SPORTS

Magic Johnson is no longer going to be part of TV show NBA Countdown next season.

Even if Game Three is yet to be played, Thursday's game (Australia time) between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers will determine the direction the series goes.

The series enters Game Four on Wednesday, also at Dodgers Stadium. Game Four will determine if Game Three was just a fluke, or if the Dodgers are finally starting to capitalise on the Cardinals' errors.

Pau Gasol enters the final season of his three-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The rich only get richer, and with playoff experience already tucked under their belts, the Golden State Warriors are hungrier for more.

With a lot of new players coming in for the Atlanta Hawks, it will be up to new coach Mike Budenholzer to patch together a team that shares the ball.

Adrian Peterson has just lost his two-year-old son on Thursday.

Lamar Odom seems to be working things out with father Joe Odom.

Dwyane Wade and long-time girlfriend “Bring it on” actress Gabrielle Union hit the red carpet on Sunday to attend the GQ Men book event

Defensive midfielder Mathieu Flamini has been showing his wares since featuring for Arsenal FC, which caught the attention of no less than Gunners great, Ray Parlour.

The recent summer transfer window was pressure-packed as far as Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is concerned, but all turned out in his favour as he was able to land German sensation Mesut Ozil, with just thirty minutes before the window closed.

Scintillating Japanese winger Ryo Miyaichi is keen to land a permanent spot in Arsenal FC's first team, after gaining invaluable experiences from previous loan spells.

The Indianapolis Colts are on a three-game winning streak and look to continue their run when they visit the San Diego Chargers, who have yet to find their consistency this 2013 NFL regular season.

After years in the doldrums, it looks like the Cleveland Cavaliers are finally going back to playoff contention. Along with offseason acquisitions via free agency and the draft, the return of Brazilian forward-center Anderson Varejao to full health will most likely boost the Cavs’ chances in the 2013-14 season.

A lot of talk has been surfacing as regards the would-be successor of ousted Australia Socceroos head coach Holger Osieck, and Melbourne Victory coach Ange Postecoglou is the leading contender, according to sources.

Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer said that the Arsenal's Thierry Henry era was the best side he has ever faced when he was put to the test on chelseafc.com to categoriSe subjects according to which he thinks belongs to first, last, best, worst, easiest and hardest.

The Detroit Tigers might have had stolen the home-field advantage with the Game One victory, and they intend to keep the Red Sox offense to a standstill.

Kate Upton has always remained a favourite cover model of Sports Illustrated (SI) Magazine ever since her first rookie appearance in 2010.

Famous and addicting console game FIFA 14 has been the suspected culprit of Leyton Orient FC’s successive losses, which prompted club manager Russell Slade to ban his squad from playing it before matchdays.

The series goes to Los Angeles's Dodger Stadium on Monday night for Games 3 to 5. But before the first pitch is thrown, we will review the series as it happened.

Adrian Peterson, who plays for the National Football League’s Minnesota Vikings, is currently mourning over his 2-year-old son’s death.

The Jazz are parading an intriguing mish-mash of role players, has-been offensive threats, and a plethora of giants.

Aurelio Vidmar is tasked to take charge of the Australia Socceroos in an interim capacity, but the former Socceroos skipper is reluctant to hint on his interest to take the helm permanently.

Greg Louganis has tied the knot with paralegal boyfriend Johnny Chaillot.

As much as we'd like to be optimistic about the 2013-14 Celtics, there is not much to be excited about.

Orlando Cruz failed to snatch the title for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Featherweight Championship bout against Orlando Salido

Roger Federer has parted ways with Coach Paul Annacone, BBC UK reported.

After the sacking of Australia Socceroos manager Holger Osieck, Football Federation Australia (FFA) chief David Gallop believes that a long-term solution should be of primordial consideration in selecting Osieck’s replacement.

Early in the 2013 offseason, the Philadelphia 76ers have been projected by many as the worst NBA team in the upcoming 2012-2013 NBA season. The unabashed, almost shameful offseason has seen the following transactions for the once-proud franchise. Philadelphia supporters/haters call it tanking, the Sixers front office call it “starting over”: