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Football: Fabregas strikes verbal deal to join Barca: report The reigning Spanish champions have neither confirmed nor denied the report. -AFP

Boxing: Hopkins seeks redemption in rematch with Jones The two Americans have not met since May 22, 1993. -Reuters		Football: City keep pressure on Liverpool in race to Europe Manchester City moved back on to Liverpool's shoulder in the race for a place in next season's Champions League with a 2-0 win over Bolton. -AFP

Drogba unwilling to relinquish top spot Scored both his side's goals in Sunday's 2-0 win over Arsenal. -AFP		Rogge concerned over Russian doping cases at Olympics IOC working with the World Anti-Doping Agency to clean up the problem. -AFP

Global warming an Olympic worry, says Rogge Global warming is starting to worry the International Olympic Committee. -AFP		High-speed pro cycling is Formula One equal The average speed of any race now has built up from 40kmh to 50kmh. -myp

Mardi Gras in Miami as Saints win first Super Bowl The Saints have been a ray of hope for New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. -Reuters		Bolton's Cahill out for months with blot clot Bolton defender Gary Cahill will miss several months of action, ending hopes of place in World Cup squad. -Reuters

Soccer-China TV blanks national team match against Japan China's sports channel cancelled the broadcast of the national team's match against Japan. -Reuters		Ivory Coast to play South Korea in London World cup finalists will play South Korea in London on March 3. -Reuters

New Orleans explodes with joy after Saints win New Orleans Saints win their first-ever appearance in the Super Bowl. -AFP		Kaka promises more after ending barren run Kaka scores for the first time in three months in his side's 3-0 home win over Espanyol. -AFP

NFL: Saints go marching in with Super Bowl win over Colts Saints won the first Super Bowl in their 43-year history, defeating Colts 31-17. -AFP		Football: We're in real trouble, admits McCarthy Wolves side will find it tough to bounce back. -AFP

	Fuelling Youth Games with used cooking oil Ngee Ann Polytechnic students' project aims to promote use of biodiesel. -ST		Elin to Tiger: You have 6 months to prove yourself She made the decision after meeting doctors at the clinic treating her husband's sex addiction. -myp

	Slingers' season ends with crushing loss They had lost the deciding game to feisty Indonesian side Satria Muda BritAma, 76-86. -myp		Chelsea return to top after 2-0 win over Arsenal First-half goals from Didier Drogba earned Chelsea a 2-0 win over Arsenal. -Reuters

Fan dies after Stoke stadium incident A soccer fan died on Sunday after suffering head injury, heart attack in incident during a Premier League match. -Reuters		Benitez expects win to kick-start Liverpool's season 10-man Liverpool's battling 1-0 win over Merseyside rivals Everton may be a defining moment. -AFP

Ancelotti expects Chelsea to ignore Terry storm Carlo Ancelotti believes Chelsea can shrug off the controversy. -AFP		Big guns get comfortable Euro 2010 draw European champions Spain were handed an easy-looking path to the Euro 2012 finals. -Reuters

	Online buzz over Yao Ming's baby girl China Daily columnist revealed that the couple is having a girl. -China Daily/ANN	Football: Japan's women beat China in E.Asia championship Defending champions Japan beat China 2-0. -AFP

Fiji relive glory days with Wellington sevens win Fiji held off a desperate Samoan finish to claim a 19-14 victory in the all-Polynesian final. -AFP		Andy Johnson out for season The Club expects Andrew to take part in the latter part of pre-season training for the new season. -AFP

British press hails Capello Terry: 'I will fight for it tooth and nail' to be World Cup captain. -AFP		Henry handball referee chosen for World Cup Swede Martin Hansson was at the centre of France's controversial World Cup qualification. -Reuters

	Terry sacked as England captain He is stripped of captaincy just four months before the World Cup, over an alleged affair with the ex-girlfriend of international team-mate Wayne Bridge. -AFP	Terry faces day of judgement England's head coach will deliver judgement on whether the Chelsea defender will remain captain. -AFP

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