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Dec 9, 2011: Mohammad Hafeez strolled unimpeded to a century, and Younis Khan got to within touching distance of one, as Pakistan subjected Bangladesh to a comprehensive lesson in crease-occupation

Dec 9, 2011: Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has given his strongest indication yet that "outstanding" Didier Drogba will be offered a new contract at the club

Dec 9, 2011: Amy Smith claimed her first senior medal after finishing third in the final of the women's 100m freestyle at the European Short Course Championships in Poland

Dec 9, 2011: WBA and IBF champion Amir Khan comfortably made the weight ahead of his fight against Lamont Peterson on Saturday, with the American tipping the scales at exactly the light-welterweight limit

Dec 9, 2011: Thierry Henry paid an emotional tribute to Arsenal and his former team-mates after seeing himself immortalised in a bronze statue outside Emirates Stadium on Friday afternoon

Dec 9, 2011: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is facing a defensive crisis after the versatile Andre Santos was ruled out until 2012 at the earliest

Dec 9, 2011: Rangers manager Ally McCoist has backed Sone Aluko to bounce back after being banned for diving

Dec 9, 2011: The Republic of Ireland have confirmed they will be based in Gdynia, Poland at next year's European Championships

Dec 9, 2011: The legendary Randy Couture believes predictions of a walkover for Jon Jones this weekend are way wide of the mark, insisting the light-heavyweight champion will run into plenty of problems against Lyoto Machida

Dec 9, 2011: National selector Geoff Miller admitted England are taking a step into the unknown in the new year when they travel to the UAE to face Pakistan.

Dec 9, 2011: The Bangladesh top order graced the first day of the Chittagong Test with a display of brazen carelessness, to make a masterstroke out of Misbah-ul-Haq's strange call to bowl first on a flat pitch

Dec 9, 2011: Judd Trump edged Neil Robertson in the second session to progress to the final of the UK Championship on Friday

Dec 9, 2011: Everton manager David Moyes believes Mikel Arteta is well suited to life at Arsenal, and has been impressed with his former player's performances this season

Dec 9, 2011: The UFC 143 card in February may just have added a bantamweight title eliminator after Renan Barao was paired with Scott Jorgensen

Dec 9, 2011: AC Milan will not allow Alexandre Pato or any other player to join Manchester City in part-exchange for Carlos Tevez, according to vice-president Adriano Galliani

Dec 9, 2011: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed his team will be going all out to win the Europa League after crashing out of the Champions League

Dec 9, 2011: Paul Nicholls celebrated his 150th Cheltenham winner on Friday as Oscargo powered to a convincing victory in the Citipost Handicap Hurdle

Dec 9, 2011: Andre Villas-Boas has laughed off a report in the Sun suggesting he laid into individuals in a training-ground tirade witnessed by the entire squad

Dec 9, 2011: Tito Ortiz predicts he will be able to out-strike the striker at UFC 140 this weekend