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href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=4ca6ff4aa1858210VgnVCM100000e56411acRCRD"><cite>Paul Oberjuerge</cite></a></p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/sport/middle-article-list/socceroos-need-to-find-firepower-to-be-best-in-asia">Socceroos need to find firepower to be best in Asia</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Jan 6, 2011</p> <p class="lede">Yesterday's match between Australia and the UAE was recognised by both coaches as a final chance to experiment before the Asian Cup starts tomorrow. <a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/sport/middle-article-list/socceroos-need-to-find-firepower-to-be-best-in-asia" class="more">Read article <span>Socceroos need to find firepower to be best in Asia</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/sport/middle-article-list/time-to-step-up-on-the-field">Time to step up on the field</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Jan 6, 2011</p> <p class="lede">Qatar may have a World Cup to host in 2022, but their team must now show their worth. <a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/sport/middle-article-list/time-to-step-up-on-the-field" class="more">Read article <span>Time to step up on the field</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/away-form-alone-will-not-keep-blackpool-in-top-league">Away form alone will not keep Blackpool in top league</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Jan 6, 2011</p> <p class="lede">Of the newly promoted team's 19 remaining games, 12 are at home, where their form is one of the worst in the Premier League. <a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/away-form-alone-will-not-keep-blackpool-in-top-league" class="more">Read article <span>Away form alone will not keep Blackpool in top league</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/sport/middle-article-list/superb-kallis-puts-proteas-in-driving-seat">Superb Kallis puts Proteas in driving seat</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Jan 6, 2011</p> <p class="lede">When Ashwell Prince sliced Ishant Sharma to the point fielder in the third over after lunch, India驴s players must have thought they had one hand on the series trophy. South Africa were a mere 128 in front with just four wickets standing. <a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/sport/middle-article-list/superb-kallis-puts-proteas-in-driving-seat" class="more">Read article <span>Superb Kallis puts Proteas in driving seat</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/sport/middle-article-list/case-ready-to-be-heard">Case ready to be heard</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Jan 6, 2011</p> <p class="lede">Michael Beloff, the chairman of the independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal, will determine the futures of Salman Butt, Mohammed Amir and Mohammed Amir 驴 the three Pakistan cricketers accused of spot-fixing 驴 over the next six days in what is set to be a landmark case for the sport. <a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/sport/middle-article-list/case-ready-to-be-heard" class="more">Read article <span>Case ready to be heard</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/sport/middle-article-list/questions-must-be-answered">Questions must be answered</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Jan 6, 2011</p> <p class="lede">As Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif face some uncomfortable questions in Doha over the coming days, some of the spotlight will also fall on others within the Pakistan cricket set-up. <a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/sport/middle-article-list/questions-must-be-answered" class="more">Read article <span>Questions must be answered</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/horse-racing/bentley-looks-for-a-classic-ride-on-al-razi">Bentley looks for a classic ride on Al Razi</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Jan 6, 2011</p> <p class="lede">Harry Bentley, the leading apprentice in the UAE racing season, features prominently on a full card tonight as Meydan Racecourse undergoes a dress rehearsal for next week's Dubai International Racing Carnival. <a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/horse-racing/bentley-looks-for-a-classic-ride-on-al-razi" class="more">Read article <span>Bentley looks for a classic ride on Al Razi</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/tennis/watson-stuns-ninth-seed">Watson stuns ninth seed</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Jan 6, 2011</p> <p class="lede">Briton Heather Watson produced an upset at the ASB Classic in Auckland by knocking out ninth seed Carla Suarez Navarro. <a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/tennis/watson-stuns-ninth-seed" class="more">Read article <span>Watson stuns ninth seed</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser"> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/sport/middle-article-list/ponton-facing-a-stiff-challenge-in-al-wathba-for-90km-race">Ponton facing a stiff challenge in Al Wathba for 90km race</a></h4> <p class="last-updated">Jan 6, 2011</p> <p class="lede">Maria Alvarez Ponton, the world champion from Spain, will be challenged by more than 30 Emirati women in the Al Jaber Challenge, a 90-kilometre CEI one-star endurance race tomorrow at the Emirates International Endurance Village (EIEV) in Al Wathba. <a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/featured-content/channel-page/sport/middle-article-list/ponton-facing-a-stiff-challenge-in-al-wathba-for-90km-race" class="more">Read article <span>Ponton facing a stiff challenge in Al Wathba for 90km race</span> </a> </p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="channel-conversation clear"> <div class="grid-4 grid-nested-last"> </div> </div><br/> <div id="conversationid" class="channel-conversation clear"> <h2 class="clear"><span>The National <span>Conversation</span></span></h2> <div id="conversationBlogs" class="grid-4 grid-nested-first"> <div class="extract"> <blockquote> <p class="text"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/sport-comment/fans-refused-to-be-let-down-by-rain-and-slush">Despite all of that, the Winter Classic game between the rival Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals was a success.</a></p> <p class="author"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=5a77e91672448210VgnVCM200000e66411acRCRD"><cite>Sam McCaig</cite></p></a> </blockquote> </div> <div class="extract"> <blockquote> <p class="text"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/sport-comment/xavi-and-barcelona-a-marathon-love-affair">Xavi, 30, has been a mainstay in some of Barca's greatest ever sides since making his debut as an 18-year-old in 1998.</a></p> <p class="author"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=bd77e91672448210VgnVCM200000e66411acRCRD"><cite>Andy Mitten</cite></p></a> </blockquote> </div> </div>   <div id="conversationBlogs" class="grid-4"> <img style="margin-bottom: 20px;" src="/web/20110106000600im_/http://www.thenational.ae/staticfiles/images/portal/coming-soon1.jpg" alt="The National"> </div> <div id="conversationBlogs" class="grid-4 grid-nested-last"> <div class="extract"> <blockquote> <p class="text"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/sport-comment/the-partys-over-for-the-great-ronaldinho">Ronaldinho will doubtless have some inspired matches for Gremio, or Flamengo, or whichever club takes him on for 2011, but the overall audit of his time in Serie A is disappointing.</a></p> <p class="author"><a href="/web/20110106000600/http://www.thenational.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=bfe7e91672448210VgnVCM200000e66411acRCRD"><cite>Ian Hawkey</cite></p></a> </blockquote> </div> </div>   </div>  <script type="text/javascript"> if (document.getElementById("conversationBlogs") == null) { document.getElementById("conversationid").style.display = "none"; } </script> <div class="clear"> <h2 class="super-special-heading">Sport <span> Sound & Vision</span></h2> <div class="scroller clear"> <div class="scroller-window"> <ul class="scroller-items"> <li class="first-child"> 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