Thursday 19th January 2012  | Eric Abidal proved an unlikely matchwinner as Barcelona came from behind to beat Real Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final at the Bernabeu. | Football  | Newcastle have signed Senegalese striker Papiss Demba Cisse from Freiburg on a five-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. |  | Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho admitted his players were "deflated" by conceding an equaliser from a corner as they lost 2-1 to Barcelona at the Bernabeu. |  | Chelsea captain John Terry is glad to have some unhappy players in the squad as the Blues look to fight their way back into the Barclays Premier League title race. |  | David Beckham has resigned his contract with MLS side LA Galaxy which will keep him at the club for another two years. |  | Marseille defender Cesar Azpilicueta has dismissed reports linking Chelsea with a bid of £12 million for his services. |  | Birmingham midfielder Wade Elliott stunned Wolves with the only goal of the game to earn Chris Hughton's side a shock FA Cup third-round replay win at Molineux. | Cricket | English cricket is to be congratulated for its attempts to tackle spot-fixing, in an era when domestic competitions are under ever more threat from potential corruption. | | Saeed Ajmal, after bamboozling the top Test side on Tuesday, reaffirmed his status as one of the world's best spinners. | | England have fought-back and wiped away the air of negativity that came along after a forgettable performance on day one in Dubai, says Stuart Broad. | | VVS Laxman has quashed talks of his impending retirement following his dismal performance in the ongoing Test series against Australia, saying that such reports were untrue. | Latest Headlines | Wednesday's hearing into Amir Khan's controversial defeat by Lamont Peterson has been canceled. | | Roger Federer reached the last 32 of the Australian Open without hitting a ball after Andreas Beck was forced to withdraw from their second-round clash. | | World number one Caroline Wozniacki believes parallels can be drawn between the mental approach required in tennis and golf having observed boyfriend Rory McIlroy. | | Thirteen-time grand slam champion Serena Williams reached the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-0 6-4 win over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. | | Wales head coach Warren Gatland says he would welcome the opportunity to lead the British and Irish Lions on their tour of Australia in 2013, and is hopeful the Welsh Rugby Union would allow him to take charge of the trip. | | Caterham F1 have confirmed plans to move their operational base to a new site in Leafield later this year. | | Padraig Harrington, down to a shocking 89th in the world, expects to win more majors in his career. | | Colin Montgomerie is now older than any major champion in history, but he still has not given up hope of becoming the oldest European Tour winner ever. | |  Columnists  | City's second XI better than United |  | Tsunami Jack can't touch Sepp |  | The Sparky that Lights the Fire? | |
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