It's been along time coming for Celtics supporters. 22 years, in fact.

But as of Wednesday, the Boston Celtics are the NBA Champions - and boy, did they win it in style.

With the series at 3-2 to Boston, there was no way they were going to let the Lakers take it to game seven. And, with the home crowd behind them, they never let the Lakers into the game.

This was always going to be their night, and by the end of the game the 131-92 scoreline showed just how much the NBA Championship meant to them.

Not since 1986 have the Celtics won the Title, and for guys like Paul Peirce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen it was important to stamp their own names into Celtics history - and the 4-2 series win does just that.

Garnett and Allen finished the game with 26 points each, while Pierce finished with 17 points and the MVP award for the Championship series.

The Lakers were unable to fire as the Celtics defence shut them down all over the court. Kobe Bryant top scored for LA with 22 points, but amazingly he only managed to hit 7/22 shots. For the NBA's MVP, thats a bad night at the office.

With the success of the Boston Red Socks and the New England Patriots over the past few years, Celtics fans can finally add their NBA team to the list of winners.

Celtic pride has, at long last, returned.

It's been a busy week in the sporting world (as in, the World...) - and this weekend it gets even busier.

The international rugby season is about to kick off in the Southern Hemisphere, the third Test between the Blackcaps and England is on, and the NRL rolls into round 12 - we have a funny feeling that we'll be glued to the couch this weekend.

So before we embark on another weekend of sport, here's some of the latest news from the [big] week that's been.

The Irish will be without their young star, Luke Fitzgerald, for the Test against the All Blacks this Saturday. He has failed to recover from an ankle injury, and will hope that he recovers in time for the Test against Australia next weekend. Paddy Wallace will take his place in the midfield, while Geordan Murphy will come onto the bench.

The match in Wellington is yet to sell out which, we guess, reflects the public's attitude toward the All Blacks. The lads will need to put on a show to get back the support of the public - it's time to move on from the World Cup loss, New Zealand...more on that later...

Trent Barrett is making a return to the NRL after a two year stint playing for Wigan in the Super League, signing a two year deal with the Cronulla Sharks. Barrett states the reason for his return is based on his family's interests - his wife is expecting their third child (and with three kids under the age of four, you can't blame him for wanting to be near his family). It's a great signing for the Sharks, who have recently lost Brett Kimorley to the Bulldogs for next year.

Also signing with the Bulldogs for 2009 is Michael Ennis, who's been playing for the Broncos for the past two seasons. The Bulldogs have been working hard at signing new talent for next season - now, if only they can sort out their drama's with Sonny Bill...

The Detroit Red Wings have won the Stanley Cup after beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 in the best of seven series. The Penguins had a chance to throw Game 6 into overtime, which would have given them a shot at tying up the series. It wasn't meant to be, though, with the puck missing the goal by mere centimeters with only seconds to go...

It's the Red Wings eleventh Stanley Cup victory.

The NBA finals began on Friday when the LA Lakers took on the Boston Celtics, sparking an old rivalry dating back to the 70's and 80's. The only thing missing? Larry Bird and Magic Johnson...

The final score of Game One was 98-88 to the Celtics, and Game Two moves to Los Angeles on Monday.

In tennis news, Dinara Safina will meet Ana Ivanovic in the womens final at the French Open after beating fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova. It's been a fairy tail run for Safina, who beat Maria Sharapova earlier in the tournament. Ivanovic beat Jelena Jankovic in an all-Serbian semi to make her way to the final, and by doing so became the number one womens player in tennis.