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Angel Di Maria revealed that Real Madrid asked him not to play in the World Cup final. On the day of the World Cup, he received a letter from his former club informing him of the order.

The top two seeds in the 2014 US Open are still alive and kicking and on Saturday (early Sunday in Australia), Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will face separate opponents in Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic, respectively with the winners advancing to the championship round of the final Grand Slam of the year held in Flushing Meadows, New York.

Team USA has yet to be challenged at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The Round of 16 knockout stages begin on Saturday and they are expected to win in another blowout against Mexico, which did enough in their group to qualify to the next round.

The West Coast Eagles has extended contract deals of their first year coach Adam Simpson and chief executive Trevor Nisbett.

An inevitable final clash between Australia and South Africa will be witnessed today at Harare. Fans have long expected the season to end like this despite the earlier upsetting defeat to the Aussies.

Ekaterina Makarova may not be a household name but Serena Williams is such a staple of women's tennis that she alone will bring the intrigue into the second semifinals match-up in the U.S. Open Friday.

Here are a few things about Algieri that you might want to know.

No. 10 ranked Caroline Wozniacki and Peng Shuai figure in the first women's semifinal match-up of the 2014 US Open at Flushing Meadows.

Undefeated fighter Floyd Mayweather has said in a statement that he sometimes think that he is knocking on the door of retirement.

Shantel Jackson, former flame of Money Mayweather filed a civil suit against the pound for pound king Thursday at the Los Angeles County Superior Court claiming assault and battery 18-month span from 2012 until 2014

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo showed discontent in Los Blancos' president Florentino Perez decision to sell Angel di Maria and Xabi Alonso during the recently closed transfer window.

Liverpool attacker Raheem Sterling pointed out that relying on Mario Balotelli alone to deliver the goods in front of goal will not be enough to cope up with the scoring responsibility left by Luis Suarez.

Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck indicated that he is prepared to slug it out, so to speak, with his teammates for a starting spot in the Gunners' attacking-line.

Sir Charles Barkley revealed in a recent interview with Yahoo Sport's Graham Besinger that he and Michael Jordon are not in good terms. Barkley revealed that the rift stems from apparent comment made about the Charlotte Hornets organization when it was still on of the league's doormats.

The International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) will bring the tennis greats to Manila, Philippines.

Roger Federer stared at three match points but never blinked. Gael Monfils had the Swiss Maestro on the ropes but failed to go for the kill. The result was a five-set win by Federer to the tune of 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 and Federer’s alive at the 2014 US Open with a chance to net the 18th Grand Slam title of his career.

Dana White is salivating at the thought of pairing her with Gina Carano, the original face of women's UFC.

Floyd Mayweather faces another domestic violence lawsuit after his ex-fiancée Shantel Jackson sued her over incidents of domestic abuse.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho explicitly stated that he preferred Inter for Fernando Torres over their rivals city rivals AC Milan.

The Australian basketball national team was accused by Slovenia star guard Goran Dragic of intentionally losing their final game of the group phase of the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain.

Rafael Nadal sees that his absence in the sporting world of tennis might extend longer than first anticipated.

Iggy Azalea was tasked to interview National Basketball Association (NBA) legend Dennis Rodman on her MTV show “House of Style” about his unique style and its impact on the younger basketball players.

Although eight-division title holder and Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao is known for his boxing skills, the past few days had the 35-year-old boxer dabble in other sports.

World Cup News - The final game in Group B will decide which team will advance to the next round as the top in their group. Two basketball powerhouses meet on Thursday in Spain in the last day of the group phase of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

The current impasse between the Phoenix Suns and restricted free agent Eric Bledsoe is getting the attention of the entire league. Particularly, Western Conference rivals Los Angeles Lakers which are reportedly looking ahead already to the end of the 2014-2015 season to find replacement for Jeremy Lin. The Hollywood team’s target: Bledsoe or the other star guard for Phoenix, Goran Dragic.

Floyd Mayweather has addressed the allegations that he can’t even read.

Congressman Fred Upton has reportedly remained silent on the topic of the nude leaked photos of his niece Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton.

World Cup - After losing their first game in the 2014 World Cup, Australia has racked up three straight wins to assure themselves of a slot in the Round of 16. The Boomers want to continue the momentum against a dangerous Angolan side which is hoping that they still have a shot to join the Aussies in the knockout stages of the basketball world championships in Spain.

Manchester United beat Real Madrid and Arsenal in the process when they successfully secured the signature of Falcao, according to his father Radamel Garcia.