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The Oklahoma City Thunder are on a high after turning away a hard-fighting Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. The Kevin Durant-led squad takes on another West powerhouse team when the face the San Antonio Spurs in Texas in the second game of a back-to-back.

According to the latest proposal by the International Cricket Council, only three countries are going to be allowed to rule the cricketing administration in the entire world.

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has showcased her basketball skills in an event that she can dunk.

Although the Washington Wizards have reached the 0.500 mark at this point of the regular season, the Washington front office is apparently not contented with just mediocrity and wants to make a splash either via trade before the deadline.

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard named Justin Bieber as the most suitable person she would like to date.

Here’s an easy way to become a billionaire overnight: send in perfect bracket for the NCAA March Madness in 2014 and win a $1 billion prize!

Manny Pacquiao’s next fight will be against Timothy Bradley.

Liverpool have communicated with Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich to ask about the availability of winger Xherdan Shaqiri, according to reports.

Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o revealed that his joyful days with the Premier League squad are nearing its end.

Chelsea is set to land Saint-Etienne wonderkid Kurt Zouma in the coming days, according to various sources.

Manchester United striker Robin van Persie and manager David Moyes are at it again, as reports indicate that the two have had a recent clash over the latter’s fitness.

Manchester United are reported to have taken their interest over signing Chelsea star playmaker, Juan Mata, to a higher level.

After two straight convincing road wins over West rivals, the Portland Trail Blazer fell back to earth with a blowout loss to the Houston Rockets Monday. They’ll try to get back to the win column but have a tough one Wednesday when they face the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road.

11th seed Simona Halep of Romania faces 20th seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the first semis match-up and 5th seed Agnieska Radwanska takes on 2nd seed Victoria Azaranka of Belarus later on the day.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. pulled off his impromptu dance moves during his trip to South Africa.

Lamar Odom wants Khloe Kardashian to move on with her life. Khloe has been revealing details of her painful split from Lamar Odom in the new season of "Keeping it with the Kardashians" and reportedly Lamar Odom thinks that Khloe should stop mulling about spilled milk over the Television and should move on with her life.

The trial of Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema on charges of having sex with an underage prostitute began on Monday.

Khloe has kept mum about her marriage woes, but her dilemmas were uncovered in the newest episode of “Keeping Up With The Kardashians.”

It was only a matter of time when two elite players meet at the 2014 Australian Open. With the top four seeds advancing to the quarterfinal round, the first grand slam of the year gets a marquee match-up in the final eight when Andy Murray of Great Britain faces Roger Federer of Switzerland. In the other QF match in the men’s singles on Wednesday, top seed and World No. 1 Rafael Nadal takes on unheralded 22nd seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria.

Jeremy Lin's days with Houston Rockets could be numbered as the team prepares to make some aggressive moves before the Feb 20 trade deadline. According to the latest rumours, the Rockets are targeting a trade with the Celtics for All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo.

Manny Pacquiao has been dealing with tax problems both in the Philippines and the United States, putting his finance in big jeopardy. Several weeks ago, Pacman's lawyer, Atty Frank Gacal, believed that Michael Koncz should be blamed for the boxer's tax woes.

When the Milwaukee Bucks signed center Larry Sanders to a multiyear multimillion contract last summer they were expecting him to be one of the core pieces for yet another season or so of rebuilding themselves to being a contender.

Franck Ribery thinks he should’ve won the Ballon d’Or Award and not Cristiano Ronaldo.

Manny Pacquiao has commented about Floyd Mayweather’s claims that he is desperate to fight him because of his tax case.

Things are heating up one week into the Australian Open, but it's not only the tennis stars who sizzle on the court.

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly trying to improve their lineup using their remaining trade chip in All-Star point guard Pau Gasol. According to several NBA analysts, the Philadelphia 76ers could be an ideal trade partner for the Lakers because of the abundance of talents in their line-up.

The Houston Rockets could pull off a blockbuster trade with the Boston Celtics as they look to add another piece to their championship puzzle before the Feb 20 trade deadline comes to a close, a source close to situation reported on Monday.

Former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao has once again challenged Floyd Mayweather Jr. to a showdown inside the squared circle, but this time, he wants all the proceeds of their mega-fight to go to charity.

Chelsea came out with a big win on Sunday against bitter rivals Manchester United and Blues defender Branislav Ivanovic believes that his side are slowly able to pick-up on things on the pitch because of the influence of Jose Mourinho.