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Watch Video Play Video Chandler left Dallas to join the New York Knicks. The 29-old center will join Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire to form a powerful star trio in New York City as they meet the Celtics. The original "Big Three" in Boston has been beset by injuries. Paul Pierce is expected to miss the Christmas Day showdown with a troublesome heel. New York Knicks Toney Douglas (2nd L) and Amar'e Stoudemire (L) celebrate as Boston Celtics Kevin Garnett (2nd R) and Rajon Rondo leave the floor after the Knicks defeated the Celtics in their NBA basketball game in New York December 25, 2011. New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony (7) drives against Boston Celtics' Marquis Daniels in the fourth quarter of the Knicks 106-104 victory over the Celtics in their season-opening NBA bas! ketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Related stories Veteran guard Baron Davis joins Knicks 2011-12-20 ...

Watch Video Play Video One of Australias all-time cricketing greats, Shane Warne unveiled a bronze statue of himself at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday. Warne claimed 708 test wickets, grabbing his 700th at the famed Melbourne Cricket Ground. Its the same venue where Warne has now earned his place alongside 10 other Australian sporting greats. Australian legspin legend Shane Warne (R rear) and fiancee Liz Hurley (L rear) with Warne's children Summer (L), Jackson (2nd L), Brooke (R) and Hurley's son Damien (2nd R) at the unveiling of a statue of Warne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 22 Despite having retired from test cricket for nearly four years, Warne remains one of his countrys most popular cricketers and his return provided a huge boost to the recent "Big Bash" Twenty20 series. Shane Warne said, Very proud. Its a great honour I suppose. Its sort of weird seeing yourself up there but its a very good likeness and Im very proud of it."...

Watch Video Play Video NBA arenas are bustling with action on the hardwood once again with preseason games underway and the regular season due to start soon. The end of the NBA lockout signifies not only the return of all the excitement that the games bring, but a kick start to the economic status of those who depend on the games being played. Imagine if this time had never come. Imagine if there were no NBA games being played for the 2011-2012 season because of the lockout. Imagine if the players and owners hadnt resolved their differences and the entire season was wiped out. Not only would it have affected the players and fans. It would have greatly affected the people who are on-call to work at NBA games. Negotiations aimed at ending the NBA lockout that reached it's 146th day on Wednesday have resumed with the goal of ending the money squabble in time to play games on December 25, according to reports. (AFP Photo/Doug Pensinger) The calls for them to come to players and o...

Watch Video Play Video As the nation of Libya continues to move on, post Mohammar Gadhaffi, the head of the nations Olympic Committee is looking at next summers London Olympics as a potential source of unification for his people. Nabil Elalem sat down with our correspondent, Guy Henderson, and says he believes London 2012 could be the outlet the young people of his nation need to come together as one. Nabil Elalem, head of the Libya's Olympic Committee Related stories London reveals 2012 Olympic Torch Relay route 2011-11-08 Crossover 2011-10-12 2012 London Olympic Games 2011-10-13 Editor: Zhang Dan | Source: CNTV.CN

Watch Video Play Video Monterrey took on Esperance to battle it out for fifth place. Both teams lost in the quarterfinals. And neither team looked good in the first 30 minutes until Yannick Ndjeng chased down a long pass and held off a couple of Monterrey defenders on his way to the goal.- Esperance led 1-0 It stayed that way until the 39th minute, the Esparance keeper saved one shot, then watched a follow up bounce off the bar. Hiram Mier finally finished off the play with a right-footed volley. - Monterrey ties the match, 1-all Monterrey defender Hiram Mier (L) fouls Esperance forward Youssef Msakni (R) during their FIFA Club World Cup fifth place play-off match at Toyota Stadium in Toyota on December 14, 2011. Monterrey beat Esperance 3-2. The Mexican side struck again when Aldo de Nigris got loose and glanced a header home. - Monterrey led 2-1 at the interval. Two minutes after the restart, Esperance let de Nigris get the ball again, and he headed back across goal for Jesus N...

Watch Video Play Video The Detroit Red Wings took on the injury-depleted Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday with the again concussed Sidney Crosby missing his third straight. He only recently returned after an eight month absence from concussion. Pittsburgh defensemen Kris Letang, Zbynek Michalek and Robert Bortuzzo are also out dealing with similar issues. Evgeni Malkin opens the scoring for the Penguins in the first period. Pittsburgh up 1-0. The Red Wings come back in the second period. Todd Bertuzzi steals the puck and Pavel Datsyuk, levels 1-all. Detroit Red Wings' Franzen scores winning goal against Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Fleury in the third period of their NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh. In the third period, the Red Wings move ahead. Datsyuk finds Johan Franzen who scores from a power play. Detroit led 2-1. Still in the 3rd, Chris Conner steals the puck, skating down the ice before passing to Danny Cleary for the goal. The Red Wings led 3-1. With time running down, Peng...

Watch Video Play Video Its the end of a dramatic week of surfing action in Oahu, Hawaii. The ASP World Surfing circuit wrapped up at Pipeline on the North Shore, with the final day of competition at the Vans Triple Crown. The finalists have both been here before - last years runner up, Kieran Perrow, in blue and his opponent, two times Vans Triple Crown Champion, Joel Parkinson, in red. Both of them, world tour veterans, both of them from Australia, both of them yet to win the prestigious Billabong Pipe Masters. Lets look at todays path to the final. Up against Hawaiis Jamie OBrien in the first quarter final Parkinson was showing why hes a Triple Crown Champion. Quarter final number two, Vans World Cup champion and Triple Crown contender John JohnFlorence dominates until the final three minutes when 11 x world champion Kelly Slater pulls his usual last wave thriller out of the bag to knock out the new kid on the block John John Florence wins triple crown Florences opponent for th...