Wednesday, December 26, 2012 11:40:00 AM | by v-nihill
Sports images of the year
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Swimmers from Team USA compete in an Olympic synchronized swimming qualification event in London.
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Lukasz Mamczarz of Poland starts his run-up during the men's high jump final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Allen Craig of the St. Louis Cardinals breaks his bat during a game with the Los Angeles Dodgers in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Riders compete in the RHL Motorcycle Beach Race in Weston-Super-Mare, England.
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Jorge Lorenzo falls during the Valencia Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo racetrack near Valencia, Spain.
Heino Kalis/Reuters
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Jordan Ernest Burroughs of the United States, in red, and Matthew Judah Gentry of Canada compete in a wrestling match in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Gabrielle Douglas of the United States competes in the balance beam during the gymnastics final in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Richard Whitehead of Great Britain celebrates winning gold in the Men's 200 meter Final in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers scores a touchdown in the first quarter of a game with the Indianapolis Colts in Pittsburgh.
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Scott Weltz competes in a heat of the Men's 200 meter Breaststroke event of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials in Omaha, Neb.
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Allen Craig of the St. Louis Cardinals slides safely into second base as Danny Espinosa of the Washington Nationals throws the ball to first base in Washington, D.C.
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Arsenal FC soccer players join dancers from the English National Ballet to film a video for Citroen in England.
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Lyndon Edney lands a punch to the chin of Jeremy Van Diemen in a boxing match in Melbourne, Australia.
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Mohamed Farah of Great Britain crosses the finish line to win in the Men's 5000 meter Final in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Kevin Volland, right, of Hoffenheim defends the ball from Thomas Kleine of Greuther Fuerth during a soccer match in Sinsheim, Germany.
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Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps of 2012 Team USA poses for a portrait.
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Trey Burton of the Florida Gators is forced out of bounds by Terrence Brooks of the Florida State Seminoles during a game in Tallahassee, Fla.
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Troy Dumais of the United States dives during a training session in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Multiple exposures were combined to produce this image of Kennedy Baker practicing on the beam before the start of competition in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials in San Jose, Calif.
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Gordon Beckham of the Chicago White Sox throws to first after forcing out Elian Herrera of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
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Damian King of Australia competes in the 2012 Shark Island Challenge in Sydney.
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Derrick Martin of the New York Giants makes a video of head coach Tom Coughlin as he celebrates in the locker room after the New York Giants defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship.
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Roland Mueller of Duisburg keeps the ball away from Florian Kringe of St. Pauli during a match in Hamburg, Germany.
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Lotte Smiseth Sejersted of Norway falls during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Sochi, Russia.
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Georgia Simpson of Australia competes in a balance beam event at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Olympic hopeful Abdul Rashid Bangura, 27, shadow boxes while training at the national stadium in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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The Australian Synchronized Swimming Team poses for a portrait session.
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Morgan Uceny of the United States reacts after falling as athletes celebrate behind her during the Women's 1500 meter Final of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Jess Varnish of Great Britain rides in the Women's Sprint during the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in London.
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Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz jumps over teammate Gordon Haywood as he dunks two basketballs during the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest in Orlando, Fla.
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Serena Williams serves the ball in the semifinal of Women's Singles Tennis of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Roope Kakko of Finland warms up on the driving range in Madeira, Portugal.
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Janine Murray of Australia competes during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around competition of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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David Beckham brings the Olympic Flame to England for the 2012 London Olympics.
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Alexandra Piscupescu of Romania competes in a Rhythmic Gymnastics Olympic qualification round in London.
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Christopher Frazer of Great Britain and La-Emotion compete in the German Jumping & Dressage Grand Prix 2012 in Hamburg, Germany.
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Robert Lewandowski, right, of Poland tackles Theodor Gebre Selassie of the Czech Republic during a match between the Czech Republic and Poland in Wroclaw, Poland.
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Palestinian runner Worood Maslaha, 20, stretches in the West Bank village of Asira Ash-Shamaliya. Four Palestinians participated in the London Olympics.
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Kell Brook, right, connects with Hector Saldivia during a match leading up to the 2012 London Olympics.
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Daria Popova and Bruno Massot of France perform in the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield, England.
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LeBron James of the Miami Heat drives for a shot attempt against Derek Fisher of the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Five of the 2012 NBA Finals.
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The peloton make their way through the French countryside during the 2012 Tour de France.
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Jonte Green of the Detroit Lions loses his helmet while being stiff-armed by Bobby Rainey of the Baltimore Ravens as Ricardo Silva pushes him out of bounds in Baltimore, Maryland.
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The peloton rides through a canyon during the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado.
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Hungary's Andras Parti falls during the men's cross-country mountain bike event during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Serena Williams of the United States celebrates winning the women's singles final match of the 2012 US Open in New York.
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Jessica Ennis of Great Britain celebrates winning her women's heptathlon 800 meter heat at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Michael Schumacher of Germany crashes into the back of Jean-Eric Vergne of France during the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix.
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Danica Patrick sits in her car during practice for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Zippo 200 in Watkins Glen, New York.
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The full moon rises through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath Tower Bridge during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees reacts after injuring his leg in a game with the Detroit Tigers in New York.
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Participants get dirty during a Tough Mudder event in New Jersey.
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Horses and riders compete in the Julius Bar Beach Polo World Cup 2012 in Hoernum, Germany.
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Team Europe golfer Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits from a sand trap on the 10th green during a round at the 39th Ryder Cup in Illinois.
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Terezinha Guilhermina, left, of Brazil, and her guide, Guilherme Soares de Santana, cross the finish line to win the women's 100 meter final in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
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Johnny Sears, left, of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers celebrates his interception against the BC Lions with Brandon Stewart, center, and Jonathan Hefney in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Fred Greenslade/Reuters
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People swim across Lake Zurich as part of an annual swimming event in Switzerland.
Michael Buholzer/Reuters
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Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat dunks the ball during a game with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica, right, celebrates with Britain's Mo Farah on the podium after each received gold medals. Bolt won a gold for the Men's 4x100 meter Relay and Farah for the Men's 5000 meter.
Eddie Keogh/Reuters
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Ricardo Blas Jr., right, of Guam, looks up after winning his judo match against Facinet Keita of Guinea at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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The Olympic rings light up the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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Micronesia's Manuel Minginfel drops weights during a weightlifting competition in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Un Guk Kim of North Korea reacts after a successful lift in a weightlifting competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla kneels down in front of a bull during the last bullfight of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. Padilla lost an eye after getting gored last October during a bullfight in Zaragoza, northern Spain.
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Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates winning a women's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London.
Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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Alvaro Negredo of Spain, left, and Bruno Alves of Portugal jump for a header during their Euro 2012 semifinal soccer match at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine.
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Nick Swisher, left, of the New York Yankees looks back at first base after Los Angeles Angels shortstop Erick Aybar turns a double play during a game in Anaheim, Calif.
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Kansas City Royals center fielder Jarrod Dyson misses a ball during the Royals' home opener in Kansas City, Mo.
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Teun Mulder of Team Netherlands competes in a time trial at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
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BMC Racing Team rider George Hincapie of the U.S cycles during the Tour de France.
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A young surfer sails his board off a wave as large swells hit the California coastline at dusk in Cardiff, Calif.
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Andy Murray of Britain struggles to return a shot during a men's singles match at at Wimbledon, England.
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San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Sergio Romo celebrates defeating the Detroit Tigers in the World Series.
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Xabi Torres of Spain jumps next to his prosthesis as he leaves the swimming pool after training before a competition at the 2012 Paralympics in London.
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San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Sergio Romo and catcher Buster Posey celebrate winning the World Series.
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Runners pass by the Olympic flame on the first day of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica crosses the finish line to win gold in the Men's 100-meter Final during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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Oscar Pistorius of South Africa starts in the Men's 400-meter Semifinal during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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An artist performs during a pre-show for the Artistic Gymnastics Finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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Jordan Ernest Burroughs of the United States, in red, and Matthew Judah Gentry of Canada compete in a wrestling match in the London 2012 Olympic Games.