Four tries from veteran fullback, Paul Wellens, powered Saints to victory over the Salford City Reds as the Merseyside outfit kept up the pressure on league-leaders, Wigan Warriors.

It was the perfect antidote to World Cup blues … and not a vuvuzela to be heard.

Reports from South Carolina state that Chicago Bears defensive end, Gaines Adams, was taken to hospital at 9am this morning where he was pronounced dead.

The NFL today announced that their 2010 Wembley outing on October 31st, will feature the Denver Broncos and San Fancisco 49ers.

Cincinnati Bengals’ wide-receiver, Chris Henry, died in hospital Thursday of injuries sustained when falling from a moving pcikup truck in what police are calling a domestic dispute.

We have a lot of work to do with a lot of issues that we have to deal with this next week to go on the road to Lambeau (Field) to win for the first time since 1991.

Half time comment: Week Five isn’t going well for the Lions, although going by the half time score board thing ain’t as bad as they might be. It clearly shows them just eight points adrift of last season’s NFL Super Bowl champion, Pittsburgh Steelers,

Okay. Can we put the Mathew Stafford debate to bed now.