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PHOTOS: Best sports moments of 2012 - Part 2
India's MS Dhoni loses control of his bat during a Twenty20 cricket match against Australia in Sydney.
Team India had a miserable series Down Under, losing the Tests 4-0.
PHOTOS: Best sports moments of 2012 - Part 2
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne.
PHOTOS: Best sports moments of 2012 - Part 2
The Olympic flag is carried as fireworks explode during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium.
PHOTOS: Best sports moments of 2012 - Part 2
Daniel Ole Mamai (L) of the Maasai Cricket Warriors and teammate Christopher Ole Ngais run between the wickets against the Jaffery's team during their friendly match in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa.
The Maasai Cricket Warriors are role models in their communities where they actively campaign against retrogressive and harmful cultural practices, such as female genital mutilation and early childhood marriages, while fighting to eradicate discrimination against women in Maasailand.
Through cricket they hope to promote healthier lifestyles and to also spread awareness about HIV/AIDS amongst youth.
PHOTOS: Best sports moments of 2012 - Part 2
Jena Weiss of the Eastern conference pulls the shirt of Chloe Butler of the Western Conference during a Lingerie Football League exhibition match at Olympic Park in Sydney.
PHOTOS: Best sports moments of 2012 - Part 2
North Koreans perform a synchronized swimming program titled "We protect North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un at the risk of our own life" during a festival to mark the birth anniversary of the North's late leader Kim Jong-Il in Pyongyang.
PHOTOS: Best sports moments of 2012 - Part 2
Team Penske driver Will Power of Australia, bottom, goes under the car of A.J. Foyt Enterprises driver Mike Conway of Britain during the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.
PHOTOS: Best sports moments of 2012 - Part 2
Francesca Schiavone of Italy spits out a tennis ball after holding it in her mouth during her women's singles tennis match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
PHOTOS: Best sports moments of 2012 - Part 2
British boxer Dereck Chisora (R) slaps the face of Ukrainian heavyweight WBC boxing champion Vitali Klitschko as they stare each other out after the official weigh-in in Munich.
PHOTOS: Best sports moments of 2012 - Part 2
Iryna Khliustava (L) of Bulgaria passes the baton to compatriot Sviatlana Usovich (C) as they compete at women's 4x400 meters relay final during the World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Atakoy Athletics Arena in Istanbul.