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After his epic Las Vegas victory over Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley on Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao's Mommy Dionisia became an instant celebrity.

Essendon's coach Mark Thompson was absent from the practice session after being hit by flu. His assistant, Simon Goodwin, took over the charge.

Unlike other Brazilian cities, Cuiaba may not be the best location to host the coveted FIFA World Cup

In a recent setback at NRL, Ben Matulino was banned for three games after having accused of grade two shoulder charge.

To be branded as a non-violent team is already hard. More so if the team had been named after the sitting spiritual pontiff of the Roman Catholic faith. It's means the players of Papa Francisco football team have to be attuned to the traits that Pope Francis has continuously exuded, which are humility and simplicity.

The drama over Reeva Steenkamp's death still rages on, as Oscar Pistorius faced some grueling situation with the prosecutor at the second week of the opening of murder trial.

Sports Illustrated model-turned actress Kate Upton was seen strolling through Beverly Hills with her athlete boyfriend Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander on April 10.

Top-ranked tennis athlete Serena Williams graced the cover of Fitness magazine’s May issue, wearing a red bikini and looking more toned as ever.

Despite a troubled season for Carlton, coach Mick Malthouse is confident of the team's revival

She captured global attention during the Saturday rematch of her son Manny Pacquiao against American boxer Timothy Bradley with her unique way of assuring the victory of the Filipino boxer through prayer. Western media, however, has mistaken the caricature-like character of Dionesia Pacquiao, also known as Pacmom or Mommy D to Filipinos, as casting a hex on Bradley

On April 8, Ultimate Warrior collapsed while walking with his wife towards their car at a hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Grigor Dimitrov has now stepped a notch to reach his career-high singles ATP rank at the 14th spot.

Lamar Odom seems to be just shrugging off the issues that involve his soon-to-be ex-wife Khloe Kardashian, who reportedly had been seeing rapper French Montana very often in the past few days, as he keeps on going with his daily life and focusing on his sport.

Khloe Kardashian and French Montana have not really made an official statement about the current status of their relationship.

On Sunday morning, there was one more very significant and noticeable change in Pacquiao from the old Manny who loved to hold a mini concert after a ring battle. Pacman still held a mike that Saturday night, but he no longer belted his favourites such Sometimes When We Touch.

Chelsea will pay an astounding £50million for Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa, according to Spanish news agency El Confidencial.

Liverpool are claimed to be plotting potential raid on Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny this summer, as the Gunners struggle to qualify for Europe's top competition.

Arsenal target Loic Remy is likely to leave not only his current side Newcastle United, where he features as a loanee, but as well as England as he aims to play in the Champions League.

Chelsea captain John Terry admitted that his side were rooting for Liverpool on Sunday, as the race gets tighter in clinching the English Premier League crown.

Chelsea are reported to be interested in proposing a player-to-player trade involving Blues playmaker Oscar and Real Madrid's Luka Modric, claims Spanish news agency La Sexta.

Manny Pacquiao has successfully defeated Timothy Bradley in a very convincing manner, taking away the American boxer's World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight title and was the only boxer to give Bradley his first defeat in his entire professional boxing career.

The Phoenix Suns are the most surprising team in the 2013-2014 NBA Season. Pegged as lottery-bound, Goran Dragic, Eric Bledsoe and the rest of the upstart Suns can put an exclamation point on their efforts so far if they make the postseason.

The NBA regular season is just about done in a week. Before closing time, some NBA players thrill fans with unforgettable and outrageous "ankle-breakers", before the much awaited playoffs.

Who doesn't love to watch the action and follow the games of the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Champion's League? With the Quarterfinals scheduled today, April 9, 2014, football fanatics would surely love to know some interesting facts about the league.

American golfer Bubba Watson took hold of the coveted green jacket after his second win in the U.S. Masters on Sunday.

A poised Marc Marquez clinched his second consecutive title in 2014 MotoGP session on Sunday at Austin, Texas.

Liverpool pushed their dream further in the Premier League after defeating Manchester City on Sunday at Anfield to reach the semifinal

When the entire world is mourning for the sad event that led to Formula One mogul Michael Schumacher's coma, he finally showed a light of hope to progress

Manny Pacquiao may have reclaimed his WBO Welterweight belt after pummeling Timothy Bradley to a 12-round unanimous decision win Saturday night in Las Vegas, but he never ceased to seek more glory outside the squared circle.