Los Angeles  - Nearly seven weeks into the season, the San Antonio Spurs have finally hit their stride, though they nearly stumbled at the finish line.

Tony Parker scored six of his 22 points in the last two minutes of Sunday night's game as the Spurs held off a late charge to slip past the Oklahoma City Thunder 109-104 for their sixth-straight victory.

"We know NBA teams are going to make a run, and they did in the second half," Parker said. "At the end, it was really ugly, but we got the win."

Tim Duncan had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Matt Bonner scored 17 and Roger Mason fired in 14 with four three-pointers for San Antonio (15-8), which moved atop the South-West Division after a dismal 1-4 start.

Karachi, Dec. 15 : Pakistan's chief cricket selector and former leg spinner Abdul Qadir has said that India should tour his country and not deprive cricket fans across the globe of an enthralling contest.

Qadir told reporters here at the National Stadium on the sidelined of the Pentangular One-day Championship that no matches in international cricket ignite more passion and emotions than the Pakistan-India encounters.

London, Dec. 14 : Ray Wilkins has denied rumors of a players' revolt at Chelsea.

Insisting that team manager Luiz Felipe Scolari would have no trouble dousing any angry fires over alleged complaints relating to his training methods and team selections, the Daily Star quoted Wilkins as saying: "He is the boss - there's no doubt about that."

London, Dec. 14 : Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton loves to sleep with his F1 world championship trophy to prove that he is the number one racer in the globe.

The youngest champ in history took the 2ft silver and gold cup to bed with him at David Coulthard's hotel in Monaco yesterday after ''one of the most emotional nights'' of his life.

The McLaren superstar was presented with the trophy at a gala dinner in the presence of royalty and 600 VIP guests.

Karachi, Dec. 14  Pakistan cricket team coach Intikhab Alam has claimed that the atmosphere in the dressing room is improving with the rebuilding of trust among players.

Alam said, "The dressing room atmosphere is getting better already. In Abu Dhabi, the atmosphere was great and, that's a good sign for Pakistan."

Pakistan played a three-match One-day International series against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi which it won 3-0.

Wellington, Dec. 14 : American golfer Tiger Woods'' Kiwi caddie Steve Williams has reportedly called his (Woods') fierce rival Phil Mickelson a "prick".

According to stuff. co. nz, Williams says it''s "no secret" the two leading golfers in the world "don''t get along".

Williams'' told the Star-Times in an interview yesterday that the relationship between Woods'' and Mickelson was a festering one, and has been exacerbated with the latter offering a withering assessment of Woods'' while he recovers from knee surgery.