Victory earns Verbeek a shave

Gertjan Verbeek appeared for his post-match press conference on Saturday sporting a new look as he finally got to shave off his beard.

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Emotional Nadal rues bad luck

Rafael Nadal shed tears during the Australian Open trophy ceremony following an emotional roller-coaster against Stanislas Wawrinka.

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Stan sorry for injured Nadal

Stanislas Wawrinka said he felt sorry for an injury-troubled world No 1 Rafael Nadal after claiming his first Grand Slam title in dramatic fashion on Sunday.

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Cook to miss WI trip

England captain Alistair Cook has confirmed he will not lead the side during the three one-day matches in the West Indies in February and March.

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Zaha and Jones set for Cardiff

Sky sources understand Wilfried Zaha and Kenwyne Jones are at St George’s Park for medicals ahead of their proposed moves to Cardiff City.

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‘No guarantees’ on Warburton

Sam Warburton’s ground-breaking contract with the Welsh Rugby Union does not guarantee he will play for the Cardiff Blues next season, according to his agent.

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Wayne Gretzky says outdoor game ‘a wonderful event’

The Great One may be retired from the NHL, but he’s still helping make hockey history. Wayne Gretzky chatted with Hockey Night in Canada’s Scott Oake on Saturday as the Los Angeles Kings hosted the Anaheim Ducks at Dodger Stadium — the first outdoor NHL game in California.

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Ludlow stage early inspection

Officials at Ludlow have called a noon inspection on Monday ahead of Wednesday’s meeting.

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Tales out of England clash

Remi Tales has withdrawn from the France squad to face England in the opening match of the Six Nations.

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Canada on Vegas roll

Defending champions South Africa, New Zealand, Samoa and Canada reached the semi-finals of the Las Vegas Sevens.

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Rain holds up Scotland

Scotland will have to try again on Monday after their Super Six encounter against Namibia in the ICC World Cup qualifying tournament was delayed by rain.

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Peterson retains IBF title

Lamont Peterson beat Dierry Jean on points to retain his IBF light-welterweight title in Washington.

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Ducks shut out Kings on Dodger Stadium ice

Corey Perry and Matt Beleskey scored first-period goals, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night in the NHL’s first warm-weather outdoor game.

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Sixteen left in shoot-out

The snooker shoot-out is down to the last 16 players after a busy day inBlackpool on Saturday.

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England women denied again

Australia’s comeback gathered pace in the women’s Ashes with a four-wicket win over England in the third ODI.

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Andrew Wiggins scores 27 as Kansas routs TCU

Andrew Wiggins of Vaughan, Ont., scored 19 of his career-high 27 points in the first half and No. 8 Kansas never gave TCU a shot at a repeat of last year’s huge upset, beating the Horned Frogs 91-69 Saturday night.

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Dustin Byfuglien, Jets fend off Maple Leafs in OT

Dustin Byfuglien fired a low shot past goalie Jonathan Bernier 2:44 into overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.

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Martinez praises cup win

Roberto Martinez praised Everton’s display as they eased past Stevenage with a 4-0 win in their FA Cup third round clash.

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Gerrans wins Tour Down Under

Simon Gerrans stayed out of trouble in Adelaide to take overall victory at the Tour Down Under.

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Ross’s 51 points not enough as Raps fall to Clippers

Terrence Ross matched the biggest scoring performance in Toronto Raptors’ history Saturday night but it was not enough as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the home side 126-118.

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