From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
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- In ice hockey, a shortened 48-game (per team) 2012–13 NHL season begins today with 13 Saturday games after the end of the 119-day lockout. (NHL) (USA Today)
- In association football, FC Shakhtar Donetsk wins the 2013 Match World Cup, played this week at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Match World Cup)
- Olympiacos F.C. sacks coach Leonardo Jardim, despite the club sitting 10 points clear at the top of the 2012–13 Superleague Greece. (UEFA) (FIFA) (Goal.com)
- FC Barcelona loses its first match in the 2012–13 La Liga, squandering a two-goal lead in a 2–3 defeat at Real Sociedad, breaking their 23 game unbeaten run. (ESPN) (UEFA)
- Sébastien Loeb wins the 2013 Monte Carlo Rally, the first stage of the 2013 World Rally Championship season. (Reuters) (Autosport)
- The 2013 Dakar Rally ends today in Santiago, Chile. Stéphane Peterhansel wins a record 11th overall Dakar Rally, while French compatriot Cyril Despres captures a fifth motorcycling crown. (Autosport) (AFP via Google)
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