LOS ANGELES - A day off and two days of practice since their previous game did the aging Los Angeles Lakers some good.
Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier believes the arrival of England striker Darren Bent has played a major role in his side's resurgence.
LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes victory in the League Cup final next month would be the perfect springboard to even greater success this season.
Productions of Shakespeare in Maori and Mandarin will form part of a theatre extravaganza in London to celebrate the Olympic Games in 2012.
The Boston Celtics brushed aside Cleveland in a 112-95 blowout on Tuesday to send the NBA-worst Cavaliers to an 18th consecutive defeat.
The San Antonio Spurs' sparkling start to the season has earned Gregg Popovich the Western Conference coaching job in the Feb. 20 All-Star Game, the NBA said on Tuesday.
Curly Lambeau raised money from his Wisconsin meat packing plant employers in 1919 to start a pro football team and 92 years later the Green Bay Packers are looking to add to the lore of "Titletown USA".
NEWARK, New Jersey - Brook Lopez had a hard time remembering his last game-winning shot.
ROME - Switching the dates of the 2022 World Cup finals to be hosted by Gulf state Qatar from its tradtional mid-year date to December would not be a problem, claimed European football's supremo, Michel Platini, on Monday.
LONDON - West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur will have to wait longer to learn which of their bids to move to the Olympic Stadium has succeeded after it was announced on Monday the decision had been postponed.
LOS ANGELES - This time, the Los Angeles Kings only needed regulation to beat Boston.
Chinese diving queen Guo Jingjing's retirement raised the question that who can step in as the successor but Chinese national diving team leader Zhou Jihong Sunday said it takes time to groom a superstar like Guo.