HISTORIC UPSET: Clear underdogs going into the game, the Giants scored a last-minute 17-14 win over the Patriots as they stymied Tom Brady's prolific offense
The New York Giants didn't blink. They stared down Tom Brady and the New England Patriots Sunday and came away with one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history.

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A Super Bowl frenzy hit the sports pubs of Taipei yesterday morning with Taiwanese and foreign fans thronging to watch the live match-up between the New England Patriots and New York Giants.

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With the 1972 Miami Dolphins' legacy safe for at least another season, Don Shula took a moment to congratulate the New England Patriots on a "great season."

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Under his predecessor Bernard Laporte it was regarded as a dirty word, but Marc Lievremont's desire to make flair once more synonymous with French rugby has paid an immediate dividend.

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Hosts Ghana overcame the expulsion of skipper John Mensah to make it into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, with Ivory Coast securing the other last four spot from Sunday's quarter-finals.

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BREAKOUT: In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Rasheed Wallace backed up his talk with 21 points and nine rebounds, leading the Detroit Pistons over Dallas
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers personally outscored the Washington Wizards in a breakout first quarter to lead his team to a 103-91 road win on Sunday.

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Bode Miller was far from his best in the slalom portion of Sunday's World Cup super-combined, and that just may have helped the American win both the race and the discipline title.

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J.B. Holmes rallied from the brink of defeat to win the FBR Open for the second time in three years, beating Phil Mickelson on the first hole of a playoff on Sunday.

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SITTING DUCKS: Five different Taiwan Beer players scored in double-digits, with the Beer crew's Wu Dai-hao leading a fierce attack that poured in 52 points in the first half
By Paul Huang
Nearly blowing a 25-point lead in the fourth-quarter, the Yulon Dinos needed a strong finish from Chen "Airman" Hsin-an who scored the final six points for his team in the game to preserve an 89-80 win over the Taiwan Mobile Leopards at the Taipei County Sports Complex Sunday afternoon.

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Chris Drury had the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the New York Rangers scored five unanswered goals in a 5-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday.

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By Shelley Shan
The Chinese Taipei Baseball Association yesterday released a list of 37 players for the Olympic baseball qualifiers to be held here next month.

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CHANGE: Michael Owen ended his goal drought for Newcastle while Roy Hodgson gained his first victory as the Cottagers came from behind to win
Robert Huth scored an equalizer in the 87th minute on Sunday to give Middlesbrough a 1-1 draw at Newcastle and deny Kevin Keegan his first victory since his return to the Magpies.

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FINAL FAREWELL: The all-rounder hit the winning runs after a typically tight spell of bowling to round off his international career
Herschelle Gibbs made a dazzling century and ensured a winning end to teammate Shaun Pollock's "wonderful journey" as the Proteas chased down a rain-reduced target in the fifth and final one-day international against the West Indies at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.

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Spanish international Xavi came off the bench to score a vital 88th minute winner as Barcelona sliced Real Madrid's lead at the top of the table to six points with a 1-0 win over Osasuna on Sunday.

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Teenage Brazilian star Pato fired a late winner in a 1-0 victory at Fiorentina on Sunday to boost AC Milan's hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League.

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Samoa's Deputy Prime Minister Misa Telefoni has launched a stinging attack on the referee of the IRB rugby sevens tournament final in which New Zealand beat Samoa 22-17 at the weekend.

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