Quarterback Cam Newton threw three touchdown passes and his Carolina Panthers pummelled the Atlanta Falcons 38-0 on Sunday to earn an NFL playoff first-round bye.

A Sunday League footballer has been jailed for a year after he deliberately stamped on an opponent’s leg, breaking it in several places.

Diarmuid Connolly benefited from an almost identical assessment in New England Patriots quarter-back’s Tom Brady’s suspension appeal case last week to successfully quash the ublin star’s one-match ban on Saturday.

Hull will have an opportunity to exact a measure of revenge for their FA Cup final defeat by Arsenal after drawing the holders in January’s FA Cup third round.

In a word-association test, ‘Beara’ would surely be followed by ‘football’. It’s a way of life that far west and as the Urhan U14s showed in 2013, it looks like things will continue that way into the future.

An opportunistic second-half strike from Republic of Ireland striker Andy Keogh - made possible by a howler from visiting goalkeeper Ross Worner - and a Martyn Woolford effort ensured Millwall progressed to the Capital One Cup second round with a 2-1 victory over AFC Wimbledon.

The long-awaited Harbaugh Bowl is suddenly a reality in the NFL.

New signing Brett Holman netted a second-half winner as Aston Villa battled back from behind to beat Burton Albion 2-1 in today's friendly at Pirelli Stadium.

LET’S hold off on the Tom Brady versus Eli Manning storyline for a few days.

THE New York Giants have a habit of beating the Superbowl favourites.

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ARIZONA scored a touchdown off a blocked punt to finish off a wild 30-24 overtime victory over Dallas on Sunday as the NFL produced a flurry of frenetic endings.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS secured a record 15th successive victory in the NFL with a 28-7 success against Miami Dolphins.

JOSEPH ADDAI had just run through the New England Patriots’ team picture, the RCA Dome was delirious and the Indianapolis Colts had both momentum and the lead.

A-League outfit Sydney FC have ruled out a move for West Ham striker Teddy Sheringham because of the former England striker’s age.

THE Pittsburgh Steelers survived a fourth-quarter charge, and a late fumble, to upset the Indianapolis Colts 21-18 and advance to the AFC championship game last night.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers advanced to the first Super Bowl in the franchise’s 27-year history with a 27-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game.

BRAD JOHNSON and Tampa Bay buried San Francisco in the first-half, while Rich Gannon and the Oakland Raiders came on strong against the Jets in the second, and both ended up in the NFL’s divisional finals next week.

GARY ANDERSON made what could be his final kick at the Metrodome a memorable one.