Determined to put their own slant on the season of giving, the good citizens of Ibrox ensured the year began on a warming if novel note by permitting Celtic to defeat them by a whopping two goals. The world media gathered at customs in Sydney airport for the World Swimming Championships. Thirteen vials containing growth hormones were found in baggage belonging to Chinese swimmer Yuan Yuan. "We attach great importance to this matter," said her Chef de Mission, Shi Tianshu, sternly, pointing out she really ought to have packed more carefully. Four of Yuan's compatriots quickly tested positive for drugs. Keeping his feet dry was Tiger Woods, delighting fans in Thailand by winning the Johnnie Walker Classic while in the US, veteran John Elway, not one to learn from bitter experience, dragged the Denver Broncos back for another crack at the Super Bowl. Against the odds, they beat Green Bay.