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The other half who made the second round play Thurday, January 16 with elite players Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer all playing. While all three are pegged to win their matches—as heavy favourites, as expected, there are a couple of other marquee match-ups worth watching (and betting on):

La Liga giants FC Barcelona is brewing up a move to snatch versatile Chelsea defender David Luiz, according to reports in Spain.

Speaking ahead of their clash against Manchester United on Sunday, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho again reaches into his bag of tricks to mess with the opposition’s mind.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is reportedly plotting a move to acquire Schalke attacker Julian Draxler, who he can transform into a Robin van Persie 2.0.

Georges St. Pierre said the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC's) take on drug testing has significantly influenced his decision to step away from the octagon ring. He thinks that the UFC could be stricter when it comes to drug testing.

The 21-year-old Australian did apologize to crowd just before he quit against Nadal. However, with a checkered past of supposed tanking, everyone has the right to question his toughness or commitment to the game.

It’s a tale of two stories with regards to the quarterbacks match-up in the NFL conference championships. Experience for the Brady-Manning head-to-head and youth for the Kaepernick-Wilson heads-up.

It didn’t seem so hard for Kate Upton to move on after her breakup with Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

The Miami Heat look to avoid a rare three-game. Bad news for the Washington Wizards, which seems to be a better team on the road than at home as they host the LeBron James and company on Wednesday night.

The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers are both aiming for fourth straight win in a row. Only one of them will get it as the teams meet on Wednesday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be visiting South Africa to promote boxing. There is certainly no other fighter who can better promote the sport of boxing than Mayweather who remains undefeated in his entire professional career.

SecondsOut.com had a chance to interview Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Boxing Gym in Los Angeles, California. The Hall of Famer trainer had a few words to say about Alex Ariza and Manny Pacquiao’s next fight.

Move over Tim Tebow, LeBron James just stole the internet.

Did Cristiano Ronaldo secretly marry his supermodel girlfriend Irina Shayk?

The Baltimore Orioles have signed Delmon Young to a Minor League deal with an invitation to join the team in Spring Training, the ballclub announced on Monday.

Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin might be having a hard time landing the two available spots in the backcourt of the Western Conference All-Star starters, but his recent shoe deal with Adidas along with increasing popularity in and outside the United States made him already full-fledged superstar in the NBA.

In just two days, seven seeded players got the boot from the 2014 Australian Open in the women’s singles competition.

12th seed Tommy Haas and 13th seed John Isner were trailing their respective opponents in the first round of the 2014 Australian Open and both were forced to leave with an injury and retire as they became the first two seeded casualties of the men’s side of the tournament in Melbourne.

Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach dropped another bomb on his former strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza, as he indirectly linked him to possible use of performance enhancing drugs in the sport.

Newly-acquired Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Luol Deng understands that his current team may wait if they have a chance to land LeBron James before discussing on possible extension.

ESPN NBA analyst Bill Simmons really believed NBA players are also using performance enhancing drugs to perform at a high level, though the NBA front office is just too 'naïve' to investigate it.

Australian teenager Dante Exum is expected to declare his availability for the upcoming 2014 NBA Draft after meeting with several agents in Australia, a source close to situation reported on Tuesday.

New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is planning to sue the MLB and the Players Union in an attempt to reverse the 162-game ban imposed by the league on him on Saturday.

New Orleans Pelicans shooter Ryan Anderson will be sidelined for at least two months because of a herniated disc he suffered on January 3, a source close to situation reported on Tuesday.

Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie have split after being married for three years. Hilary and Mike announced their separation on Friday.

Alec Burks scored career high 34 points and Derrick Favors racked up 19 points and 15 rebounds as the Utah Jazz blasted the Denver Nuggets, 118-103, on Tuesday at Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah Jazz.

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star power forward Kevin Love is reportedly looking to opt out in the final year of his current contract, as he looks to join either the New York Knicks or the Los Angeles Lakers when he becomes unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2015.

Kyle Lowry recorded 23 points and 5 assists and DeMar DeRozan racked up 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists as the Toronto Raptors continued their winning ways against the Milwaukee Bucks, 116-94, on Tuesday at the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Canada.

The Houston Texans and the New England Patriots are reportedly in talk on a possible trade that would send Pats backup quarterback Ryan Mallet to the Texans, a source close to situation reported on Tuesday.