SANIYA UPSTAGES ARTI SINGH

Saniya Shaikh won the women's skeet gold award, beating Arti Singh by five shot, in the Sahara 54th National shooting finals at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Sunday.

The 18-year-old Saniya, who had won her maiden National women's heading two years ago in Jaipur in the deficiency of Arti, said the latest attempt would give her a lot of confidence.

Saniya, National junior champion for six times in a queue, shot round of 23, 21 and 22 (total 66), one short of her greatest score. With only four shooters in the dispute, there was no finishing.

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FERRARI PUTS FOCUS ON STRONG START TO 2011

Ferrari’s main focus for the new Formula One period is getting off to a strong start, to avoid even the opportunity of finishing the way it did in 2010.

Speaking at Ferrari’s annual winter move away in the Italian Dolomites on Wednesday.

Team director Stefano Domenicali says besides much focus has been made on the strategic errors the team made in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that concluded 2010, whereas an even larger trouble was failing to gain points early on.

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SOMDEV GETS A TOUGH FIRST ROUND AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN

India’s wild card contestant Somdev Devvarman was today handed a tough draw at the Australian Open as he is pitted against world number 51 Tommy Robredo in the first round of the men’s singles event here.

Somdev, ranked 110 in the world, was award one of the two wild cards for Asian players by the organisers of the first Grand Slam of the period.

Somdev had never managed to get into the most important draw as he failed in his previous two attempts in the qualifiers.

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SREESANTH OUT, ASHWIN BAGS WORLD CUP BERTH

The national selectors, who met for one and half hours to complete the team here, picked up three specialist spinners include Tamil Nadu spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also Piyush Chawla

Young batsman Rohit Sharma and pacer S. Sreesanth were on Monday misplaced from India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming cricket World Cup to be held in the sub-continent from February 19. 

Tamil Nadu spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and Piyush Chawla were name in the squad to be captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and which include most of the star group of actors like Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag.

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SHARAPOVA STARTS OFF IN STYLE

Maria Sharapova had her first be successful at Melbourne Park since claiming the 2008 Australian Open title, beating Thai veteran Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-1, 6-3 on Monday in the opening match on middle court.

The previous No. 1—ranked Sharapova, who missed the 2009 Australian Open with a shoulder wound and was ousted in the first-round last year by fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko, struggle with her serve and was inconsistent in the second set. 

After losing the opening examination game at love, Sharapova won seven directly games to take a 1—0 lead in the second set.

The 33—year—old Tamarine, clearly not in peak material condition, rallied and had a game point on serve for a 4—1 lead but Sharapova broke back and regain momentum, winning the final five games.

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OUSCHAN CASHES AT WPBA MASTERS

Jasmin Ouschan sweep through the 48-player field at the inaugural WPBA Masters tournament held January 6-9 to defeat the tour’s number-three-ranked player, Karen Corr, in the championship in a close 7-6 victory. The event was hosted by the Soaring Eagle Casino and option in Mount Pleasant, MI.

Corr went undefeated into Sunday’s matches after having dispatch the tour’s former number one, Ga Young Kim, in a delicate hill-hill contest the evening before. In her semi-final match against Monica Webb, the score seesaw to 2-all in the short race to 7.

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INDIA WORLD CUP SQUAD 2011 | INDIA TEAM WORLD CUP 2011

In Chennai selectors select a most excellent team for world cup 2011 .and this Indian teams inspire the Indian country for cricket world cup. There are many Big names omitted from final squad and many wounded players are included in final team.

But Indian cricket team is in better place this time to Win the world cup because they select a balance team with three spinners and7 professional Batsman .

A top seven of the Indian batting-order — Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni — are in the team as usual and Yusuf Pathan take the all-rounder’s compartment.

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NBA WARRIORS FOR SALE

The Golden State Warriors basketball team assumed on Monday it is for sale, beginning a process that could pull towards you a record price and interest from overseas bidders, and from Silicon Valley billionaire administrative Larry Ellison.

The National Basketball organization team said it has hired Galatioto Sports Partners to conduct the sale, but declined supplementary comment.

Galatioto Sports Partners President Sal Galatioto had no commentary; but speculation has swirl for several months that Warriors owner Christopher Cohan capacity sell the team. Cohan bought the Warriors in 1995, and in 2004 sold a 20 percent stake for an undisclosed quantity to a group of four investors.

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BOLT WILL SET MORE RECORDS IN 2012, SAYS COACH

USAIN Bolt's trainer, Glen Mills, believes the Olympic and world 100 and 200 metres winner could reach his peak for 2012 when the London Olympics take place.

Bolt, 24, has returned to teaching after back and Achilles injuries cut short his 2010 season and forced him to miss the Commonwealth Games. Mills told BBC 5 Live: 'If the situation are right I think he can continue to improve:

I think that he has one more two years of development still in him before he probably peaks.

The double world record holder finished his season in August after losing to Tyson Gay over 100 metres in Stockholm – his first beat in two years.

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JOSHUA CLOTTEY GETS ANOTHER CHANCE IN VEGAS

By James Slater: Almost a year to the day after his reduced and disappointing showing against Manny Pacquiao, Ghana’s Joshua Clottey will go back to the ring in Las Vegas. Having put a fair amount of the blame for his poor showing against Pac-Man on the rigours of creation 147-pounds.

The former IBF welterweight champ who has never been stopped up as a pro will face Texan Calvin Green, 21-5-1(13) on the below card of the Miguel Cotto-Ricardo Mayorga Pay-Per-View card at The MGM Grand. A large number of fans may have lost all attention in Clottey after the Pacquiao pasting, but “The Grand Master” remainder a capable and strong fighter; one who could probably win a major title at 154.

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WOODS BIGGEST EARNER DESPITE 2010 WOES

Los Angeles: Tiger Woods has once again ended a schedule year as golf's top earner, despite affliction a pay cut of $ 48 million after losing his swing and his marriage and failing to win a single tournament.

The American world number two, who eminent his 35th birthday on Thursday, topped Golf Digest magazine's yearly list for 2010 with overall earnings of $ 74.2 million.

Fellow American Phil Mickelson was second with full amount earnings of $ 40.18 million, follow by Arnold Palmer ($ 36 million), Greg Norman fourth ($ 30 million) and Jack Nicklaus fifth ($ 25.17 million).

Jim Furyk, who collect a $ 10 million bonus for winning the PGA Tour's season-long FedExCup in September, be sixth on $ 23.58 million.

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INJURED JEEV UNCERTAIN FOR ROYAL TROPHY

Hua Hin: He might have land here, but the injured Jeev Milkha Singh is still unsure for the fifth edition of the Royal Trophy, a much-awaited golf conflict between Asia and Europe, starting on Friday at the magnificent Black Mountain Golf Club.

Jeev, a well-reputed match-play exemplar, is a doubtful first course because of a back injury.

The competition is played in a Ryder Cup style featuring foursome, four balls and singles over three days.

Europe is being led by 47-year-old famous golfer Colin Montgomerie, who guided the protecting champions to an 8.5-7.5 win over Asia last year.

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RIO UNVEILS LOGO FOR 2016 OLYMPICS

Rio de Janeiro: The logo for the 2016 Olympics in Rio was unveil Friday before more than one million New Year's revellers on Copacabana beach just before midnight.

The flowing symbol resemble three figures — orange, green and blue — embrace at the arms and in a flowing dance.

"The logo for Rio's 2016 Games convey passion and alteration. The passion of all Cariocas and Brazilians for sport and festivity," said Carlos Nuzman, president of the Rio Olympic organize committee, "Carioca" being a pet name for Rio's citizens. "And the alteration that the Games are already bringing to Rio and to Brazil."

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PAK HOCKEY PLAYERS WANT TO PLAY IN IND LEAGUE

New Delhi: Pakistan hockey players want to be a element of million dollar prize money World Series Hockey (League) in India although the IHF has left the choice to the Indian government.

Top Indian players along with almost 60 foreign internationals will feature in the IPL style League.

"Definitely, we would be fond of to play that League. Our experience in PHL was wonderful and I enjoy playing in India more than anywhere else," Butt who is playing in the Malaysian League tell PTI from Kuala Lumpur.

Zeeshan Ashraf who lead Pakistan to their gold medal winning movement at the Asian Games also spoke in the same vein.

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SPORTS IN 2010: ANYTHING BUT TRIVIAL

Paris: In the greater plan of things, sports shouldn't really matter. Not like scarcity, combat, natural disasters or the massive amount of other agonies people suffer every day around the world.

In the equal vein, no sportsperson, no matter how lionize, will or should yet be as important as a caring parent, an aid employee, a maternity take care of.

a firefighter or the innumerable others who sustain life amid the chaos of life itself. No sportsperson can claim that their sporting achievements do that, no substance how much they're paid.

And yet, in 2010, one of the few times I weep was at a sports event. Watching Canadian skater Joannie Rochette glide on Olympic ice time after the death of her mother was a truly humbling and uplifting lesson in courage.

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ANAND IN A TOUGH FIELD IN TATA STEEL CHESS

Wijk Aan Zee: World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India is all situate to take on a tough star-studded field in the 73rd edition of Tata Steel chess competition that gets underway here.

World number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway starts as the top kernel in a field that boasts of a 2740 average rating hitting category 20 according to FIDE's ELO charts.

Anand will have his task score out in the 14-players round robin tournament. The World Champion will look forward to get back the number-one ranking for which he needs to improved Carlsen and third seed Levon Aronian of Armenia who recently became the fifth player in history to join the 2800 rating club.

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EPL: MANCHESTER CITY ON TOP, CHELSEA WIN

London: Manchester City clung on to beat Wolverhampton 4-3 and provisionally topple Manchester United from the English Premier League high point on Saturday, while aggressive champion Chelsea returned to winning against Blackburn.

After Kolo Toure cancelled out Nenad Milijas' opener for Wolves, City went 4-1 ahead in the second half from end to end Carlos Tevez's double and Yaya Toure's strike.

While City went a point ahead of United, its neighbour plays the first of three games in hand at Tottenham on Sunday.

Tottenham was dislodge from fourth place — in the short term at least — by Chelsea beating Blackburn 2-0 to halt a two-match winless stripe.

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CWG: GOLDEN SAINA TAKES INDIA TO NUMBER TWO

New Delhi: India won 101 medal at the Commonwealth Games - its uppermost in the Games' history - and elbowed out England to settle the second spot in the overall medals table, thanks to Saina Nehwal's gold late on the final day of the biggest sporting event the country has hosted since the Asian Games in 1982.

Adding to Saina's 'golden' magnificence on day 11, gold in badminton women's double from Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa.

silver in men's hockey and two bronze from table tennis took the medal count up to 101 as the curtains come down on the Games that started with a spectacular opening ceremony on October 3.

The Indian gold count ended at a amazing figure of 38 and with 27 silver and 36 bronze the total sky-rocketed to 101. In the process, India hit leap-frogged England

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FERRARI CHIEF HITS OUT AT RED BULL TEAM

Madonna Di Campiglio: Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo rebuke Formula One champions Red Bull on Friday for lack of high opinion towards the sport's most successful team.

Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko told Germany's Bild this month that his team world champion Sebastian Vettel would be unintelligent to leave for the Italian glamour team in the coming years.

Neil Martin has freshly arrived at Maranello from British-based Red Bull to head up a new Operations Research department and Montezemolo denied that Ferrari had poach the Briton.

"We need specific people," he said. "If we have foreign citizens in the team I'm happy, it's new air, a new culture."

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ARJUN ATWAL LIES TIED 13TH IN SONY OPEN

Honolulu: Arjun Atwal shrugged off a bogey at the start and a double bogey close up to come back with a three-under 67 to lie tied 13th place at the Sony Open, the first full-field incident of the year on the PGA Tour.

Atwal, who had a good top-15 start off last week, opened with a bogey and subsequently birdied fourth, seventh and ninth to go round in two-under.

Birdies on tenth and 12th finished him four-under. Then came a twice over bogey on par-3 17th. But a birdie on 18th pointed the pain and he finished with a 67.

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SANIA QUALIFIES FOR AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Melbourne: Sania Mirza booked a passenger accommodation in the women's singles main draw of the Australian Open with an easy in a straight line sets victory over Canada's Stephanie Dubois, here on Sunday.

The 24th seed Indian triumph 6-2 6-3 in one hour and 13 minutes in the third and final round of the qualify competition.

Sania had to go from side to side the qualifying route due to low ranking as she has slipped to 145th spot due injuries last season.

Sania dropped her serve twice in the first set but the Canadian obtainable more chances as the Indian converted four of five to put her nose ahead.

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DAVY JACOBS EAGER TO OPEN WITH TENDULKAR

Just over three-quarters of a million dollars injure up separating Warriors team-mates Johan Botha and Davy Jacobs later than the first day of the 2011 IPL player auction. Botha was snap up for the massive amount of US$950,000 by the Rajasthan Royals.

The difference in currency doesn't bother Jacobs at all. "My base price was $20, 000 so I take a massive leap. To be truthful, I would have gone for free," he told ESPNCricinfo. Jacobs completed a name for himself in the Champions League Twenty20 last year.

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ANCELOTTI 'LUCKY' TO RETAIN POSITION

Chelsea's slump in form has seen the Barclays Premier League champions fall out of title contention with their 1-0 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers leaving them in fifth place, nine points drifting of Manchester United who have a match in hand.

And Ancelotti has approved that finishing in the top four and qualifying for the Champions League is now his main priority.

But while Ancelotti admits he is anxious in the January transport market to reinforce his squad.

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MATCH REPORT: CHELSEA 2 BLACKBURN ROVERS 0

In October, goal from Nicolas Anelka and Branislav Ivanovic beat Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. In the return at the Bridge nowadays it was the same scorers with only the order reversed.

A defensive Blackburn side had one good opening in a first-half that saw Chelsea hit woodwork twice but it rarely looked like a game we wouldn't win. 

The goals came after the smash and both from set-pieces. Ivanovic, excellent all along with Terry in defence as well as a threat at the other end, shot in from close series. Anelka followed up by netting from uniformly close to goal after Ivanovic made his aerial power tell.

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WATSON ADMITS FOCUS HAS BEEN ELSEWHERE

Shane Watson's brilliant match-winning century at the MCG optional a mind focused firmly on the job, but his thoughts have been distant from the cricket world over the past few days. While Watson plunder an unbeaten 161 against England.

The fifth-best individual score in Australia's ODI olden times, the population of his hometown, Ipswich, were opening the clean-up after devastating floods, and by Monday, he'll be close by too.

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FITNESS ASIDE, INDIA'S WORLD CUP SQUAD ALMOST SET

Fitness, and not shape, seems to be the current renounce with India, who are going to publicize their 2011 World Cup squad on Monday. They have taken every precautionary calculate to ensure their first-choice players are fit for the tournament.

Virender Sehwag, Praveen Kumar, Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir have all been send back from South Africa. If they are each and every one fit, or if it is assumed they will regain fitness by the time the event starts, this will be a moderately easy selection meeting.

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GILCHRIST TO CAPTAIN KINGS XI PUNJAB

Adam Gilchrist, the previous Australia wicketkeeper, will be the team leader of Kings XI Punjab for the fourth season of the IPL, the Punjab coach Michael Bevan has thought Bevan said Punjab bought Gilchrist, who led Hyderabad to the award in the IPL's second season

"The main reason we pick him was because he is the captain," Bevan, who was appointed Punjab coach four days before the mart, said. He also brushed aside any fears of form or fitness issue Gilchrist might have allowing for he is the second oldest player in the IPL at 39 years.

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SUMAN TO MUMBAI, PANDEY STILL DECIDING

Mumbai Indians have signed uncapped Hyderabad batsman T Suman for the fourth time of the IPL. The 27-year-old Suman, who played for Deccan Chargers in the second and third season of the tournament, said he had received more than one offer but it was the chance to play alongside his hero Sachin Tendullkar that lured him to Mumbai.

"It has been a early days dream to play with Sachin Tendulkar, so I happily accepted the Mumbai offer," Suman said. He said he was unacquainted of who the other franchises interested in him were.

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MUNAF CLINCHES STUNNING WIN FOR INDIA

South Africa made a mess of what should have been a restful chase of a below-par total at wanderer, stumbling in the batting Powerplay and then sinking to a dispiriting overcome in a thrilling finish.

In conditions less favourable for batting than what the site has offered in the past, Graeme Smith had put South Africa on course with a positive innings but his wicket in the 33rd over trigger a collapse that was a product of panic, ill-luck and some needle Indian bowling. Munaf Patel's spell proved significant as he dislodged Smith and ended the South African innings with two wickets in the 43rd over.

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DAVY JACOBS EAGER TO OPEN WITH TENDULKAR

Just over three-quarters of a million dollars lesion up separating Warriors team-mates Johan Botha and Davy Jacobs after the first day of the 2011 IPL player mart. Botha was snapped up for the huge amount of US$950,000 by the Rajasthan Royals, while Jacobs was a good deal for the Mumbai Indians at $190,000.

The difference in money doesn't anxiety Jacobs at all. "My base price was $20, 000 so I take a massive leap. To be honest, I would have left for free," he told ESPNCricinfo.

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RUGBY WORLD CUP TO MAKE US NETWORK TV DEBUT

Rugby World Cup matches will be transmit on US network television for the first time after the International Rugby Board announced that NBC Sports and Universal Sports have been awarded the fashionable rights to the 2011 tournament in New Zealand and the 2015 tournament in England.

The ground breaking deal, announce by IRB Chief Executive Mike Miller in New York today, will see the last of each Rugby World Cup broadcast on NBC and Universal Sports network as a key part of a multi-platform approach that will ensure unprecedented television and digital media coverage in the United States of all 48 matches from Rugby's premier event.

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GERRANS GETS SET FOR PERSONAL CHALLENGE

Multiple grand tour stage champion Simon Gerrans is hoping to conquer his own Mt.Everest in the shape of Mt. Buninyong in the Mars national open road cycling competition on Sunday.

I’ve had some fine times and bad times at Mt. Buninyong, said Gerrans who is one of the few Australian bike rider to win stages of the Tours of France, Italy and Spain.

Monaco-based Gerrans, 30, initial tackle the national championship at Buninyong in 2002 and was victorious in the Under 23 division.

From four attempts since, his best presentation was a fourth placing to Victorian Matt Wilson in 2004.

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PERCY JOINED BY NEWCOMER ENGLISH AT TEAM REPLI-CAST

Repli-Cast Racing's Nigel Percy will be connected by Irish rising star Robert English in the British 125GP Championship next season and the squadron will also be helping Sam Burman, who is switching to the big tiddler class from Thundersport GP3, and Josh Corner will competition the Thundersport series.

English managed to finish third in the Irish Championship despite misplaced five races due to a badly-injured hand and Percy will be taking part in his first full season in the British series.

This time around the future 2011 season is looking very good for the team. Our new signing, Robert English is one of the most recent prospects to emerge from Nothern Ireland in recent years,

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MOTOGP SAFE UNTIL 2016, SAYS PHILLIP ISLAND BOSS

Phillip Island boss Andrew Westacott has thought MotoGP will remain at the coastal track for the next few years even though the series' ringmaster Carmelo Ezpeleta threatening the circuit with the removal of FIM homologation.

Last year's race was a effective washout with most of practice cancelled by race director Paul Butler. Riders called for as change in the schedule to hold the meeting previous in the calendar even though it is once again to be held late on in 2011.

The circuit's boss Andrew Westacott has thought there is no risk of Phillip Island being pulled from the schedule as their agreement states races are to be held in September or October until 2016.

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IVAN UKHOV: “I PLAN TO BE IN PARIS. I LIKE TO COLLECT MEDALS.”

Russia’s Ivan Ukhov was last year’s most reliable elite high jumper, although he had to settle for second best at the 2010 European Athletics Champions in Barcelona at the back his team mate Alexsandr Shustov.

Ukhov started 2010 by going over 2.37m inside at the Moravia High Jump Tour meeting in Hustopece, Czech Republic, in January which ended up being the most excellent jump by anybody under any conditions in 2010.

He then provided an suitable bookend to his 20 competitions this year by jumping 2.36m in the Polish meeting in Opole in September, the best jump in the world out-of-doors this year and his 14th win of 2010.

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AFTER BREAKOUT CAMPAIGN, SOLINSKY NOW A DOUBLE THREAT

Until very delayed in the season, Chris Solinsky led the 2010 performance catalog at 10,000m. This was a striking fact for several reason, including that Solinsky is American - no American has led the world list for the longest standard track event since the 1980s - and that so far he has run the distance only once on the path and is not necessarily in a rush to do it again.

 

In fact, Solinsky's 2010 season recognized him as the fastest 10,000m runner ever born outside Africa, the first sub-27:00 runner not born in Africa, as well as with his 12:55.53 5000m in Stockholm in August, the second-fastest non-African always at that distance.

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NBA: JAMES LEADS HEAT TO VICTORY

LeBron James and Dwayne Wade together scored more than 30 points as NBA Southeast leaders Miami Heat defeated Charlotte Bobcats 96-82.

James top-scored with 38 points and Wade an additional 31 as the visitors compiled an 11th successive win on their travels.

Atlantic league pace-setters Boston Celtics edged Minnesota Timberwolves 96-93 after coming from well behind to preserve a winning streak in the fixture which dates back almost three years.

Paul Pierce pour in 23 points in the winning cause to leave Minnesota's Kevin Love on the losing side in spite of 24 rebounds and 12 points.

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O'HARA TARGETS FA CUP COMEBACK

Jamie O'Hara hopes to make his go back in Tottenham's FA Cup third-round match against Charlton next month.

O'Hara had to go through an operation this summer after fracture his back while on loan at Portsmouth last season.

He has yet to make an appearance for spur this term but is now back in working out and hopes to play some part in the January 9 tie with the club's power League One neighbours at White Hart Lane.

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AJMAL LOSES FATHER, TO MISS FIRST TEST

Saeed Ajmal will return residence at the earliest to attend his father's funeral, who passed away in Lahore on Tuesday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board said that it was creation arrangements for Ajmal to return house from New Zealand following the demise of his father.

"His (Ajmal's) father complained of fever and shivering in the cold conditions and was taken to hospital where he expired," a PCB source said.

He said that Ajmal, who was very close up to his father, was shocked by the news and wanted to return home to attend the funeral.

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FERRARI SET DATE FOR CHALLENGER LAUNCH

Ferrari have confirmed their fresh challenger will be launched in the final week of January.

It will make its authorized track debut in Valencia.

The first pre-season test of 2011 will take place at the Ricardo Tormo course in the port city from February 1.

The Italian outfit also exposed their chassis passed a series of crash tests before Christmas.

"Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro is totally back to work today (Monday)," a report on their website reader.

"Over the cheerful period, some areas continued work on the design of the new car and on parts making and in fact,

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INDIA'S SINGLES BATTLE ENDS IN CHENNAI

All three Indian singles players in act on Tuesday bit the dust with Somdev Devvarman’s past proving to be the real surprise.

Centre Court at the SDAT centre, Nungambakkam, prove to be a burial ground for the Indian stars on a forgettable Tuesday in the Chennai Open.

The home challenge in the singles fell by the wayside with little known David Goffin providing the largest upset, taking out the nation’s top-ranker star Somdev Devvarman 6-2 6-4 in the first round.

Earlier, Rohan Bopanna gave Stanislas Wawrinka a real run for his money previous to succumbing 6-4 6-4 after Yuki Bhambri had also lost his game to Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-2 6-1.

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NBA: MAVS BACK TO WINNING WAYS

Dallas Mavericks rediscover their winning touch in the NBA on Sunday, beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-95.

Dallas held a 55-47 lead at the halfway phase and never looked back as they ended a three-game losing run.

Shawn Marion pour in 22 points for the Mavericks while Antawn Jamison had a game-high 35 for Cleveland in a lose cause.

Boston Celtics also got back on the winning pursue with Paul Pierce scoring 30 points in a 93-79 success against the Toronto Raptors.

Ray Allen added 23 points for Boston's first win in three attempts.

The Los Angeles Clippers lost their third in a straight line game, however, with a 107-98 reverse at home to the Atlanta Hawks.

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BUCKEYES NEED TO STAY AGGRESSIVE

NEW ORLEANS -- We saw a lot of excite plays from Ohio State in the first half.

Now we're considering TresselBall.

For those unusual, TresselBall is conservative offense, sound special teams and trying to check big plays on defense.

 

But after watching Arkansas match 75 yards in seven plays and score on a beautiful Ryan Mallett touchdown strike to Jarius Wright.

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JETS FIGHT THROUGH TURBULENCE TO REACH THE PLAYOFFS (REUTERS)

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – Controversy is once again swirl around the New York Jets, who despite a period of sordid soap-opera sagas have thrived on the gridiron and were preparing for a first-round playoff game.

As Jets players gather Tuesday in their training facility to get ready for Saturday's game against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts, team lawyers and officials were behavior the latest installment of off-field drama.

A team statement was issue deflecting another sexual harassment accusation against ex-Jets quarterback Brett Favre by two female massage therapist who claimed in a court case that he repeatedly propositioned them when he played for the team in 2008.

The court case filed in New York State Supreme Court also claimed the Jets stopped offering the massage therapists work after they complained.

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