Thursday, January 24, 2013

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APA11065762. Seefeld (Austria), 20/01/2013.- Eric Frenzel of Germany celebrates winning the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Seefeld, Austria, 20 January 2013. EFE/EPA/BARBARA GINDL
APA11065762. Seefeld (Austria), 20/01/2013.- Eric Frenzel of Germany celebrates winning    the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Seefeld, Austria, 20 January 2013. EFE/EPA/BARBARA GINDLAPA11065762. Seefeld (Austria), 20/01/2013.- Eric Frenzel of Germany celebrates winning the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Seefeld, Austria, 20 January 2013. EFE/EPA/BARBARA GINDL


Djokovic holds off Wawrinka; Sharapova advances
Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his fourth round match against Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Novak Djokovic held off a valiant Swiss player for a 5-hour, five-set victory Sunday night, extending his winning streak to 18 matches at the Australian Open and then ripping off his shirt to celebrate.


Rebensburg wins shortened World Cup super-G
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany won a shortened World Cup super-G amid heavy snow Sunday, while Lindsey Vonn struggled with the difficult conditions and lost her lead in the super-G standings to Tina Maze.


Ignore statistics when Federer faces Raonic
Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates defeating Bernard Tomic of Australia in their men's singles match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in MelbourneMELBOURNE (Reuters) – Roger Federer has won 17 grand slam titles, Milos Raonic has only ever been to a grand slam fourth round twice previously. At the start of the 2013 season, Federer had won 76 titles and more than $76 million in prize money. Raonic, three titles and just under $2 million. Federer has won all three of their previous clashes, all in 2012. But the Swiss world number two and the giant Canadian are only too aware that sometimes pure statistics do not reflect the true nature of tennis. …


ZHR409 LBH. Wengen (Schweiz Suisse Switzerland), 20/01/2013.- Marcel Hirscher of Austria clears a gate during his second run of the men's slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland, 20 January 2013. EFE/EPA/ALESSANDRO DELLA BELLA
ZHR409 LBH. Wengen (Schweiz Suisse Switzerland), 20/01/2013.- Marcel Hirscher of Austria clears a gate during his second run of the men's slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland, 20 January 2013. EFE/EPA/ALESSANDRO DELLA BELLAZHR409 LBH. Wengen (Schweiz Suisse Switzerland), 20/01/2013.- Marcel Hirscher of Austria clears a gate during his second run of the men's slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland, 20 January 2013. EFE/EPA/ALESSANDRO DELLA BELLA


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