty and the struggles of the industry to adapt to the disruptions of digital online businesses. Without supplementary ado, here are our top stories:

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The Biggest Big Man Busts In NBA History

There is an NBA saying that goes you can't teach tall. It is the single most important explanation that big men going into the draft are so highly touted. But the crazy division is that these sure things turn out to be tremendous busts, more regularly than not.

 

As the giants of the NBA fail to keep on healthy with a huge frame, they falter and peter away of the league. These following big men were imaginary to be the next big thing. They turned out to be unforgettable experiments for their respective teams.

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REX RYAN, MICHAEL VICK, NFL WEEK 16 PICKS AND TODAY'S LATE SPORTS NEWS

Rex Ryan, Michael Vick and NFL Week 16 Picks are a bit of the hottest searches on the World Wide Web today, so imagine to see a lot of football related updates.

Does Mrs. Rex Ryan actually have a foot fetish?

What's the latest on Mike Vick and his streak Eagles team?

 

Which team are the favorites to win this NFL weekend? Stay right here to locate out. We’ll handle on sports new and even sports gossip in this live blog. 

Don't go anywhere.  Updates are coming!

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HOW TO DISMISS MIKE HUSSEY

Melbourne, Victoria:

Two centuries in this Ashes sequence so far. Three fifties. 517 runs from currently three Tests - six times more than his skipper Ricky Ponting - and an standard of over 100.

How on earth can England stops the run machine that is Mike Hussey?

 

Having been one terrible innings away from losing his place in the Australian side, Hussey has gone on to take over the series. He saved his team from deep problem in Brisbane, nearly rescued them in Adelaide and then took them to the edge of victory in Perth.

If England wants to win the Ashes, Hussey is right now the man they must stop.

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UPDATES FROM THE WORLD OF TENNIS

Sania Mirza optimistic about next month’s Australian Open:

The 24-year-old Indian tennis awareness Sania Mirza, who recently triumphed in the International Tennis Federation contest in Dubai to finish the season on a high, said that she is quite certain to put up a good show at the year’s opening Grand Slam, the Australian Opensin Melbourne.

 

The Hyderabad occupant, who made her debut on the WTA tour back in 2003, got the healthier of Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia in three sets in the $75,000 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge ending on Sunday. The score line was 4-6, 6-3, 6-0.

Currently ranked number 164 in the South African Airways WTA record, the right handed Mirza after winning the title thought, "It is really fulfilling.

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KIRAN KHAN LEADS ARMY’S MARCH IN NATIONAL GAMES’ POOL

PESHAWAR: Prolific Pakistani swimmer Kiran Khan won five gold medals on the opening day of the women’s swimming contest at the 31st National Games on Thursday.

Kiran, who is representing Pakistan Army at the nationwide Games, win gold in the 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 100m butterfly and the 100m breaststroke events. She was also part of the Army team that won gold in the 200m spread gold at the Islamabad Sports Complex.

 

Army now lead the medal table, with nine medals (six golds and three silvers) and 137 points. Their sixth gold came from Ghulam Sakeena, who won the 400m individual medley event.Sindh are placed second with three silver and five bronze medals and have posted 80 points on the board.

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MESSI CAN WIN OVER ARGENTINA FANS, BATISTA SAYS

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina are looking to come first the Copa America on home ground next year and end the doubts in fans' minds about Lionel Messi's dedication and ability when playing for his country, coach Sergio Batista said.

 

In the calm of Argentina's working out complex outside the capital, far uninvolved from the bustle of Diego Maradona's contentious spell in charge of the team, Batista said he was self-assured Messi would finally win over the fans during the tournament in July.

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MARIA SHARAPOVA BOOKS PLACE IN STANFORD FINAL

Maria Sharapova will play Victoria Azarenka in the ending of the Stanford Classic following a 1-6 6-2 6-2 last-four win over Agnieszka Radwanska.

Fifth starting point Sharapova struggled to locate any sort of rhythm in the first set as Polish third seed Radwanska dominated.

 

But Russian Sharapova hit reverse in the second and smashed down four successive aces to claim the match in the third.

Azarenka of Belarus celebrated her 21st birthday with a 6-2 6-3 victory more than Sam Stosur in the other semi-final.

World number 18 Azarenka unbroken her return to form, breaking Stosur three times in the first set and belongings the edge throughout the second.

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PETROV HANDED TWO-YEAR DEAL

Petrov handed two-year deal

Vitaly Petrov has been recognized as a Lotus Renault driver for the next two Formula One seasons.

The Russian has sign a fresh two-year deal with the newly rebranded squad, having contested last season for the Renault team

The 26-year-old, who enjoy a best finish of fifth at the Hungarian Grand Prix in his debut battle, will again partner Poland's Robert Kubica.LotusRenault players principal Eric Boullier said: "We are very pleased to verify that Vitaly will be staying with us for 2011 and 2012, in order that both he and the team can construct on a promising 2010 campaign.

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BALOTELLI: ONLY MESSI BETTER THAN ME

Balotelli: Only Messi better than me

Mario Balotelli wants to become the top footballer in the world and believe only Lionel Messi is greater than him.

 

Manchester City striker Balotelliwas talking after he was given the 'Golden Boy' medal for being the best Under 21 player in Europe.The Italy international hammer Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere to the prize and has now set his sights on winning the Ballon d'Or.

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RAFAEL BENITEZ'S FUTURE WITH INTER MILAN IN DOUBT

Rafael Benitez's future as Inter Milan manager is in severe doubt after the Italian club described the present situation as "a mess".

Former Liverpool boss Benitez lead Inter to Club World Cup conquest on Saturday, but they are seventh in Serie A after winning the last five titles. 

Benitez starved of that he had been sacked on Monday amid information to the contrary.

Inter president Massimo Moratti could not illuminate the situation on Wednesday but said deliberations were ongoing.

"We are tiresome to understand what's going on, this situation is a bit of a mess," said Moratti. "Everything that happen was a bit unpredicted, we are considering every point of view."

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SACHIN BEATS BRADMAN IN AN ONLINE POLL

Sachin beats Bradman in an online poll

Sachin come forward winner over Don Bradman in a poll specially made by an Australian newspaper on who is the greatest batsman of all time

In an online survey conduct by the 'Sydney Morning Herald' asking reader to vote for 'The greatest batsman ever: Bradman or Tendulkar?’Tendulkar tenable 67 percent of the votes as aligned with Bradman's 33 percent. 20768 cricket fans voted.

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