January 2013
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 31 January
FOOTBALL – Today’s question: QUIZ - Which is the only club that won the Champions League and did not return to the main competition to defend it in the following season?
Today’s answer: Olympique Marseille
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 – @marcobinnekamp_
4 – @PeterTang80
3 – @JoostNederpelt
2 – @SimonGleave
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TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 30 January
FOOTBALL – Today’s question: QUIZ - The player with the Serie A goalscoring record FOR ONE SINGLE CLUB has scored those goals for which club?
Today’s answer: AS Roma (Francesco Totti)
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 – @G_o_s_h_a
4 – @marcobinnekamp_
3 – @JoostNederpelt
2 – @Walid_4
1 – @Javier_Cacerest
Weekly standings:
8 –...
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PREVIEW: Real Madrid v FC Barcelona
FOOTBALL - The 223rd edition of the Clásico of Spanish football is scheduled for tonight as Real Madrid host FC Barcelona in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal encounter. Our liaison in Madrid, @2010MisterChip has dug deep into his archives and has found the following stats on this match.
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Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have met in 222 official matches, resulting in 88...
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PREVIEW: Skeleton World Championships
SKELETON - As part of the ongoing 2013 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the men’s and women’s skeleton events take place later this week. Our facts and figures preview for both events is below.[[MORE]] WOMEN’S EVENT Begins Thursday, 31 January
Uhlaender can become second woman to win consecutive world titles > Reigning champion Katie Uhlaender (USA) can...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Messi approaches El Clásico record
FOOTBALL - Lionel Messi needs one more goal to equal Alfredo Di Stéfano’s all-time goalscoring record in official El Clásico matches and the Argentine ace will be looking to score that goal when FC Barcelona travel to Real Madrid for their Copa del Rey quarterfinal encounter on Wednesday, 30 January.
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TWITTER QUIZ: Tuesday, 29 January
FOOTBALL – Today’s question: QUIZ - Which club squandered a maiden Bundesliga championship on the last matchday of 1999/2000, losing at lowly SpVgg Unterhaching?
Today’s answer: Bayer Leverkusen
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 – @sportzeloot
4 – @rebiger
3 – @MohHesham95
2 – @pablomartinsalg
1 – @SivanJohn
Weekly standings:
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 28 January
FOOTBALL – Today’s question: QUIZ - Of the founding members of the Bundesliga, which club was the geographically southernmost of those clubs in the 1963/1964 season?
Today’s answer: 1860 München
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 – @JoostNederpelt
4 – @poirot986
3 – @G_o_s_h_a
2 – @marcobinnekamp_
1 – @Gurpal_1
Weekly...
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AWARDS SHOW: January Quiz champion unveiled
FOOTBALL - If only we could appoint all four January finalists our quiz champion for this month. Because they are all so very much deserving it. In fact, these people scared us a bit with their bizarre and extensive knowledge. It took a tiebreaker to separate two perfect scores. Congratulations @poirot986 for a wonderful performance. Not a winner? Our February quizzes start Monday, 28 January, at...
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RECORD: Lionel Messi sets record, reaches...
FOOTBALL - Lionel Messi’s second goal tonight was his 200th in La Liga. He is the first player to reach this benchmark for FC Barcelona. By scoring tonight, Messi set a new La Liga record for scoring in most successive matches (11), overtaking the mark of 10 by Mariano Martín and Ronaldo, who coincidentally both also recorded their streak on behalf of Barcelona.
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REVIEW: Spain win most lopsided world handball...
Spain win the world handball championship in the most lopsided final in the history of the competition, defeating Denmark by 16 (35-19). The previous biggest margin of victory was 10 (Sweden beating Czechoslovakia 22-12 in 1958. The defeat was the second biggest ever for Denmark in a major international competition. Torrid detail: Denmark entered the final as the tournament’s lone remaining...
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REVIEW: Djokovic 1st player in Open era to Aus...
TENNIS - Novak Djokovic has become the first player in the Open era to win the Australian Open in three successive years. The last player to achieve that feat before the Open era started (1968) was Roy Emerson who won five in a row from 1963 to 1967. Jack Crawford (1931-1933) is the only other player to win this tournament at least three years in a row.
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Djokovic took his sixth career...
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REVIEW: Fifth tier team Luton Town knock out PL...
FOOTBALL – Fifth tier Luton Town ousted Premier League club Norwich City from the FA Cup on Saturday. It was the first time a fifth tier or lower level team beat a top flight club in a FA Cup away match since Altrincham beat Birmingham City 1-2 on 14 January 1986.
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The last non-league team to oust a Premier League club from the FA Cup was Sutton Town when they beat Coventry City 2-1...
REVIEW: Azarenka eighth woman to win back-to-back...
TENNIS – Victoria Azarenka won her second Australian Open final on Saturday, becoming the eighth women to lift the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup in back-to-back years. Click on the read more button to find out who preceded the current champion.
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Back-to-back women’s Australian Open titles
Player (NOC) Years
Margaret Court (AUS) 3 (1969 – 1971)
Evonne Goolagong...
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REVIEW: Spain, Denmark to meet in handball final
HANDBALL - Spain and Denmark to meet in final of 2013 World Men’s Handball Championship. Spain will attempt to secure a fifth world championship gold in front of a home crowd, following Germany (1938), Sweden (1954), France (2001) and Germany (2007). Denmark will hope to become the fifth side to win the title after finishing runners-up in the previous world championship, following Soviet...
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INFOGRAPHIC: AC Milan lean heavily on second half
FOOTBALL - More than three quarters of AC Milan’s Serie A goals this season have been scored in the second half. Among clubs that are active in Europe’s premier domestic leagues, only one relies more heavily on the second half - fellow Serie A outfit Pescara, who will face another notoriously slow starting side in Sampdoria on Sunday.
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PREVIEW: Serie A Matchday 22
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the Serie A this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Lazio - Chievo, Juventus - Genoa, Parma - Napoli and Internazionale - Torino.
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Lazio - Chievo (Saturday 26 January, 18:00 CET)
> Lazio can reach 46 points after 22 matches for second time in history after 46 points in...
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PREVIEW: La Liga Matchday 21
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the La Liga this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Real Madrid - Getafe CF, FC Barcelona - Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao - Atlético Madrid.
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Real Madrid - Getafe CF (Sunday 27 January, 12:00 CET)
> Getafe won the first match this season 2-1 and they can ‘do the double’...
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PREVIEW: Li poised to add giant killer accolade
TENNIS - China’s Li Na will take on top seed Victoria Azarenka in the final of the 2013 Australian Open women’s singles final, coming fresh off a victory over second seed Maria Sharapova and fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the quarterfinals. On only three previous occasions, a player managed to eliminate three of the top four seeds in the same Grand Slam championship (women’s...
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PREVIEW: Bundesliga Matchday 19
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the Bundesliga this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Borussia Dortmund - 1. FC Nürnberg, FC Augsburg - Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart - Bayern München.
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Borussia Dortmund - 1. FC Nürnberg (Friday 25 January, 20:30 CET)
> Dortmund have not conceded a goal in their last five home...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 25 January
FOOTBALL – Today’s question: QUIZ - Which Englishman has played most Bundesliga (German league) matches at 145?
Today’s answer: Owen Hargreaves
Association quiz answer: Michael Owen has represented amongst other teams Real Madrid, Manchester United, Newcastle United and England. Owen Hargreaves is obviously a reference to his last name.
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
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REVIEW: Barça hit century in setting up next...
FOOTBALL - FC Barcelona defeated Málaga CF 4-2 on Thursday, vanquishing their foes 6-4 on aggregate in the quarterfinals of the Spanish domestic cup Copa del Rey and setting up a semifinal tie with Real Madrid. The first of two legs of their fixture will be played in less than a week. Barça’s last goal on this night was their 100th in 34 official matches this season.
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 24 January
FOOTBALL – Today’s question: QUIZ - Which country or national team was the first to present a player with his 100th cap (international match)?
Today’s answer: England (Billy Wright)
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @evadl
4 - @sportzeloot
3 - @Yusuf_Official
2 - @pablomartinsalg
1 - @Tijmenl
Weekly standings:
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TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 23 January
FOOTBALL – Today’s question: QUIZ - From early March to mid-December 2012, which Premier League club only scored via players with surnames starting with A, B or C?
Today’s answer: Newcastle United
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @sagarshah18
4 - @yugigt
3 - @G_Messenger
2 - @JoostNederpelt
1 - @petterlanden
Weekly...
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PREVIEW: Sharapova on record pace
TENNIS - Maria Sharapova will play against Li Na in the semifinal of the 2013 Australian Open on Thursday. Sharapova has lost nine games in the first five matches of this tournament. This equals the second fewest number of games lost in a Grand Slam tournament for players reaching the final four (only players with five completed matches taken into account).
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In 1994, Mary Pierce set the...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Tuesday, 22 January
FOOTBALL – Today’s question: QUIZ - Which was the first English club to appear in the Champions League main competition, in the season 1994/1995?
Today’s answer: Manchester United
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @sportzeloot
4 - @parcatotAna
3 - @Alehud42
2 - @JoostNederpelt
1 - @marcobinnekamp_
Weekly standings:
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ANALYSE THIS - 'Big 4' among 11 most dominant
TENNIS - When looking at percentage of games (the ones that make up sets, which make up tennis matches) won at Grand Slams in Open era, the men’s singles Top 11 all-time contains the ‘Big 4’ of modern day tennis. Björn Borg and Rafael Nadal are the only two players that have won at least 60% of all their games, the equivalent of winning each Grand Slam match by 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 21 January
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which club hosted a Champions League semifinal match which was delayed because a goal was torn down by fans sitting behind it?
Today’s answer: Real Madrid
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @Jasper_
4 - @sportzeloot
3 - @babeljaro
2 - @pablomartinsalg
1 - @yugigt
Weekly...
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ASSOCIATION QUIZ: 21-25 January
FOOTBALL - Our daily quiz returns to Twitter at 14:00 CET and the answers to the five daily questions this week are clues that lead to the association. You can only submit one association per week. We will give you this for this week: we are looking for a person. Click Read More for tips on the right strategy!
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Strategy when it comes to answering association quiz
If you guess the...
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REVIEW: Lampard clinches 60th win against London...
FOOTBALL: Frank Lampard helped Chelsea to a 2-1 win against Arsenal. It was his 60th win against London opposition in the PL, only three shy of Ryan Giggs’s record.
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> Paul Scholes (51) and John Tery (49) are next on this list.
> Lampard also scored his 41st PL penalty goal, only Alan Shearer has more (56).
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INFOGRAPHIC: Ajax vs Feyenoord (Tale Of The Tape)
FOOTBALL - The Classic of Dutch league football is only hours away, as Ajax and Feyenoord are preparing for battle. We have researched the strength in attack for both teams and turned them into an Infographic. It reveals the team’s accuracy level and their danger men.
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REVIEW: Two goals up, but still going down
FOOTBALL – Lionel Messi and Pedro put Barcelona 2-0 ahead in their away match against Real Sociedad, but the Catalans failed to consolidate their lead and suffered a 3-2 defeat. Click the read more button to find out Barça’s last five defeats in La Liga after a two goal lead.
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Real Sociedad – January 19, 2013, 3-2 away defeat after a 0-2 lead
Atlético Madrid – March 1, 2009, 4-3...
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REVIEW: Prolific Liverpool equal PL club record
FOOTBALL – Liverpool beat Norwich City 5-0 on Saturday. Five different players netted for The Reds, equalling the club record of most different goalscorers for the club in one Premier League match. They previously set this record in January 1999 when Liverpool beat Southampton 7-1. Robbie Fowler (3x), Dominic Matteo, Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen and David Thompson scored in that match.
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INFOGRAPHIC: De Jong aiming to enter top-10
FOOTBALL - On Sunday, Ajax will host Feyenoord in the “Klassieker” in the Eredivisie. Siem de Jong needs one more goal in this classic match-up to enter the all-time top-10 for most goals scored in official matches between Ajax and Feyenoord. This dates all the way to 9 October 1921, when the first official match was held, a league match in Rotterdam. Click Read more for the top...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Main providers to 2013 Africa Cup
FOOTBALL - The 2013 African Cup of Nations will start on Saturday and our team has researched which clubs and which leagues will serve as main providers for the competition. The league providing by far the most players to the tournament is the French top flight Ligue 1 (42), whereas also the French second tier has 14 players in the mix.
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PREVIEW: La Liga Matchday 19
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the La Liga this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Real Sociedad - FC Barcelona and Valencia CF - Real Madrid.
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Real Sociedad - FC Barcelona (Saturday 19 January, 18:00 CET)
> Lionel Messi has scored 28 goals so far, his highest personal best after 19 league matches. His previous...
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PREVIEW: Premier League Matchday 23
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the Premier League this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Liverpool - Norwich City, Chelsea - Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur - Manchester United.
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Liverpool - Norwich City (Saturday 19 January, 16:00 CET)
> Liverpool are unbeaten in seven PL matches against Norwich, winning six,...
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PREVIEW: Serie A Matchday 21
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the Serie A this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Juventus - Udinese, Fiorentina - Napoli and AS Roma - Internazionale.
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Juventus - Udinese (Saturday 19 January, 20:45 CET)
> Juventus won the first meeting this season (4-1) and can win both Serie A matches against Udinese for...
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PREVIEW: Bundesliga Matchday 18
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the Bundesliga this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Schalke 04 - Hannover 96, Bayern München - Greuther Fürth and Werder Bremen - Borussia Dortmund.
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Schalke 04 - Hannover 96 (Friday 18 January, 20:30 CET)
> Schalke and Hannover drew their first match this season 2-2. These...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 18 January
FOOTBALL – Today’s question: QUIZ - Andrea Pirlo became famous for it at Euro 2012, but who was the last player to score a Panenka-style penalty at the FIFA World Cup?
Today’s answer: Sebastián Abreu
Association quiz answer: Fabio Grosso, Oscar Cardozo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Oleg Husyev and Sebastián Abreu all fired home their country’s winning penalty in a (recent) World Cup...
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PREVIEW: NFL Conference Championship (20 January)
AMERICAN FOOTBALL - The 2012/2013 NFL playoffs Conference Championships start this Sunday, as the Atlanta Falcons and the San Francisco 49ers kick off the action. We have compiled several key preview facts and figures for the two matches: Atlanta Falcons v San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots v Baltimore Ravens.
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Atlanta Falcons - San Francisco 49ers (Sun 20 January, 15:00...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Goals scored per Bundesliga stadium
FOOTBALL - The Bundesliga continues this weekend with the second half of the 2012/13 season. Click read more to see in which stadium you need to be to see the most goals split up in home and away.[[MORE]]
By clicking on the infographic, you will go to the interactive part. Here is some advice when going to the interactive part:
Use the filters to see which pie chart belongs to which stadium.
You...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 17 January
FOOTBALL – Today’s question: QUIZ - Which outfield player has been a mainstay for Ukraine national team since 2003, all the time representing Dynamo Kyiv at club level?
Today’s answer: Oleg Husyev
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 – @poirot986
4 – @___10___
3 – @marcobinnekamp_
2 – @alfro_j
1 – @babeljaro
Weekly standings:
8 –...
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REVIEW: 42-year-old Date-Krumm marches on
TENNIS - Japan’s Kimiko Date-Krumm has reached the third round at the Australian Open, making the 42-year-old the second oldest player to survive two rounds of women’s singles at a Grand Slam tournament, behind Renée Richards, who was 45 when negotiating the first two rounds at the 1979 US Open. Date is now faced with another daunting task, attempting to become the first player in...
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ANALYSE THIS: Can Ajax do it again?
FOOTBALL – The Eredivisie begins again this weekend with PSV and FC Twente on 40 points, three points ahead of Ajax and Feyenoord who meet in this weekend’s second “Klassieker” of the season. Vitesse are a further two points back in fifth. Ajax have come from behind to win the Eredivisie title in the last two seasons and also nearly did so in 2009/2010, falling just short after closing the deficit...
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INFOGRAPHIC: What makes Bundesliga champions?
FOOTBALL - The second half of the 2012/2013 starts on Friday and Bayern München are odds-on favourites to win the title. In 49 previous seasons, the leaders at the halfway point have taken the championship in 32 (or 65%). Bayern are the leaders in all major statistical indicators, except when it comes to the best track record in home matches. Click on the Infographic to enable interactive...
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AWARDS SHOW: Fledderus takes December honours
FOOTBALL - Our voters have chosen a Mark-Jan Fledderus powerful strike as the Best Goal of The Month December. The midfielder from Roda JC Kerkrade scored the winning goal against VVV-Venlo on 23 December 2012. Click Read More to see this goal and links to the four other monthly winners.
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Award winners for Best Eredivisie Goal of The Month
August
ADO Den Haag - Tjaronn Chery (vs...
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PREVIEW: Snowboard world championships
SNOWBOARD - The 2013 World Snowboard Championships will take place in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury & Quebec (Canada) from January 17-27. Read on for our facts and figures previews for every event.
[[MORE]] General > The 10th edition of the Snowboard World Championships (from now on: WChs) will be the second to be held in Canada, after Whistler had the honour in 2005. > Men compete in six...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 16 January
FOOTBALL – Today’s question: QUIZ - Which modern day football superstar was named after a former United States president?
Today’s answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 – @haakonaa
4 – @sportzeloot
3 – @poirot986
2 – @BlackhawkGroup
1 – @beatlehelge
Weekly standings:
5 – @evadl
5 – @DimJeTong
5 –...
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PREVIEW: Eredivisie restart pits best teams from...
FOOTBALL - The Dutch top flight Eredivisie returns from its winter break and the feature match involves the teams that ranked first and second in points accumulated in the 2012 calendar year, Ajax and Feyenoord. These teams make up ‘The Classic’ (‘De Klassieker’) of Dutch football. Click on the picture to enable interactive features.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Sharapova bags 4th double bagel
TENNIS - Maria Sharapova’s fourth career double bagel at a Grand Slam propelled her into the top 10 of that statistical category. There are six players that have recorded more. The record holder is Chris Evert on 13.
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