AP - Banner No. 17 is up in the rafters, and win No. 1 is in the books.

AP - Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series. Just not Tuesday night. Too wet. Besides, the baseball commissioner went home to Milwaukee. Maybe the Phillies and Rays can play ball Wednesday night. But snow showers are in the forecast.

AFP - Rising Argentine star Juan Martin Del Potro is on a roll as his end-of-season plans come to the boil, the tennis globetrotter bidding for glory at the Paris Masters, the Davis Cup and the Masters Cup in Shanghai.

AFP - Bayern Munich coach Jurgen Klinsmann said Tuesday he plans to have the defending Bundesliga champions back at the top of the table by Christmas as his side prepare to take on Eintracht Frankfurt.

Reuters - The World Series was on hold on Tuesday as weather forced a further delay to Game Five between Philadelphia and Tampa Bay, which was suspended because of heavy rain on Monday with the score tied at 2-2.

AP - The Tennessee Titans keep winning, and not even Peyton Manning could stop the NFL's only undefeated team.

AP - The World Series won't resume until Wednesday night at the earliest. With rain still falling in Philadelphia, Major League Baseball decided not to attempt to complete Game 5 between the Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. The completion of the game tentatively was scheduled for 8:37 p.m. Wednesday.

AFP - To be recognised as your country's best tennis player in a land with form and history in the sport is one thing - and Gilles Simon will be delighted to take a bow before a home crowd in Paris this week as the season draws to a close.

AP - Mikko Koivu has been keeping his linemates busy, and the Minnesota Wild are reaping the rewards of his pinpoint playmaking.

AFP - Joey Barton has been told by manager Joe Kinnear he will be treated like any other Newcastle United player when it comes to selection for Tuesday's match against West Bromwich Albion.

Reuters - The fate of the World Series was left hanging in the balance on Monday when heavy rain forced a suspension of Game Five with the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning.