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Top searches 2011 - Sports stars

Naughty Ryan Giggs was our most searched sports star of the year. As soon as an MP named the footballer in Parliament and the mistress in question Imogen Thomas spilled the beans on their extra-marital affair, his name dominated Yahoo! Search. In October, tragedy struck the Malaysian Moto GP race when Italian rider Marco Simoncelli was killed in a horrific crash. Wimbledon favourites Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams were also among the most searched sports stars of the year. Boxing heavyweight David Haye made the list despite a disastrous defeat by Wladimir Klitschko.  Instead of taking it like a man, the British boxer blamed his toe instead.

Photos of newborn baby Harper Seven tweeted by LA Galaxy's David Beckham also created a lot of excitement on the Web.

The most searched sports stars of 2011

1) Ryan Giggs
2) Marco Simoncelli
3) David Beckham
4) Andy Murray
5) Maria Sharapova
6) Serena Williams
7) Wayne Rooney 
8) David Haye
9) Lewis Hamilton
10) Jenson Button