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Arsenal are suggested to be on the verge of signing Juventus target man Mirko Vucinic.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk winger Yevhen Konoplyanka could finally make his move to Liverpool this summer after talks in January fell through.

The representative of Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel clarified that the 29-year-old will not be heading to Napoli after this season.

In the women's T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, Australia secured the final place for the third consecutive times after beating West Indies by eight runs

Everybody’s brackets should have been busted by now. But that’s not stopping basketball fans from making their bets and picks in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. This year’s March Madness Final Four is set on Saturday in the US (early Sunday morning Australia) and with still roughly two days away from the semis the betting lines are still open.

Philippines Boxing Champ Manny Pacquiao did his regular appearance on the American late night show 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on April 2 to promote his upcoming fight with the 'undefeated' Timothy Bradley on April 12. Former US President Bill Clinton also appeared in the show hopes Pacquiao to step up in the political ladder.

The Mineirão stadium in Belo Horizonte got its facelift to host the upcoming matches of FIFA World Cup 2014.

Former pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao reportedly knocked down Roger 'Speedy' Gonzales during a sparring session at the Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles last weekend, a source close to situation reported on Tuesday.

With six to seven games each to play for the final four contending teams in the Western Conference, the final stretch of the NBA regular season has just got very interesting. The Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns are all still alive in fighting for the final three slots—No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8--- in the tough Western Conference postseason race.

Newcastle Jets is all in aggressive mood to secure a win against the upcoming match against Melbourne Victory, on Saturday.

The 23-year-old Jockey Nathan Berry left a vacuum as he passed away after struggling with serious illness while in Singapore.

Oklahoma City's duo of Russell Westbrook (27 points) and Kevin Durant (28 points) had big scoring nights to lead the Thunder to a 106-94 victory of the San Antonio Spurs.

Russia beat Ukraine, 4-1 in the 2014 World Series of Boxing quarterfinals on Monday in Moscow, Russia. With situation in Crimea already toxic, it was a breath of fresh air that the athletes—and fans—from both countries treated the matches as nothing more than what it should be: a sporting competition.

One way or another, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will have to face and fight each other, at least, it is what Freddie Roach thinks.

Michael Schumacher has been in a medically-induced coma for 16 weeks, and he is reportedly showing “encouraging signs,” leading his family and loved ones to believe that there is still hope for the Formula One (F1) legend.

Los Angeles Lakers’ star player Nick Young and Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea apparently didn’t find it difficult to pick a good place to go to on their first date.

FC Barcelona football star Gerard Pique is allegedly getting pissed that Adam Levine always gets flirty with Shakira.

Teams from two British universities paddle through the River Thames, between Putney and Mortlake in West London, for the 160th Boat Race. The 2014 Boat Race will have Cambridge University and Oxford University competing on Sunday, April 6, according to the Boat Race official Web site.

Freddie Roach, the coach of Manny Pacquiao believes that even if Floyd Mayweather Jr - with his fight record of 45-0, 26 of which are KOs - is approaching the 49-0 record of boxing legend Rocky Marciano, Money May's unbeaten record would not be so sterling if he did not have a match against eight-division titleholder.

The battle at the top of the Western Conference became one-sided after a seething 19-game winning streak by the San Antonio Spurs. The Oklahoma City Thunder, which are still mathematically probable to finish with the best record in the NBA, host the Spurs on Thursday night. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and company might get the win and end the Spurs’ franchise-record streak but their team would still be three games back off the defending West champions so it appears San Antonio has this in t...

Agent of Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has made contact with Tottenham Hotspur chief Daniel Levy involving a potential transfer this summer.

Although they haven’t met in this stretch, one of the victims of the San Antonio Spurs’ franchise-record 19-game winning streak is the Oklahoma City Thunder. After all, the Spurs have now taken over the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and the entire league—if San Antonio holds on to the top spot, they’ll have homecourt advantage throughout the postseason.

Chelsea defender David Luiz is suggested to have signified his intention to leave Stamford Bridge when the season ends.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho revealed the most logical tactic to be employed on his side's return leg clash against Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday in the Champions League.

Paris Saint Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic might not be able to take part in their Champions League quarter-final return leg against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Tottenham Hotspur defender Younes Kaboul brushed off rumours linking him to an end of season free transfer to Arsenal.

The fever of world cup has already gripped the soccer fans as all are ecstatic to catch their country live in action in one of the most prestigious tournament FIFA World Cup 2014

Sure, they could be first-round fodders against either the Miami Heat or Indiana Pacers. But that’s not stopping the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks from trying their best to the postseason.

With less than 10 games to go for most teams, this is indeed the stretch run in the NBA regular season. A lot of things are still unsettled however as teams play for positioning and for those right at the bubble of the playoff picture, a loss or two could very well boot them out of contention for top eight in either conferences.