Eastern Conference-leading Indiana beat sliding Boston 106-79 on Sunday, with Paul George scoring 24 points and Lance Stephenson recording his third triple-double of the season.

Elsewhere, Oklahoma City suffered its first home loss of the season at the hands of Toronto, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Minnesota in overtime.

A late goal from Rodrigo Palacio gave Inter Milan a 1-0 win over city rival AC Milan in an entertaining derby match in Serie A on Sunday.

Palacio struck four minutes from time to send three quarters of San Siro into a frenzy.

Pedro Rodriguez filled in for Barcelona's missing star forwards by netting a hat trick in 10 minutes before setting up Cesc Fabregas twice as the visitors erased a two-goal deficit in a wild 5-2 win at Getafe on Sunday.

Barcelona's entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital.

Paris Saint-Germain drew 2-2 with Lille on Sunday in the French league to extend its lead to three points at the halfway stage.

Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave PSG the lead in the 36th minute with a 25-yard free kick that took a deflection off the Lille wall.

Mexican driver Esteban Gutierrez will remain with the Sauber Formula One team for the 2014 season as teammate to German Adrian Sutil, it was announced on Saturday.

Gutierrez was the best rookie driver in the 2013 championship, finishing 16th on the 22-man grid, with the highlight of his season a seventh-placed finish at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Tim Sherwood is keen to press his claims to become Tottenham's permanent manager, but admits Sunday's trip to Southampton could mark his final game in charge of the club.

Sherwood was installed as interim manager following the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas in the wake of a 5-0 home defeat against Liverpool last weekend.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini admits he has been left cold by the Premier League's busy Christmas schedule.

Pellegrini, in his first season in the English top-flight, is about to get his first taste of the unique demands posed by the festive fixture list and the Chilean is already frustrated that title challengers City must play on Boxing Day and again on December 28.

Radamel Falcao made his comeback after almost a month on the sidelines only to miss a penalty as Monaco suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat at the hands of struggling Valenciennes on Friday.

The Colombian striker, on as a substitute, saw his poorly-struck late penalty saved by visiting goalkeeper Nicolas Penneteau as the principality side ended 2013 in disappointing fashion and let slip the chance to go provisionally top of the Ligue 1 table.

Luis Suarez has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.

The 26-year-old Uruguayan joined the club in January 2011 and is the top scorer in the Premier League this season with 17 goals in 11 starts.

San Antonio's Tiago Splitter tipped in a rebound with 2.1 seconds left to give the Spurs to a 104-102 victory over Golden State on Tuesday, taking a valuable win that came in the absence of their experienced star trio.

In the day's other game, Oklahoma City extended its winning streak to eight games with a 107-95 win over Chicago.