NFL: Saints win first Super Bowl

The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl for the first time in the team’s 43-year history with a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

Barcelona made sure they will stay top of the Spanish La Liga with a 4-2 home win over Real Mallorca in the Camp Nou on Saturday.

Chelsea defender Ashley Cole (above) is ruled out for three months with a broken ankle, putting his World Cup in doubt, while Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs will miss a month because of a fractured arm.

Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira will coach hosts South Africa at the 2010 World Cup after he was reappointed by the South African Football Association. Parreira suceeds Joel Santana and returns for his second spell in charge of the Bafana Bafana having coached them from February 2007 to April 2008.

Maria Sharapova landed the Toray Pan Pacific Open title in Tokyo on Saturday as her final opponent Jelena Jankovic was forced to retire injured in the first set.

Kim Clijsters defeated fellow comeback queen Justine Henin in the final of the Brisbane International on Saturday, saving two match-points and wasting three as she won an epic clash.

Schalke coach Felix Magath hailed the club’s supporters after his side claimed a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday which helped them climb up to third in the German Bundesliga.

Frank Lampard scores the winner from the penalty spot as Chelsea move three points clear of Manchester United at the top of the English Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over bottom side Portsmouth.

Felipe Massa is back in the fast lane after his life-threatening crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix just nine weeks ago which placed his Formula One future in doubt.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson admitted he is losing faith in referees after he disputed the decision which led to the decisive goal in his side’s English Premier League defeat to Chelsea.

Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar have confirmed Dick Advocaat as their new head coach until the end of the season.