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Novak Djokovic wins longest Slam final ever over Nadal

There shouldn’t be a loser when you watch an historic Australian Open final like last night when Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 7-5 at Melbourne Park in the longest Slam final of all-time.

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My sporting goal for 2012 is to learn to love a new sport. I’m not looking for the seedy, fumbling-excitement of an Olympic one night stand with some exotic yet closeted sports like Greco-roman wrestling or archery.

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Break point conversions key to Australian Open final

Tonight’s Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal final at the Australian Open will be far better value than the Victoria Azarenka-Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 fizzer at Melbourne Park last night.

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Australian tennis heroes Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge remain in the record books – thanks to Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek winning the Australian Open men’s doubles final on Saturday night.

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Azarenka new world No.1 with Open win

Call her a grunter, call her a squealer, call her what you like – just don’t forget to call Victoria Azarenka a grand slam champion and world No.1.

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Why I won’t be watching the Sharapova-Azarenka final

Both the players  in the 2012 Women’s final of the 2012 Australian Open, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka, are screamers and grunters, when they strike the tennis ball.

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New coach Ivan Lendl will have his job cut out to improve Andy Murray’s mental toughness after watching him butcher his Australian Open semi final against Novak Djokovic at Melbourne Park last night.

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A last-minute decision to play together led to Russian veterans Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva winning the Australian Open women’s doubles championship.

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Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his Australian Open semi-final

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Roger Federer congratulates Rafael Nadal after their Australian Open match

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The Roar of the crowd

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Another weekend and another UFC event. This time we focus back to the home of the promotion, Las Vegas, for the traditional Super Bowl weekend card.

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It has been a big day in the boxing world, with the sport still reeling from the tremors of two earth-shattering pieces of news after the death of legendary trainer Angelo Dundee, and Floyd Mayweather announcing his next opponent.

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What will Super Bowl XLVI deliver?

By Cameron Larkin, 2 Feb 2012
 

Super Bowl XLVI draws ever closer, and we have answers to the big questions, starting with: Who goes into the big dance this Monday (10:30am) with the most confidence?

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Five hours and 53 minutes. Or 353 minutes. Or just seven minutes shy of six hours. The Australian Open tennis men’s final is being rightly described as one of the greatest matches in history. Was it really a case of overkill?

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This weekend at UFC 143 the welterweight division will be launched into uncharted waters. For the first time in four years, there will be a welterweight champion who isn’t called Georges St-Pierre.

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UFC top contender Alistair Overeem charged with battery

UFC heavyweight title contender Alistair Overeem has been charged overnight with one count of misdemeanor battery, as reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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The New Zealand Heavyweight title fight is coming up next week between league turned rugby player Sonny Bill Williams, and New Zealand based American boxer Clarence Tillman.

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Today I just had the greatest lunch I have ever had, however by the time I got home to sit down to dinner enough time had passed to reflect, and eventually realise that whilst the lunch was pretty good, I have had better in my time.

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