Is there one better than D90?

I have stared doing youth sports photography and up until this point I have chosen outdoor sports as my old reliable camera could handle it.  Starting this year I am taking on indoor sports and some awards ceremonies that are notorious for the low light conditions and bad pictures due to this.  I am looking for a camera with a high shutter speed but I also want it to be able to take great pictures in low light conditions of objects that are moving.  I have found iti s next to impossible to have a child stand still in low light even for just a snapshot of them!  I was reading the reviews for the D90 and there were some comments that it takes great low light pictures as long as there is no movement.  Can anyone suggest a good camera with an auto setting that takes great lowlight pictures of things that ARE moving.   Thanks!!

Well you are going to have to invest in faster lenses. I'm assuming you still have the 'kit' lenses. Maybe try a Nikon 17-55mm F2.8, Nikon 24-80 F2.8 or  Nikon 70-200 F2.8 (or their 3rd party equivelents). Raise the ISO up has high as you can without getting too much noise.
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