Michael Carrick believes Manchester United can open the door to an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title by slaying their recent Liverpool jinx this weekend.

Britain's Mark Cavendish is maintaining hopes of pulling off a rare double by winning the gruelling Milan-SanRemo when it opens the one-day classics season on Saturday.

Saku Koivu scored 14 seconds into overtime after Lubomir Visnovsky tied it with 32 seconds remaining in regulation, and the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Friday night.

Robin Soderling denied Andy Murray a return trip to the Indian Wells Masters 1000 final, ousting the Briton in straight sets to set up a semi-final showdown with Andy Roddick.

Padraig Harrington and Jim Furyk have played a lot of good golf over the last couple of years, which explains why they are among the top 10 in the world rankings.

AP - The UFC is headed to the big screen.

Reuters - No trash-talking, no tempers boiling over at the weigh-in. The build-up to Saturday's Vladimir Klitschko-Eddie Chambers world heavyweight fight in Duesseldorf has so far been all about boxing.

Joey Logano backed up his fast showing in practice by winning the first pole of his career Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway.

President Barack Obama followed through on his hockey bet with Canada, sending beer to the prime minister.

Joey Logano backed up his fast showing in practice by winning the first pole of his career yesterday at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee.