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A little over a month before the kick off in mid-June, Shakira unveiled the video for her new song written for the World Cup entitled "Dare (La La La)." Meanwhile, the World Cup album has been released and aside from Shakira, other big artists contribute including Latin Stars Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez and Carlos Santana. "One Love, One Rhythm: The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Album," also includes the official main anthem by Pitbull entitled: "We Are One (Ole Ola)," the ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic fans and in fact most of the football world were heartbroken back in November when Sweden was defeated by Portugal in the World Cup qualifiers. The massive disappointment was perhaps alleviated by the fact that it means Cristiano Ronaldo will make an appearance. While that may have consoled fans, it didn't make the Swedish striker feel any better, famously declaring: "A World Cup without me is not worth watching."

LeBron James just wouldn’t allow this best-of-seven series to go back to Brooklyn while Ray Allen reminded Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce of how good he can be during crunchtime. Trailing for most of the game, the Heat pulled off the comeback 96-to-94 victory over the Nets in Game 5 to clinch the Western Conferences Semifinals.

After negotiations of roughly two months, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has announced that it has purchased the rights to make a documentary on Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be taken in the NFL Draft.

2013 FIFA World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo has been called up to lead Portugal in their campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals.

When the provisional squad for France was announced, Manchester City star Samir Nasri was left out and his girlfriend, model Anara Atanes was not pleased. Actually, she was furious. Only hours after the list was made public, she launched into an online attack via twitter targeted at France Team Manager Didier Deschamps and the national team:

On May 13, Lamar Odom tried to enter a nightclub named Penthouse in West Hollywood, but he was turned away. Apparently, Lamar wanted to party but wasn’t aware that his former wife, Khloe Kardashian and her new lover, French Montana were partying in the nightclub. According to TMZ, Lamar being denied by the doorman was not a reality TV setup. He was asked to leave because Penthouse feared that he would start a fight like Chris Brown with French.

The New York Knicks’ loss is the Golden State Warriors’ gain. Steve Kerr has made his decision according to ESPN.com and that he chose to be the head coach of his hometown team, Golden State over New York, which was considered the front-runner for Kerr’s services in recent weeks.

British boxer Amir Khan could possibly have a chance to fight unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Not in MGM Grand, but through the video game Fight Night on Khan's Xbox.

Both the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs were favored to win their respective series against the Brooklyn Nets and Portland Trail Blazers. With 3-1 series leads, they have delivered the goods so far and have a chance to close out the best-of-seven affairs Wednesday night (Thursday morning Australia).

Arsenal full-back Bacary Sagna has been reported that he will be making an exit this summer after he sees out his contract, but Gunners boss Arsene Wenger revealed that he is still hopeful that the veteran will choose not to leave the Emirates.

The sought after Pacquiao-Mayweather Jr. fight has put the boxing fans to salivate while waiting the match to happen.

Arsenal are reported to be working on a move involving Paris Saint-Germain targetman Edinson Cavani for £55million.

Good news for hardcore Utah Jazz fans: the franchise is expected to ask former player and NBA great John Stockton if he’s interested in re-joining the squad as head coach.

The impossible job of calling up players to defend the World Cup title falls on Spain's Team Manager Vicente del Bosque. He finally announced the much anticipated 30-man provisional line-up on May 13, 2014.

Australian Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has named two uncapped players in his extended 30-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Postecoglou called up 21-year-old defender Bailey Wright and German-based winger Ben Halloran in the preliminary team that will travel to Brazil.

Brazil's home team are heavy favourites to win the 2014 World Cup this year. South American teams have historically done very well on home soil and the list of warriors who will attempt to take the trophy from Spain have been announced.

Away from the octagon ring, Georges St-Pierre still manages to keep himself busy with a number of his side hustles.

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku is reportedly offered as makeweight to sign in-form Atletico Madrid hitman Diego Costa.

Even before Game 5 of the Los Angeles Clippers-Oklahoma City game ended, most NBA fans in various forum, social media—Facebook and Twitter were saying that the “fix is in” as the Thunder came roaring back into the game with a series of bad calls from the referees.

When David Beckham visited the Philippines as UNICEF Ambassador after the Asian nation was struck by the devastating Typhon Haiyan, he made sure to write his experience on a diary so he wouldn’t miss out on life lessons that the tragedy has taught the world.

FC Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano hinted that he could be on his way out of the Nou Camp after their final game in the La Liga this season, with England expected to be his destination.

The Washington Wizards needed to beat the Indiana Pacers on the road if they wanted to extend the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They did beat them on the glass and dominated Game 5 with a stirring 102-79 victory to live another day in this best-of-seven affair.

The Minnesota Vikings are reportedly looking to part ways with former NFL MVP and franchise running back Adrian Peterson, according to Bleacher Report analyst Mike Freeman.

The 22-year-old Brazilian soccer player, Oscar, who currently plays for Premier League Chelsea FC and the Brazilian national football team followed the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham when he stripped down in a new underwear clothing line for Calvin Klein.

The Donald Sterling drama is far from over and if it’s not resolved when the 2014-2015 NBA season, the league could suffer as some NBA players led by superstar LeBron James threatened to boycott next season.

The Golden State Warriors appeared to have the inside track in hiring Stan Van Gundy as head coach. Not anymore as the Detroit Pistons are apparently in the chase as well offering that position plus as the president of basketball operations for the franchise.

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Ken Shamrock thinks that Jay-Z’s bodyguard lacked skills and failed to do his job during the recent altercation involving the rapper and Beyonce’s sister Solange Knowles.

Novak Djokovic remains secretive about his baby’s expected due date.