NFL: New Orleans win Super Bowl XLIV

New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl for the first time in their 43-year history with a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts at the Sun Life Arena in Miami on Sunday night.

A major sponsor for Tiger Woods announced Sunday that it is dropping the golf star in light of recent controversy swirling around his personal life.

Frank Lampard misses a late penalty as Chelsea’s English Premier League lead is cut to two points following a 2-1 defeat at Manchester City.

Bayern Munich stayed level on points with German Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen after beating Borussia Dortmund 3-1 in Saturday’s late match.

Roger Federer has been named International Tennis Federation (ITF) champion for the fifth time with Serena Williams taking the women’s award for the second time.

The International Olympic Committee names the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as the host of the 2016 Olympic Games — defeating Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago in the process. It will be the first Games to be held in South America.

A half-time pep talk from a furious Arsene Wenger sparks a 2-1 victory for Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday to pile the misery on his Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he is ready for a big-money fight with newly crowned WBO welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao.

Thousands of fans, many weeping, packed a Hannover, Germany, stadium Sunday to pay their last respects to Robert Enke, captain of the Hannover 96 soccer club, who died last week in what police believe was a suicide.

Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a superb century as Sri Lanka forced their way back on the second day of the first Test against India in Ahmedabad.

Everton dealt a blow to Manchester United’s English Premier League title defense with second half goals from Dan Gosling and Jack Rodwell sealing a 3-1 win.