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Gabrielle Union reportedly auditioned for the role of Olivia Pope in the TV show “Scandal” created by Shonda Rhimes (“Grey’s Anatomy"). Unfortunately, she was rejected in favor of another actress, Kerry Washington. Union candidly talks about it on the Dec. 2013 issue of ESSENCE Magazine. But, when it comes to boyfriend and NBA Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade’s alleged fight with Kevin Durant, she prefers to keep mum on the subject.

To everyone’s surprise, Manchester United, which Gunners boss Arsene Wenger described as “nervous” and “insecure,” was able to triumph against Arsenal on Sunday.

Retired American professional tennis player and former World No. 1 Andy Roddick will appear on the TV show Hollywood Game Night.

Retired soccer superstar David Beckham and Prince William were spotted watching a separate rugby match.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Amir Khan bout is going to happen, reports say. The

The long awaited Nonito Donaire vs. Vic Darchinyan rematch has finally concluded and the same weapon – the left-hook – was what ultimately decided the match in favour of “The Filipino Flash.”

With upsets against higher-ranked players in the group stages, Switzerland’s top two players Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka are into the final four of the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals to take on the top two players in the world in Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, respectively at The O2 in London.

Rocky Martinez will be defending his WBO super featherweight title against Mikey Garcia, while Vic Darchinyan and Nonito Donaire will finally have their rematch, which is long overdue.

Nonito 'The Filipino Flash' Donaire will once again step inside the ring to take on a familiar face in Vic Darchinyan on Saturday at Corpus Christi, Texas.

If trends were to determine a game, Liverpool will win their English Premier League fixture against Fulham on Saturday.

Chelsea returns to English Premier League action against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday after securing a victory at the Veltins Arena against Schalke 04 in the Champions League.

Nonito Donaire is definitely not wanting in the skills department, but Vic Darchinyan opines otherwise ahead of their November 9 boxing clash at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi Texas.

Manny Pacquiao is just roughly two weeks away before he finally faces former lightweight champion Brandon Rios on November 23 at Venetian Macao in Macau, China.

After suffering a shocking defeat to Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire, aged 30, clung on to desperate measures by taking on the 37 year-old Vic Darchinyan on November 9.

The bout between Floyd Mayweather and Amir Khan is still possible.

British professional boxer Amir Khan, who is currently being eyed as Floyd Mayweather’s next opponent, got involved in a minor car mishap on Wednesday.

Superstar David Beckham made his appearance during the 2013 GQ Men of the Year Awards ceremony on Thursday evening held in Berlin, Germany.

Manny Pacquaio is not got to retire from playing professional boxing just yet.

Canadian mixed martial artist Georges St. Pierre was tested negative regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Fans of NCAA men's basketball need not wait to see two of the college game's hottest prospects face each other.

Read about and watch Monday morning's Alabama Crimson Tide vs. LSU Tigers game here.

Swiss Professional Tennis Player Roger Federer has reached 1 million followers on Twitter. "We just got to 1M #Rfans, thanks a million guys, #feelingthelove" tweeted Federer. The tennis player achieved the 1 million followers mark Nov 4 only after 6 months of joining the popular social networking Web site.

When the New Orleans Saints meet the Dallas Cowboys at the Superdome on Monday (Australia time), it will be for more than team standings.

In this section, we’ll be monitoring Andrew Bogut’s production for the entire 2013-14 NBA Season. Can he stay healthy for the entire 82-game grind? Will he improve on his numbers from last season?

After coming out victorious against Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is hopeful that the Gunners will be able to cap off a good run, in a span of 9 days, on Sunday against Manchester United.

American professional boxer Shane Mosley is expected to return to Australia to fight Anthony Mundine for real, this time around.

After what probably was the longest rally in his career or the eight-year relationship as boyfriend-girlfriend, Novak Djokovic popped the winner question to longtime partner Jelena Ristic in September 2013, and the 27-year-old said yes faster than any of Djokovic’s aces.

When the Chicago Bears play host to the Detroit Lions in a grudge match Monday (Australia time), two names surfaced: Jay Cutler and Calvin Johnson.

NBA Legend Michael Jordan is selling his 56,000 square foot mansion.