which camera for action shots

ok i bought a sony last time dscw and was dissapointed with it and now i had an acident and the screen is cracked so it pretty much useless
i want to replace with another comact or reasonably portable camera but it mucst be able to take nice shot and have a sport mode

panasonic nikon and fuji seem the only ones to bother with sport mode unless anyone knows any other.
would like smaller screen due to being so vunerable to damage

any ideas

thanks

 

well i am gonna just say it, Canon Rebel XT or XTi
although they are expensive, near $850+ you get a nice camera for what you want. or look here. http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/399163