by Nick Parkinson

MUNICH - Britain's Dereck Chisora was arrested on Sunday by Munich police in the wake of his brawl with ex-champion David Haye at a post-fight press conference after Chisora lost a title fight to Vitali Klitschko.

German police detained both Chisora and his trainer Don Charles for questioning as they were preparing to board a plane back to the United Kingdom and later arrested the heavyweight boxer at Munich police headquarters.

"Given the events of Saturday evening, a criminal investigation is required," a spokesman for Munich police told SID, an AFP subsidiary.

Chisora is suspected of grievous bodily harm and threatening behaviour, the spokesman added.

Munich police also want to speak to Haye and searched his hotel room on Sunday morning, but according to sources he caught a flight back to Britain in the early hours.

The British Boxing Board of Control has already indicated they will launch an investigation into events leading up to the ugly melee in Munich when Chisora was heard to repeatedly shout that he wanted to "shoot" Haye and "burn" him.

On Saturday, Chisora lost to Klitschko in his World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title bout by a unanimous points decision in Munich, but violence erupted in the post-fight press conference between Chisora and compatriot Haye.

Haye, 31, was amongst reporters after working here as a pundit and branded Chisora "a loser".

The British fighter promptly left the head table at the press conference to confront Haye, who he dubbed "an embarrassment".

Haye, the former World Boxing Association (WBA) champion who was defeated on points by Vitali's brother Wladimir in July, had insisted he wants to fight Vitali on June 2 and the pair traded blows with Chisora as their respective trainers became involved.

Adam Booth, trainer of Haye and working at the fight for BBC Radio, was left with a cut head, while Haye was seen brandishing a cameraman's tripod.

Chisora was repeatedly heard shouting that he would "shoot" Haye during a barrage of expletives as the pair were separated by stunned on-lookers.

Chisora, 28, has won few friends here with his conduct after he slapped Klitschko in the face at Friday's weigh-in, then spat water in the face of his opponents brother Wladimir Klitschko, also a heavyweight champion, minutes before the title fight.

The Zimbabwe-born British fighter squared up to Vitali again after the fight verdict had been announced and received jeers and boos from the Munich crowd.

After seeing the drama unfold, Wladimir Klitschko, who holds the IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight belts, told Sky News: "I'm totally disappointed, it went a little too far, the sport of boxing shouldn't be like that.

"Bloody faces in the news conference... fighting in the ring, not out. I'm really surprised."

Vitali, who defended his WBC title for the tenth time, despite an injured shoulder, said he did not respect Chisora as a person.

"If you are a sportsman with millions of people watching you have to set a good example, and Chisora didn't do that," Klitschko said.

"Young kids and boys were watching. I have got respect for Chisora as a fighter but no respect as a human being. He was not fair.

"I was a bit upset afterwards because I didn't knock him out.

"I really wanted to after he slapped me at the weigh-in but it didn't happen."

Chisora had earlier explained why he slapped Vitali and said: "I signed to fight Wladimir but he didn't give me a fight (Wladimir Klitschko twice pulled out injured before fighting Haye instead of Chisora).

"I was out of the ring for 18 months because of that. I told my mother that when I see one of those brothers he's going to get a slap. Vitali drew the short straw and it was him.

"But I will also give Wladimir a slap and David Haye a slap if I see him."

Moments later, Chisora and Haye were trading blows. AFP

WASHINGTON, February 7, 2012 (AFP) - More than two million US viewers watched the first-ever live stream of the Super Bowl over the Internet, the NBC television network said Tuesday.

The live stream of the New York Giant's 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots drew 2.1 million viewers, "making it the most-watched, single-game sports event ever online," the network said in a statement.

The Super Bowl was streamed live on NBCSports.com and NFL.com, the website of the National Football League. It was also available to mobile or tablet users with an NFL Mobile application.

"The Super Bowl XLVI live stream exceeded our expectations in every way," Kevin Monaghan, managing director for digital media at the NBC Sports Group, said in a statement.

"Increasingly, sports fans are looking to digital coverage as a complementary 'second screen' experience, and we delivered on that promise," Monaghan said.

"The record traffic that grew throughout the event, as well as the record high engagement numbers, underscores the complementary aspect of digital as an enhancement to our exceptional television coverage," he said.

Hans Schroeder, the NFL's senior vice president for media strategy and development, said the live stream "was a tremendous success in its first year.

"We will continue to look for more ways to reach our fans," Schroeder said.

Super Bowl 46 drew a record 111.3 million television viewers in the United States, edging out last year's game, according to the Nielsen Company.

by Chris Lefkow

WASHINGTON - Millions of American football fans will be watching the Super Bowl on television Sunday with one hand in the potato chips and the other holding a smartphone.

The "second screen" experience will be fueled by Facebook and Twitter and a host of Super Bowl-related applications for mobile devices providing everything from recipes to game statistics to re-runs of the celebrated commercials.

Sixty percent of mobile owners will check or use their devices during the showdown between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, according to a survey commissioned by mobile marketing company Velti.

And nearly half of all viewers will check or use their mobile device up to 10 times during the game, mostly during commercial breaks, according to the survey by Harris Interactive of 1,428 US adult mobile owners.

"You're looking at your phone as the second screen or your iPad as a third screen and it's not just about watching the game on TV, it becomes part of the entire experience," said Krishna Subramanian, Velti's chief marketing officer.

"People are using their mobile devices to communicate with friends, to share information and to engage with ads and TV content," Subramanian said. "They're looking at the game and going like a level deeper."

Facebook and Twitter apps will be getting a workout during Super Bowl 46, which kicks off at 6:30 pm (2330 GMT), but so will many of the other programs available in Apple's App Store or on the Android Market.

Both the Giants and the Patriots offer free apps with team and player news while the National Football League is offering a Super Bowl 46 Commemorative App for the iPad for $2.99 that promises "exclusive video" and other content.

The official Super Bowl game program is available as a free app for the iPad. Another free app, Football Connect, lets users play against other fans and earn points based on events in the live game.

For those actually going to the game, there is a free Super Bowl 46 Guide with information on restaurants, nightlife and Super Bowl events in the host city, Indianapolis, along with an interactive 3D map of the stadium.

Another free app is NFL Pro Tweets which features tweets from NFL players -- although not from any of the Giants or the Patriots, who are banned from using the service during the game.

This year's Super Bowl will be the first ever streamed live over the Internet, and there's an app for that too.

Computer users can watch the game live at NBCSports.com and mobile or tablet owners can also tune in -- provided they are customers of Verizon and download an NFL Mobile application.

Super Bowl commercials are a sport of their own and Subramanian said fans will be using their smartphones more than ever this year to engage with ads.

"In the first quarter, perhaps, you'll have a brand saying vote for your favorite flavor," he said. "So you'll have people texting in and voting and in the fourth quarter you'll actually see the results."

A Shazam app for advertisements directs smartphone users to bonus content or special offers on the web and a $1.99 Super Ads app for the iPhone offers over 200 Super Bowl commercials from 2006 to 2011 as well as the 2012 ads.

As for Subramanian, he'll be in London on Sunday -- smartphone in hand.

"I still need to figure out where to watch the game," he said. "And I'll have to stay up all night watching it." AFP