Japan's football authorities on Tuesday sacked coach Javier Aguirre, amid claims he was involved in match-fixing during a previous tenure in Spain.

The move brings to an end the short and tumultuous period in Japan for the 56-year-old Mexican, who was reportedly the country's highest-ever paid national coach on an estimated $2.45 million, but under whom the Blue Samurai fizzled on the field.

Bode Miller hasn't raced all season and is questionable for the 2015 Alpine World Ski Championships but the American veteran is ready to go if his number is called.

The 37-year-old Miller is the oldest member of the American ski racing team and this is his eighth World Championships.

Dominated from the start, the Atlanta Hawks saw their team-record 19-game win streak -- level with the fifth-best in NBA history -- snapped Monday with a 115-100 loss at New Orleans.

Anthony Davis, fourth among NBA scorers, netted 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to ignite the Pelicans to their fifth win in six games.

Chelsea made the biggest splash on a low-key transfer deadline day as the Premier League leaders signed Colombia international winger Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina on Monday.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho had been linked with a move for Cuadrado for several weeks and he finally landed his target after making room in his squad by selling German World Cup-winning winger Andre Schuerrle to Bundesliga title challengers Wolfsburg.

Spanish public prosecutors have asked for Barcelona and their former president Sandro Rosell to be tried for two charges of tax fraud committed in the signing of Brazilian star Neymar.

Meanwhile, prosecutors have also asked for the investigation of current Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and the club on an extra tax charge in 2014, which could rise to 2.85 million euros.

The final 125 seconds included a perfect possession by Tom Brady for the go-ahead points, a juggling catch that could have been the play of the year, and a victory-clinching, end-zone interception on a pass — not run — from the 1.

A Super Bowl that got off to a slow start wound up with a "Whoa!" finish, a lot like the New England Patriots' entire season.

Liechtenstein skier Tina Weirather can't shake the Sochi Olympics. The occasional ache in her right leg serves as a reminder.

She crashed in a downhill training run last February and badly banged her shin, an injury that still lingers.

Carmelo Anthony scored 18 of his 31 points in the third quarter as the New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 92-80 on Sunday.

With Kobe Bryant out for the season and both teams among the worst in the NBA, it was anything but a Super Sunday in New York, where the national TV audience that was originally scheduled to see it missed the Lakers shooting 35.5 percent from the field.

Lionel Messi and Neymar came to the rescue on Sunday to keep Barcelona in the hunt for the Spanish league title.

The Catalan side came twice from behind in a 3-2 win over Villarreal to stay one point behind leader Real Madrid. In England, Arsenal thrashed Aston Villa 5-0 for its biggest win this season. League leader Lyon and in-from Monaco drew 0-0 in the French league while Juventus missed the opportunity to open up a nine-point advantage at the top of Serie A.

Serbia's world number one Novak Djokovic won a fifth Australian Open title Sunday, beating Britain's Andy Murray in four sets in the final.

Djokovic won 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-0 in 3hr 39min for his eighth Grand Slam title to stretch his formidable record on the Melbourne hardcourts to winning five from five finals in eight years.