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The Washington Wizards and Polish center Marcin Gortat agree in principle to a five-year extension worth $60 million.

The final match in the round of 16 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil has arrived. European dark horse Belgium claimed the last quarterfinal spot after taking out emerging soccer nation, USA 2-1 in extra time.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving agreed to a five year, $90 million extension that will keep the star guard with the team for the next six years.

World's no.1 Rafael Nadal finally responded to Roger Federer's call to speed up the pace between points, as the Spaniard stressed he's getting tired of all the criticisms he receives for violating time limitation. Nadal said during a news conference before losing to Australian teen sensation Nick Kyrgios on Tuesday.

Match number 59 is the third quarter-final match. Both Argentina and Belgium won in the extra-time to enter the quarter finals.

Argentina was saved from having to go through a penalty shootout against Switzerland by La Liga pair Lionel Messi and Angel di Maria. It's not very often that one can see a Real Madrid star pair up with an FC Barcelona ace to manufacture a stunning goal to win a game. This was seen in the Spanish national team in their glory days but the failure of La Roja to make a mark in the 2014 FIFA World Cup meant that players from the famous rivals won't get a chance to show much camaraderie in thi....

Match number 58 is the second quarter-final match. France won against Nigeria in normal time to enter the quarter-finals while Germany defeated Algeria in extra-time.

An star was born in the 2014 Wimbledon Championships after Australian Nick Kyrgios defeated World No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain in the Round of 16 in four sets, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

While the world was busy watching the Argentina vs. Switzerland Round of 16 match in Brazil, Nick Kyrgios was engaged in his own Round of 16 war battle against World No.1 in Rafael Nadal in London.

Even if many fellow celebrities have dissed Canadian pop star Justin Bieber for his bad behaviour - ranging from drug use to racist remarks - his best friend Floyd Mayweather Jr had always kind words for the 20-year-old.

British boxer Amir Khan wants to take the express lane of boxing fame by naming the two pound-for-pound kings as his dream opponents for his next two fights.

USA vs. Belgium Live Streaming - Team USA survived this World Cup’s “Group of Death”. On Tuesday at the Arena Fonta Nova in Salvador, Brazil, the Americans will look to prove they are legit contenders when they take on Belgium in the Round of 16 of the 2014 World Cup.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has never failed to spark intrigues in and outside the ring, confirming his rematch with Marcos Maidana on September 13 and hinting a big surprise for his May 2015 fight.

The Toronto Raptors are doing everything in their power to retain starting point guard Kyle Lowry. Waiting on the sidelines, the Miami Heat, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks are looking to steal him away from the Canadian franchise.

Can the Swiss tame Lionel Messi in the Argentina vs. Switzerland Round of 16 match-up in the 2014 World Cup? La Nati will surely try but they need to dig deep if they want to survive the knockout game at the Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paolo, Brazil on Tuesday.

Great Britain's Amir Khan sounds very much confident of his chances against reigning WBO Welterweight king Manny Pacquiao, whom he wants to fight next in the final quarter of 2014.

Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka are in perfect positions to arrange an All-Swiss quarterfinal duel at Wimbledon Open with a victory on a busy Tuesday at All-England Club.

Wimbledon Live Streaming - The tale of the tape between Australia’s Nick Kyrgios and Spain’s Rafael Nadal doesn’t look pretty at all: it’s admittedly one-sided in favor of the latter. Still, that’s not stopping the Aussie teenager from dreaming: beat the World No. 1 in a Grand Slam tournament.

This feature examines the top ten free agents who will be eyed by multiple teams come July 1st, the first day teams can conduct talks with potential signings. LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony lead the list of players who can change teams and alter again the landscape of the NBA.

2014 Wimbledon Update - It’s down to 11 contenders for the women’s singles title in the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. With play entering the quarterfinals—the round of 16 for six others—it is Czech Republic’ Petra Kvitova and Russia’s Maria Sharapova who are considered the frontrunners for the Grand Slam crown in London.

The Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks reached a deal to send coach Jason Kidd to the Bucks for two future second round picks.

The Orlando Magic waived Jameer Nelson to make way for more cap space and playing time for its young players.

Germany are favourites to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil after a strong performance in 2010 losing in the semi-finals to eventual champions Spain. The then very young team have since matured and gained valuable experience to hopefully help them go further in the competition this time around. They are now safely through to the quarterfinals after winning against Algeria in their round of 16 match.

Europe may have taken big blows in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil with the early exits of defending champions Spain and other European giants like Italy and Portugal, but the remaining teams are keeping it alive in the knockout stages. The Netherlands have already booked a place in the quarterfinals after beating Mexico and now Germany and France have bested their African opponents to create a showdown against each other in the top 8.

Justin Rose wins the Quicken Loans National at Congressional after an exhilarating playoff with Shawn Stefani.

The North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) is currently in the thick of things in the AFL Premiership Season Ladder at 7th place with an 8-6-0 record. Their ruckman, Majak Daw is in a different kind of battle; proving his innocence on a rape charge which apparently occurred way back in 2007.

Kei Nishikori advances to the fourth round of Wimbledon by dispatching Italian Simone Bolleli in five sets.

France were able to seal a victory over Nigeria in the closing minutes of their match at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia in the round of 16 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The 2-0 win is only the second match in three days that has so far been decided on regulation time.

NBA Rumors, NBA News - The NBA free agency period is officially underway and teams can formally start tendering offers to prospective signees on Tuesday. With a recent trade that centered on further creating cap space, the Atlanta Hawks are in prime position to chase a big name free agent and one of the targets is Luol Deng, an unrestricted free agent (UFA) from the Cleveland Cavaliers.