Vonn, who won women's downhill gold and bronze in super-G, competed despite a fractured finger but her Games came to an early end.

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But Kidd went back to being a full-time point guard after Felton fractured a finger on Christmas and missed nearly a month.

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"Yuvraj has fractured a finger in his right hand and has been ruled out for six weeks, " the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said in a statement.

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Last Friday Pakistan captain Younus Khan fractured a finger on his right hand while attempting a catch in the slips during a warm-up game against the West Indies and is battling to be ready to face the Indians.

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Ponting, 36, first fractured the little finger of his left hand during the third Test in Perth and played in Melbourne with it heavily strapped.

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She suffered a fractured skull, a broken arm and wrist and a partially severed finger in the attack at her home in Pensby Close, Birmingham.

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