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Global snapshot of sport - January 23
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Late spill: A crash in the last few hundred metres of stage four of the Tour Down Under splits the field. Belgian rider Kenny De Haes (Lotto Soudal) and French rider Lorenzo Manzin (FDJ) were among those to go down. Credit:Kathryn Watt
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Passionate support: Sardar Azmoun joins Iran fans celebrating his goal during their match against Iraq at Canberra Stadium.Credit:Reuters
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Off day: Roger Federer reacts after missing a return during his defeat to Andreas Seppi of Italy in their men's singles third-round match at the Australian Open.Credit:Reuters
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Close quarters: Iraq's Alaa Abdulzehra challenges Iran's Vouria Ghafouri during their Asian Cup quarter-final match at Canberra Stadium.Credit:Reuters
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Centurion: England's Ian Bell reverse sweeps with Brad Haddin watching during the ODI tri-series cricket match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart.Credit:Reuters
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Suspended animation: Rodney Purvis of the Connecticut Huskies takes a shot while being fouled against the Central Florida Knights at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut.Credit:Getty Images
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Bullet: Argentina's Facundo Cardozo scores against Bolivia during their South American Under-20 Championship match in Colonia, Uruguay.Credit:Reuters
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Hang time: Ethen Roberts during pre-show practice at the 2015 Nitro Circus at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.Credit:Getty Images
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Final flourish: Gretchen Donlan and Nathan Bartholomay finish their routine in the Championship Pairs Short Program Competition during day one of the 2015 Prudential US Figure Skating Championships at Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina. Credit:AFP
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Tactical battle: Norwegian-flagged Party Girl, skippered by Jens Altern Wathne, pushes ahead of Zig-Zag during the fourth day of racing at the Quantum Key West sailing regatta off Key West, Florida.Credit:Reuters
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Triumph: Virginie Faivre of Switzerland takes first place during the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships Men's and Women's Halfpipe in Kreischberg, Austria. Credit:Getty Images
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Full service: Italy's Sara Errani serves against Yanina Wickmayer during the third round at the Australian Open.Credit:Reuters
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Skate success: Marissa Castelli and Mervin Tran compete in the US Figure Skating Championships.Credit:AFP
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Look, up in the sky: Yannic Lerjen competes in the men's ski halfpipe finals at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in Austria.Credit:Getty Images
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Out of the shadows: Eugenie Bouchard takes on Caroline Garcia at the Australian Open.Credit:Getty Images
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Hang time: Justin Anderson, of the Virginia Cavaliers, hangs on to the rim after dunking the ball during the first half against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Credit:AFP
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Exit, stage left: Australia's Sam Stosur leaves the court after losing in the second round of the Australian Open to Coco Vandeweghe.Credit:Getty Images
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Holding court: Mikkel Hansen of Denmark shoots over Dmitry Zhitnikov of Russia during the IHF Men's Handball World Championship Group D match in Doha.Credit:Getty Images
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Thank you, and good night: Brett Lee leaves the SCG after playing his final game on the hallowed turf.Credit:Getty Images
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Full stretch: Sam Stosur reaches, in vain, for a ball during her loss to Coco Vandeweghe at the Australian Open.Credit:Getty Images
