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Football managers are all around Europe for final adjustments of their squads for the remaining time of the season. Conclusions are nearing while transfer rumors from Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are still circulating.

Murray and Federer are out to battle each other in the Aussie Open semi-final match.

Like other famous athletes of this generation, eight-division boxing title holder Manny Pacquiao loves expensive and latest-model sports car. Reports indicate that he has a collection of these toys for the big boys, mostly purchased in California during his major fights.

There's no doubt about it, eight-division boxing title holder Manny Pacquiao is one of the most successful rags-to-riches story in recent times. The Filipino boxing hero, from once being a construction worker paid the minimum wage, has parlayed his ring skills into an upper-class lifestyle worthy of being feature in the popular TV programme, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Name it, the Pacquiaos now have it - whether its palatial homes in the U.S. or the Philippines's commercial busines...

Watch out for these Aussies as they hit the headlines this 2013 with their accomplishments and potential comebacks.

Cliché-ish as often indeed it sounds, but nothing really beats the good and sincere intentions of the human spirit. The Long brothers from Tennessee, Conner, aged 9, and Cayden, younger at age 7, but the one with cerebral palsy, definitely know that in their very young hearts. Competing together in triathlons, more for play and brotherhood but also with a noble mission, the two boys were ultimately recognised by the Sports Illustrated Kids magazine, naming them as the 2012 SportsKids of the Year...

The year 2012 was an unforgettable one for eight-division boxing title holder Manny Pacquiao because two events further fueled talks of his imminent retirement from professional boxing.

All eyes were on American cyclist Lance Armstrong as he came clean over the weekend in Oprah Winfrey's talk show. The TV programme, aired unedited the two-hour interview with the controversial athlete on Friday and Saturday.

After 3 and a half years of fighting Hodgkin's lymphoma, Jon Mannah of the Parramatta Eels dies at age 23.

Al Pacino is set to star as Penn State's disgraced football coach, Joe Paterno, in a Brian De Palma-directed biopic entitled "Happy Valley."

Lance Armstrong has confessed to using performance enhancers, but he may be facing more than just the disappointment of his fans as WADA pushes for a confession under oath to ease the lifetime ban from cycling, and IOC member considers scrapping cycling from the Olympics.

World number three Tiger Woods has confirmed that he will start his 2013 campaign at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.

Cycling Australia is pleased to confirm the 13 riders named in the Cyclones team to contest the third round of the 2012/13 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Series being staged in Mexico from 17 to 19 January 2013.

Cycling South Australia has named a stellar team littered with Olympians, world champions and Youth Olympic up-and-comers for the 2013 Subaru Cycling Australia Track Cycling Championships in Sydney from 30 January to 2 February, 2013.

Sri Lanka made sure to take advantage of a rookie Australian team in Adelaide on Sunday as they won the second ODI by eight wickets, with Lahiru Thirimanne and Tillakaratne Dilshan doing the scoring.

Colin Montgomerie appears to have thrown his hat into the ring to captain Europe at the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.

The worst kept secret in golf is finally out in the open, with the news that Rory McIlroy has officially signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.

Orica-AIS new recruit Gracie Elvin (ACT) has claimed the women’s road race at the Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships, Where Legends Are Made.

High school senior Danielle Jennette of King’s Fort High School swim team in Suffolk, Virginia asked Ryan Lochte to be her prom date. Sadly, the Olympic medalist swimmer turned down the invitation due to his busy training schedule but sent the hopeful teenager a dozen roses with a special note.

High school senior Danielle Jennette of King’s Fort High School swim team in Suffolk, Virginia asked Ryan Lochte to be her prom date. Sadly, the Olympic medalist swimmer turned down the invitation due to his busy training schedule but sent the hopeful teenager a dozen roses with a special note.

Western Australia's Luke Durbridge has pulled off a herculean in the Elite Men's road race at the Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships to claim his second green and gold jersey in five days, becoming the first male in the professional era to win the time trial and the road race.

The Aussie opens with Lleyton Hewitt closing his 17th Australian Open match with a bow out on the first round, 7-6, 7-5, 6-3 against Serb Tipsarevic.

Kaepernicking follows you to whichever social network you visit - Facebook, Twitter, even the photo sharing app Instagram. You're wondering why your contacts appear to be checking their pits in their recent photos. No, they're actually kissing their elbows. You've got to be a fan of San Francisco 49ers to understand.

While eight-division title holder Manny Pacquiao may have been cleared of any ailment, including Parkinson's disease, his surprise defeat in 2012 to Juan Manuel Marquez are indicators that he has to think of the inevitable - hanging up his boxing gloves.

Robert Griffin III, more popularly known as RGIII of the Washington Redskins, is soldiering on against the Seattle Seahawks despite a knee injury. Fans are worried when it appeared as though he had re-injured his knee during the game Sunday.

Graeme McDowell will play in this year's RBC Heritage and the RBC Canadian Open after joining the "RBC family".

The battle for the green and gold jersey will be hotly contested this January, with a host of reigning and former champions to line up in the women's events at the 2013 Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships in Ballarat.

The Australian men's water polo team, the Aussies Sharks, have shaken off their holiday season cobwebs ahead of Friday's blockbuster Water Polo By The Sea game at Bondi Icebergs with a comfortable four goal victory over the International All-Stars at Balmain's Dawn Fraser Baths.

Rory McIlroy has admitted he could skip the Olympics in Rio to avoid conflict over which country he chooses to represent.