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The sordid loss of Kangaroos over Essendon has triggered issues about the performance of veteran players in the team.

The toe infection that left Mitchell Johnson out of T20 seemed getting worse as the infection now started spreading his leg.

Despite Wichita State’s run for perfection this season, many doubted they had the goods to deliver when it mattered the most. Those criticisms were validated on Sunday after the Shockers got beat by the Kentucky Wildcats in the Round of 32 of the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley faced each other before they clash in the ring at an HBO Sports special presentation “Face Off” with Max Kellerman on March 22.

A nail-biting match unfolded at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid when Barcelona FC defeated Real Madrid by 4-3.

Could Mayweather really fight Khan before he retires?

More upsets were delivered in the second day of the Round of 32 in the 2014 NCAA Tournament even as one favourite, Iowa State Cyclones came prepared and came away with the win on Sunday when they faced the dangerous sixth seed North Carolina Tar Heels.

The CEO of Australian Rugby Union, Bill Pulver, has announced the upcoming new National Rugby Championship. The event is slated to start in August and will be played over 11 weeks.

There are some really ironclad signs that Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian aren’t really through with each other.

Indiana Pacers star Paul George is in hot water again after the All-Star small forward was reportedly 'catfished' into sending semi and full-nude photos to a gay guy who pretended to be a woman, according to a report posted on Black Sports Online.

Lorde and NBA player Steven Adams have shared a delightful chance meeting in Chicago. The two young Kiwis have been seen together after the Grammy Award-winning teen’s concert in Chicago on Tuesday.

The Planet Fitness gym appears to be sending out conflicting messages to its members to meet its policy that bans gym-timidation.

American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr is the cover boy of the Black Enterprise Magazine for its March 2014 issue.

The Chicago Bulls are reportedly expecting point guard Derrick Rose to make his return in the lineup in the postseason, a source close to situation disclosed on Friday.

Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin might have been relegated back to the bench this season, but his team-first philosophy and willingness to share the leather made him a better basketball player than All-Star shooting guard James Harden.

Real Madrid and Barcelona will try to rejuvenate their Spanish Classico rivalry, as the two La Liga powerhouses look to snare a key win in the homestretch mark of the season on Saturday at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan's famous sneakers might be in its last year in the market following rumors that the Nike subsidiary will discontinue the sales of its products in 2015.

Seven double-digit seeded teams in the 2014 NCAA Tournament have so far delivered huge upsets in their respective second round matches. On Saturday, three of those teams will take the court once again with the entire sporting world’s eyes on them. What will the Dayton Flyer, Harvard Crimson and North Dakota State Bison do for an encore?

The San Antonio Spurs continue to surge and now find themselves atop the league. The Golden State Warriors are on a little run of their own hoping to stay in the hunt for at least a home court advantage in the first round of the NBA postseason.

The Raptors never knew what hit them: they led by 118-110 with 49 seconds to go in the game and was well on their way to the win... Until OKC ended the game with a barrage of three-pointers-- two from Durant and one from veteran Derek Fisher, who shot 1-of-7 from behind the arc before the big three inside the last minute.

#BeatDuke was the popular hashtag before the Mercer Bears took on the Duke Blue Devils. Not only it is viral now but also a reality after Mercer defeated Duke, 78-71 in the Round of 64 of the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint Germain is set to lure Chelsea with £38million to secure the services of out-of-favour defender David Luiz.

La Liga giants FC Barcelona are reported to be reconsidering their interest in signing Liverpool star defender Daniel Agger.

With barely over a month left before his upcoming fight against Marcos Maidana, Floyd Mayweather spares no effort and wastes no time in his quest to achieve more success and remain undefeated in his boxing career.

Was your bracket busted on the very first day of the 2014 NCAA March Madness? Then you can start blaming underdogs Harvard Crimson and Dayton Flyers for delivering the stirring upsets in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

David Beckham embarked on a top-secret voyage to the Amazon rainforest for a British Broadcasting Corporation One (BBC One) documentary about Brazil.

Mexican Hall of Fame trainer Nacho Beristain sees no point for another clash between his prize fighter Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao, believing the book of their rivalry has already been closed two years ago.

Manny Pacquiao is in for a tough challenge against reigning WBO Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley on April 12 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. That's why Freddie Roach is providing his prized fighter with the best sparring partner he could offer in his gym.

Australian heavyweight boxer Alex Leapai, born in Samoa, said he will practice with boxers who are taller than him to gear up for the upcoming heavyweight championship title against Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine.