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Alonso - not in plane. ALONSO NOT IN PLANE ACCIDENT - AGENT
Fernando Alonso’s agent has denied reports that the Formula One star was involved in a minor plane accident on Sunday. There had been suggestions the two-time world champion was flying back from a holiday in Kenya with his wife when the light aircraft he was travelling in brushed a building on take-off, damaging a wing. But the agent for the Renault driver insisted it was not as serious as reported. “It seems that the plane took a blow while they were parking it,” said Luis Garcia Abad. “Fernando wasn’t even inside the aircraft. “We didn’t give it the slightest importance and because of that this commotion surprises us. (Read the full post about ‘ALONSO NOT IN PLANE ACCIDENT - AGENT’…)

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CANADA’S IVAN BABIKOV IS KING OF THE MOUNTAIN AFTER WINNING GOLD IN PURSUIT RACE AT TOUR DE SKI

VAL DI FIEMME, Ita.—Canada’s Ivan Babikov saved his best for last, winning the gold medal at the seventh and final stage of the nine-day Tour de Ski – an 11-kilometre pursuit race in Val di Fiemme, Italy on Sunday.

In one of the most difficult races on a cross-country skiers schedule that ends with a 425-metre climb to the finish line at the top of Alpe Cermis, Babikov fought off the world’s best skiers and sickness that has disrupted the momentum of the Canadian team to win his first ever World Cup race. Babikov clocked a winning time of 33 minutes 51.2 seconds.

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Ivanovic celebrates her victory. IVANOVIC ENJOYS WINNING START
Top seed Ana Ivanovic opened her 2009 season with a straight-sets defeat of Petra Kvitova at the Brisbane International on Monday. The 21-year-old Serbian, who enjoyed a spell at the top of the rankings in 2008 before ending the year in fifth, was too strong for her Czech opponent and ran out a comfortable 6-4 6-2 winner. Daniela Hantuchova was one of three seeds to crash out after losing to Italy’s Sara Errani. The tall Slovakian, seeded number four, started well but then collapsed to a 6-7 (1/7) 6-4 6-0 defeat. Eighth seed Francesca Schiavone and ninth seed Ai Sugiyama also lost, Schiavone going down 7-5 6-2 to Olga Govortsova from Belarus and veteran Japanese Sugiyama falling 6-2 6-3 to home favourite Sam Stosur. (Read the full post about ‘IVANOVIC ENJOYS WINNING START’…)

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THE CANADIAN SKI CROSS TEAM FACES TOUGH CONDITIONS IN ST. JOHANN, AUT.

ST. JOHANN, AUT. (January 4, 2009)- On a technically demanding track further complicated by water injection, The Canadian Ski Cross Team was able to overcome adverse conditions and qualify 4 athletes for tomorrows race in St. Johann, Austria.

Brady Leman (Calgary, AB), one of the newest members of the team, was the fastest member of the men’s team to qualify for tomorrow race, securing 9th position on the day. Followed by veterans Stanley Hayer (Calgary, AB) in 12th spot and Chris DelBosco (Sudbury, ONT.) in 13th.

Kelsey Serwa (Kelowna, BC) was the lone woman from the Canadian Team to qualify, battling from a start of position of 45th, Kelsey managed to secure 10th spot.

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Marat Safin showing up in Australia with black eyes after getting his ass kicked (or winning a barfight?); Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams still injured; Pete Sampras saying the U.S. could be in for a long talent drought at the top. Welcome to the 2009 tennis season:

Qatar ExxonMobile Open 2009
DOHA, Qatar
Surface: Hard

Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Andy Roddick go from collecting bank at the Abu Dhabi exhibition to making real green this week as the top three under-the-table appearance-money gatherers in Doha, where Murray is the defending champ.

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Hartlepool celebrate Michael Nelson’s opener. FOREST AND POOLS OUST TOP-FLIGHT PAIR
Nottingham Forest caused one of the upsets of the FA Cup third round with a 3-0 win over Barclays Premier League opponents Manchester City, heaping further pressure on Blues boss Mark Hughes. The Coca-Cola Championship side spoiled what was supposed to be a day of celebration for City, who had unveiled new signing Wayne Bridge on the pitch before kick-off, when they stunned their hosts with two goals in four minutes as half-time approached. Nathan Tyson struck first after 38 minutes with a thunderous volley from 25 yards and Robert Earnshaw made no mistake from close range for the second. (Read the full post about ‘FOREST AND POOLS OUST TOP-FLIGHT PAIR’…)

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Hughes - remains defiant. HUGHES DEFIANT DESPITE CUP LOSS
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes insists he is still the right man to lead the Eastlands outfit despite the humiliating FA Cup defeat by Nottingham Forest. City lost 3-0 at home against a Forest side that have been struggling badly in the Championship this term and sacked Colin Calderwood on Boxing Day after an abject loss to Doncaster. There are some who wonder whether the same fate might now befall Hughes, who earlier in the day signed Wayne Bridge from Chelsea for a reported 10million. But the Welshman insists his own faith in his ability to do the job remains undiminished and he had already made City’s wealthy Abu Dhabi-based owners aware of the Blues’ clear limitations. (Read the full post about ‘HUGHES DEFIANT DESPITE CUP LOSS’…)

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Van Barneveld is congratulated by Wade. TAYLOR SETS UP DREAM FINAL
Phil Taylor will meet Raymond van Barneveld in a heavyweight Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship final on Sunday after the top seeds won their semi-finals. Dutchman Van Barneveld was the first to book his place with a nervy 6-4 victory over James Wade before Taylor eased past Mervyn King 6-2. The pair met in the final two years ago with Van Barneveld triumphing 7-6 in a classic encounter. It was only the third time Taylor had failed to take the crown since the tournament started in 1994. That continued last year when Taylor failed to reach the final for the first time - John Part beating surprise package Kirk Shepherd - but there was to be no repeat this year. (Read the full post about ‘TAYLOR SETS UP DREAM FINAL’…)

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Murray celebrates another famous victory. MURRAY BEATS NADAL IN ABU DHABI FINAL
Andy Murray marked himself out as the man to beat going into the new season as he overcame world number one Rafael Nadal in the final of the World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Both players at times produced strokes in keeping with the exhibition status of the tournament much to the delight of an enthusiastic crowd, but Murray was on top as he took the first set. The Scot seemed to tire as Nadal won the second, but found a second wind in a scintillating third and claimed a 6-4 5-7 6-3 win. (Read the full post about ‘MURRAY BEATS NADAL IN ABU DHABI FINAL’…)

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Whitlock - into round two. WHITLOCK FOCUSED ON LAKESIDE SUCCESS
Simon Whitlock declared his intention to go one better than last year after cruising into the second round of the BDO World Championships at Lakeside. The Australian bricklayer, who lost to Welshman Mark Webster in the final 12 months ago, demolished Scottish debutant Mark Barilli 3-0 in only 23 minutes. Whitlock told www.lakesideworlddarts.com: “I feel a lot more confident this year after finishing runner-up last year but hope this week to go one better. I learn every time I go up on stage - Lakeside is definitely the place to be.” Top seed Gary Anderson survived a major scare to scrape past Norwegian Robert Wagner 3-2. (Read the full post about ‘WHITLOCK FOCUSED ON LAKESIDE SUCCESS’…)

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