The day in sports: 4th February

1. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at Circuito de Jerez after the Mercedes F1 launch

Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes and Nico Rosberg of Germany and Mercedes pose during the Mercedes GP F1 W04 Launch at Circuito de Jerez on February 4, 2013 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

2. Mario Balotelli celebrates after scoring the winning goal on his AC Milan debut

Mario Balotelli of AC Milan celebrates after scoring the winning goal (his second goal) from the penalty spot on his debut, during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Udinese Calcio at San Siro Stadium on February 3, 2013 in Milan, Italy. Milan won the match 2-1 in controversial fashion.

3. Ray Lewis holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy

Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy – in what was his last game for the Ravens before retiring – following their 34-31 win against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

4. John Obi Mikel celebrates with Sunday Mba after Nigeria reach the semifinals of the AFCON

John Obi Mikel and Sunday Mba of Nigeria celebrates Mba’s goal during the 2013 Orange African Cup of Nations 3rd Quarter Final match between Ivory Coast and Nigeria at Royal Bafokeng Stadium on February 03, 2013 in Rustenburg, South Africa.

5. South Africa’s Dale Steyn receives the Man-of-the-match in the 1st Test vs Pakistan

Man of the Match Dale Steyn of South Africa during day 4 of the 1st Test match against Pakistan at Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on February 4, 2013 in Johannesburg. Steyn finished with figures of 11/60 as South Africa secured a 211-run win on the fourth day.

6. Justin Reid Ross of the Ranchi Rhinos scores against the Punjab Warriors

Justin Reid Ross scores the first goal for Ranchi Rhinos as they beat Punjab Warriors at Jalandhar 3-2 on 4th Feb 2013 in the Hero Hockey India League at Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium on Monday.

7. Europol’s chief Rob Wainwright revealed that they had smashed a racket that fixes football matches

European police warned Monday that the integrity of football was at stake, as they revealed they had smashed a criminal network fixing hundreds of matches, including in the Champions League and World Cup qualifiers.

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