Celtic's Japanese midfield star Shunsuke Nakamura reckons Rangers are the side under pressure as they attempt to relieve the Hoops' of the SPL crown.

Even the NHL's youngest player can see the Edmonton Oilers are running out of time to make a move in the Western Conference.

The New England Patriots earned a berth in Super Bowl XLII by defeated the San Diego Chargers 21-12 on Sunday.

Eric Gordon scored 25 points and D.J. White added 22, including nine during a 14-4 second-half run that carried No. 9 Indiana to an 81-65 win over Penn State Sunday.

Brenden Morrow and Niklas Hagman scored two goals each to help Dallas rout Anaheim 5-2 Sunday, ending the Ducks' six-game winning streak.

Veteran cornerback Sam Madison was in the New York Giants' starting lineup for the NFC title game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

Despite a shaky Tom Brady, the New England Patriots were still too much for the banged-up San Diego Chargers in the AFC championship game Sunday, pulling out a 21-12 victory that sent them back to the Super Bowl for the

THERE will be no love lost between new Reds centre Chris Siale and his former NSW Waratahs teammates in the Super 14 trial in Sydney on Australia Day.

Matt Skelton was very strong, he wasn't a normal opponent," said WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev after successfully retaining his world title for the first time against Matt Skelton on Saturday night in Dusseldorf, Germany. "It was a tough fight

Associated Press - January 20, 2008 4:53 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots have a 14-9 halftime lead over San Diego in the AFC Championship game.

Associated Press - January 20, 2008 5:43 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots hold a 14-12 lead over San Diego after three quarters of the AFC Championship game in...

Associated Press - January 20, 2008 6:13 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots are headed back to the Super Bowl. The Patriots, winners of 3 of the last six Super Bowls,...

SYDNEY FC are headed for a showdown with Australia boss Pim Verbeek after John Kosmina foreshadowed a club-versus-country row heading into the A-League finals.

MASTER sledger Sourav Ganguly has warned the stunned world champions India are gunning for their No.1 crown, which has suddenly been jolted loose.

THE theme of Casey Dellacqua's rollicking run through this year's Australian Open has been "nothing to lose".

LLEYTON Hewitt's midnight start mocked the Australian Open's curfew policy and exposed a sorry breakdown in communication.

GERMANY'S Martin Kaymer, who led from start to finish, won the Abu Dhabi Championship by four shots.

San Diego Chargers star running back LaDainian Tomlinson left Sunday's AFC championship game against the New England Patriots with a hyperextended left knee. Tomlinson, who originally sustained the injury during the second quarter of last Sunday's...