Top 10 sports newsmakers of 2012

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Sachin Tendulkar: He has been a newsmaker for India for the last 23 years. The legendary cricketer went on to become a Member of the Parliament when he was nominated to the Upper House by the President of India. Sachin, who donned the cover of the Times magazine in 2012 May, also completed his ton of international centuries in March 2012, when he slammed his maiden ODI ton against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup.