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After two consecutive draws and and a loss at Celta Vigo last week, Real Madrid have effectively lost their chance at raising the Spanish La Liga trophy this season and a chance at the treble after winning the Copa del Rey. The Spanish giants are still gunning for la decimal or their tenth Champions League title when they go against city rivals Atletico Madrid on May 24. The final weekend will see them soldiering on to securenext season's Champion's League spot and finish third in the leag...

Chelsea hopes to conclude the signing of Diego Costa from Atlético Madrid immediately after the Spanish club's participation in the Champions League final on 24 May. The club has agreed to meet the £31.8m release clause in the striker's contract.

Donald Sterling has denied in recent interviews that he is a racist and sent in half-hearted apology about the whole issue. On Thursday, Sports Illustrated is reporting that the accused bigot may even sue the league and won’t pay $2.5 million fine imposed by NBA commissioner Adam Silver at the height of the controversy.

Once upon a time, Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom were a happy couple.

Veteran point guard Derek Fisher has already his next gig ready if he decides to retire from playing basketball: head coach of the New York Knicks.

For leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a successful season and a nice playoff run, head coach Terry Stotts has been given a two-year contract extension by the franchise.

The East’s top seed took care of business in Game 6 of their best-of-seven series against the Wizards Thursday night with a convincing 93-80 win led by David West’s 29 points.

Already in trial for another shooting death, former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez is accused of shooting to death two men—Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado after an encounter in a Boston nightclub in July of 2012. Hernandez is also accused of shooting Odin Lloyd in Hernandez’s home in June of 2013.

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly in the run for incoming free-agent Greg Monroe, whose tenure with the Detroit Pistons seemed to have ended with the arrival of head coach Stan Van Gundy.

Advertising has not spared the athletic wear of professional sportsmen and women, but a new trend could generate controversy. It is the fad of placing advertisements right on the breasts of the shirts of female tennis players. Among those seen wearing such not-so-subtle endorsements of brands are Camila Giorgi and Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.

With more than 6 months before 2014 ends, another anticipated boxing rematch could possibly happen first - that between Pacquiao and Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez.

Unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr is certainly enjoying the fruits of his fists after a successful but dubious victory over Argentinean boxer Marcos Maidana on May 3. More than a week about the talked-about and controversial bout, Money May was seen on Tuesday with burly bodyguards shopping in New York. He had with him a large bag on his right shoulder, presumably full of money to burn.

Stoke City midfielder Steven N'Zonzi revealed that he would love to remain at the Brittania Stadium next season despite seeing limited minutes in February.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez revealed that the buy-out clause in his contract that was signed in December does not contain any preferential importance to any club.

Maria Sharapova did not have much luck at the beginning of the 2014 tennis season after not being able to reach a finals match in her first five tournaments.

French Montana and Kim Kardashian are now BFFs, at least according to the rapper.

Several news sources have reported that Dutch manager Louis Van Gaal will be appointed as Manchester United boss in the next few days, but the 62-year-old kept mum about the impending move.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere cleared the air with Manchester United legend Paul Scholes after the latter opined that the 22-year-old has not grown as a player since he first burst onto the scene with the Gunners.

Roger Federer is back on tour a week after his wife Mirka gave birth to their second set of twins.

"The Newsroom" actress Olivia Munn is dating NFL hunk Aaron Rodgers, it has been revealed. The pair was reportedly spotted having a dinner in a group of close friends at Nobu Malibu on May 10, usamagazine.com is reporting. The sources present at the posh restaurant told the Web site that Munn and Rodgers behaved like a couple and were even seen exchanging kisses.

Lamar Odom reportedly wasn’t allowed to enter a night club in West Hollywood, California because ex-wife Khloe Kardashian and her new boyfriend French Montana were there too.

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.