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Jeremy Lin could be an All-Star for the first time in his career, if he does well in his maiden season with the Los Angeles Lakers

French giants AS Monaco are set to compete with Atletico Madrid in securing the signature of Chelsea striker Fernando Torres.

NBA NEWS - The Dallas Mavericks are looking at a couple of veteran point guards in Jameer Nelson or Mo Williams to shore up their point guard position.

Rafael Nadal was voted the most popular and respectable person in Spain, beating Chicago Bulls forward Pau Gasol for the nod.

Roger Federer seems to have recaptured his potent service game. This is what American tennis legend Andy Roddick thought when he watch the Swiss Master went toe-to-toe with Novak Djokovic in the finals of the Wimbledon Open a couple of weeks ago.

Anna Meares was chosen as Australia’s flag bearer in the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow.

Arsenal are reportedly no longer interested in bringing in Real Madrid holding midfielder Sami Khedira, claims a respected journalist.

NBA NEWS - Joel Embiid has yet to play a game in the National Basketball Association but already he has gained a multitude of fans, not on the basketball hardcourt yet but at least on social media platform Twitter.

The island of Tasmania got another brow-raising snub once again, 32 years after the infamous performance in the opening ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.

Cristiano Ronaldo's mother, Dolores Aveiro revealed in her new book that she tried to abort the Real Madrid striker.

Australia Rugby News - Wallaby coach Ewen McKenzie has named the 32 players that will play for the Wallabies in the 2014 Rugby Championship (TRC) set to start in August.

Sir Bradley Wiggins is off to get the gold medal in the team pursuit competition at the Commonwealth Games 2014. But before he starts his quest for greatness, Wiggins had some strong words to people asking him about his Sky and English cycling teammate.

Real Madrid did not waste anytime in flaunting their new signing, James Rodriguez, from AS Monaco.

Two of the most endowed women when it comes to a full behind, Serena Williams and Kim Kardashian show off their bikini bums on Instagram.

Eugenie Bouchard wants the top of the WTA ranking, understanding she needs to beat Serena Williams and other elite stars to achieve such goal

Sports diva Maria Sharapova is in position to overtake Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as the most popular tennis player on Facebook after reaching the 14 million like barrier few days ago.

Fighting a bout of depression, Darius Boyd has been admitted to a mental health facility in order to cure his serious case of depression and mental fatigue. His Knights coach Wayne Bennett has confirmed the admittance of his star fullback into a Sydney location which makes puts cloud into his ability to suit again for the squad this season.

NBA NEWS - Basketball fans in the Philippines went home disappointed after NBA players refused to play in a scheduled exhibition game against the Philippine national team on Tuesday. Apparently, the organizers of the event failed to get clearance from the NBA itself leading to the cancellation of the event.

For Brazilian soccer superstar Neymar, marriage is a huge deal which is why he is reportedly not in a hurry to marry his model girlfriend Bruna Marquezine.

In a month’s time, Gabrielle Union will walk down the aisle with her fiancé National Basketball Association (NBA) star Dwyane Wade and the stars revealed their plans for the most special date in their lives.

Australian sport is drawing a hard and fast line on future funding support to various sports which will not be able to special medal targets in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are the favourites to play each other in the finals of the US Open in Flushing Meadows, according to the latest odds on several sports betting bookmakers.

erry McIIlroy is one proud father and one richer man after his son, Rory, took home the British Open. The elderly McIIroy placed a bet on his son winning the Open in 2004 at 500-to-1 odds and cashed in big when that gamble became a reality last Sunday at Royal Liverpool.

Tour de France 2014 Results - Michael Rogers of Australia won the 16th stage of the Tour de France 2014 ending up first in the 237.5-kilometer round from Carcassone to Bagneres-de-Luchon. Rogers, who rides for team Tinkoff-Saxo, sprinted to the finish line nine seconds ahead of second-placed Thomas Voeckler (France) of Europcar and Vasil Kiryienka (Belarus) of Team Sky.

The 2014 Tour de France is heating up as the 100th edition of the most prestigious cycling competition heads into another grueling climb from Saint-Gaudens to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet on Stage 17 on Wednesday.

Evander Holyfield is slated to be inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame on August 9 and no other than Mike Tyson will be there to present him with the induction trophy at the New Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas.

English screen and stage actor Gary Oldman is the latest celebrity to perform a cover of Iggy Azalea’s hit song “Fancy.”

Tony Dungy is backtracking and clarifying remarks that has created a wave of media backlash and social media scrutiny. The backlash stems from comments made by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis mentor to the Tampa Tribune saying that Michal Sam's sexual orientation would create a distraction for the team that will draft or employ him.

Roger Federer has topped Forbes’ list of Most Financially Valuable Athlete.