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Chandler Parsons, one of the sought-after players of Houston Rockets, admitted having a dinner date with Filipino actress KC Concepcion. Houston Rockets is currently in the Philippines for NBA Global Games 2013 as part of its NBA's pre-season games.

Thursday's game serves as the Lakers' last before they fly off to China, where they will play a couple of exhibition games against the Warriors. The Kings will be home-bound, playing games against the Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, and the Los Angeles Clippers.

Sixteen-year-old Aussie teenager Jacob Willcox has defeated the 11-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater at the Rip Curl Pro Surf Event in Portugal.

The Louisville Cardinals and Rutgers Scarlet Knights are set to play their last football game together as members of the American Athletic Conference before they go on their separate ways. The Cardinals are set to leave for the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2014, while the Scarlet Knights will move to the Big Ten.

Scheduled to be back in the Philippines today, Miss World Megan Young will take part in NBA's pre-season game ceremonial toss between Indiana Pacers and the Houston Rockets. She will do a press conference upon her arrival and will join the NBA players at the Mall of Asia Arena at 7:30 to open NBA's the pre-season game.

On Thursday, all roads lead to the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, south of Manila, as the Indiana Pacers take on the Houston Rockets in the NBA Global Games.

Olympic champion Sally Pearson publicly announced on Wednesday that she has officially cut her ties with coach of 14 years, Sharon Hannan.

Barely two years removed from their 2011 Super Bowl win, the New York Giants are in the doldrums. They finished the 2012 season 9-7 and missed the playoffs. The Chicago Bears are only slightly better, losing two straight after winning their first three games.

Game 5 will be played in Oakland, and while they 52-29 at home, they are 1-2 against the Tigers at O.co Coliseum. In fact, they have a better record (1-4) against the Tigers in Detroit.

Carlos Moya, former World No 1, cheerfully announces his wife’s pregnancy on popular social networking Web site Twitter on Wednesday.

R&B singer Usher is getting ready for his role in the forthcoming movie titled Hands of Stone.

Anna Kournikova has definitely had it with Enrique Iglesias.

It goes without saying that Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is having a great season thus far. The 37-year-old quarterback and his record-breaking exploits has led the squad from Mile High City to a 5-0 record, tied for the best mark in the NFL through Week 5 of the 2013 NFL regular season.

World number one Rafael Nadal, top-seed Novak Djokovic and the still-very popular Roger Federer are all still in contention in the 2013 Shanghai Masters and are through to the round of 16 in the tournament held at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center in the Minhang Disctrict in Shanghai, China.

Recent news out of New York is that the combo of Carmelo Anthony and Andrea Bargnani is off to a good start. That pair will be put to test on Wednesday night when the Knicks face the Boston Celtics in a preseason game.

The 2013 National League Division Series is down to its last game. After a hard-fought series that saw the Pittsburgh Pirates and St Louis Cardinals steal games on the road, the two teams are tied at 2 games apiece. The series goes back to Busch Stadium, where it all began, to determine the team that will face off with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series

England midfielder Jack Wilshere believes that England should not bother to secure the services of Manchester United hot-prospect Adnan Januzaj.

Both the Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings are struggling early in the NHL regular season.

After having been caught on camera for puffing a cigarette following their Napoli win in the UEFA Champions League, England midfielder Jack Wilshere is now focused on their clash against Montenegro on Friday.

The San Antonio Spurs - CSKA Moscow matchup is bound to be an exciting one marked by hot shooting and tough defense.

Lebron James is scorching hot, literally!

The Sacramento Kings were known more for off-court drama than for their on-court performance in 2012-13. The biggest stories of the season were the repeated attempts of the Maloof family to move the franchise to other cities, notably Seattle, Anaheim and Virginia Beach. The tension clearly showed as the Kings did not have a single winning month, getting close in December and March with 7-8 records.

Spain's Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer, Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych are the top seeds in the 2012 Shanghai Masters tournament and they’ll take the hard courts Wednesday at Qi Zhong Tennis Center in the Minhang Disctrict in Shanghai, China.

Abby Wambach married her long-time girlfriend Sarah Huffman on Saturday.

After Ashley Cole sustained a rib injury on Sunday against Norwich, Leighton Baines has been given the nod by England boss Roy Hodgson to fill the void at left-back.

Braylon Edwards, who used to play for the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks and New York Jets, has been allegedly accused of a attacking a paparazzi, on Sunday at a night club in Detroit.

David Beckham and wife former Spice Girl Victoria sold their mansion, also known as Beckingham Palace, for a whopping £12 million, as reported by the Mirror.

Floyd Mayweather has always been seen as a courtside guest to Heat games.

What was previously a lopsided series just got serious on Monday night (U.S. time), as the Tampa Bay Rays unleashed a fifth-inning barrage to draw even with the Boston Red Sox, and then did their opponents one better in the last two innings to escape with a 5-4 home victory.