2013 Dubai World Cup Carnival


Will Soft Falling Rain bring chills in the UAE 2000 Guineas?

The 2013 Dubai World Cup Carnival continues to take on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a set of epic meetings between some of the best equine pure breeds in the sport of horse racing. This spectacle that only happens once a year, kicked off 2013 on the right track last January 10 and horse racing fans can expect an exciting series of horse racing battles from here to the final event of the three - month long festival, the USD 10 million Dubai World Cup, dubbed as ''the world's richest race,'' on March 30.

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2013 UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid vs Manchester United


Real Madrid host Man United in epic Champions League tiff

Oh it's going to be epic alright. We are in the Round of 16 of the 2012 - 13 UEFA Champions League tournament and we have, what I feel, will be THE match - up to watch as the defending Spanish La Liga title holders, Real Madrid, take on the English football giants, Manchester United, on February 14 in what should be one monumental encounter between two of the biggest clubs in football.

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2013 English Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United


Newcastle United visit Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane

Oh how the mighty have fallen. For a football club like Newcastle United, one of those few teams that define the top flight in English football, to fall to the bottom of the table this 2012 - 13 English Premier League season is a sorry sight, to say the least. After finishing their last campaign for the Premiership in 5th place, the Magpies have fallen to as low as 15th this year and the only thing they can go for at this point is at least end what has been a disappointing season on a high note with their heads held high.

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2013 Spain La Liga - Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid


Can Atletico Madrid end road woes against Rayo Vallecano?

Struggling away from home, I don't know if they're getting homesick a little too often or having episodes of separation anxiety away from their own pitch but that's how you can describe Atletico Madrid at this point of the 2012 - 13 Spanish La Liga season. With the way they have been struggling on the road lately, their window of opportunity to catch up to the current table leaders of the league, that being FC Barcelona, is slowly closing down on them as we reach the critical stage of the current campaign.

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2013 Germany Bundesliga - Bayern Munich vs Schalke 04


Bayern Munich plays hosts to FC Schalke 04 on February 10

FC Bayern Munich continue to distance themselves from the defending Bundesliga champions and heated rivals, Borussia Dortmund, as they press on towards lording over the league standings at this point of the 2012 - 13 German Bundesliga season. That's right football fans, we are nearing the critical stage of the current German football campaign and the FCB are still on top of the table, looking to put an end to the two - year title reign put up by their rivals from Dortmund.

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2013 Italy Serie A - Lazio vs Napoli


Lazio host Napoli for a rematch in the Italian Serie A Season

The 2012 - 13 Italian Serie A season continues and, as of this writing, the defending Italian football champions, Juventus FC, continue to lord over the league standings, looking to be crowned as title holders at the end of their campaign for the second straight year and solidify their status as the winningnest side in the top flight of Italian football. As for the rest of the field, the top two contenders for the No. 1 spot in the Italian Serie A are not that far behind the league leaders and on February 10, they are set for a huge face - off in what would be a rematch of their first meeting of the season as Napoli pay the Stadio Olimpico a visit to take on Lazio.

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