Who said what in 2012 – a selection of the best sporting quotes of the year:
FOOTBALL
“(Tottenham manager) Harry (Redknapp) told me that United were champions and then I went into the dressing room and someone else told me City were champions.” - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson whose side were pipped for the Premier League title by Manchester City on goal difference.
“Miracles do happen in Manchester. Only this time it's on this side of the road.” -... Read full post

Chad le Clos secured South Africa's second medal on Saturday, on the penultimate day of the World Short-Course Championships in Istanbul.
Le Clos bagged silver in the men's 50 metres butterfly final, finishing 0.04 seconds behind Brazil's Nicholas Santos, who won in 22.22. American Thomas Shields was third, touching the wall a further 0.2 seconds behind.
The 20-year-old South African had won gold in the men's 100m butterfly on Thursday.  STORY

When it came to searches about athletes in 2012, the world searched most for:
Athletes

Jeremy Lin
Michael Phelps
Peyton Manning
McKayla Maroney
Junior Seau
Sarah Burke
Tom Daley
Lance Armstrong
Mario Balotelli
Ryan Lochte

In the US, wrt to sports, people searched most for:
Sports

Football
Golf
Basketball
Baseball
Soccer
Running
Fishing
Tennis
Hockey
Swimming

while in France, wrt to sports, people searched most for:
Sports

Euro 2012
Jo 2012
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