Smith pass intended for Carmelo Anthony, turning the mistake into a breakaway dunk and the six-point margin by which his team would go on to win.

WSJ: Knicks Overcome by the Heat

The assassination on Sunday of Mullah Arsala Rahmani, a former Taliban minister who was negotiating between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents -- an attack that has been claimed by a breakaway Taliban faction -- would seem to underline this point.

CNN: G8 and NATO-athon, with Pakistan at the table

Wing Daniel gave the score an even greater gloss - and a bonus point to go with it - with a breakaway try in the last move of the game, picking up a loose ball in his own 22 and scorching upfield.

BBC: Blues 9-30 Scarlets