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News: Zambia give up hope of Mulenga recovery Arsenal held by Wolves as Hennessey stands firm Brilliant Bale keeps Spurs in touch Rookie Cole crucial as Miami beat Boston Hot Hilfenhaus hits back for Australia in first test Swiss court orders FIFA to release ISL documents Canadiens end slump against Senators Rodgers and Brady named starting Pro Bowl quarterbacks Bucks forward Gooden banned one game for flagrant foul Jewish zealots strike fear in flashpoint Israel town Jewish zealots strike fear in flashpoint Israel town Weber, Liles, Gagne all sidelined with concussions 49ers release wide receiver Edwards Amla leads South Africa fightback Amla leads South Africa fightback Zambia give up hope of Mulenga recovery Tue,27 Dec 2011 10:46 PM PST Reuters - JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zambia have given up hope Dutch-based striker Jacob Mulenga will recover in time from injury and left him out of their preliminary squad for next month's African Nations Cup finals. Mulenga suffered a knee injury in action for FC Utrecht in October but Zambia were hopeful he would return after surgery in time for the tournament in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, which starts on January 21. However, coach Herve Renard has confirmed Mulenga's recovery would take longer than expected and that he would miss the Nations Cup for a second successive time. ... Full Story Top Arsenal held by Wolves as Hennessey stands firm Tue,27 Dec 2011 10:16 PM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal missed the chance to go fourth in the Premier League after a fine performance from Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey helped secure a 1-1 draw at the Emirates where the visitors finished with 10 men on Tuesday. Arsenal remain fifth on 33 points, 12 points behind leaders Manchester City and Manchester United. They had looked set for a comfortable afternoon when Ivorian striker Gervinho ran on to a Yossi Benayoun pass to round Hennessey and break the deadlock after eight minutes. ... Full Story Top Brilliant Bale keeps Spurs in touch Tue,27 Dec 2011 10:07 PM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Gareth Bale's superb double fired Tottenham Hotspur to a convincing 2-0 win at Norwich City on Tuesday and narrowed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City and Manchester United to seven points. The pacey Welsh international took his league tally this season to seven goals, lifting third-placed Spurs, who have a game in hand on the two Manchester clubs, up to 38 points from 17 matches. ... Full Story Top Rookie Cole crucial as Miami beat Boston Tue,27 Dec 2011 10:01 PM PST Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Rookie Norris Cole shined for the Miami Heat as they beat Boston 115-107 on Tuesday to maintain their impressive start to the National Basketball Association season and hand the Celtics their second consecutive loss. Full Story Top Hot Hilfenhaus hits back for Australia in first test Tue,27 Dec 2011 09:58 PM PST Reuters - MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia paceman Ben Hilfenhaus celebrated his return after a year in the freezer by tearing through India's middle order as the tourists were skittled for 282 before lunch on the third day of the first test on Wednesday. Hilfenhaus, dropped from the test side after a poor Ashes series earlier this year, bowled Rahul Dravid with the second delivery of the morning and had middle order batsman Virat Kohli caught behind for 11 soon after with the old ball. ... Full Story Top Swiss court orders FIFA to release ISL documents Tue,27 Dec 2011 09:52 PM PST Reuters - ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA has been ordered by the Supreme Court of the Canton of Zug to release documents relating to the collapse of its former marketing partner ISL. World soccer's governing body said this month it had been forced to delay the publication of the potentially incriminating documents following objections from one of the parties involved. But FIFA president Sepp Blatter also said he remained determined the documents would be published as part of his plan to clean up his organisation, which has been plagued by allegations of corruption. ... Full Story Top Canadiens end slump against Senators Tue,27 Dec 2011 09:09 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens exploded out of a five-game losing streak to beat division rivals Ottawa 6-2 on Tuesday and give interim coach Randy Cunneyworth his first taste of success. Full Story Top Rodgers and Brady named starting Pro Bowl quarterbacks Tue,27 Dec 2011 05:47 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers and New England Patriots' Tom Brady were named on Tuesday as the starting quarterbacks for the National Football League (NFL) Pro Bowl. Full Story Top Bucks forward Gooden banned one game for flagrant foul Tue,27 Dec 2011 01:45 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Milwaukee Bucks forward Drew Gooden has been suspended one game without pay for a flagrant foul against Gerald Henderson of the Charlotte Bobcats, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Jewish zealots strike fear in flashpoint Israel town Tue,27 Dec 2011 01:43 PM PST Reuters - BEIT SHEMESH, Israel (Reuters) - American immigrant Ayelet Wortman was walking with a male friend on a weekend afternoon when a black-cloaked ultra-Orthodox Jew grabbed him from behind, ripped his shirt, and called her a "whore." "We literally ran all the way back home," some blocks away, Wortman, 18, said in an interview in Beit Shemesh, a flashpoint Israeli city near Jerusalem where tensions have flared over an increasingly assertive and aggressive sect of religious zealots. ... Full Story Top Jewish zealots strike fear in flashpoint Israel town Tue,27 Dec 2011 01:42 PM PST Reuters - BEIT SHEMESH, Israel (Reuters) - American immigrant Ayelet Wortman was walking with a male friend on a weekend afternoon when a black-cloaked ultra-Orthodox Jew grabbed him from behind, ripped his shirt, and called her a "whore." "We literally ran all the way back home," some blocks away, Wortman, 18, said in an interview in Beit Shemesh, a flashpoint Israeli city near Jerusalem where tensions have flared over an increasingly assertive and aggressive sect of religious zealots. ... Full Story Top Weber, Liles, Gagne all sidelined with concussions Tue,27 Dec 2011 01:19 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - A concussion epidemic continues to plague the National Hockey League (NHL) with Los Angeles Kings forward Simon Gagne, Nashville Predators' Shea Weber and Toronto Maple Leafs' John-Michael Liles all placed on injured reserve Tuesday. Full Story Top 49ers release wide receiver Edwards Tue,27 Dec 2011 09:42 AM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Wide receiver Braylon Edwards has been released by the San Francisco 49ers after an injury plagued season where he had only 15 receptions in eight games. Full Story Top Amla leads South Africa fightback Tue,27 Dec 2011 05:47 AM PST Reuters - DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - Hashim Amla's counter-attacking half-century steered South Africa to 100 for three at tea on the second day of the second test against Sri Lanka at Kingsmead on Tuesday. Replying to Sri Lanka's first innings 338, the home team slumped to 27 for three before Amla hit 52 not out as he and AB de Villiers (23 not out) put on an unbroken 73 for the fourth wicket. Left-arm paceman Chanaka Welegedara picked up two wickets in four balls, removing Graeme Smith for 15 and Jacques Kallis for a duck. ... Full Story Top Amla leads South Africa fightback Tue,27 Dec 2011 05:47 AM PST Reuters - DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - Hashim Amla's counter-attacking half-century steered South Africa to 100 for three at tea on the second day of the second test against Sri Lanka at Kingsmead on Tuesday. Replying to Sri Lanka's first innings 338, the home team slumped to 27 for three before Amla hit 52 not out as he and AB de Villiers (23 not out) put on an unbroken 73 for the fourth wicket. Left-arm paceman Chanaka Welegedara picked up two wickets in four balls, removing Graeme Smith for 15 and Jacques Kallis for a duck. ... Full Story Top

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