CNN Site Map (Galleries) for December - 2012
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- 2012-12-31Novak Djokovic composes himself in the aftermath of an incident when a spectator barrier collapsed at the Hopman Cup.
- 2012-12-31Arkansas State wide receiver J.D. McKissic eyes a run past Kent State safety Luke Wollet on Sunday, January 6, at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. Arkansas State defeated Kent State 17-13 in the GoDaddy.com Bowl.
- 2012-12-31With his trademark victory cigar in one hand, Miguel Angel Jimenez poses with the trophy in the other after winning his home Spanish Open for the first time on May 18, 2014. Having passed 50, he is the European Tour's oldest victor.
- 2012-12-29Substitute Robin van Persie (L) celebrates after sealing Manchester United's 2-0 win over with West Brom, scoring his 14th league goal this season.
- 2012-12-28A man takes part in the mock battle of Enfarinats, celebrating Els Enfarinats on Friday, December 28 in Ibi, Spain. Citizens of Ibi annually celebrate the festival with a mock battle using flour, eggs and firecrackers. During the festival, a group of men
- 2012-12-24Queen Elizabeth II watches the recording of her Christmas message with producer John McAndrew and director John Bennett (R). The speech will be broadcast to the Commonwealth in 3D for the first time in the White Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace.
- 2012-12-23Patrice Evra gave Manchester United a 16th minute lead at Swansea after heading home Robin van Persie's corner.
- 2012-12-21Kim Clijsters retired from professional tennis for a second time at the U.S. Open in September 2012. The Belgian won four grand slam titles in a 15-year career which included a two-year break between 2007 and 2009.
- 2012-12-21One of the signatures holes on a new fantasy course at Mission Hills in China will see players attempt to hit a green surrounded by a noodle-style hazard complete with chopsticks.
- 2012-12-19In the absence of suspended skipper Roy Keane, Peter Schmeichel captained Manchester United to European Champions League glory in 1999. United trailed Bayern Munich 1-0 heading into the 90th minute, but stunned the Germans by scoring twice in a matter of
- 2012-12-18Situated between two big shopping malls in the heart of Helsinki, the Kamppi Chapel of Silence, designed by K2S Architects, surprises by its minimalist form.
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- 2012-12-16Lionel Messi and Radamel Falcao have both set La Liga alight this season with a number of stunning strikes. Messi had scored 88 goals in 2012 going into the clash, while Falcao had netted 16 times in the league this season ahead of the game at Camp Nou.
- 2012-12-14Xherdan Shaqiri scored Bayern Munich's second-half equalizer after coming on as a first-half substitute, but the Switzerland international's first Bundesliga goal was not enough to secure a new league record.
- 2012-12-14It is estimated 30,000 Corinthians fans are in Japan to support the Brazilian club in the Club World Cup.
- 2012-12-13Arrigo Brovedani was the only Udinese supporter in a crowd of 15,000 at an Italian Serie A match away to Sampdoria.
- 2012-12-12A frozen view of Lochan na h-Achlaise on Wednesday, December 12, in Rannoch Moor, United Kingdom. Ice and fog spread across the United Kingdom on Wednesday with temperatures reaching -6 degrees Celsius (21.2 degrees Farenheit) in some parts of the country
- 2012-12-12Corinthians forward Paolo Guerrero opened the scoring in the Club World Cup semi-final against Egyptian side Al-Ahly with a powerful header.
- 2012-12-11This image of a bloodied and defiant Rio Ferdinand has been at the forefront of a perceived return of hooliganism in English football, following crowd trouble at the Manchester derby.
- 2012-12-11Members of Dutch football club SC Buitenboys pay respect to Richard Nieuwenhuizen as the hearse carrying his body arrives at the crematorium in Almere on December 10.
- 2012-12-09Al-Ahly substitute Mohamed Aboutrika celebrates after scoring the deciding goal against Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima in Sunday's Club World Cup quarterfinal in Toyota, which was a 2-1 win for the African champions.
- 2012-12-09Lionel Messi celebrates after matching Gerd Muller's record of 85 goals in a calendar year, netting in the 16th minute of Barcelona's match against Real Betis in December 2012. Just nine minutes later the Argentina star passed the German's
- 2012-12-09Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart of confronts a pitch invader at the end of his side's 3-2 derby defeat by Manchester United, whose defender Rio Ferdinand (at back) was left with a bloody face after being hit by a coin thrown from the crowd.
- 2012-12-09Quarterback Johnny Manziel of the Texas A&M University Aggies poses with the Heisman Memorial Trophy after being named the 78th Heisman Memorial Trophy Award winner at the Best Buy Theater on December 8 in New York City.
- 2012-12-06Diego Mendieta's former teammates carry his coffin at the Paraguayan footballer's funeral in Solo, Indonesia.
- 2012-12-06Tiger Woods, right, congratulates Rory McIlroy after Europe's remarkable victory over the U.S. on the final day of the 2012 Ryder Cup in September. The two are big rivals on the golf course, but a friendship has also blossomed this year.
- 2012-12-05Fernando Torres scored twice as Chelsea crushed Danish side Nordsjaelland 6-1 at Stamford Bridge but it wasn't enough to save them from elimination from the Champions League. Juventus picked up a 1-0 win at Shakhtar Donetsk to secure its place in the
- 2012-12-05The Brazilian city of Sao Paulo has been battling a crime wave, with 100 police officers dying this year -- prompting security concerns ahead of the 2014 World Cup.
- 2012-12-04Dynamo Kiev's Ideye Brown fights for the ball with Dinamo Zagreb's Domagoj Vida in a game which was halted after 11 minutes following a snow storm in Croatia. The teams returned to the field after a 17 minute delay and played out a 1-1 draw
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- 2012-12-03Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were long-time rivals before they became teammates at McLaren.
- 2012-12-02Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, right, with midfielder Jack Wilshere after the 2-0 home defeat by Swansea City.
- 2012-12-02Palestine Stadium in Gaza City was bombed by the Israeli airforce last month during a conflict with the territory's ruling Hamas party.
- 2012-12-02Jovan Belcher had advanced from an undrafted free agent linebacker to NFL starter for the Kansas City Chiefs and played in every game since 2009. On Saturday, December 1, 2012, the 25-year-old star allegedly killed his girlfriend, then drove to the Chiefs