Africa Cup of Nations preview Zambia have a chance to defend their remarkable 2012 African Cup of Nations, just 12 months after winning, as the tournament realigns itself around the World Cup schedule. The Copper Bullets had reached the final of the ACN on two previous occasions (1974, 1994) but their 8-7 penalty triumph over Ivory Coast in the final last year, remains one of the football highlights of 2012.

San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons – Sunday 20 January The Atlanta Falcons were just eight seconds away from post season form of 0-4 under QB Matt Ryan, but a late field-goal from Matt Bryant was enough to send the Falcons through to the NFC Championship Game. The 30-28 win should not hide the fact that Atlanta nearly conceded a 20 point deficit in 15 minutes of football, but this

After a 113 day lockout , the National Hockey League and the players union could be back to what they do best, playing hockey, by the 19th January. After months of negotiations a new Collective Bargaining Agreement has tentatively been ratified, with the players expected to vote in favour of the deal by the end of play on Friday the 11th. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has said “sorry” for the

NFC Divisional playoff The NFC might not have the Broncos and the Patriots slugging it out, but the NFC has produced the last three Super Bowl champions and they could upset the one of the two favourites on February 3. The San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers are the third and fourth favourites, respectively, to win Super Bowl XLVII, some way behind the two juggernauts in the AFC.

Paul George came out on top after a heavyweight battle against LeBron James ended in a ten point victory for the Pacers over the Miami Heat. George rose to the occasion with 29 points and 11 rebounds, and the Pacers held Miami to a season-low point total in an 87-77 win over the Heat on Tuesday night. George has moved from shooting guard to small forward and has become a

Snooker: Betfair Masters – 13-20 January 2013 The world’s top sixteen players return to Alexandra Palace for a week of invitation-only snooker as Neil Robertson sets out to defend his 2012 title. The Australian was in sparkling form last January, defeating Judd Trump in a fractious semi-final, before a 10-6 performance was enough to see off Shaun Murphy. Ronnie O’Sullivan misses the tournament, after deciding to withdraw from the game for

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NFL playoff schedule 2012-13 The Redskins came up just short last night, with RGIII imploding under his own talent and injury, as the Seahawks grabbed the last remaining playoff spot. The other rookie quarterback of 2012-13, Andrew Luck, will have to break through the number one seed in the NFC, the Atlanta Falcons, if they are to progress, but the biggest game in the NFC divisional is Green Bay at

2012 proved to be a year of supreme sporting glory but 2013 is poised to feature even more unmissable sport. NFL With just one regular fixture to go in the NFL it’s time to start discussing Super Bowl contenders and look at who is likely to be fighting for Super Bowl XLVII in February next year. The Patriots are the one team you can rely on to make a postseason

The draw for the last sixteen of the Champions League has been confirmed, and English sides have been handed a tough draw for the games which start on the 12 February. Galatasaray v Schalke Celtic v Juventus Arsenal v Bayern Munich Shakhtar Donetsk v Borussia Dortmund AC Milan v Barcelona Real Madrid v Manchester United Valencia v Paris St Germain Porto v Malaga Arsenal will face German heavyweights Bayern Munich,