11.   Oxford United got the Christmas present they wanted -- their best win of the season over league leaders Newcastle United...

12.   BREDBURY, league leaders in the Meller Braggins Cheshire Cricket League, went down to their first defeat of the season at Cholmondley on Saturday.

13.   MIDDLESBROUGH turned in a spirited display to hold league leaders Manchester United in a battling cup tie at Ayresome Park last night.

14.   The Mowhawks made the final in the Carlsberg National League play-offs, taking the scalps of league leaders Oldham on the way.

15.   Among the league home run leaders, you will find Shane Andrews, Geoff Jenkins, Tony Batista, Jermaine Dye and Mike Sweeney.

16.   And win this week he probably will against the league leader in broken hearts.

17.   As to his prospects of finishing among the league leaders, Billups exudes quiet confidence.

18.   Besides base stealing and sacrifice hits, Royals players are absent from the league leaders in most offensive categories.

19.   Beyond the home runs, consider a statistic that never appears in a listing of league leaders.

20.   Biggio was among the league leaders in batting average.