The New Orleans Saints overcame an early 10-point deficit, pulled off a risky onside kick and won their first NFL title by beating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17, on Sunday.

The Washington Capitals secured their 14th successive victory with a hat-trick from Alex Ovechkin and a game-winning goal from Mike Knuble that sank the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in overtime on Sunday.

The Orlando Magic dominated the third quarter to clinch a 96-89 comeback victory over their Eastern Conference rivals, the Boston Celtics, on Sunday.

China's all-powerful state sports channel cancelled the broadcast of the national team's match against Japan at the weekend as Chinese soccer continued to reel from the ongoing match-fixing scandal.

Steve Stricker held on to win the US$6.4 million Northern Trust Open on Sunday, firing a final-round 70 to beat England's Luke Donald by two strokes.

Former German figure skating queen Katarina Witt rolled back the years on Sunday when she renewed her rivalry with Canada's Elizabeth Manley, 22 years after their Olympic Games clash at Calgary.

U.S. speed skating star Shani Davis has a Japanese girlfriend, counts a Japanese rival as one of his friends and will carry a lucky mascot from the Asian nation on his skates at the 2010 Olympics.

Football fans in Taiwan had a chance to watch Super Bowl XLIV live and feel the same excitement as audiences back in the United States.

Lamar Odom replaced an injured Kobe Bryant and matched his career high with 22 rebounds, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 99-82 in the NBA on Saturday.

Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy will miss the next three games and the All-Star game with a right hamstring injury.