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France's driver Stephane Peterhansel holds his trophy on the podium to celebrate his victory in the 2012 Dakar Rally car category in Lima, Peru, on January 15, 2012.
Gérard de Rooy (NED) won in the truck category, Cyril Despres (FRA) won in the bike category, whilst Argentina Alejandro Patronelli won in the quad category. (AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES)
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Igugu with Anthony Delpeche in the saddle wins the 2012 J&B MET during the J&B Met from Kenilworth Racecourse on January 28, 2012. (Ashley Vlotman / Gallo Images)
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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus poses with the Australian Open women's singles trophy and one for being the top ranked women's player for photographers along the Yarra river in Melbourne on January 29, 2012 following her victory over Maria Sharapova of Russia in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis tournament the night before. Azarenka beat Sharapova 6-3, 6-0. (AFP PHOTO / TORSTEN BLACKWOOD)
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds the trophy after his victory in the men's singles final of The Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 30, 2012. Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled past Rafael Nadal in an epic, five-set Australian Open final which clocked in at 5hr 53min -- the longest title match in grand slam history. (AFP Photo)
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Members of the New York Giants celebrate during the Giants' Victory Parade on February 7, 2012 in New York City. The Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI. (Michael Heiman/Getty Images/AFP)
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Wales players celebrate their victory after the Six Nations International rugby union match between Wales and France at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on March 17, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/FRANCK FIFE)
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Bubba Watson of the United States (R) smiles after being awarded the green jacket by Charl Schwartzel of South Africa (L) during the green jacket presentation after his one-stroke playoff victory during the 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2012. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images/AFP)
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Manchester City players celebrate with the Premier League trophy at The Etihad stadium in Manchester, north-west England on May 13, 2012. Manchester City won the game 3-2 to secure their first title since 1968. This is the first time that the Premier league title has been decided on goal-difference. (AFP Photo)
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WP Players Praying after winning the final of the Vodacom Cup between GWK Griquas and DHL Western Province from on May 18, 2012 in Kimberley. (Louis Botha / Gallo Images)
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(L-R) Members of the Chelsea squad, Portuguese mid-fielder Raul Meireles, team captain John Terry, Portuguese defender Jose Bosingwa, and Ivorian forward Salomon Kalou wave to fans as they ride during an open-top bus parade along Kings Road in west London on May 20, 2012. Chelsea's dramatic win over Bayern Munich on penalties last night has resulted in the first ever Champions League win for a London-based team. (AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL)
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Ludwick Mamabolo Won the Comrades Marathon, before he was stripped of the title for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. (Anesh Debiky / Gallo Images)
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Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova poses with her trophy in front the Eiffel tower on June 9, 2012 in Paris, after winning the Women's Singles final tennis match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium. (AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK)
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Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal poses with his trophy and the Spanish flag in front of the Eiffel tower on June 11, 2012 in Paris, after winning the Men's Singles final tennis match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium. (AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD)
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Webb Simpson of the US holds the championship trophy after winning the 112th US Open at San Francisco's Olympic Club on June 17, 2012 in California. Simpson came from four shots back to win the title overtaking a bunch of big names to win his first major title. The 26-year-old from North Carolina, in just his second US Open, battled back from two early bogeys to grab four birdies in five holes from the sixth and then parred his way down the rest of the back nine for a gripping win. (AFP PHOTO)
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(L) Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat, (C) Chris Bosh #1 of the Miami Heat and (R) LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat look at their 2012 NBA Championship rings on October 30, 2012. (AFP Photo)
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The Spanish national football team parades on July 2, 2012 in Madrid, a day after it won the final match of the Euro 2012 championships 4-0 against Italy in Kiev. (AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET)
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Pomodoro (14) during the Vodacom Durban July from Greyville race course on July 07, 2012 in Durban, South Africa. (Anesh Debiky / Gallo Images)
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US player Serena Williams celebrates with the trophy, the Venus Rosewater Dish after her women's singles final victory over Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska on day 12 of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. (AFP PHOTO/ GLYN KIRK)
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Switzerland's Roger Federer blows kisses as he celebrates with the trophy on the clubhouse balcony after his men's singles final victory over Britain's Andy Murray on day 13 of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. (AFP PHOTO/ MIGUEL MEDINA)
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Ernie Els of South Africa holds the Claret Jug, 'The Golf Champion Trophy' after winning the 2012 British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham and St Annes in Lytham, north-west England, on July 22, 2012. (AFP PHOTO / PETER MUHLY)
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Tour de France 2012 winner, yellow jersey, British Bradley Wiggins, wrapped in his national flag, celebrates with his son during his parade at the end of the 120 km and last stage of the 2012 Tour de France cycling race starting in Rambouillet and finishing in the famous Paris-Champs-Elysees Avenue, on July 22, 2012. (AFP PHOTO / PASCAL PAVANI)
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The West Indies won the final of the ICC World Twenty20 competition, beating Sri Lanka in the final, 7 October 2012. (Gallo Images)
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The San Francisco Giants pose for pictures with the 2012 World Series Trophy during the Giants' victory parade and celebration after beating the Detroit Tigers on October 31, 2012 in San Francisco (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images/AFP)
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Players of the Waikato Chiefs pose for a group photograph after winning their Super 15 rugby union final match against the Coastal Sharks at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on August 04, 2012. Top New Zealand side the Waikato Chiefs capped an exceptional year to be crowned the 2012 Super 15 champions Saturday when they beat the Coastal Sharks 37-6 in a one-sided final. AFP PHOTO / Marty Melville
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London successfully staged the 2012 Olympics in front of the eyes of the world. (AFP Photo)
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Combination picture made on August 5, 2012 shows US swimmer Michael Phelps with the 22 medals (18 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) he won during the Olympic Games in Athens, Beijing and London. (From top L) the 6 medals he won in the London 2012 Olympic Games, the 8 medals he won in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the 8 medals he won in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. (AFP PHOTO)
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland kisses the trophy on the beach after winning the 94th PGA Championship August 12, 2012 on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. (AFP PHOTO/Don EMMERT)
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A combination of three pictures made on August 12, 2012 shows Jamaica's sprinter Usain Bolt, posing on the podium of (From L) the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay races, with the three Olympic champion gold medals he won during the London 2012 Olympic Games. (AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE)
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Serena Williams, poses with the championship trophy in Central Park September 10, 2012, the morning after her victory over Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the women's singles final at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament. (AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY)
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Andy Murray of Britain, Men's Single Champion at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, poses with the trophy September 11, 2012 in New York's Central Park. (AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA)
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France's Sebastien Loeb is pictured during the victory ceremony on the podium of France's WRC round, rally Alsace, on October 07, 2012 in Strasbourg, eastern France. Loeb won the world rally title for the ninth year with two legs of the season remaining after winning seven of the 13 rallies of the 2012 season. (AFP PHOTO/PATRICK HERTZOG)
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Lance Armstrong was branded as bully, a cheat and a liar and was described as running the biggest doping ring in the history of sport by a report released by USADA. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP)
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Western Province celebrate with the trophy after winning the Absa Currie Cup final match between The Sharks and DHL Western Province from Mr Price KINGS PARK on October 27, 2012.
(Steve Haag/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
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2012 World Champions Yamaha Factory Racing's Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo (C), Team Catalunya Caixa Repsol's Spanish Marc Marquez (L) and Red Bull KTM Ajo's German Sandro Cortese (R) pose after the Valencia Moto Grand Prix race at Ricardo Tormo racetrack in Cheste near Valencia on November 11, 2012. (AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO)
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German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel (C) celebrates his F-1 World Championship with Red Bull teammates after arriving 6th in the Brazil F-1 GP on November 25, 2012 at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It was the German's 3rd world championship. (AFP PHOTO/ORLANDO KISSNER)
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