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Kyrgios will face Wawrinka in the semifinal round of the Dubai Tennis Championships - their first meeting since the Aussie teen's on-court sledge at the Montreal Masters last year.

Under Armour has confirmed they are not in talks to strike a sponsorship deal with Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao.

Nick Kyrgios could foil Novak Djokovic’s tennis dominance this season.

After a tough match against Slovak Martin Klizan, Kyrgios continued his stellar showing in Dubai, cruising past Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-2.

Arteta, whose contract expires this summer, is good friends with Guardiola, and him making the move is a huge possibility.

Novak Djokovic will face Malek Jaziri of Tunisia in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships in UAE.

Hopoate said the NRL needs to move on from his issues and let him continue his coaching of Manly Eagles’ SG Ball side.

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan said there would be little tolerance for any breaches of the league’s rules during the premiership season after Fremantle forward Hayden Ballantyne was caught using a mobile phone during a match.

Former WWE star Dave Bautista and Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson have hit back at Manny Pacquiao’s anti-gay slur, but the Filipino says he is not distracted by the critics.

Manny Pacquiao should postpone his bout with Timothy Bradley on Apr. 9, a Filipino politician said.

Former NRL player Jamal Idris has been subjected to an attempted kidnap during his trip in Vietnam.

Novak Djokovic will face Tommy Robredo in the opening round of the 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships in UAE.

The Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets are reportedly discussing swapping Trey Burke for Ty Lawson.

The Cleveland Cavaliers could orchestrate a blockbuster deal at the deadline that would let them acquire New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson.

The Los Angeles Clippers have denied putting Blake Griffin on the trading block.

Houston Rockets forward Corey Brewer is a potential trade target of the Los Angeles Lakers, according to the latest NBA trade rumours.

Manny Pacquiao could get distracted in his training camp over anti-gay comments.

Manchester City could sign Paul Pogba after Barcelona backed out of a deal that would bring the French international to Camp Nou in the summer.

Roger Federer will skip the entire European clay court tour, but is expected to be in “good shape” for Roland Garros.

Rafael Nadal says he hopes Roger Federer’s injury is not too serious.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly interested in trading for Atlanta Hawks sharpshooter Kyle Korver.

If the Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvaez bout falls through, GGG could have Bernard Hopkins as his next opponent after Dominic Wade in April.

Liverpool is set to battle Arsenal in signing Bayer Leverkusen forward Javier Hernandez in the summer transfer window.

Floyd Mayweather Jr said Amir Khan cannot duplicate his performance when he defeated Saul Canelo Alvarez in 2013.

Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua targets Chelsea striker Loic Remy.

Manny Pacquiao will start training camp with Freddie Roach on Feb. 14.

Gennady Golovkin could fight Bernard Hopkins this year, according to K2 Promotions managing director Tom Loeffler.

Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc said he may be forced to delay Ezequiel Lavezzi’s move to China until after the UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against Chelsea on Feb. 16.

Cristiano Ronaldo said he would remain with Real Madrid until his contract expires in 2018.