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The racism controversy by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is now officially a distraction to his own team days after the racist rant was exposed in a recorded private conversation.

Football fans worldwide are anticipating more than ever the three-way bout among Premier League's top title contenders. Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are in for one of the most open title races in the history of Premier Football League.

The Chicago Bulls are on the brink of losing their first-round series against the up-and-coming Washington Wizards. Down 3-1 in the series, the Bulls might need no less than a miracle to overcome the deficit. There could be no greater miracle than the return of star point guard Derrick Rose.

It is officially the fight week for the Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana bout.

Arsenal are reported to be in the advanced stages of the discussions involving a move of Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas.

Will Sau Paolo be another Sochi, replete with horror stories of unfinished hotels, fireworks that go kaput, lack of water in taps and hopefully not, two toilet bowls in one cubicle? The question is probably in the mind of FIFA officials since it is only 50 days before the first football match will be held on June 12 in the South American country of Brazil, and four stadiums are still incomplete, including the Arena Corinthians in Sau Paolo where the opening game will feature host country Brazil ...

Don’t look now but it’s the eighth seeded Texas team that has the series lead entering Game 4 in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs. Carrying the league’s best record after the regular season, the No. 1 seed San Antonio Spurs will fall into 1-3 deficit in this best-of-seven series if they lose to the Dallas Mavericks for the third time in this match-up.

Canadian hockey player Jordin Tootoo made a young fan’s day, possibly his whole year as well, when he gave his hockey stick to him. The video of the 31-year-old Grand Rapids Griffins forward giving away his stick during pregame warm-ups to a young boy has gone viral, making Tootoo a hero in everyone’s eyes.

As things between Khloe Kardashian and French Montana get even more serious, the reality TV star’s momager Kris Jenner reportedly still impedes and prevents the duo’s relationship from pushing through.

Roger Federer has nothing against the unwavering support that he gets from his millions of followers all around globe.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers acknowledged his squad's 2-0 defeat in the hands of Chelsea on Sunday, but accused Jose Mourinho's side of playing it safe all throughout the match.

Donald Sterling is alone in his prejudiced views, according to his estranged wife Shelly Sterling. His current wife is distancing herself and her family from the alleged racist remarks said by the Los Angeles Clippers owner.

The LA Skippers players made a silent protest after the racist remarks from team owner Davis Sterling

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez bagged the 2014 PFA Player of the Year award following a stellar showing in the ongoing Premier League season.

Who says hooking up via the Internet are not intended for celebrities? Aussie singer-rapper Iggy Azalea revealed in a new report that she doesn’t mind hooking up with guys on the Internet. For Iggy, finding love online shouldn’t really be so hard.

In the eventful match held on Sunday at the Leichhardt stadium, the Gold Coast Titans thrashed Wests Tigers by 22-6. The Tigers were unable to stand the pace of the Titans, and the match ultimately ended with injuries and controversies

Chelsea winger Eden Hazard has been rewarded by the hard work that he has put in this season as he was named 2014 PFA Young Player of the Year.

Since firing Mike Woodson at the end of the regular season, Phil Jackson has identified Steve Kerr as one of the frontrunners for the head coaching gig. After a meeting between the Zen Master and former Chicago Bulls ward, it appears that Kerr has the inside track for the position.

Even in sports, racial hatred seems to be increasing. A photo of Lamar Odom shaking hands, wearing a pair of gloves, with Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling made its way online in the popular social networking Web site Twitter.

Maria Sharapova has snagged her third consecutive victory in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament after defeating Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in two out of three sets on April 27, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. It was Sharapova’s first title in the 2014 tennis season.

Former Australian Olympic Champion Swimmer Geoff Huegill and his wife Sara Hills have been recently charged with possession of cocaine at Randwick racecourse.

Liverpool are reported to be initialising a move for La Liga defenders in Barcelona's Javier Mascherano and Real Madrid's Fabio Coentrao.

The fans, family, and loved ones of the seven-time racing champion Michael Schumacher anticipate the day that their sports icon finally wakes up from coma.

Adam Silver will have his first tough test as NBA Commissioner for the apparent racist acts of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

The Warriors sniper did on Sunday (Monday morning Australia) hitting a career-high 7 three-pointers on the way to 33 points in an evening when his team treated the Los Angeles Clippers to a 118-97 blowout. Curry also added 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the evening.

The Houston Rockets lost two home games to start their best-of-seven affair against the Portland Trail Blazers. Dwight Howard, James Harden and the rest of the Rockets have a chance to get back all the momentum and homecourt advantage if they can manage to get back-to-back wins on the road with a victory on Sunday (Monday morning Australia) in Game 4 of the first round series of the Western Conference Playoffs.

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Kate Upton had been bombarded by nasty and disparaging comments about her figure in the past. However, Upton isn't someone who can easily be put down by such remark. Upton stars in the movie "The Other Woman," where, in one scene, she embarked on a sexy beach run wearing a white bikini. As such, the issue of her figure was instantaneously brought up again.

One of the top players in women’s tennis, Victoria Azarenka could miss the 2014 French Open because of injuries of late.

The English Premier League season now enters its homestretch mark, with pace-setters Liverpool and Chelsea gunning for a pivotal win in their upcoming showdown on Sunday at Anfield.