7 January 2019, by: Gareth Rosslee
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Well last week flew by in the blink of an eye and South Africans around the country are battling to get a grip on reality as the first full work week of 2019 dawns. We hope you’ve had plenty of coffee and are ready to join the BET Central team as we dig into the best sports stories from around the world.
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Caster Semenya and Eden Hazard both celebrate their 28th birthdays today. Two absolute giants of their sports – something special happened 28 years ago today when they were born… That’s for sure!
? 2009 World Championship 800m
? 2011 World Championship 800m
? 2012 Summer Olympics 800m
? 2016 Summer Olympics 800m
? 2017 World Championship 800m
? 2018 Commonwealth Games 800m & 1500mAnd she’s only 28! Happy Birthday Caster Semenya ?
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? 514 Games
?? 98 Caps
⚽ 178 Goals
? 163 Assists2 ???????? Premier League
1 ???????? FA Cup
1 ???????? League Cup1 ??? Ligue 1
1 ??? Coupe de France1 ??? Europa League
1 ?? FIFA World Cup
? PL Player of the Year
? Midfield maestro.
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Virat Kohli led India to a memorable Test series win Down Under defeating Australia in an exciting series.
? India’s Test series wins abroad:
?? Australia (2018-19)
?? Bangladesh (2000)
??????? England (1971)
?? New Zealand (1967-68)
?? Pakistan (2004)
?? Sri Lanka (1993)
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South Africa brought up their seventh consecutive Test series win when they beat Pakistan at Newlands to go into an unassailable 2-0 lead. Great stuff Proteas!
?? The Proteas win their seventh consecutive Test series at home.
? New Zealand 1-0
? Sri Lanka 3-0
? Bangladesh 2-0
? Zimbabwe 1-0
? India 2-1
? Australia 3-1
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Do It Again did it again by backing up his win in the Vodacom Durban July by winning the L’Ormarins Queens Plate at Kenilworth on Saturday defeating Soqrat, Rainbow Bridge and Legal Eagle in the process!
2019 L’ORMARINS QUEENS PLATE: via
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