David set for tussle with Pakistani history maker

Nicol David [L] - Maria Toor [R]

World number one Nicol David will have a surprising first round opponent when she begins her campaign to win back the British Open title on Tuesday.

The legendary Malaysian will take on Maria Toor Pakay who became the first Pakistan-born woman ever to reach a British Open main draw after upsetting the seedings in the qualifying competition.

The 21-year-old left-hander from Peshawar overcame Emily Whitlock, the European junior champion, by 11-5, 4-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7 in a 46-minute struggle which ended in the English player's first defeat in any competition since January.

It followed another lengthy Pakay tussle on Sunday when she also went the full distance, on that occasion with Lucie Fialova of the Czech republic, before squeezing through 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-4.

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WADA rips Britain for pursuing doping appeal

The World Anti-Doping Agency accused Britain's national Olympic body Tuesday of "wasting a lot of time and money" in its failed attempt to uphold lifetime Olympic bans for drug offenders.

WADA director general David Howman said the British Olympic Association should have dropped its rule months ago and was wrong to fall out of line with the rest of the world in the first place.

The BOA took the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which ruled Monday that the British bylaw was invalid because it amounted to an extra sanction and failed to comply with WADA's global code.

"At the end of the day, they have wasted a lot of time and a lot of money and got the inevitable result," Howman said in a conference call.

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Pakistan vs England: First ODI at Abu Dhabi 13 Feb

The first ODI between Pakistan and England is being played at Abu Dhabi Monday, today 13 February 2012. The match commence 1100 GMT.

Pakistan has had a tremendous morale boosting ascendancy over England after an enormous 3-0 win the est series. Pakistan has a spinner heavy bowling side with the coming back of Shahid Afridi who will join Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rehman in today's ODI.

While England will play the match being under tremendous pressure from fans back home.

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Paul Lawrie wins Qatar Masters

Scotland's Paul Lawrie shot a terrific final-day 65 to win the Qatar Masters and continue his fine start to 2012.

The 1999 Open winner finished four strokes clear of Australia's Jason Day and Sweden's Peter Hanson.

It ma be added that the Doha tournament was reduced to 54 holes after strong winds allowed only three hours of play on Friday.

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England vs Pakistan: World Number 1 humiliated at Dubai

The 3-0 win the three test matches series by Pakistan humiliates world number 1 England with the final win by 71 runs by Pakistan in Dubai today. 

The third test match between England and Pakistan will go down in the annals of cricket history for the reason that no team with a first innings score of less than 100 has ever won the match since 1907. 

Pakistan having been dismantled by English bowlers for mere 99, rebounded and won the test match with a handsome margin of 71 runs.

Pakistan and England will now meet on 13th February for their first ODI.

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Pakistani breaks rowing world record

Mohammad Zubair broke the world record of individual longest continual rowing in Pakistan when he rowed 10 hours straight at a private fitness club on Saturday.

Under the supervision of both international and national rowing umpires from Pakistan Rowing Federation, the 31-year-old Mohammad Zubair broke the previous record of 7 hours 11 minutes and 22 seconds held by an Australian on the Concept II indoor rowing machine.

By the time Mohammad Zubair broke the record he had rowed 72 kilometers. 

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Six Nations 2012: 8 New Players likely in England Squad

England's caretaker coach, Stuart Lancaster, is set to name a matchday squad this week containing as many as 11 newcomers to the Six Nations. 

The 22-strong party for the Calcutta Cup match on Saturday, to be officially unveiled on Thursday, will contain up to eight new caps and rank among the least experienced to wear the red rose in the tournament's modern history.

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Sportsday Live - breaking news

1226 OLYMPICS: BBC Sport's Gordon Farquhar on Twitter:"Jeremy Hunt says Govt committed to the promise of using the games to get more people involved in sport. Says investing an extra £500m."

1223 FOOTBALL: Paris Saint Germain sporting director Leonardo has said the French club have ended their interest in Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez after failing to agree a deal, reports L'Equipe (in French).

1217 RUGBY UNION: London Irish have announced a £1.6m loss in their annual trading results for the year ending 30 June 2011. But that loss was down by over a £1m from the previous year when they recorded a deficit of £2.09m.

1212 TENNIS: World number two Rafael Nadal wins the third set 6-4 in his Australian Open quarter-final against Tomas Berdych to lead 2-1. Follow live text commentary with Aimee Lewis or listen to the action in Melbourne on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.

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Free Hewitt vs Djokovic Australian Open Live Streaming

Australian Lleyton Hewitt will clash with World number 1 and currently the defending champion Novak Djokovic. Hewitt has been on a good run this tournament, defeating Roddick and Raonic on his way to the fourth round.

Venue/Starting Time: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia / 1000 GMT
Free live streaming links are given below:

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Free Live Streaming: Watch Bolton vs Macclesfield Live Online

Head to Head
Macclesfield Town 2 - Bolton 2	7-Jan-12
Bolton 2 - Macclesfield Town 1	24-Aug-11

Last Five Matches
Macclesfield Town 2 - Bolton 2	Manchester United 3 - Bolton 0
Bolton 2 - Macclesfield Town 1	Macclesfield Town 2 - Bolton 2
	Everton 1 - Bolton 2
	Bolton 1 - Wolves 1
	Bolton 0 - Newcastle 2

Venue: Reebok Stadium, Bolton

Kick off date/time: January 17 , 2012 8:00 PM GMT

Live Streaming links for the match between Bolton Wanderers and Macclesfield Town are given as follows:

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France leads in Dakar Car Rally both in Car and Motorbike divisions

France looked poised for a French double celebration Saturday as Stephane Peterhansel was on the brink of a 10th Dakar Rally title and Cyril Despres looked certain to win the motorcycling division. The event is due to end Sunday.

Cyril Despres looks virtually certain to make it a French double celebration in Sunday's finale in Lima after he was virtually handed the motorcycling title when closest rival Marc Coma got lost in sand dunes. 

Peterhansel, driving a Mini, finished Saturday's 275km timed stage from Nasca ahead of South Africa's Ginel De Villiers in a Toyota.

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The 10 Highest Paid Soccer Players In The World

[ via Business Insider ] 3 Jan

Whenever I want to find news about sports, soccer / football appears to be dominating the world sport scene / headlines. And that obviously make some soccer players as one of the top paid players / sportsmen. 

Six of the 10 lucky ones: Do you think the highest paid is included here?

Business Insider has compiled a list of 10 such soccer players that are the highest paid in the world. These 10 players earn something like $ 17,000,000 to $ 40,000,000. 

Here is a slide show - find out if your favourite figures out in the list or is just struggling somewhere below !!

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Whatmore resigns as Knight Riders’ coach

[ via The Express News ] 2 Jan

Dav Whatmore, who has been touted as the front-runner to become Pakistan’s next head coach, has resigned from his coaching job at the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, according to ESPNcricinfo.

Whatmore, who was serving as head coach with the Knight Riders, cited his inability to discharge his duties with the team as he wanted to pursue an international role.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has invited the former Sri Lanka and Bangladesh coach to the country in the second week of January to discuss his appointment, and the Knight Riders expressed their support of his desire to coach a national team again.

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Henry poised for sensational return to Arsenal

Henry is poised for sensational return to Arsenal - He could even be ready to play in the FA Cup on January 9, predicts Emirates 24/7.

Thierry Henry is going full throttle to make a sensational return to Arsenal to stand in for Robin van Persie, according to reports in the British press.

The Arsenal legend could be snapped up on a short-term contract at the Emirates while his New York Red Bulls side have their winter break.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger does not believe van Persie can start two games in three days against QPR on Saturday and at Fulham 48 hours later.

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Pass Masters Barcelona outplay Santos 4-0

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This post is not to be read - but seen. Barcelona in their match against Santos played such a brilliant, coordinated game that outplayed their opponents and made the crowds enjoy one of the best game ever.

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Most Popular Female Athletes on Internet In 2011 [ Survey ]

[ via Business Insider / Sports Page ] 17 Dec

Total Pro Sports put together a list of the 30 most Googled female athletes of 2011, measured by the amount of search results from the past year.

A selection of most popular athletes on Internet 2011 - Can you guess who tops the list?

And in 2011, it seems people were busy searching for female tennis players. And good news for Tennis enthusiasts as most favorite ladies on the tennis court took the top five spots, followed by skiers, soccer players, and even MMA fighters.

The list seen from Bottom to Top reads names as under:

• Gina Carano
• Michelle Wie
• Petra Kvitova
• Maria Kirilenko
• Hope Solo
• Ana Ivanovic
• Danica Patrick
• Lindsey Vonn
• Venus Williams
• Anna Kournikova
• Caroline Wozniacki
• Maria Sharapova
• Serena Williams

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Australia Drops Controversial Cricket Voting System for Man of Match Award

Australia has scrapped its controversial system of fans choosing the man of the match through a mobile phone application following an outcry on both sides of the Tasman when Australian century-maker Dave Warner was handed the cheque in Hobart ahead of New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell, who wiped out Australia's middle order.

Cricket Australia launched the interactive cricket application ahead of the first Test against New Zealand. The app gave viewers the ability to choose the man of the match from three players ranked by broadcasters _ a first for sport in Australia.

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