Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho refused to entertain talk of an unbeaten season after seeing his side strengthen its position at the Premier League summit by winning 2-1 at Liverpool on Saturday.
Billed as a key form pointer ahead of next year's World Cup, Saturday's Twickenham Test merely underlined the consensus that England has the potential to win the tournament but New Zealand is a strong favorite to retain its rugby title.
Morocco is sticking to its demand to postpone the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament due to the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, despite pressure from the Confederation of African Football.
Lee Chong Wei dominated the world rankings without ever capturing one of badminton's biggest prizes and now the Malaysian's hopes of a last shot at glory appear likely to have ended in an Oslo laboratory.
Sergey Kovalev of Russia dominated Bernard Hopkins from the opening bell, winning a unanimous decision on Saturday night to stake his claim as the world's best light heavyweight boxer.
This season's Christmas Competition drew a record entry, perhaps because many answered the declarer-play problem correctly. And some gave slight variations on the published solution that were also accurate.
Agatha Christie said, "It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story."
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