If you want to do action shots then a DSLR is a must, everything else has a lag between you pressing the shutter button and the camera actually taking the picture.
The next big thing is lens quality. Spend your money on the lens and not the camera body. You can upgrade a camera body later on.
Cannon and Nikon are solid and reliable brands, and don't worry about megapixel quantity - 6 megapixel is enough for A4 prints, and A3 prints if viewed from normal distances (i.e, not 10 cm from the picture).
Technique and practice, plus reading up about things like how light plays an important part in how a picture looks are more important than the latest fandango gadget.
I used to do a load of photography, landscapes mostly, and a had a 6 megapixel Canon 300d (positively ancient now), and it was fine to get pictures in print in some of the camera mags. Like most things, it's the technique and skill that matters.
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