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Djokovic Beats Nadal to Win ATP Finals

Novak Djokovic capped off a phenomenal autumn by defending his ATP World Tour Finals title with an impressive 6-3, 6-4 win over Rafael Nadal in a duel between the two dominant players of the season on Monday night.

There's no doubt Djokovic is the man to beat on indoor hard courts. And just for the record, his 22 consecutive wins to finish 2013 matched top-ranked Nadal's best stretch of the year. Djokovic's winning run started after a U.S. Open final defeat to Nadal, and during a span when the Spaniard replaced him atop the rankings.

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Pacers Roll Past Memphis 95-79 to Stay Unbeaten

The Indiana Pacers remained the NBA's only unbeaten team this season after Paul George scored 23 points and Lance Stephenson had the first triple-double of his career in a 95-79 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.

Indiana became the NBA's seventh team to open the season with eight wins and no losses since 2000 — two more wins than the club's previous best start. And they followed a familiar script in the battle between last season's conference runner-ups by dominating the glass, dominating the second half and divvying up top honors.

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Massa Replaces Maldonado at Williams in 2014

Felipe Massa has replaced Pastor Maldonado at Williams and will race for the Formula One team from the 2014 season after eight years at Ferrari.

The 32-year-old Massa will partner Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas next season, following in the footsteps of Brazilian drivers Ayrton Senna and Rubens Barrichello who both drove for the British team.

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Messi out 6 to 8 Weeks with Another Leg Injury

Barcelona star Lionel Messi is expected to be sidelined for the remainder of 2013 after picking up his third leg injury of the season.

The Argentina forward hurt his left leg Sunday in Barcelona's 4-1 victory at Real Betis and medical exams on Monday showed he needs a recovery period of six to eight weeks. That would rule Messi out until about Christmas, when the Spanish league takes its annual winter break.

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Zlatan, Neymar Nominated for FIFA Best Goal Award

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Neymar are among 10 candidates for the Puskas Award honoring the best goal of the year.

Ibrahimovic was nominated for his long-range bicycle kick for Sweden against England in a friendly last November, which just missed the 2012 award entry deadline.

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Barcelona Loses Messi but Cruises to Win at Betis

Barcelona lost Lionel Messi to another leg injury but still had more than enough firepower to win 4-1 at struggling Real Betis and capitalize on a stumble by title rival Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

Things looked grim for the defending champions when Messi suffered his third leg injury of the season and asked to be substituted in the 21st minute, as Barcelona came under pressure.

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Cruzeiro Wins but still Can't Celebrate Title

League leader Cruzeiro defeated Gremio 3-0 at a packed Mineirao Stadium on Sunday, but was denied a chance to seal the Brazilian title because second-place Atletico Paranaense also won.

Cruzeiro would have clinched its third league title by beating Gremio coupled with Atletico Paranaense either having a draw or loss to Sao Paulo at home. But Atletico kept the title race alive with a 3-0 victory.

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FIFA Meets Ghana Officials over Cairo Security

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke meets with Ghana's sports minister and other officials in Togo on Monday to assure them of security plans for next week's World Cup playoff in Cairo.

The Ghana Football Association said it has already received some details of the safety procedures around the decisive Nov. 19 playoff in the troubled Egyptian capital in a letter from Valcke, including permanent police escorts for players and officials, and "sufficient" security at team hotels and at training sessions.

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Durant Scores 33, Thunder Beat Wizards in OT

Kevin Durant scored 33 points, including a game-leveling 3 pointer late in regulation and the go-ahead foul shots in overtime to send the Oklahoma City Thunder past the Washington Wizards 106-105 on Sunday.

John Wall missed a driving layup attempt at the buzzer for Washington, which was seeking its third straight win. Bradley Beal scored a career-high 34 points for the Wizards.

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Olympic Torch Returns Home from Space Station

A Russian space capsule carrying the Sochi Olympic torch and three astronauts returned to Earth on Monday from the International Space Station in a flawless landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

The Soyuz capsule landed at 8:49 local time (0249 GMT), about three and a half hours after undocking from the station with Russian Fyodor Yurchikhin, American Karen Nyberg and Luca Parmitano of Italy aboard.

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