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FACTBOX-Cricket-Australia captain Clarke's batting in 2012
Nov 23 (Reuters) – List of Australia captain MichaelClarke’s test innings in 2012 after he scored 230 in the secondtest against South Africa at Adelaide Oval on Friday. 1st innings 2nd innings OPPOSITION VENUE 329* — India Sydney 18 — India Perth 210 37 India Adelaide 73 6 West Indies Bridgetown 45 15 West Indies Port of Spain 24 25 West Indies Roseau 259* — South Africa Brisbane 230 — South Africa Adelaide – - Total runs in 2012: 1271 Batting average for 2012: 127.1 – - *Not out (Compiled by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Greg Stutchbury)

Rugby-All Black Carter an injury doubt for Wales test
Nov 23 (Reuters) – All Black flyhalf Dan Carter pulled up in training on Thursday and might not be fit to take on Six Nations champions Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Carter looked to be in discomfort while kicking the ball and coach Steve Hansen confirmed a decision on his participation in the match would be made over the next 24 hours, the New Zealand Rugby Union’s official website allblacks.com reported. …

Blue Bombers receiver Chris Matthews captures CFL's top rookie honour
TORONTO – Receiver Chris Matthews of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was named the CFL’s top rookie Thursday night.

Canadian skier Ben Thomsen takes unusual route to racing World Cups
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. – Ben Thomsen nearly fell through the cracks a few times during his ski career.

EU leaders approve Luxembourg's Yves Mersch for ECB board, overriding advice of parliament
BRUSSELS – European Union leaders have approved Luxembourg’s top banker for a place on the executive board of the European Central Bank, overriding the advice of Parliament, which had wanted a woman for the job.

Star trek desks: Classrooms for the next generation?
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists designing and testing what they hope might become the classroom of the future have found that “Star Trek”-style multi-touch, multi-user desks can boost children’s maths skills. A three-year project with 400 eight to 10-year olds found that using interactive “smart” desks can have benefits over doing maths on paper, and that pupils are able to improve their fluency and flexibility in maths by working together. …