Jacques Kallis v Younis KhanTwo outstanding middle-order batsmen, but they carry different importance for their team. If Kallis fails there is, more often than not, someone to pick up to the slack for South Africa, but for Pakistan to succeed on this tour the feeling is that Younis will have to be successful. That is not to say all rests on him, but Pakistan's batting line-up needs a leader. Neither player has shown any sign of fading in the latter stages of their careers - both maintain averages over 50 - and perhaps Younis has never quite earned the praise for his achievements that he deserves. However, from some in South Africa there is a belief that is true of Kallis, too. Graeme Smith v Junaid KhanIn the build-up to the series most questions have been about Smith in the build-up to his 100th Test as a captain. His challenge...
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Firm favourites for the title, defending champions England have an easy opener to deal with when they take on tournament minnows Sri Lanka in a Group A match of the Women's Cricket World Cup here tomorrow. The three-time winners of the tournament, since its inception in 1973, and the World T20 runners-up are led by Charlotte Edwards, who is set to appear in her fifth successive Cup.  She led England to a four-wicket victory over Australia in the 2009 tournament final at Sydney. England have a 100 per cent record against their rivals, considered outsiders in the race to the Super Six stage.  The two teams have met on eight occasions, including one washed out match, and England have come out trumps seven times, making them clear front-runners.  The England squad features familiar faces. There are eight players...
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Squads Australia (for first two ODIs): Michael Clarke (captain), George Bailey, Ben Cutting, Xavier Doherty, Aaron Finch, James Faulkner, Phillip Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, Usman Khawaja. West Indies: Darren Sammy (captain), Dwayne Bravo, Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Narsingh Deonarine, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Kieran Powell, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Thomas.  Australia: Australia's selectors have the Champions Trophy, to be played in June, in mind and have continued with the rotation policy despite some criticism following their relatively poor show against Sri Lanka. The rotation policy and injuries to key players (Moises Henriques and David Warner) gives a great chance for some young players...
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The game is played in the stadium of FC Emmen Unive because the game is not in the home of Vitesse could be completed in connection with a dance party the upcoming weekend.According to the supporters club Ajax Wednesday there were almost 2,000 tickets sold while the stadium can accommodate 8,600 fans. A mandatory buscombi which applies equally to Vitesse as Supporter Supporter Ajax is probably partly the cause.Ajax coach Frank de Boer thinks it's bad for the image of the cup football: "I also read that there are only two thousand tickets have been sold. That's bad for the image of the cup football. The two teams that are still being nice in the league. There should normally fifteen to twenty thousand people to come. That does not fit in Emmen, but that stadium actually had twice sold should be. "Not only Vitesse - Ajax will be poorly...
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Qatar vs. Lebanon Date: 31/01/2013Time: 18:30 local time (GMT +3) Event: Friendly InternationalStadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Al Sadd Club Qatar Squad Goalkeepers Qassim Burhan (Al Gharrafa) Saad Al Shib (Al Sadd) Baba Malick (Lekhwiya) Defenders Hamed Ismael (Al Rayyan) Mohamed Moussa (Lekhwiya) Youssef Moftah (Al Wakrah) Bilal Mohamed (Al Gharrafa) Ibrahim Al Ghanem (Al Gharrafa) Mahdi Ali (Al Sadd) Ahmed Yasser (Lekhwiya) Abdul Karim Hassan (Al Sadd) Ibrahim Maged (Al Sadd) Khaled Moftah (Lekhwiya) Midfielders Younes Ali (Al Rayyan) Khaled Abdul Raouf (Al Jaish) Talal Al Baloushi (Al Sadd) Abdul Aziz Al Sulaiti (Al Arabi) Abdul Aziz Hatem (Al Arabi) Ali Afif (Lekhwiya) Mohamed El Sayed “Jeddo” (Al Jaish) Khalfan Ibrahim (Al Sadd) Maged Mohamed (Al Jaish) Forwards Jarallah Al Marri (Al Rayyan) Hassan Al Haydos...
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Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT) Current time: 12:59 local, 07:29 GMT | Match begins in: 1:31  India have been restricted to 26 one-dayers in the same period and their previous ODI was as far back as July 2012. Raj said she would have liked to play more games, but was nevertheless satisfied with the side's preparation and their showing in the two practice matches. India are playing the tenth Women's World Cup, this one in home conditions, but apart from the weather their captain Mithali Raj does not believe being hosts grants them any particular advantage. India, who finished third in the 2009 edition, play their opening game against West Indies under lights at the Cricket Club of India on Wednesday. Raj was expecting flat pitches which she felt would restrict India's home advantage to their...
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Togo vs Tunisia It is a must win tie for both Tunisia and Togo as they lock horns in the final Group D match of the 2013 African Cup of Nations on Wednesday. Both nations are tied on three points apiece and a win for either side at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit will guarantee them a place in the quarterfinals in second place as Cote d’voire have already topped the group with a game against Algeria left to play. The Elephants have secured top spot in the group with wins over both Togo and Tunisia, and all that remains is to fight for a second place birth. The two sides lost to Ivory Coast with Tunisia being the bigger causalities with 3-0 defeat while Sparrow hawks lost 2-1 but both picked up maximum points against Algeria whose match against Ivory Coast is a dead rubber. Unlike Togo, Tunisia are in a must win situation against Togo...
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Tromsø IL vs Widzew Lodz - Half-time Double Chance Odds Comparison Date: Wednesday January 30, 2013, Time: 15:00 GMT The 2013 Copa del Sol takes place in Marbella and Pinatar (Region of Murcia, Spain) between 23 January and 2 February 2013. The tournament give an opening to the newly constructed Pinatar Arena Football Center. Like in the previous edition, 12 teams was divided into two groups, the Red Group and the Blue Group The Premium Club tournament Copa del Sol has been a success since the introduction in 2010. When the fourth edition kicks off on January 23rd it includes some of Europe’s giants. CSKA Moscow and Shakhtar Donetsk are to be challenged by the major Nordic clubs FC Copenhagen (Denmark), Swedish IFK Göteborg and Molde FK from Norway. Copa del Sol will be played between 23 January and 2 February 2013 on the Spanish...
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As part of their preparations for the AFC Asian Cup qualifier which begins next month, the Paul Le Guen coached Oman will play China in an international friendly at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher on Wednesday, 30 January.  In the Asian Cup qualifier, Oman are in Group A alongside with West Asian neighbours Jordan, Syria and Singapore. Oman had failed to qualify for the tournament proper in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.  China failed to reach the 2014 World Cup after they finished third in the group, however, Oman are still in contention for a berth in the Fifa World Cup 2014 after remaining equal on points with Iraq and Australia in the Group B of the Asian qualifiers. If they manage to win the remaining three matches of the competition, they will qualify directly in the next year's...
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DANIEL Geale has to knock out Anthony Mundine tonight to prove he is the fighter we believe he is. Mundine needs to beat Geale to prove he is the fighter he has always said he is.    Both fighters are planning knockouts. Both want something beyond the result. Geale not only has to settle an old score from 2009 but keep somewhere in the back of his mind that all of  America and all of Europe don't see the Geale-Mundine fight as the morality play that we see it as here. They don't care about the black hat against the white hat. They see it as the IBF champion stepping into the ring against a fighter that was very good some time ago, and a fight he should win convincingly. No matter how brave Mundine would be to go the distance with Geale it won't be seen that way overseas, where Mundine is regarded...
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Burkina Faso vs Zambia The Burkinabe will fly into the contest filled with confidence after their emphatic 4-0 victory over Ethiopia in the same stadium they compete in now. Still, it would take a brave man to bet against Zambia, who won so many admirers with their emotional victory in 2012. The Stallions’ victory last week might have flattered them as well, with Ethiopia becoming visibly demoralised as the game progressed. In their final group game, Burkina Faso and Zambia clash at the Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, with qualification to the knockout rounds the very visible prize.The west Africans will, however, be without veteran keeper Abdoulaye Soulama, recalled to the team by Paul Put, but who was dismissed in the second half for handling outside his area.Alain Traore, Nigeria’s nemesis back in the first match, will once again...
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Aston Villa vs Newcastle Aston Villa (from): Guzan, Given, Marshall, Lowton, Vlaar, Clark, Lichaj, Stevens, Baker, Bennett, Ireland, Westwood, N'Zogbia, Bannan, Holman, Benteke, Agbonlahor, Bent, Bowery, Weimann, Burke, Johnson, Williams, Carruthers, Dunne. Newcastle United (from): Krul, Elliot, Debuchy, Santon, Perch, Williamson, Coloccini, Yanga-Mbiwa, S. Taylor, Sissoko, Gutierrez, Anita, Cabaye, Bigirimana, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Marveaux, Cisse, Shola Ameobi, Gouffran.   Match officials Referee: Mike Dean; Assistants: J Collin, D Bryan; Fourth official: C Foy Queens Park Rangers vs Manchester City QPR (from): Cesar, Green, Murphy, Cerny, Onuoha, Hill, Ben-Haim, Nelsen, Ferdinand, Mbia, Park, Fabio, Granero, Traore, Derry, Taarabt, Faurlin, Hoilett, Wright-Phillips, Ephraim, Mackie, Campbell, Remy, Bothroyd,...
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Niger vs Ghana: Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Date: Monday, 28 January Kick-off: 17:00 GMT Niger coach Gernot Rohr: "For the motivation it [playing Ghana] is wonderful. We are a little country of football and we are playing against a big country of football - so we will have a beautiful game. "We had a lot of chances to score a goal, we could have beaten DR Congo - now we hope that against Ghana we will play a good game. Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan: "I didn't know much about them until I saw their first game against Mali. "They are a very organised team and they fight - I think they can cause harm to us but we aren't looking at that. We are Ghanaians and we are looking forward to a win. "So it's not going to be easy but we'll be trying our hardest to get a maximum three points and qualify for the next...
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Los Angeles will put its 19-5 home record on the line Sunday and hasn't lost five in a row since Feb. 22-28, 2011. The Clippers will head east after their tilt with Portland to start an eight-game odyssey. The Trail Blazers have won two in a row since a six-game drought and received a triple-double from Nicolas Batum on Saturday. Batum tallied 20 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, while Damian Lillard added 20 points for Portland, which went 2-3 on the homestand and played tough defense down the stretch. "To end the game on a 10-0 run was a testament to what we've done for most of the season," Portland coach Terry Stotts said. "We don't quit. We bounce back. We're resilient." Batum recorded his first career triple-double on Monday against the Washington Wizards. Wesley Matthews and LaMarcus Aldridge scored 18 and 12 points,...
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This event is actors honoring actors, which means the red carpet and the audience are full of — you guessed it — actors. None of those other guilds will get in the way of those fabulous celebs and their terrific gowns (the not-so-terrific ones, too, 'cause that's part of the fun). Remember, the SAG Awards recognize best ensemble casts in lieu of having best picture and best TV series categories. The 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards have arrived, landing nicely after the Golden Globes and before the Oscars to deliver a dose of red-carpet glamour for those in need. And you can watch the red carpet arrivals here in a video live stream starting at 3 p.m. PST (6 p.m. EST)! If you showed up early and are waiting for the red-carpet video to start, click play to watch footage from the 2013 SAG Awards nominations ... and if the red...
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NEC - FC GRONINGEN• NEC lost his last home game on 26 August 2012 against FC Twente (1-3). The seven duels afterwards the team of coach Alex Pastor on private land not defeat anymore (W2, G5).• FC Groningen is the least efficient offensive club in the Premier League. 187 attempts were made to score. This resulted in eighteen hits. A percentage of 9.84 percent.• The Nijmegen knew contrast of the last five games there is no one more win. This is currently the worst series of all clubs in the Premier League. The last two games scored NEC not.• FC Groningen did not know his last four games to win (V3, G1). The last victory was against Heracles Almelo on December 2, 2012 (2-0).• NEC received six red cards this season, the highest number of the Eredivisie. The suspended for this game yet Kevin Conboy saw three times red.• Both teams scored only...
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BARCELONA:  Hosts Spain and European title holders Denmark advanced to the men’s world handball championship final after emphatic wins over their respective opponents on Friday. Spain eased to a 26-22 success against surprise packages Slovenia and Denmark romped to an impressive 30-24 defeat of 2003 winners Croatia to set up a mouth-watering clash in Barcelona’s Palau San Jordi today. “I am very pleased because I have won three bronze medals in the world championships but I had never qualified for a final before this,” said Spain goalkeeper Arpad Sterbik. “We still haven’t really taken it all in. It’s an unbelievable feeling top be in the final.” The Palau Sant Jordi will hold an unprecedent final between two traditional handball nations but both with few WCh finals in their memories. For Spain, this will be an historical...
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Feyenoord played so bad against to Ajax on the away but at home they still have a strong and solid team, without any lost. If they win against Twente, they will be in the race! Twente (and also PSV) has suprised us all last week. They could not even score too. Although Chadli has returned back. Actually their play was not good enough for the win. Twente lost the leadership to PSV and also they will be playing on away. Feyenoord can win this game and we may watch a hard & pleasant race at Eredivisie. ...
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After all, Lennon was not much more than a child when the then Leeds United manager, Peter Reid, threw him into a team that was in “complete turmoil” and sliding out of the Premier League.Indeed, Lennon set a Premier League record when, aged just 16 years and 129 days, he came on a substitute in August 2003 — against, ironically enough, Spurs.“He was a breath of fresh air, to be fair to the boy,” Reid recalls of his bold decision to blood the Leeds-born winger. It was a move, Reid admits, borne of desperation as well as intuition.“He had pace and we needed pace in the team,” he says. “He had a great balance about him and for a young man he wasn’t outgoing but he had an inner confidence.”This is a common theme when discussing Lennon who played 43 matches for Leeds before being signed by Tottenham Hotspur for a snip of just £500,000 in 2005...
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Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo – 18 goals and 4 assists in 19 appearances this season tells it’s own story. Left foot, right foot, heading, skills, crossing, the Portugese winger has the complete arsenal to score at any moment. Xabi Alonso – The midfield lynchpin has a sensational range of passing, and can set Madrid away by dropping deep and switching the play at will. Set piece delivery also excellent. Sergio Ramos – Back from suspension, Iker Casillas named him as Madrid’s most important player earlier in the season. Has matured into a dependable, tough-tackling centre back; one of the very best in Europe. Getafe Alexis – The stylish centre back will have to be on top form to keep the likes of Ronaldo and Higuain at bay. Has chipped in with 3 goals this season, and could be Getafe’s main threat on any rare attacking set ...
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World number one Novak Djokovic faces Andy Murray in the Australian Open final Sunday as they renew a rivalry that has become the premier matchup in men’s tennis. Djokovic, the 2011 and 2012 champion, is bidding for the event’s first hat-trick of the professional era, while U.S. Open winner Murray can become the only player to open his Grand Slam account with back-to-back major titles. The Serb and the Briton, both 25 and born only a week apart, have already met in two Grand Slam finals, with Djokovic dominating Murray in straight sets in Melbourne two years ago. However, an increasingly athletic Murray outlasted Djokovic in five sets in the U.S. Open decider in September, when he finally landed a Grand Slam title after being runner-up four times. The result broke a 76-year major drought for British men - and it gave Murray...
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Although it may be true that the Murray-Djokovic final is going to be in the centre of attention today, I would say that the first match of the schedule, which will see Hradecka/Cermak playing against Gajdosova/Ebden, also deserves some attention from the betting point of view. Pinnacle, for example, are offering 1.80 for the Czech duo to capture the title and I think that those odds are worth taking. Look - it is true that mixed doubles have always been a fairly unpredictable discipline in this particular format. However, it is also true that the teams that play the better tennis win much more often than those that don't. And I fully believe that Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak are going to play better than their opponents today. First of all, they have more quality when it comes to doubles, with Lucie Hradecka being...
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UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson (or UFC on Fox 6) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 26, 2013 at the United Center in Chicago Illinois. Main Card (Fox) Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c) vs. John Dodson Light Heavyweight Quinton Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira Lightweight Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis Featherweight Erik Koch vs. Ricardo Lamas  Topping the bill is a battle for the UFC flyweight world championship, as two of the world's fastest mixed martial arts fighters go head-to-head for the title.  World champ Demetrious Johnson makes the first defence of his title against winner of The Ultimate Fighter John Dodson. In the co-main event, former light-heavyweight world champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson steps inside the...
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Florida Panthers Vs Philadelphia Flyers Live Stream Online NHL 2013. There is something about the Philadelphia Flyers that makes them easy to hate. Maybe it has to do with incidents such as the Mike Richards hit on David Booth. One could argue that Booth has not been the same player since that hit.  Maybe it is because as a die~hard New York Mets fan, my dislike of the Philadelphia Phillies oozes past the bounds of baseball and into the realm of Philadelphia sports in general. Maybe it is simply because Philly fans are so obnoxiously in your face that there is no other sensible human reaction other than utter dislike of all things Philadelphia, I mean they even booed cancer for crying out loud!  Whatever it is, whenever the Flyers play the Panthers I feel like the game takes on more importance than your...
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New York looks to get on track Saturday night by avoiding a third straight home loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have earned both of their victories on the road.   The New York Rangers had Stanley Cup aspirations even before acquiring Rick Nash prior to the lockout.  New York (1-3-0) is off to a poor start, though, and fell to previously winless Philadelphia 2-1 on Thursday. All three of Gaborik's goals came in Wednesday's win over Boston, and he notched his first assist versus the Flyers Despite their star power, they've yet to prove they're capable of living up to the lofty expectations.The Rangers finished with an Eastern Conference-best 109 points in 2011-12 before falling in six games to New Jersey in the conference finals. They traded Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, defensive prospect Tim Erixon and a 2013...
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Algeria which qualified as the second-best ranked team in the qualifiers were tipped by most pundits to go through to the next round alongside favourites Ivory Coast but the Fennec Foxes failed to get off to a winning start as they lost 1-0 to neighbours Tunisia after dominating most parts of the match. After losing their opening games, Algeria and Togo will be targeting their first points when they meet in a crucial 2013 Afcon encounter at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Saturday The Algerians will have to find a way to rebound mentally from what was an extremely disappointing defeat against Tunisia having dominated the game for most spells. Coach Vahid Halilhodzic will expect his charges led Islam Slimani, Foued Kadir and Adlene Guedioura who missed many scoring opportunities against Tunisia to be more lethal in front of...
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Fulham boss Martin Jol is confident that striker Dimitar Berbatov can show his class on his return to Manchester United today. It is the sort of evening that feels exquisitely tailored for Dimitar Berbatov. The stage, the lights, the live TV audience and the narrative that calls for him to steal it all as the leading man. Martin Jol, his manager at Fulham, has enjoyed his peep at the script of Berbatov's return to Old Trafford in Saturday evening's FA Cup tie. "Hopefully, he will score a couple of goals," he says. "It's not important if they will cheer or celebrate … score a couple of goals and don't celebrate. That will be nice." Berbatov pitches up at what was meant to be his theatre against a backdrop of edginess, frustration and difficult adjustment. Fulham have laboured since early November, their free-scoring enterprise...
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Petkovic's men are also within 90 minutes of booking a place in the Coppa Italia final at the expense of Juventus, ahead of a two-legged encounter with Borussia Monchengladbach in the Europa League. Lazio have claimed eight wins from 10 in the league to stay within five points of Juve and Petkovic is targeting a sustained challenge on first place. Lazio head coach Vladimir Petkovic believes the capital club are enjoying a period of success not seen at the Stadio Olimpico in over a decade. The Biancocelesti are chasing Juventus hard to claim their first Serie A title since 2000 and, if they avoid defeat to Chievo tomorrow, they will have come through 17 games unbeaten in all competitions. Chievo's form has been characteristically inconsistent this term but Petkovic has been impressed by the impact Eugenio Corini has...
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Saturday, January 26, 2013 TimeHomeAwayVenue 14:30 GMT Borussia Monchengladbach  v  Fortuna Düsseldorf Borussia Park 14:30 GMT Eintracht Frankfurt  v  TSG Hoffenheim Commerzbank Arena 14:30 GMT FC Augsburg  v  Schalke 04 impuls arena 14:30 GMT Hannover 96  v  VfL Wolfsburg AWD-Arena 14:30 GMT SpVgg Greuther Furth  v  Mainz Playmobil-Stadion 17:30 GMT SC Freiburg  v  Bayer Leverkusen badenova-Stadion Van Buyten: Bayern should not take Arsenal tie lightly The Belgium international has stressed that the Gunners will not be pushovers in the Champions League, and is keen to end his career at the Allianz Arena The Bavarians are by many seen as the favorites to reach the quarterfinals...
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