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Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson reportedly offered Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard a seven-year deal at the height of his career, the Reds veteran revealed on Friday.

With the BCS Championship game on their sight, Alabama and Auburn are expected to give their all on the field in Saturday's Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.

Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines are all set to begin a new chapter of their bitter rivalry as these two proud football programs go head-to-head for the 110th time on Saturday at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Real Madrid will try to close the gap between them and Spanish La Liga rival Barcelona, as they take on the struggling Real Vallodolid at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

All-Star point guard Tony Parker believed he can have a 20-year playing career with the San Antonio Spurs, the French floor general said in a recent interview with San Antonio Express news.

Australian high school prospect Dante Exum has emerged as a strong contender to land the no.1 overall pick in next year's draft, despite not having the same exposure college basketball freshman phenoms Andrew Wiggin, Jabbari Parker and Julius Randle have.

Footage of a brutal brawl between two Gold Coast Suns AFL players has already circulated in the Internet, triggering debates among fellow Australian football league players and fans.

Manchester United manager David Moyes and a number of English Premier League managers paid tribute to Red Devils veteran Ryan Giggs, who celebrated his 40th birthday on Friday.

The Golden State Warriors good start is a thing of the past after struggling in their recent games because of a slew of injuries. The Oklahoma City Thunder are starting to get healthy and appears to be back in contender form after a string of wins.

The Denver Broncos visit the Kansas City Chiefs in a Week 13 match-up and the result could very well decide who wins the AFC West, and maybe even the entire conference.

Brazilian football prodigy Neymar is getting impatient with the current status of fellow gunner Lionel Messi as he hopes for the quick recovery of the Barcelona superstar.

The Dallas Mavericks are expected to make their run at Chris Bosh when the Miami Heat forward becomes a free agent next summer, a reliable league source disclosed on Thursday.

According to the article published by TVNZ, the former NBA Lakers player Lamar Odom will be exposing a sex tape, featuring none other than his wife, reality TV star, Khloe Kardashian.

Have you ever imagined chess and boxing in one sporting event? Safe to say, it’s weird but interesting combination as witnessed in the recent World Championship Chessboxing in Moscow, Russia.

Juan Manuel Marquez stressed that he's not interested to fight Manny Pacquiao anew, insisting that his knockout victory against the Filipino champ in the sixth round of their welterweight clash last December served as the telling blow to their bitter rivalry.

English Premier League’s Arsenal are frontrunners in acquiring Barcelona B striker Tonny Sanabria.

Current English Premier League second-placer Liverpool has reiterated its desire to sign Barcelona right-back Martin Montoya by sending out managing director Ian Ayre to Spain to discuss a possible deal.

NBA prediction win-loss record climbed to 7-3 (70 per cent) after Wednesday’s 4-1 card. NBA games—spread and over-under totals—are tough to call but basketball viewing is more fun if you have a wager or two riding it. On to the picks and predictions for Friday when we have 13 NBA games on tap:

Michael Jordan's $29 Million 56,000 square foot mansion auction was reportedly rescheduled on Dec. 16, 2013. According to Concierge Auctions, the company responsible for putting up "Air" Jordan's house, the demand for the said mansion has increased so much in the last few days, with a lot of inquiries from potential buyers asking about it that they decided to postpone the previously scheduled Nov. 22, 2013 auction to Dec. 16, 2013.

On Nov 18, Maria Sharapova posted a picture of her with Minnie Mouse on her Twitter account.

The showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. could finally happen in 2014 as both camps expressed interest in arranging the most lucrative and biggest match in the history of boxing.

Two and a half years after retiring from football, former Arsenal defender and Arsene Wenger’s assistant manager Pat Rice was taken to the hospital after he was diagnosed with cancer, reported BBC.

John Cena vs. Hulk Hugan Showdown - Cena, who has just recently defended his World Heavyweight Championship belt in a rematch against Alberto Del Rio at Survivor Series, could be facing an icon in the main event of 2014's Wrestlemania XXX.

Like other celebrities, professional athletes and sports personalities earn so much money.

Chelsea reinforced its seriousness securing the employment of Sevilla left-back Alberto Moreno, after it sent out European scout Mick Doherty to monitor the performance of the 21-year-old, who could possibly take the place of the ageing Ashley Cole.

Manchester United may have found a long-term solution, in Porto’s Alex Sandro, for the departing Patrice Evra.

English Premier League titan Arsenal has been reported to be interested in signing FC Basel right-back Fabian Schar.

The Thunder trailed by three points at halftime. They turned it around after the break outscoring the Spurs 25-15 in the 3rd quarter. The Spurs made a run midway in the final canto but came up short.

Heat outscored the Cavaliers, 27-14 in the second quarter and never looked back. Dion Waiters scored a season-high 24 points off the bench for the Cavs but their starters could only produce 26 points and missed 29-of-39 shots from the field.