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Top soccer player Lionel Messi and his fellow team mates on the Argentine soccer team enjoyed an unusual private audience with Pope Francis in the Vatican. Italy's national team players were present too. The soccer squads were in attendance to meet The Pope ahead of a friendly match in Rome. Francis, a supporter of the Buenos Aires team Saints of San Lorenzo, welcomed the national teams of his native Argentina as well as Italy.

Amanda Boyd, Jason Dufner’s wifey, caught her husband sleeping with his newly acquired PGA Championship Trophy, saying that she has been replaced in bed.

With the annual AFL draft nearing, teams are looking to acquire prospective talents that would fill their needs and inject new blood that may serve to revitalize their squads. While scouting is still a mode resorted to in this day and age, the draft combine, by conducting schedule of tests, will further assesses a player’s ability relative to his skill set.

Lane Johnson's baby has big hands; like father like son. Is he destined to be a great athlete, too?

Facing a possible disqualification to participate in the finals arising out of charges made by the AFL last Tuesday, the Bombers may seek for an injunctive relief from the Supreme Court to enjoin the AFL from conducting the scheduled hearing on Aug. 26, 2013, according to Justin Quill, a notable sports lawyer.

On Monday, someone called the Albany sports radio stations 104.5, claiming to be New York Yankees outfielder Shane Spencer and claimed that he is using steroids along with the other members of the Yankees; good thing the fraud was discovered in a day.

The International Olympic Committee will stop athletes who will show support for LGBT causes. Gay athletes and tourists at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia may be punished by both the country’s government and the Games committee if they are found to promulgate homosexual agenda.

The football team of Florida A&M University have named Tracy Martin an honorary captain after a speech given by the latter on Sunday.

Year 2013 has been a great year so far for us UFC fans. This year, we witnessed some of the greatest triumphs and upsets in the Octagon and also became astonished and surprised to some of the most brutal knockouts in UFC history.

Lindsay Crook, a member of the Australian rugby sevens team seeking to shift to American football, will skip the 2013 NCAA season after suffering a torn knee ligament on Sunday.

He may not have successfully defended his title, but Rory McIlroy left Oak Hill in an upbeat mood on Sunday.

Tiger Woods sees no reason to panic after he once again failed to add to his 14 major titles.

Making his first appearance as a Wallaby last June and participating in the culmination of the recently concluded 2013 FxPro Super Rugby Finals where he was awarded as best forward, Brumbies captain Ben Mowen, instead of drowning himself in elation, took it upon himself to prepare for the upcoming match against the “All Blacks” this coming Saturday.

Are you ready for the WWE SummerSlam? The World Wrestling Entertainment is bringing you your favourite WWE Superstars in a press conference tomorrow, August 14 at 4 P.M. AEST (August 13 2 P.M. PDT), and will be available for live streaming on various WWE platforms: WWE.com, YouTube, Google+, Pinterest and Pheed.

What's better than seeing still photos of the superhot cage fighter? Seeing her in action, of course!

Lee Westwood has apologised for hitting back at trolls who criticised him on Twitter.

England Takes an Unbeatable Lead in the 5 Test Series

Alex Rodriguez, who is appealing a 211-game suspension from professional baseball, hit his first home run of the season in a 5-4 win over Detroit. The home run puts him in sight of Willie Mays' 660-run record.

At 50 years old, former NBA superstar Michael Jordan shows that he's still got the hops.

The Islamic Republic of Iran men's basketball team might have captured the FIBA Asia crown, but this year's tournament has sprung quite a few surprises, not the least of which was the Philippines' stunning run to the silver finish.

Yep, Hulk Hogan, turns 60 today, and boy, has he been receiving such warmth and love from his fans through the World Wide Web. Take a look at a few fun facts that you might've known (or not) about your favourite professional wrestler:

The Ultimate Fighter 18: Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate premiers on Sept 4 on Fox Sports 1. It features two of the most talented fighters in the newly established UFC women’s bantamweight division coaching upcoming talents hoping to sign a contract to the biggest mixed martial arts organisation in the world.

Jameis Winston, the Florida State quarterback currently making sports headlines as one of the aspiring Seminoles' starters this season, jokingly told reporters he would strive hard to stay from or to become infected with the Manziel disease.

Tiger Woods Must Wait Until April 2014

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, who plays Luke Hobbs on the Fast and Furious franchise, has decided to leak an exclusive first look at the seventh installment of the said franchise by tweeting its movie poster.

The FIBA Asia Championship 2013 will soon come to an end, but not before the Philippines and Iran bring the house down for a surefire gold-medal match for all the ages on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena.

The FIBA Asia Championship 2013 has now reached its boiling point. On Sunday evening, the Philippines and Iran will square it off in what will surely be one of the most emotional championships in the history of Asian basketball at Mall of Asia Arena.

The Philippines unleashed a second-half blitz to upend South Korea, 86-79, to march into the FIBA Asia 2013 finals against Iran. The Filipinos earned a berth in the 2014 FIBA World Cup to be held in Spain.

Iran marched back into the FIBA Asia 2013 finals, beating Chinese Taipei, 79-60.