• Sport and facial hair - a match made in heaven

A match made in heaven

David Beckham answers questions from the media during a press conference upon arrival at Sydney International Airport.

Photo by Getty Images May 17, 2012

Sport and facial hair - a match made in heaven

Just like tattoos, facial hair tends to be popular amongst sports fans and participants - and that's not including the female East German athletes from the early 1980s...

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2013 Super Rugby Tournament

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Force 16
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2013 Super Rugby Tournament

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Chiefs 28 - 19 Crusaders
Cheetahs 27 - 13 Reds
Bulls 35 - 18 Highlanders
Waratahs 28 - 22 Brumbies

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2013 Super Rugby Tournament

Kings vs Cheetahs

1:00am NZST Sun, 26th May

Stormers vs Reds

3:05am NZST Sun, 26th May

Sharks vs Bulls

5:10am NZST Sun, 26th May

Crusaders vs Waratahs

7:35pm NZST Fri, 31st May

Brumbies vs Hurricanes

9:40pm NZST Fri, 31st May

2012/13 Aviva Premiership (ENG)

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2:00am NZST Sun, 26th May

League

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2013 NRL Premiership Season

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Roosters 18
Storm 24
Allianz Stadium
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Sea Eagles 16
Raiders 10
Brookvale Oval

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2013 NRL Premiership Season

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2013 NRL Holden Cup

Sea Eagles 20 - 36 Raiders
Roosters 32 - 10 Storm
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2013 English Super League

Dragons vs Broncos

11:00pm NZST Sat, 25th May

Tigers vs Wildcats

1:15am NZST Sun, 26th May

Hull FC vs Rovers

3:30am NZST Sun, 26th May

Saints vs Wolves

5:45am NZST Sun, 26th May

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2013 Brussels Ladies Open

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Romina Oprandi 4 6 4
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2013 Power Horse Cup

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Jarkko Nieminen 4 1
Juan Monaco 6 3
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2013 Brussels Ladies Open

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Jie Zheng lost to Romina Oprandi

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2013 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur

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3-6 7(7)-6 6-1

Gilles Simon lost to Pablo Andujar

4-6 5-7

2013 Power Horse Cup

Jarkko Nieminen def. Igor Sijsling

7-5 4-6 6-3

Juan Monaco def. Guido Pella

6-4 7(10)-6

Juan Monaco def. Tobias Kamke

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Igor Sijsling def. Jan Hajek

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2013 Internationaux de Strasbourg

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2013 Davis Cup World Group I 1st Rnd - TPE v AUS

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2:00am NZDT Sun, 3rd February

2013 Fed Cup 1st Rnd - CZE v AUS

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2:00am NZDT Sat, 9th February

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2:00am NZDT Sun, 10th February

2013 Fed Cup 1st Rnd - ITA v USA

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2:00am NZDT Fri, 22nd February

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2:00am NZDT Fri, 22nd February

2013 Internationaux de Strasbourg

A. Cornet(3) vs. L. Hradecka

2:00am NZST Sat, 25th May

2013 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur

A. Montanes(1) vs. G. Monfils

2:00am NZST Sat, 25th May

Cricket

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2013 England v New Zealand

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England 1/41 (15.2)
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2013 Indian Premier League

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Ireland v Pakistan 1st ODI: Match Tied (D/L method)

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2013 Ireland v Pakistan [ODI]

Ireland v Pakistan 2nd ODI

26 May 9:45pm

2013 Indian Premier League

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27 May 2:30am

2013 The Netherlands v South Africa [ODI]

The Netherlands v South Africa Only ODI

31 May 9:00pm

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2013 International Friendlies

Qatar 3 - 1 Latvia (FT)

Venezuela 2 - 1 El Salvador (FT)

2013 AFC Champions League

Esteghlal 0 - 0 Al-Shabab (FT)

Lekhwiya 2 - 2 Al-Hilal (FT)

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Malawi v Zimbabwe

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26 May 5:00am

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