The day in sports: 14th February

1. Pistorius to appear in court on murder charge:

Olympic amputee sprint star Oscar Pistorius is expected to appear in court early Friday, charged with the Valentine’s Day murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot four times with a gun registered in his name. Twenty-six-year-old Pistorius — known globally as “Blade Runner” because of his carbon fibre prostheses — will appear at a magistrate’s court in the capital Pretoria.

2. Bale shines as Spurs beat Lyon:

Gareth Bale of Spurs celebrates after scoring his team’s match winning second goal from a free kick during the UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg match between Tottenham Hotspur and Olympique Lyonnais at White Hart Lane on February 14, 2013 in London, England. Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1.

3. Liverpool slump to 2-0 defeat in Russia:

Hulk of FC Zenit celebrates a goal as Liverpool’s Martin Skrtel looks on during UEFA Europa League Round of 32 first leg match at the ‘Petrovski’ stadium on February 14, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Zenit won 2-0.

4. Oscar gives Chelsea crucial ‘away’ goal:

Oscar of Chelsea celebrates during the UEFA Europa League football match AC Sparta Praha vs Chelsea on February 14, 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic. Chelsea won 1-0.

5. Younis, Shafiq score centuries as Pakistan hit back:

Dean Elgar of South Africa takes evasive action as Asad Shafiq of Pakistan pulls a delivery during Day One of the 2nd Test match at Sahara Park Newlands on February 14, 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa. Centuries by Younis Khan and Shafiq transformed Pakistan’s fortunes on on Thursday as they were 253 for five at stumps, having been reeling at 33 for four after being sent in.

6. Nadal makes quick work of Souza to make the quarters of Brasil Open:

Rafael Nadal cruised to a two-set victory in his singles debut at the Brazil Open match against Brazilian Joao Souza, on February 14, 2013. The former world number one needed only 78 minutes to prevail over Souza, ranked 140th in the world, 6-3, 6-4.

7. Federer through to the quarters at Rotterdam:

Two-time champion Roger Federer moved swiftly into the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam World Tennis tournament on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over home hope Thiemo de Bakker. The 62-minute victory sent the Swiss top seed into a Friday clash with Frenchman Julien Benneteau who he will be facing for the sixth time.

8. Serena closes in on top spot in the WTA rankings:

Serena Williams needs only one more win to become world number one for the first time in two-and-a-half years after reaching the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open in double quick time on Thursday. It took the 15-time Grand Slam title winner less than an hour to complete a 6-0, 6-3 win over Urszula Radwanska, the world number 37 from Poland.

9. Azarenka serves up Doha double bagel:

World number one Victoria Azarenka stormed into the Qatar Open quarter-finals on Thursday with a ruthless 6-0, 6-0 triumph over highly-regarded American Christina McHale. Defending champion Azarenka, who is at risk of losing her top ranking to Serena Williams this week, produced a relentlessly forcing performance over McHale, a 20-year-old who has already posted seven victories over top 10 opponents.

10. Vinsanity has still got it:

Vince Carter #25 of the Dallas Mavericks shoots a three pointer, which puts him ahead of Larry Bird on the all-time scoring list against James Johnson #52 of the Sacramento Kings on February 13, 2013 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Vince scored 26 points while making five three pointers to increase his total points scored to 21,796. Dallas won the game 123-100.

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